Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-03-09
Congressional Notes
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CONGRESSIONAL Notes.
from the Portland Daily Pres,
I WASnINGroN. March The Presi.
dent accompanied by members "t his
cabinet and private secretaries. came TO
his room nj the Senate al nine o'clock
this morning and remained until the ad.
iournment. They were all busy occupied
in examining as far as the time permitted
the large mass OF bills before them,
awaiting the approval OF the President.
An bills then examined were signed
including several OF the general appro
prialion bills. none OF which failed.
Three or tour private bills were lost for
want OF time 10 examine them. Tho bill
10 lesa,ize the bouuties of soldiers who
served in the late war, failed to become
a law, the President Withholding his
signature. ii time had allowed he
would have sent in veto message, The
President. seconded by the Cabinet, did
not thiuk this was a proper time IA view
of the condition OF the Treasury. 10 make
so large an appropriation on account OF
bouu,ioS. some calculations placing the
amount from Slj00O00O0 10 S200)00. 900.
I
calculating the sum that would be re-
quired to comply with the provisions OF
the bill
The closing OF Congress was witnessed
by thousands of persons who crowded
The galleries AND Hobbies aud evea 10
floors OF the Houses Members OF Con
gress were flying in all directions with
bills in their hands huirying 10 have
them signed by the respective officers OF
the Houses aud then sent into the Presl-
dents room FOR his approval, claimants
in the Hobbies showed much anxiety and
excitement concerning bills in which
they were personally interested, but as
no time remained their congressional
hieuds in The hurry could not afford
them much IL any comfort. There were
hundreds OF mouTntgl faces when Con
sIess adjourned, Tor some OF the disap
pointed claimants had been here al
previous sessions.
Daring the late Congress, about 900
bills and Joint resolutions were introduc.
ei IN The House aud about 1900 IN tle
senate. only about one sixth OF which
passed.
The ,orce bill Was read the first and
second time in the Senate. Beyond this
the Senate took no further sction. /,
therefore lli ed.
No subsidy u.i affecting either land or
water were passed 10y Congress. The
bill granting to railroads the right OF
way through The public lands OF the
States being OF general character.
This received The Presidents signature.
also bill providing Tor the admission OF
Colorado Is state into the Union. The
! New Mexico till Tor similar purpose
tailed 10 receive the action OF the House
on senate amendments. aud therefore
did not become law Among the
measures which were pending in Con
gress The steamboat bill; bill proposing
IN amendment 10 the constitution chang
ing the manner OF clecting the President
aud Vice President oil the United States !;
Tom SCOTS Texas Pacific railroad bill
and several other railroad bills. The
committee OF conference on the sundry
civil bill recommended that the House
agree TO the amendments OF the Senate
in relation To printing
Among the bills which remained on
the Senate calender nj the close OF lie
session 10 day. aud which therefore failed
atG the following Tao House general
amnesty S.u. which reached IEe Ssnats
IL Dec. 1879 The CAUCUS loros bill all
the various postal telegraph billRi the
Senate bills Tor the payment OF the
French sp0iiialion claims; 10 protect the
uavigable waters Ut the United States
from injury and obstruction; declaring
The true intent and meaning OF the Union
Pacific Railroad acts 10 pay the two per
cent, claims OF the states ofOhio, Indiana
and Illinois to establish a beaureau oil
internal commerce; 10 make general
provisions in regard to cable Geographic
communication 10 gran, pensions for
service in the war with Mexico ; 10 amend
act granting pensions 10 the survivors oil
The war OF 1872, TO regulate the count
ing OF electoral votes for President and
Vice President; The bill OF the joint
committee appointed to form better
government Nor the District of Columbia
aud many other Senate bills OF minor
importance Also the House bill known
as the McCrArY bill to regulate commerce
by railroads among the several states;
House bill TO repeal the presumption laws
and secure homesteads 10 actual settlers
on the public domain. and the House
steam boat bill. Among other prominent
failures olthe session are bills Tor equal
ization of bounlies, Tor the admission Of
New Mexico and Texas Pacific and
Northern Pacific railroad bills. and oil
other land grants subsidy bill except q
very lev. which proposed grants merely
10 the right OF way
Aside from the regular appropriation
bills eompari lively few bills OF general
interest have been enacted this session,
but they include the following measures
OF national Importance The finance bill
10 provide for resumpsion OF specie pay
ments. &c; the Little tariff bill tax and
tariff bill; The civil rights bill; the bill
supplemental 10 acts in relation 10 imml
grafton. aud bill granting rights OF way
through public lands on certain conditions
for all railroads that may be Incorporated
under local laws of the state or territories.
ACCIDENT on G. T.-Saturday morning
an empty engine running at the rate oil
forty miles per hour, collided with the
Lewiston train few miles above Var.
mouth. Oliver Cummings. formerly oil
So Paris, received severe injuries above