Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-18
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FROM WASHINGTON,
Proceedings Of Congress
interesting General News.
&C. &C &C.
list CONGRESS--IST SESSION.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 10.
Amendment adopted limiting the offit
r. OF solicitor and naval Judge advoca,
We general until June Both, 1889; bill the
or passed.
Nv The Senate insisted on it's amendment
- 10 the resolution providing for the join
committee on retrenchment
MI Sumner, from the committee O,
! foreign relations, reported favorably bill
TO carry into effect the DEGREES of the New
: York and Southern District court, in tn,
cases of the British steamer Labanon
u and the schooner Sybel. Also, DEGREES o
the Louisiana District court in the case,
OF the vessels Dashing Wave and FLYING
Send
Mr Rice introduced bill to aid in the
. construction Of the International Pacific
: railrord from Carlo, Ill, to the Rio
Grande, in the direction of San Bias or
+ Mazaltan, on the Pacific Coast, and
authorizing the consolidation of certain
railroad companies, and to provide homo
steals fo- the laborers on their roads. II
proposes guarantee Of interest to the
extent of $4,000 bonds per mile.
Mr. Howard introduced a bill to grant
lands to the Northern Michigan railrord
company in extension of the Northern
Pacific railroad.
Mr.. Carpenter INTRODUCED a bill 10 pro-
vide a remedy for the loss or destruction
of judgment records or DEGREES appertain-
ing TO proceedings In the United States
courts.
The bill repeating the tenure of Office
act, with an amendment to strike out the
word repealed" and inserting instead
"a fadF
Congress was taken up.
air. Morton also advocated uncondi-
tional repeal. He was opposed to enact
ing law which showed a want of conf.
dence in the President
Mr. Yates took similar view. H.,
was for giving all power to the new az
ministration in the matter of removals.
and then hold it responsible.
Mr.. Fessenden would vote for the re-
peal of the law beoarse he was opposed 10
1t from the first. He had feared that it
would do more evil than good
Mr.. Howard did not think vote
against the repeal or suppression would
indicate want Of confidence. He re- I
ghrded the law az a good one, but for the
sake OF harmony he would vote ,
Mr.. Irumbull briefly reviewed the prac-
tce aud Legislation in regard to appoint
ments and removal from Office in the past :
and said that while the Judiciary com t
nittec were satisfied that the prest mt adj. +
ministration ought to be relieved from the
Embarrassment caused by the Tenure-of- i,
Dtiiee act, yet they thought a regard for u
and for the principle under IL
yIng the bill, required that it should not
e abolished, but only suspended ~
Mr. Sherman was opposed to amending :,
he House bill he wi@ ior repeating the
Az regarding such course both most III
onslstent and constitutional for its sus
cnsion. d,
Mr. Edmunds warued the Senators in
SAinst hasty action which might put
hem into very inconsistent position.
After further debate the Senate went :
ITO executive session, ard soon aftor al 4
'urued Ii,
HOUSE l.,
Mr.. Cullom on pre;enting a
'tition of Messrs Bliss and -
-asterton, moved a select committee To
Nestigate the conduct of the late minis VI
r to Paraguay, and that Of the officers err
the South Atlantic Squadron tai
Mr.. Burlington introduced a bill to ex- Mi
nd the vessel registry laws The nickle
mage bill was then taken up and the
ouse refused 10 order the previous aues
IN upon II, aS moved by Mr.. Kelly Mr.
Itler moved that the material be con- D
lcted by pubic advertisement. After cal
'cus>ion the bill was recommitted 10
mage committee. ~!
Mr.. Beeman introduced bills to divide -"
: state and territories OF Texas into s.
'eral states and territories -
Mr.. Dawes introduced "A bill regulating -
nr"nsstion in c'.sos of contested cleo p,
ms u provides that in contested cleo ~
n cases, no mileage or per diem shall be :,
d until the question is decided by the sn,
use, and then shall only be paid II the 4,
son whom the seat is awarded and TINT srnn
unsuccessful party shall be allowed ton
the committee on accounts, only the fell ,
cunt actually expended by him in the m
test. J5
ne speaker announced that Mr. Blair MILL
lined the service on the committee on TIE 9
'lgn affairs, az chairman of the com Tr
tee on private land claims that he APP sever
lted him to the position on the com mli
tee on ways and means. made vacant from
he resignation Of NJ Orth from
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