The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-01
FOrty-sixth COBgress--SecOnd Session.
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1880.
SENATE.

Wy AcOVs
SENATE.
On motion OF Mr.. Eaten, House Joint
resolution requesting the President to open
negotiations with France, Spain, Austria
and Italy, with view TO the removal OF re-
strictions upon the importation OF tobacco
into said countries, astaken up and passed.
MIR. Davis Of West Virgins, chairman Of
the Committee on Appropriations, stated
that the committee thought the Business OF
Congress was not now in such a state that a
day could be safely fixed upon for adjourn
ment, and that the committee therefore
would not yet report back TO the House the
resolution providing for an adjournment,
but hoped ii might be practicable for Con-
gress to adjourn about the 10th or 10th OF
June.
On motion OF Mr.. Burnside the Senate
took up House bill to carry into effect the
resolution OF Congress adopted October 80,
1881, with regard to the monumental COL
umn at Yorktown, Va. TT appropriates
800, 900 for the erection Of monument and
900 10 defraying the expenses OF the
Yorktown centensial celebration.1
After considerable debate, in which
Messrs. Herman, Maxey, Hampton, With
ers, Johnston, Butler, Hereford. and others
supported the bill and Messrs. Cockrell and
Morrill, opposed if, the bill was amended so
as to provide that thirteen senators shall be
members of the commission for the selection
Of the site, and then passed.
The Senate then resumed the c0nsidera.
ton OF the Eaton tarin.commission bill.
Messrs. Dawes and Maxey supported the
hill.
Mr.. Eaton took the floor at ) L. NJ, bat
not wishing 10 begin speaking at so late an
hour, yielded to Mr.. VOORHEES,, who intro
duced n private bill; after the passage OF
which the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Cobb, OF Indiana, from the Appropria-
tons Committee, reported back the general
deficiency bill and it was referred TO the
Committee g the Whole.
The House resumed the consideration OF
the sundry civil appropriation bill, upon
which the previous question was operating.
An amendment increasing from $4,000 to
$500, 900 the appropriation for the survey OF
the Atlantic and Gulf coasts was adopted
yeas, So; nays. 81. About fifty pairs were
announced in this vote.
An amendment striking out the sppropri-
alton OF 100000 to enable the Secretary Of
the Treasury to provide suitable accOmmo-
ed-yess, 90; nays, Il.
The next amendment was that Of Mr..
Downey. OF Wyoming, directing the sums
appropriated by this bill 10 be paid in
lawful silver coin OF the United States.
Agreed to-ayes, 105; noes, So.
The amendment appropriating $3.50, 900
for the pay Of marshas and their geHeral
deputies. except for services OF the latter
at elections, was agreed tC-ayes, 60; noos,
&C.
Other amendments were then agreed to
and the bill passed-ayes, 112; noes, SO.
The negative vote was cast mainly by Re-
publicans.
On recommendation OF the Appropria-
tons Committee some OF the Senate amend
ments to the legislative, executive, and iu-
dical appropriations bill were cOncurred in
and others non-concurred in.
On motion Of Mr.. Covert, Of New York,
Senate amendments to the agricultural APP
preparation bill were non-concurred in.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on the general deficiency bill.
After some debate the committee rose, and
the House, at 4:30 p. NJ, adjourned.