The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-17
XLYIH CONGRESS-SECOND SEES
SION.

SENATE. -0nly half dozen senators
we're present at o'clock. Speaker Randall
came in and stood conversipg with Mr.,
Thurman until about five minutes past 3
o'clock, when the chaplain appeared and the
president pro TEN called tho senate 10 order.
The chaplain's prayer contained allusion
to the approaching close Of the session, and
inv, ked the Divine guardianship of senators
during vacation.
The journal was read aS usual
Mr. Jones, of Florida, from
the committee on naval affairs,
reported, with amendments, the joint
resoluti n recently introduced by him in
structng the secretary of the navy to take
the necessary steps to secure adequate naval
stations and hal bors for the use Of the naval
/ forces of the United States at proper points
on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts OF Central
America and the American isthmus. He
asked its present consideration.
/ Mr.. Cockerell asked what necessity there
was for its present consideration.
MIR. Jones said that the policy of thi:
government, rs set forth in the president q
message of March 9Th, 1880, was to exercise
sing le and undivided protectorate and
supervision over any waterway or ship canal
across the isthmus and the secretary of the
pavy had in furtherance ofthat object ordered
vessels of war to that locality. The secretary
thinks the same authority should be giver
him to secure the necessary means to sustain
bis vessels there in the future.
Mr.. Burnside advocated tho resolution.
The preamble to the resolution
recites the policy of the government rs pc
the message referred to.
Mr.. Cockerell said the message had beer
before Congress several months without beinl
acted upon. He objected to the measure
declaring that it was against the policy o
this government to act on international qucs
tons, being brought in in the last two anC
n half hours Of the session.
Mr.. Jones remarked that a like resolution
had been approved by the house naval com
mittee. AS the committee on foreign affair
of the senate had failed to act on this sub
iect, his committee had thought it their duty
TO take some action. The resolution went OF
the calendar.
Mr.. Anth ny-There is a message from th
president on the table.
Several senators on the Democratic side
We will take them up presently.
AT $3.50 Mr.. Randolph moved to 60 int
executive session.
Mr.. Anthony-I hope the senator will
withdraw that motion in order to proceed t
the consideration of the message of tn
president.
Mr.. Randolph and others-That can b
done afterward.
Mr.. Anthony-Then hope the motion vii
be voted down.
The president pro tenn. said the motion
ii ha
motion was carried viva voce, the Republi
cans apparently voting no and the Demo
Gratis aye and the doors were closed.
When the doors were reopened at II
O'Clock Mr.. Harris moved to consider tn
house bills on the calendar.
Mr.. Anthony SAID it was discourteous Il
the president not to consider the veto, AM
they demanded the yeas aud hayes.
Mr.. Harris said that could be done after
ward. The motion was carried by part.
vote, except that Messrs. Plumb, Booth snt
Hill, of Colorado, voted yea, and Farley nay
|, Three or four house bills we're thereupol
: passed. =,
Mr. Logan moved that the eight-hour bill
be taken up, but Mr.. Withers objected to it
third reading and it lies on the table.
The bill for the relief of Ben Halliday wa
made the special order for the first Wednes
day in December next.
The house joint resolution, paying annue
employees months extra pay, was amended
on motion of Mr.. Blaine, so as 10 includ
senate employees.
Mr.. Bailey moved to include all militar
and civil employees Of the government, wish
ing, as he admitted, to kill the resolution
which wac, ther. fore, tabled.
On motion Of Mr.. Morgan the usual resc
buttons of thanks to the vice.president an
president pro tenn. were adopted.
On motion of Mr. Conkling the bill fixin
the duty on barley and malt was taken up.