Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-11
CONGRESSIONAL.

Sefldte-March l. The credentials o
j. p. Christiancy, the new Senator
from Michigan. were presented.
i The House Force bill was received
and read once. A second reading was
objected to, and the bill went over.
Several bills from the Commerce
committee were passed.
The Tax and Tariff bill was consid.
cred.
HOuse-The resolutions of the Lonis.
lana select committee recommending
the reseating of the elected members OF
the Legislature, and sustaining the
Kellogg Government, were adopted.
/ The Deficiency bill was reported.
The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
was taken up and considered during
the afternoon and evening.
Sendte-March 2.-The Force bill
was read a second time, but its third
reading was objected to and the bill
went over.
The House bill for the equalization
of bOunties was passed with amend
ments, one of which authorizes the Sec
retary of the Treasury to borrow as
much money as may be necessary to
carry the act into effect.
Senate resolution recognizing the in
dependence of Cuba was unfavorably
reported from committee.
The River and Harbor bill was re-
ported back without amendment.
The Tax and Tariff bill was taken up
and was considered during the evening
session.
House-The bill for the government
of the District of Columbia was passed
with amendments.
The Postoffice pprnpr;ation bill be-
| ing taken UP, the House refused to
strike out the amendment providing
for free transmission through the mails
Of documents printed during this ses-
sion. A conference committee on the
bill was appointed.
The resolution of censure passed upon
Secretary Cameron in 1867 was re-
scinded.
A bill, suggested by the arrest of
Whitelaw Reid, was passed, protecting
witnesses from arrest while attending
the summons of the House.
The resolution reported by the COM
mittee on Arkansas Affairs, declaring
that no interference in that Stale is
called for, was passed.
Sendte-March Reconsideration of
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
was resumed, and large number of
amendments disposed of. The bill was
then passed.
AT o'clock A. NJ March 4, the Sem
ate was still in session.
HOUse-The Deficiency ApprOpria-
ton bill with various amendments,
was passed.
The Postoffice Appropriation bill was
reported from conference committee
and the report agreed to. The bill re-
wives the franking privilege for docu-
ments and seeds until the 1st Of Decem-
ber next.
| A resolution was passed expressing
the thanks of the House to Speaker
Blaine for the faithful and able dis
charge of his duties.
A motion to take up and pass the
bills for admission of Colorado and
New Mexico as States was rejected, not
two-thirds voting to suspend the rules.
The House was likely to be in ses-
sion all night.
Senate. .-Marh 4.-The Senate re-
manned in continuous session from yes
terday until the hour of sine die ad-
Ijournment to-day.
Compromise were effected on all the
appropriation bills referred to confer
ence committees, and none of those
measures failed to pass.
Bills were also passed proving for
the Fox and Wisconsin river improve
ment in Wisconsin; amending the bill
authorizing the Mississippi river
bridge at st. Louis; removing political
diSa hilitjas from a numhar nf nprSonS.
providing FOR the equalization of boun-
ties.
House-An Intellectual effort was
made to have the resolutions of cenSure
upon Representative Brown, of Ken
lucky, rescinded.
A large number of bills and resOlu-
tions not specifically named in the re-
port of proceedings, were passed.
Also bills authorizing the coinage of
a twenty-cent silver piece; authorizing
a pontoon wagon bridge across the Mis-
sissippi at Dubuque.
A large part of the time of the House
was occupied in consideration of re-
ports from conference committees.
Se1dte-March 5-The Senate con-
vened in extra session at noon, and
was called to order by the Vice-Presi-
dent. 'A
The new Senators were sworn in.
Mr.. Morton introduced resolutions
recognizing the Kellogg Government in
Louisiana and declaring Pinchback en-
titled to be seated as member from
that State.
A great crowd of spectators filled the
galleries.