Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-15
Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-Senator Hoal
presented, with petition in its favor, {
bill to provide for retired and retiring
Presidents of tae United States.
Senator Vorhees offered a concurrent
resolution instructing the committee;
on naval affairs of the two Houses to co,
operate with the secretary of the navy
and with each other in making arrang-
ments for unveiling the statue of Ad-
miral Farragut Adopted.
Senator Salisbury gave notice that on
Monday he weuld move to take up the
Kellogg case. He couldn't longer post
pone it consistent with duty to the COM
mittee.
Senator Conkling said he would insist
on the right of the Halliday claim to
claim to priority.
Senator Johnston, from the select COM
mittee on the Y orktown centennial cele
bration, reported favorably the House
Joint resolution authorizing the President
to extend to France an invitation to join
in the observance of the centennial of the
surrender at Yorktown. He said, in reply
to Senator Anthony, the bill did not pro-
vide an appropriation, but that an amend
ment in that regard could be made when
the bill was taken up.
The Senate passed the district tramp
bill, and proceeded with the calendar
under the Anthony rule.
Finally, on motion of Senator Window,
the Senate took up the Military Academy
appropriation bill Senator Window
stated the total of the bill at 1922, 135,
which was $72, ,307 less than the estimates
1t exceeded the appropriation for 1881 by
$5, 9e2 The Senate committee had made
a single important amendment. The bill
was reported from the committee of the
whole without amendment and passed
finally.
Senator Davis, of West Virginia, called
up the House joint resolution appropriat-
ing 81 900 to defray the expenses of the
International Sanitary Conference, in
vited to meet in Washington on January
l and 2, 1881.
Senator Carpenter objected that there
was no constitutional warrant for the cx-
penditure.
Senator Harris, in favor Of the bill,
based his vote on the congressional power
to regulate commerce, holding that OBJ
tanning of information was a necessary
incident to the exercise of power.
Senator Davis, of West Virginia, and
salisbury claimed that the general wei
fare clause of the preamble to the consti-
tuition conferred the requisite authority.
Senator Carpenter regarded such claim
untenable upon any other assumption
than that the government was one of un-
limited powers.
Senator Garland thought it was too late
in the day to urge constitutional objec-
tions and referred to legislation on the
sanitary question passed from time to
time. Also to the formal invitation for
the assembling of the conference which
was now in session as tending to show
chat Congress had gradually enlarged the
scope Of its Jurisdictions He thought
the only question now TO be passed upon
was the practical one as to the defrayment
of the expenses Of the country. The bill
then passed.
On motion, the bill for the purchase by
the secretary of the treasury of the prop
erty known as the Frecdmen's bank and
the real estate and grounds adjacent
thereto, known,as the Freedmcns Say
ing and Trust company, in Washington
city, and making an appropriation of
$25 900 therefor, was considered, but ac-
ton deferred to permit a more specific
designation of the premises. After an
extended session, adjourned until Mon
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