The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-03-18
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.


. suDscNlllCuI W lUS duInSslOn as " DUaIe IlbUeHu
of prior and subsequent, as the section origi-
nally stood that the section should not apply
to any lands disposed of under the homestead
act, oi to any lands set apart for public uses {:
that 1t shall not affect mining lands that the
ity sections OF land to be reserved for public
buildings should be selected with the Presi-
dents approval.
The bill to admit New Mexico as a State was
taken up, and after adding the same amend
ments rs the Colorado bill received, was passed
by a vote of 81 to IL.
The following bills were passed The House
bill restricting the refunding of customs
duties and prescribing certain regulations of
the Treasury department the Senate bill to
extend the timo within which the board of
audit for the District of Columbia may receive
audit and allow certain claims that have never
been presented to- said board the Senate bill
amending the charter of the Freedmen's Saw
ings and Trust Company and for other pur-
poses.
The Civil Rights bill was before the Senate
for its last reading and to be voted on.
Senator Carpenter, Republican from Wis
consin delivered an able argument in opposi-
ton to the bill, in which he held that all its
provisions were in conflict with the Federal
constitution, as eXpounded by tho Supreme
Court
After one or two others had spoken, the bill
was road third time and passed by vote of
{ 50 to 26-Alessrs. Carpenter, Ferry, of Connec-
ticut, Hamilton, of Texas, Schurz, Sprague and
Upton voting with the Democrats against it.
The following bills reported from the ccm-
mttee on commerce were passed. To abolish
the consulate at AmOor river and to establish a
nsuate at NiadiyostOCk, Russia to authorize
the construction of a pontoon bridge across the
| Mississippi at or near Dubuque, Iowa to pro-
mote economy and efficiency in the marine
hospital service, with an amendment fixing the
salary of the supervising surgeon at 81 900 in
stead Of S3, 600 the House bill for the furth er
security of navigation on the Mississippi river.
The Tariff bill was fully discussed in the
Senate, Messrs. Morrill, Scott and Freling-
huysen fayoring it, and Messrs. SchmZ Sher-
man, Johnston, Thurman, Stevens II and
Sprague opposing it.
An amendment was adopted providing that
the increased tobacco tax should only apply to
tJbpcco manufactured after the passage of the
act.
The House Bounty bill was discussed i'll the
Senate. Mr. Logan i'll his argument i'll favor
said it would not take more than $50 zoe, 600
from the Treasury, as the boun'ies already
paid by States amounted to $3.50, 7Sl. .25G, and
the Federal government has paid S405 600, 600,
which would be deducted from the amount
called for by this bill.
Mr.. Ferry, of Connecticut moved to strike
out the words " or State, in the second and
fifth sections, which provide for the deduction
for bounty already paid by the United States
OF State laws. He argued that the Federal
government had no right to contiscate the
bounty paid by States, and Use it toward the
bounty due the soldiers by the Federal govern
ment.
Amendment agreed to by 81 to 81.
Mr.. Edmunds, of Vermont, submitted au
amendment as an additional section. authoriz-
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to borrow as
much money as may be needed to carry the act
into effect at any time when there is not
enough money i'll the Treasury to meet its re-
qu!rements, and also authorizing him, for the
purpose OF borrowing such money, to issue and
dispose of any of the kinds of bonds described
i'll the act OF July II. 1870.
Adopted by vote of II to II.
The bill WAS then voted on by yeas and nays,
the result of which was a tie vote of 30 to 30.
The Nic.-Iresidcnt then cast his vote in the
affirmative, and so the bill was passed.
The House bills to prevent cruelty to animals
in the District of Columbia and to provide for
deductions from the terms of sentences of
United States prisoners were passed.
The Tariff bill was taken up and after re-
jecting several amendments the Senate voted
to throw out the amendment adopted in the
Committee of the Whole the previous day,
which provided that the tax on tobacco should
only apply TO the tobacco manufactured aftel
the passage of the act.
The bill was then read third time and
passed as it came from the House without
amendment-yeas 80 ; nays, 20.
The House biIl to provide for the support OF
the District OF Columbia for the fiscal year end,
ing June so, 1876. and for other purposes, was
passed.
House.
The House held thirty fonr hour session
over what is known a. the Force bill being
a bill to provide against the invasion of States,
to prevent the subversion of authority and tC
maintain the security of elections. All the
session was consumed il dilatorv motions by
the Democrats who oppose the bill.
The House went into committee on the Sun.
dry Civil Appropriation bill. An item of Sd, OO(
for Winnie Reams statue of Admiral Fanagu
was inserted in the bill, and two items appro
priating 5000 for Miss ltaudom's painting oil
Gen. Thomas and $4,000 for Carpenters pic
turc of the reading of the Emancipation Proc
lamation were strGck out on the point of order
that there was no law authorizing them. An
} item of 500, 900 was inserted for maintaining
= lightship off the mouth of the Detroit river
Lake Erie.
While the Force bill was pending in til,
House. Messrs Young, of Georgia, Pierce, OF
Massachusetts. and Luttrell, of California
: spoke against the measure. Gen. Butler made
a characteristic speech il its favor.
, An amendment was agreed to by q vote O.
1G4 TO 40, which limits the suspension of thu
haJedS corpus to two years, and contining the
suspension to the States of Alabama Missis
sipli, Louisiana and Arkansas.
After a number of unsuccessful dilatOry mo
), tons had been made, the voting on the bill be
gan, and resulted i'll its passage by 1876 yeas t.
ia nays.
7 The following are the Republicans who ione'
= the Democrats i'll opposing the BILL Messrs
A.. Burlegh, Crutchheld, CrOunse, Dawes, Foster
Garfield, Hawley, Of Connecticut L. II. Hoar
: g. L. Hoar, Hale, OF Maine, Kellogg, Of Con
nechcut McCrary, Merriam, Phelps, Perth
Poland, Roberts, of New York, Sener Shoe
maker, Smith, OF Virginia, Smith, of New York
: Stanard, Willard, of Michigan, Willard, of Ver
= mont, and Williams OF Michigan.
After considerable discussion the resolution
, recommended by the select committee o
: louisiana affairs We're voted Oh separately an
adopted.
5 The first resolution recommends the restore
ton TO the Louisiana House of Representative
I of the members wrongfully deprived of tue
seats.
The second resolution recognizes Kellogg 9
5 the Governor Of Louisiana until the end of III
= term
Y The Senate amendments to the Army Apprt
{ pratiOn bill were nOn-concuued III, and Wer
! sent to a conference committee.
The Senate amendments 20 the Indian Al
preparation bill, eighty-siX in number, wei
i presented. All up to and including the sixt
second were adopted.
MIR. Buffers amendment to the Civil Appr
> prlation bill, which allows $4,000 for the e
: penses of the suit for the recovery of Il
L Rancho Panoche GTande in California (know
l. as the McCiarrahan claim, was passed, aft
s much discussion, by vote of 100 TO 56.
y The item Of S385,00 for the expenses of IL
signal service being under discussion, NJ
II Waddell, of North Carolina moved to decrea,
l. it by adding $780, 600 for the extension of Il
d service to the Atlantic coast south of CAY
@ Hatteras. Adopted.
# The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill WI
. passed after various amendments were adopte
q After some discussion on the bill providiI
for a taxation in the District of Columbia, I'll