The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-07-04
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
JUNE 10.-Sendte. te.-Nearly the entire ses-
sion was devoted to discussion of the bill to
amend the customs revenue laws and to repeal
moieties, which was finally passed-ayes, 49,
noes, B.. Adjourned. House.-fhe Geneva
Award bill was taken up, and Mr.. Buffers sub
stitute for the Senate bill was passed-ayes, 49,;
noes, 101 Adjourned.
JUNE u.-Sendte-The House bill to adj
mit free of duty, articles intended for the Inter-
national Exhibition was passed =. The report
of the Committee of Conference on the Currency
was read at length and Mr.. Morton explalneu
its provisions. Mr.. Jones opposed the proposed
bill, saying that in his opinion it 6 bristled
all over with imitation; I" He concluded his
remarks by saying, that he g thonght that when
the country entered upon gold basis, It would
enter upon an era of prosperity which would
be unbroken fer century. = Pending dis
House.--The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
was considered in Committee oil the Whole. An
item in the bill, appropriating $25, 600 to enabl,
the President to carry out the Civil-seryice rules
was the cause OF sharp debate, during which
Mr. Butler of Massachusetts, s.denied that the
Civil-service ref rm was undertaken by recon
mendation of the President. Such q thing had
never entered into the Presidents widest
Imagination. 1t was the scheme of q cabal in
the Senate composed of Trumbuli, SchuIz. anu
others, for the purpose of breaking down Gen
Grant in the presidential election OF 1872 Ii
was presented in Congress, which was bother
ed at that time with the same sort of dema-
gogues that are often seen at other times, and
they did not dare to vote against it. They wer
afraid to go home and say that they had
voted against the Civil-service reform which haG
found its origin in China and its best ex
smplifcations in Great Britain. 1t was the
mere trick of q politician who bad aposta
tized from the party knowing that he was
dead on account of his vote on the impeachment
of Andrew johnson, and who wished TO get once
more into public life. But it did not galvaBize
him - In conclusion the speaker (Mr. Butler)
Ua6 t0 q n maxi an
amendment in order to cover into the Treasury
any money now unexpended which had been ap
propriated for the Civi-seryice reform, SO called.
Pending action on the motion the House
adjourned.
JUNE 12.-SeRdte.-The report of the Con-
ference Committee on the Currency bill was
taken up, and after some debate was agreed to-
ayes, 3 noes. %. Following is the vote in de-
tail: Ayes-Messrs. Allison, Bogy, Carpenter,
Gilbert, Goldthwaite, Harvey, Hitchcock, Howe,
ingalls,, Johnston, Logan, McCreery, Merrimon,
Mitchell, Morton, Norwood, Ogfesby, Patterson,
man, Spencer, Upton, West and Wright-32
boutwell,, buckingham. conkling,, Edmunds,
Maryland, Hamilton Of Texas, Hamlin, Jones
Morrill, of Maine, Morrill, of Vermont,
Sargent, schurz, Stevenson, Stewart, Stock
Cameron, Dennis. Lewis, and VIM
dom, who would have voted for tn.
report, were paired with Messrs. Cragin, Kelly
against it. Adjourned. Hottse. The item APP
propriating S25. 900 to enable the President to
carry out the Civfl-seryice rules was rejected
ayes, 4S; noes, IOS Some other items of the
Appropriation bill were disposed of, when the
House adjourned.
JUNE 13.-SeRdte.--Mr. West, from the
Committee on Transportation, reported adverse
ly on the House bill providing for the construc-
ton of the Fort st. Philip Canal, and the Conn
mittee was discharged from its further consider
alton Mr. Morton, from the Committee on Priv
Ileges and Elections, reported back several me-
MORALS containing charges against John I'll.
Mitchell, Senator from Oregon, and asked thai
the committee be discharged from further con-
sideration of the subject. 1t was SO ordered Mr.
Morton said it afforded him great pleasure to
state that the committee was Unanimous In the
opinion that the charges containednothing az ainst
Mr. Mitchell requiring the action of the Senate.
The Chair laid before the Senate resolution
of the House dlsagreeiBg to the report of the Con-
ference Committee on the Finance bill, and ask.
ing for q new conference Mr. Edmunds moved
that the subject be referred to the Finance Com
mittee, further reference being useless. Reject
ed Mr.. Wright moved that the Senate insist
upon its amendments and grant q COMMITTEES OF
conference. Agreed to-ayes, 50; noes, II.
The Chair announced the committee to be Messrs.
Wright, Terry (of Michigan) and Stevenson The
Chair laid before the u nate resolution of the
House. disagreeing to the Senate amendments to
the Moiety bill, and asking for a conference
committee, which was agreed to, and the Chair
VI. 4.
Adjourned. Hotese.-Ms. Maynard made q
majority report on the Currency bill. The
changes made in the bill as re-
| ported are, arst, rs to the pro-
| portion of legal tenders 10 be cancelled on
! the issue of more bank currency, it now being
| fixed at three-eighths; and, second, as TO the
| time for redemption of United States notes In
| gold or bonds which is now fxed for the frst of
January, 1o75. Mr.. Ciymer, member of the
/ Conference Committee dlssented from the re-
port. and made speech stating the reasons for
| his dissent. vote being taken on the report 1t
was rejecttd-ayes, 8; noes, 146. Mr. Dawes
moved that the subject be sent to new confer
ence committee. Agreed to--ayes, 1873; noes ,48.
The Speaker announced the following as the Con-
/ ference Committee on part of the House: Messrs.
Dawes, MeCrary and Marshall. - The House
then went into Committee of Whole, Mr. Dawes
in the chair, on the Sundry Civil Appropriated
/ bill, several sections of which were disposed oi
] and the House adjourned
! JUNE 15.--jSendte.-The House bill regu.
| ating the removal OF eauses from State Courts tt
| Criminal Courts of the United States was report
| ed by Mr. Carpenter from the Judiciary Commit
| tee. Mr.. Bayard moved to amend, so 10 provide
that the section should not apply to cases Of libe
| or slander. In support of the amendment, ht
said Washington City was the great headquarteri
for newspaper correspondents, and the section
| as proposed by the Judiciary Committee Woulf
permit service upon them of processes as agenfi
for publishers of papers which they represent
| A paper might be sued in the District o.
| Columbia simply by serving q process OF
| It's agent here. Other members spoke agains
this section Of tbe bib but it was passed-syes