The Portland daily press., 1880-06-14
XLvIth CONGRESSES Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June 70.
Bill regulating pay and appointment of
deputy marshals was sent back by the House
this forenoon and it went over until Monday.
Report OF the conference committee on the
legislative appropriation bill, by which the
House agreed to the Senate amendments re-
garding salaries of Senate employees was
adopted.
House bill relating to making appropriations
for payment of claims reported allowed by
commissioners of claims, passed.
The Mexican pensions bill was inform ally
laid aside and the deficiency bill taken up.
Deficiency bill was taken up as in committee
OF the whole. The following amendments
Appropriation of $4,000 for Bessel's report of
Halls Arctic expedition; increasing from
$1,000 to $4,000 appropriation for expenses of
United States at Melbourne exposition; in
creasing appropriation for completing the GUS
tom house at Chicago from 100000 to $685.
600; reducing from $4,000 to $4,000 appro-
priation for salaries of storekeepers, gaugers,
ETC.; appropriating $1,000 for printing and
binding for the Treasury Departments increas-
ing appropriation for refunding to importers
excess of deposits for inaccessible duties, &C.,
from $500, 900 to $35O,OOO; appropriating $67,-
600 for salaries and commissions of land officers
and receivers of public moneys; appropriating
$2S,OO0 to indemnify Wyandotte Indians for
loss on sale OF bonds, &C.. appropriating $22,-
600 for letter carriers during June, 1879: in
creasing appropriation for miscellaneous ex-
penses of the United States courts for 1880 to
$35O,OOO and striking out the appropriation of
So, 125; to pay Miami Indians of Indiana sums
due under treaty of 1854
The above are the principal committee
amendments There were numerous others
involving small amounts. Amendments re-
ported by committee having been acted on
the various amendments offered by Senators
were agreed to, amounting to $4,000.
Bill was reported to the Senate and amend
mi nj uhn1n
CURED in. Bill was then read third time
and passed.
The President laid before the Senate the
credentials of Ambrose e. Burnside, Senator
from Rhode Island, for six years from March
4th, 1881. Read and placed on file.
Report of conference committee on the Ute
agreement bill by which the Senate agreed to
certain House amendments and disagreed in
othersswas adopted after debate.
Bill for allowance of certain claims reported
by the accounting officers of the Treasury I'M
der the act of 4, 1864, was taken up and passed
There are embraced in the bill 500 out of 512
claims reported by the Secretary known as
quartermaster claims "for supplies, &C., fur.
nished by local citizens, chiefly of the border
states"
The total appropriation is about $112 900.
The consideration of the bill granting pen
siOns to certain soldiers of the Mexican and
other wars was resumed as in committee of the
whole.
served 30 days in the war of the rebellion.
Mr.. Brown offered an amendment to Mr.. In
gals amendment providing that the amend
ment shall not take effect until SO years after
the close of the rebellion.
Mr.. Eaton said he would vote against the
amendment because it would add 100000, 900
yearly to the expenses of the country.
Mr.. Blaine opposed the amendment
Mr. Maxey favored it because the soldiers of
the Mexican war acquired grand empire for
the country.
A long debate followed in which Conklng,
Brown, Maxey, ingalls, and Voorhees, took
part. A lively scene occurred between the
two latter, during which ingalls, insinuated
that Voorhees, was intoxicated, which charge
Voorhees, denounced as a falsehood.
Finally the Kansas Senator withdrew his re-
marks and at his request they were omitted
from the Record
Mr.. Voorhees, expressed qualification at the
withdrawal and said nothing was more painful
to him than to know he had wounded brother
Senator's feelings.
Senate adopted the conference report on the
bill relating to timber trespasses.
Mr.. Window announced desire to speak on
the exodus question Monday.
Pending further action on the Mexican PEN
sions bill the Senate adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
The conference committee report on the leg
islative appropriation bill was agreed to.
The conference report on the cute agree
ment' bill was agreed to.
The resolution proposing joint rule for
counting the electoral vote was taken up.
Mr.. Van Voorhis opposed it.
After a short debate Mr.. Bicknell demanded
the previous question, pending which MIR.
Keifer moved to adjourn. Rejected.
The Republicans then fillibustered by refns-
ing to vote and left the House without quor-
um.
The call of the House having declosed
quorum, Mr.. White moved to commit the
pending resolution to the Committee ON Elec-
toral Count with instructions to report by bill
Reiected-yeas AZ, nays 100.
Mr.. Bicknell moved recess until Monday
at $50 O'Clock, pending which the bill and re-
port of the Committee on Foreign Affairs was
taken from the calendar and recommitted.
Mr.. Bicknells motion was agreed to, and the
House took a recess till Monday.