The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-04-27
xLvIth CONGRESSES Session
SENATE.

w ASHINGION, Ap'll ~.
A resolution was adopted asking information
in regard to the number of children taken from
their parents for educational purposes without
the parents consent
A bill establishing retired list for non-conl-
nIssioned officers was taken up.
Committee on appropriations reported the
Indian appropriation bill with its tota! IN
creased $i65,755 over the amount of the House
appropriations.
Mr.. Hamlin introduced a joint resolut ion
tending the thanks of Congress to Capt. JAS
A. Jovett of the navy, for eminent and con-
spicuous services in battle. Referred.
Conference committee on immediate def
csency appropriation bill was appointed.
Mr.. Allison offered an amendment that the
President shall each year appoint two colored
cadets to go to West Point.
Debate followed in which West Point was
uncompimentarily referred to.
Mr.. Salisbury opposed MIR. Allison's
amendment and opposed the bill ITSELF
The morning hour expired and the Senate
resumed the resolution declaring Spofford en-
titled to Kellogg's seat in the Senate.
Mr.. Jonas supported the resolutions.
Mr.. Kellogg made a few remarks contradict
ing the statements of fact in the speech of Mr..
Jonas.
place Spofford in the Senate was astounding,
and was in violation of an agreement made on
the floor of the Senate that Butler of South
Carolina was to be seated in the Senate.
Mr.. Butler said: Do understand the hon.
orable Senator to say made any agreement by
which l retained my seat or procured my seat
upon this floor?
Mr.. Blaine-No, sir. never referred to the
honorable Senator because he was not a MEM
Der of this body. 1 said leading Democratic
paper, paper in his own state, in an elaborate
editorial, stated and showed by the record that
the Senator never could have been seated ex-
cept for an agreement made by Senators in this
body, and that it was binding as the paper rep
resenting the Senator's political views in
South Carolina states it, "honorably binding"
upon the Democratic side of the chamber.
Mr.. Butler-I know nothing about who
wrote or inspired the editorial, therefore l am
not responsible for what the editor of any
newspaper says. All wanted to know was
whether the Senator stated or intimated that
Twas party to any agreement by which l
held my seat on this floor Of course the ex-
PLANTATION is satisfactory.
Mr.. Bayard denied in strong language that
any bargain had been made in relation to the
seat in the Senate, and rather than be party
to such dishonorable affair he (Bayard)
would have left the Senate never to return.
After further debate Mr.. Kellogg wished it
understood that so far as he was concerned
there was no bargain OF trade in regard to his
seat. He rested his claim to his seat upon the
ground that he was seated after full, fair and
impartial investigation of all facts in the case.
Pending further debate the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
A bill was introduced to tax the manufact-
ure of oleomargarine.
A resolution was adopted calling for the cor
respondence relative to the interference with
American fishermen in Fortune Bay January
9th, 1878.
The speaker stated that he should be absent
three days, and appointed Mr.. Blackburn
speaker pro tenn.
A.resolution calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to the case of the
delay in paying bounties and back pay was
adopted.
The House went into committee of the whole
on the bill making appropriations for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The committee, after considering District of
Columbia Appropriation bill, rose and reported
it to the House.
No quorum voted on its passage and it went
over.
Conference committee on the special de-
ficiency bill was appointed, and House adj
iourned.