Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-05

cy appropriations for the government OF
the District of Columbia which was dis
agreed TO. The bill then passed.
Mr.. Window then presented the creden-
tials of his successor, MIR. Sabin, elected
from Minnesota.
Mr.. Bayard offered and asked i'm
mediate consideration of a resolution,
directing the encouragement to report to
the senate the names of special deputy
marshals employed at the congressional
election held in New Castle county,
Delaware, in November last, whether they
were qualified voters of the district, and
whether any of them were employed in
any town or city of less than 10000 in
habitants.
Mr.. Rollins objected to the present con-
sideration of the resolution.
Mr.. Bayard said he moved to call it up
tomorrow.
Mr.. Ingalls-There is no tomorrow.
After executive session, the senate re-
sumed the consideration of the bill to re-
fund to the state of Georgia for money
paid out for common defense in 1877.
Passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Cameron, of Wiscon-
sin, the house bill to afford assistance and
relief to congress and the executive de-
partments IN the investigation OF claims
and demands against the government was
taken mp.
Mr.. Jackson offered an amendment
modifying the provision in relation to the
loyalty of claimants, so as only to require
that claimants shall nave been loyal at
the time stores and supplies were furnish
ed by them or taken from them, and shall
not have thereafter given aid OF comfort
to the rebellion. Mr.. Cameron, of Wis
consin, and Messrs. Cockrill and Butler
appealed to Mr.. Jackson to withdraw the
amendment on the ground that there
would not be time for the house to act
upon any amendments that might now be
made, but he declined. The amendment
was rejected. Mr.. Garland said that in his
opinion the friends of this bill would be
disappointed in their expectations, but he
did not wish to delay the bill, and there
fore would withhold certain amendments
which he intended to offer. The bill pass
ed without amendments.
In the senate evening session, the house
bill to modify the postal money order sys-
tenn and for other purposes, passed with
out amendment. Mr.. Allison reported the
conferrees of the two houses on the sundry
civil appropriation bill, had failed to agree.
Although a general disagreement was
formally reported, he stated the conferrees
had reached a substantial agreement to
the items appropriating money, the dis
agreement being in relation to matters Of
legislation contained in the original bill as
it came from the house. The provision
for the sale of military reservations, the
provision changing the law as to soldiers
| bnnoac tho orousciOo in roiotiOn 70 rot1E-
cation of the Sioux treaty, and other pro-
visions in connection with that were re-
pealed.
Mr.. Logan would rather see half a dozen
extra sessions than submit to the action
proposed in the house bill in relation to
the repeal of the presumption law, or pen
sions of the poor inmates of the soldiers
homes. The senate insisted upon its action
and no conferrees were appointed.
The house joint resolution providing fol
a new mixed commission in accordance
with the treaty of 1868, between the United
States and Venezuela, passed without
amendment.
The house bills to establish certain pos
routes were amended and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Harrison the hous,
bill to amend the law relating to the re
covery of damages for infringement o.
patents was taken up and amended ant
passed.
When the shipping bill was reached Oh
the calendar, Mr.. Coke objected to its con
sideration on the ground that it was to-
important to be dealt with properly a
this time. Messrs. Conger and Frye urge,
the consideration of the bill, and upol
9 their agreeing to oppose certain change
in its provisions, Mr.. Coke withdrew hi
objection and the bill was then taken u
and discussed. Pending its considerable.
at Ills a. NJ, the senate went into execu
tive session.
The doors were reopened at 1875. TIL
. amendments reported by the committee o
! commerce, striking out the thirteenth an
: fourteenth sections of the bill as it cam
= from the house, repeating the laws requil
: ing payments to the shipping commissio
: for shipment of seaman, were agreed t.
= The fifteenth section, regulating duties o
= tonnage, and the twenty-second, the ma
substituting section, we're struck out. Tt
' bill then passed.
Mr.. Sawyer called up the house bill t
adjust the salaries of postmasters, and
J was passed. This bill was passed yesteI
day by the house.
The house bill to create three addition:
land districts in Dakota passed.
Also the bill making ST. Vincent, MIN
{ a port of entry instead Of Pembina.
0 Also the joint resolution validating ce
tain contracts executed by the postmast
= general.
Several private bills were passed, anof
D. them ole for the relief of Samuel Cha
&c Barney, an officer dismissed from the ma,
: by President Lincoln.
% At 2:35 a. m. the tax and tariff bill W
o. received from the house. The president
. the senate Immediately signed it, and
few minutes later President Arthur afix,
70 his signature. The bill is now thereto
u law.
7. House.
~ WASHINGTON, March 3.-After the transa
ton of some miscellaneous business t
house proceeded to vote upon the r~esolutio
ID in the Cook-Cutts contested election ca,