Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-06
FORTY-S;XTH CONGRi IS
The Senate.
(Sccond Session.
GETTING INDUSTRIOUS.

GETTING INDUSTRIOUS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.--A motion made by
Senator Davis, of West Virginia, tina. when the
Senate adjourned to-day it be to meet on Mon
day next, was opposed by Senators Hoar and
Paddock ard advocated by Senator Allison and
others, the former urging the backward state
of business and tho latter claiming that bus
mess can be better facilitated by work III the
committees than in the Senate at this stage OF
the session. The motion was adopted, yeas
II, nays 81.
NEW BUSINESS.
Senator Cameron, Wis, presented ramon-
STRANGE from the Milwaukee chamber of com
mercc against the construction Of a bridge
over the Detroit river.
Senators Beck, Butler and Call presented pc
Iitions praying that Wiberforce university,
Ohio be made beneficiary under the proposed
bill for distribution unclaimed bounty fund.
Senator Allison introduced bill for the re-
lief of certain employees GA the work for the
improvement of Des Mo;nes rapids. Referred.
oBJECTIHG.
Senator Beck gave notice he would object &c
any bill being taken up out Of its regular or
der on the calendar After some discussion
the resolution submitted yesterday by Senator
Anthony was adopted, that the Senate shall
each day proceed to the consideration of the
calendar of general orders, debate to be limited
five minutes on objection to carry any bill
over. The first bill Oh tie calendar was bill
to prohibit military interference at elections.
Senator Allison-I object to that. laugh
teri
Senator Blaine-Why object to that?
Senator Oockreli-There can be no objection
to that. (Laughter.l
The biz was laid aSi !e. number of other
bills were objected to Or referred to commit
tees.
AMENDING TIE CENSUS ACT.
The bill TO amend the act to provide for tax
ing the tenth and subsequent census, approved
March Sd. 1879, was taken up, Oh motion Of
Mr. Peudieton, and the substitute reported by
the census committee was considered instead
and was passed. The first section of the bill
rs passed provides for free transportation OF
mail matter relating to the census. The SECOND
section amends act above named by striking
cut the provisions for inqu rY rs TO naturallza
ton of foreign born persons ana as to the Own
ership of the public debt of the United States
Section 3-Allows reports required from rail
road express, telegraph and insurance compa
MES to be made for the fiscal year of the com
pany terminating nearest to June lst.
Sec. Amends the act aforesaid as to re
quire the enumeration of = city having owe
10000 inhabitants to be taken within tw'
weeks from that date.
Sec. 5-Alows enumerators 10 be appointe(
from the county when 70 suitable person Twin.
in the enumeration districts will undertake tn
work.
Sec. 6-Requres the enumerator Of each dis
trict to file in the county clerks Office a cop.
of his enumeration rs to errors in it, and t.
this end he may swear witnesses. 1t also con
tains other directions as to the duties OF enum
orators.
Sec. 7-Requires supervisors TO forward tw
sets of erumcrators' returns, one to the censu
Office always, and the other to the Office of til
secretary of state to which his district belongs
Sec. S-Appropriates $780, OF SO muc
thereof as may be necessary, to pay enumera
tors foc additional services required by thi
act.
Tie Senate then went into executive session
aud when the doors re-opeued adjourned unit
Monday.