The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-22
XLVITH CONGRESSIONAL SEs
SION.

SENATE-Mr. Baysrd moved TO post
pone the consideration of the calendar aud
take up the maishals bill, for reason which
he did not care To obtrude on the Senators,
but he was extremely anxious to lesye the
city to-day and wished 10 nave the
measure disposed of if possible before he
was obliged to leave. The motion was
agreed 10, the pending question being on
Ju,kling's amendment to insert the words
appointed only" SO the bill would refer to
the deputy marshals appointed only to serve
In connection with the election. The amend
,nent was rejected by party vote.
Mr. Hoar moved to strike ont the words,
: "ln equal numbers from the different politi-
Cal parties" and insert the words "solely
without regard to their political opinious"
This amendment was rejected bv a party
, vote.
MIR. Mcmillan moved TO add to the bill the
proviso that Marshals of the United States
ior whom deputies shall be appointed by the
courts, under this act, shall not be liable for
ANY of the acts of such deputies.
Mr.. Bayard saw nothing unreasonable in
this proposition and accepted 1t, and tho
amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. f lmunds spoke at some length in OPP
position to the bill, arguing that special dep
uties for which it provided were to be en-
trely out Of the control of the executive
officers, and were TO have no control over
one another. The result would be, several
deputies of different parties all practically
marshals in chief, quafreling or liable at
any time to quarrel, among themselves. Fur
thermore the bill did not specify the length
Of time that these special deputies were to
serve, nor define the powers with which they
Wer- TO be Invested. There was nothing in
the bill % indie ,te that the special deputies
for which il provides were to have the same
powers as those conferred on special dopu'
lies by the present law.
After some further remarks he
offered an amendment which ne sait
would remove the Objectionable fen
lures of the bill, which he pointed out. TIL,
amendment, however, WAS rejected and lh'
bill read a third time and passed by party
vote yeas, 81 nays,
Some discussion then took place ON tn
question whether the Senate should RESUME
consideration Of the Kellogs-Spofford reso
lutions Or give preference to Mr.. Morgan
re,o utions in regard to the Presidential cleo
toral count. The Senate, by vote Of rs t
H. decided in favor OF the latter. All tn
Democrats voted for taking up Morgan
re.olution, without reference to their att.tud
towards TIE Kellogg-Spoflord resolutions.
The Senate then adjourned.
{ HoUsE-Afler the reading of the iournH
Mr. Hooker, of Mississippi, called attentio
] to the fact that at last nights session, WeC
: nesday night had been set apart for the con
.lieration OF the Ute ratification hin, ihu
S setting aside the pending business being til
: Choctaw bill. He contendei that there ha
I been An understanding between himself an
! the gentlemen from Colorado and kansp
& (Beeford and Haskeli) that this should NJ
: be done, and intimated That these genteme
e had actei in bad faith in the matte
j. lfe moved that the journal b
: So changed as 10 allow I'll
). Cuoctaw bill to be considered Wednesda
+, night, and, upon that motion being defeated
y minated that the gentleman from Cplorad
n (Belford) would have a sweet time in gettin
his Ute bill through.
On motion of Mr.. Evans, of South Care
lima, the bill to furnish bronze statue I
!. General Morgan to he Cowpens Centenni
Committee, of Spartansburg, South Care
. lima, was taken from the Speakers table an
e passed.
g Then q the regular order the House prC
:, ceeded to the consideration Of bills reporto
Yesterday from the committee Of the whole
Il relation to public lands according to agree
Q ment entered into yesterday.
=, Mr.. Robinson, Of MASSACHUSETTS, offered a
l amendment, limiting the benefits OF the bi
G 70 persons who have taken material fror
public lands, in working mining claims, {
for agricultural or domestic purposes, or fc
maintaining improvements on the lat.d {
: any bona fde settlers, or who withcl
fault or knowledge of trespass, too
or used such material. After debate b
a Messrs. Robinson, Conger, Hazelton an
: Dwight in opposition to the bill, and D.
Messrs. II rbert Dunn, Hooker, Woo
!. HES and Belford in favor of 1t, the amendmer
was agreed to yeas 90, nays IS, and the bi
;. as amended was passed.
The Speaker then proceeded to call con
o mi,tees for reports ola private nature.
: Mr.. Aiken, Of South Carolina, from th
= Committee on Patents, reported bill for th
: extension of letters patent for the improve
D ment of the Eclipse Cotton gin. Placed o
9 the private calendar. -
: After some unimportant reports, M
I Blount, of Georgis, from the Committee o
D Appropriations reported the sundry civil al
! preparation bill, which was ordered printe
and recommitted.
AdjoWned.
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