Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-20
The Senate

WASHINGTON, June 19.-Senator Pendleto
| presented protest OF the board of trade Q
| Cincinnati against the house bill to amen
| the patent laws.
Senator Frye reported from the committe
on rules resolution amending rule to pre-
| vide that in the absence of the vice presiden
the senate shall choose president pro tenn
who, when temporarily absent, may desig
nate in writing a senator to perform the dn
| ties of the chair for the day and during sucl
| temporary absence until the senate shall 9th
| erwise order. Put on the calendar.
| Senator Sherman, from the committee OF
library, reported the proposed amendment
to the sundry civil service bill, appropriatine
$4,000 for the purchase of Count De Roch
ambeau's papers. Referred.
Senator George introduced bill sppropriat
ting 100000 for public building at Vicks
burg.
Senator Hoar, from the judiciary committee
reported as a substitute for the resolutions
and bills on the subject referred to a com
mittee, the bill introduced by him last week to
provide for the performance of the duties Of
the office of president in case of removal by
death, resignation or inability of both presi
dent and vice president. Ordered printed an6
recommitted.
The senate took up the house bill to regu.
late the carriage of passengers by see, its
object being to prevent promlscuOus minglipe
of sexes, and to enforce sanitary regulations
Passed without dissent.
The Joint resolution appropriating 1915 ,0OC
to pay southern mail contractors passed
The river and har5or bill was received from
-
commerce.
Senator Kellogg gave notice of amend
ments as follows. Striking out in the provision
for the Mississippi the restriction in regard 10
levees and providing S., COO 600 for the rivers
Improvement; other amendments were also
announced.
Senator Garland moved to reconsider vote by
which the house bill relating to distilled splr-
its in bonded warehouses was Indefinitely
postponed. He said the opposition of two eX-
secretaries of the accomplishment and
Windon-to the measure, and of the chairman
of the finance committee, Merrill. very natur-
ally strengthened his own convictions against
it, but, in view OF the elaboration with which
the house perfected the bill aud the fact that
it possessed elements of importance other than
appeared upon its face, he thought it entitled
to farther considerations
Eutry was made of the motion to recon-
slueT, Out 10 acLlOn upon IL was taken.
Senator's Hale, Ransom and Cockrell were
appointed conferees on the military academy
appropriation bill
The house bill to authorize the national
bank of Kutztown, Pa, to change its location
and name passed.
The house bill to extend the charter of ma
tional banks came up as unfinished business.
The question was upon the eighth section,
which provides that banks with $4,000, or
less capital. shall not be required to deposit
bonds in excess of $4,000 as circulation for
their notes.
Senator Allison moved as substitute that
banks with 500, 900 pital, or less, shall not
be compelled to deposit more than one third
of their stock as security. after long debate
this modification was adopted,
Sections 0, 10 and IL were agreed to, and
after long debate St ction IL was laid over till
tomorrow without action.
message was received from the president
transmitting from the secretary of the in
terror the draft of g bill to enlarge the prov
ince of the Indian reservation in Indian ter
ritory
Adjourned.