Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-08
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, Aug. THE following bills,
etc., passed: Honse bill pensioning the widow
OF the late Brig. Gen. Ramsey; house bill re-
pealing the section OF the revised statutes,
which imposes an export tax on tobacco; the
senate joint resolution allowing per diem en-
ployes OF the senate an extra months pay;
house joint resolution appropriating $4,000
to supply deficiency in the appropriation for
fees Of the United States district attorneys for
the fiscal year; the house resolution instruct
ing the secretary of the navy to convene a
court OF inquiry to investigate as to the loss
of the Jeanette and Lieut.. Commander De
Long; house Joint resolution for Joint &C.
lect committee upon American ship building
and ship owning interests.
The house bill passed for q railroad bridge
across the Mississippi, at or near the mouth
of the upper Iowa river.
Senator Plumb offered q concurrent resolu-
ton for adjournment sine die to-day at s
o'clock. He asserted that the responsibility
for the extension of the present session was
chargable solely to the dilstoriness of the
house in maturing the appropriation bills.
Senator Morrill, objected to present consid.
Grafton OF the resolution in order, as he stated,
to have 1t lie over for one day under the rule.
Senator Cameron, Penn, then moved an ex-
ecutive session, but yielded temporarily to
Senator Morrill,, who appealed to the other
side TO allow the tax bill to come up and
either be voted upon without further debate,
or at time fixed.
Senator Brown offered resolution present
ing the thanks of congress to Jno. +. Slater,
cause of education In the South. Referred.
Senator Blair, chairman of the committee
on education, called up the resolution direct
ing an investigation, during recess, into labor
strikes. This is TO be made by the committee
on education and labor and Is to include the
subjects of the relation between capital and
labor, wages and hours of labor, condition
Of the Iaboring classes in the United States
and their relative condition and wages as COM
pared with similar classes abroad, with the
causes ard agencies producing strikes. The
committee is to recommend legislation to re-
move or modify such causes and provide
against their recurrence, and is empowered 10
send for persons and papers. to administer
oaths and visit, by sub committees, diferena
parts OF the country. The resolution was
adopted with an amendment offered by Senator
George, directing inquiry into the division be-
tween labor and capital in their joint pro-
auctions in the United States.
The Nicaragua ship canal bill was made the
special order for the second Monday of De-
cember.
The Ben Halliday bill was made the order
for the second Tuesday in December.
The house amendments to the bill for print
ing agricultural report, was concurred in.
Shortly after 10 o. clock vote was taken on
the pending motion of Senator Cameron pa
for an executive session, Senator Morrill,
meanwhile insisting upon the consideration of
the tax bill
The motion prevailed, yeas 81, nays Is. All
the negative votes were Republican.
When the doors reopened the senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration OF the house con-
current resolution for finaI adjournment, Sat-
urday, Aug. 5.
Senator Cameron WIS., moved to amend by
fixing the hour OF adjournment at IL p. IN.
today, Monday.
Senator Salisbury inquired Of Senator Nor.
rill if he intended to call up the tax bill, and
received an affirmative answer.
Senator Sherman said he would never vote
to adjourn until the tax bill was voted on.
Senator Beck said the tax bill as proposed
was a mean attempt to take the bill from the
senate when it was well known that it had not
q quorum. The amendment was lost, yeas
l9, nays 10, no quorum, as follows: