The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-07-09
xLIId UNITED STATES CONGRESS-

BILLS PASSED.
Apportioning Wyoming Territory for legisla-
tive purposes; admitting free of duty mer-
chandise sunk for two years and afterward
recovered; providing for Commission of
Engineers to report a plan of permanent
reclamation of the alluvial basin of the Missis-
sippi River prohibiting the publication in
newspapers of the revised statutes of the
United States to authorize the construction
of bridge across the Mississippi River at or
near the City of Lacrosse, Wis; to authorize
the use of gilt letters for the names of vessels
to provide for the establishment of an Inter
national Commission of the maritime Powers
to lay down ocean courses for steam vessels
and otherwise provide for the increased safety
of sea travel to provide for the establishment
of life-saving stations and houses of refuge
upon the sea and lake coasts of the United
States and to promote the efficiency of the life
saving service.
To encourage the establishment of public
marine schools to fix the time for the election
! of Representatives in the Forty-fourth Con-
| gress from the State of Mississippi.
Granting the right of way through the public
lands to the Nevada County California; Rail-
road.
The tariff bill with slight amendments, was
passed.
The bill in relation to courts and judicial
officers in Utah was passed.
THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
The House bill to provide government for
the District of Columbia was called up read a
third time, and passed as it came from the
House without amendment, or without a roll
call. When the negative was called for, Mr.
Sargent was the only one who voted nay.
THE GENEVA AWARD.
Mr. Frolinehu-ecn called ND the Conference
| report on the Geneva Award bill, and explained
| it. A long debate ensued, after which the
! report of the committee was agreed to-yeas
! SO, nays IS.
REGISTERED.
| The Conference report on the Post-O flee
bill was registered-yeas 10, nays 81.
| LAID OVER.
! When the bill to enable the people of Col.
orado to form Constitution and State Govern.
ment. for the admission of said State into the
| Union on an equal footing with the origina
States was reached, objection was made to its
consideration. Sprague, of r. l., moved to lay
that motion on the table. Agreed to-yeas
80: nays, 81
The bill for the admission of New Mexico into
| the Union was also laid aside, objection beina
made to its consideration.
IN THE HOUSE.
BILLS PASSED.
Requiring the Secretary of the Treasury tc
report on the necessity for public building il
| Brooklyn, and the estimated cost thereof: fol
the reapportionment of the Legislative repre-
sentatiun in Idaho Territory
To prevent haZing at the Naval Academy
to confirm the purchase of three acres of lanC
near Nashville, Tenn, known as the site o
Fort Houston, and to convey the same to Fsl
University.
The Senate bill reorganizng the several stat
corps of the army was passed-yeas 1926; nays
So.
The Senate amendments to the House bill il
relation to the courts and judicial officers il
Utah were concurred in, 112 TO 36.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
Mr.. Woodford of New York, offered a reso
luton authorizing the President to negotiate
with all civilized powers for the establishment
of an international system of arbitration where
by matters of dispute between Government
may be adjusted by arbitration and withou
recourse to war. Agreed to.
Mr.. MacDougall, of New York. moved t.
suspend the rules. and pass the bill directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to report on tn
which was agreed to.
$500 FOR WATCH SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEE
LAFAYETTEs.
Mr.. Hooper, of Massachusetts,, moved t.
suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution
appropriating $500 for the purchase and res
toration to the family of the Marquis Lafayett
of a watch presented by Gen. Washington t
Lafayette, such purchase and presentation t
be made under the direction of tile Speaker O
the House. The Speaker suggested that til
Secretary Of State would be the more appro
pirate medium. The suggestion was general
assented to, the resolution was modified accord
ingly, and the joint resolution was passed.
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
The Supplementary Civil Rights bill wa
reached. and Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts
moved its reference to the Judiciary Com
mittee. Mr.. Poland, of Vermont moved t
put it on its passage. Several motions to ad
jouIn were made and roll calls ordered. Th
vote was then taken on the passage of the bi
and resulted-yeas, 40 nays, 81. There nc
being two-thirds in its favor, as required b
the order under which the business on til
Speakers table was taken up, the bill was nc
passed.
! THE GENEVA AWARD.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, presented til
Conference report on the Geneva Award bill
The House agrees to the Senate bill, wit
certain notifications, and the report was agree
to without a discussion.
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE.
Mr. Tyner, of Ind. from the Conferenc
Committee on the Post-Olfice Appropriation
bill, made report. He said that the Con
ference report provided that the re-paymen
of postage on newspapers should begin on jar
l, 1875, and that the rate of postage on news
papers sholld be two cents a pound on a
weekly and daily newspapers, and three cent
pound on all publications less freque mt tina
weekly. The debate was interrupted by til
close of the session.
The New Comet.