The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-08-28
FURTY-FoURrn CONGRESS-.
Tho BuSinrAs Of General Interest TrRps-
acted.
SENATE,


$4,000 out Of any niGnoy in tho treasury
ariring from the revenues OF the post.ofice
department for the fiscal year ending Juno so,
1877, in addition 10 the sum appropriated for
inlHud service by railroad, provided that tho
poutmasttr.generAl shall only apply this su'n.
M far a. 1t IL possible to do ST. to tic fast mail
trains OIL tho New York Central aud Hudson
lsiver railroad and Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern railroads between New York aud
Chicago, and over tho Pennsylvania railroad
aud Its connections between New York aud St.
Louis, Now York and Chicago, and New York
and Ciucinnati.J 1..rHn
Mr. Paddock (lep.) o. Nebraska, submitted
MI amendment Us M Sdlit!onti section tn tho
bill, to restore thc'frAnkiuc privilege, reported
by him from the committee on post-5iticts anl
post roads on the twGnty.hfth Ct May last.
lit prOviieU that IL shall be lawful to transmit
thrOuEh itho mail, froo OF postage, letters,
rackAgNs, or other matter rotating exclusively
TO the business Of the government OF the
Uuited States; and also that senators, repre-
sontGtiyos and.htlegAtes In Congress. tho Beo-
rotary OF the Senate and clorE Of the House al
K.T rlscntatives may send and receive through
tho m.il, free OF postage, letters and dcca-
ments.
This amendment OF Mr.. Paddock restoring
tho privilege WAS agreed to-ycas, 80 Uays,
l5-as follows tlIepublicHrs In roman, Demo.
Gratis in italics, EId Independents IN SMALL
CAISl:
YEAs-Allisou. burnside Chr:sti.ney, Cooper,
CrpgiII, DdUis., DaweE, DspntS, Edmuuds, Fro
IinGhuyscu, Gordon. Harvey, Howt, lnRalle,
E,hn Key, Marcy. MITlmOn, Mitchell, Nor
rood, Paddock, Patterson. Randolph Ransom,
SGulSJry, Spencer, !SierenSOn, Wallace, West,
| IIiheTJ-30.
NAys-A1thony. Boy, BooTn, Cameron
/
nan Logan, McCrtery, Mcdonald, Mcmillan,
Morrill,, Osl Bby-l5. . .r.-s
Tho I'LL was reported to the Senate, and tho
amendments made in committee Of tho whole
were Rgrocd 10. after which 1t was read third
tho aud passed-ycAs, %: nays, IS. T
Mr.. Window (llep.), OF alinnesota, from tho
committee OF conference on tho Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill, sub
united report that tho committee had agreed
upon tho bill, ard II was road aud agreed to.
Me- Sargent (lsep.), OF California, called mp
tho conference report on tho Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill. After somo dis:
question the report Of tho committee was agreed
to without division.
Mr. wiudotn (Rep) }, OF Minnesota, from tho
committee on appropriations, reported tho
Senate bill npprOptiAtiug $780, 900 to pay judg-
m6nts Of tho court Of claims. Passed.
Mr.. Edmunds (Isep), OF Vermont, moved to
ttAo up tne PrUpn'ou COMMENCEMENT H.aenu,
for tho support Of sNctNriAn schools. Agreed
to-yeas, IS; nayr, IS.
The bill TO carry into effect the Hawaiian
treaty was, after considerable discussion, read
ulfu inns nna plsspaIyeAs, ~ rays, u;
Ar. Logan lhhp, J OF lllIholr, caneu up tnS
tcPoit VI taI sotiu1't1eo ~ sHS p.i
" IuSnaIo Iun u1,IluuIt'h VI MAsStM IiIu9 70
70 s4ealrrs Aiiu saloFS VINO were ere disabled III
INC latc war LOT INC ohloh' Inc report Was
Ag'oe' TO- ..
hoVSA
Mr.. Landors (Dcm !, Of Indiana. Iutroan.cd
a bill to secure the prompt resumption Of
rpspio ma, mont. After d sci,stIon md Hi was
rsiorred 10 lid committed on coinage, weiphts
And meatures.
Mr. ISwrouce introduced MI an,ondueut 10
tho Constitution for flat known Az lilo Blaine
School amendment "A folIoya:
ARTICLE XVI. See. /. No State sLall make
spy law respectirp an establishment OF relIr.
iot. or proliibItine tic FREQ exercise thereof.
q No public propeIty or money raised by
taxation or from siy 6uLllc funl or propetty
In INV stato or place stibIect TO Inc Legislative
mower OF Congress, shall ever bo given 10 or BIO
under control Of any RELIGIOUS sect OF denomi.
nation. -
n Uonrro.s shall have pow.r In onforoe this
article by appropriato lc.isation.
Rsfprred 10 tic in1ciSry committee
Mr.. WAddell (Dem !. Of North Carolina
called nm tho Senate bill Allowing tho Pacific
Mail s. eamship O.. 10 carry tbo maiIs on Il.
nov iron tteNpsbipa. After some disclssIop
A 10 whe,her tbe bin yas HullcIoptly puArded
to excIude tho idea Of rccovpizinr t6o claim
for extra tubsidy, ibo LiIl was passed with an
uncndI.ent 4 rikirV ont tho words Uexcout
:
tIs rsveuteenti, OF February 1861"
Mr.. DAcby (fud \ M Ilhnnla. from thu com.
mitteo on Invalid prrsiOus, reported a bin CIV
ING A pcnsIon az a9O n mnn,h 10 tho wj6oS n
Cant, Yates OF tho Seventh cavalry. Killed with
Custer. Passed.
Mr.. Kendall IDem !. Of psnnAylvania fron,
tho committee or conference on lie Executive.
Legislative aud Judicial Augmentation bill.
,oporteJ mat tho commiltee Ind como 10 nd
ooi,clusion thereon. TIe oxnNined that after
contcsiinr and examining rNrnrraph after
ulrNcrNph. tho Committed mi como 10 mn
Evrnement on all matters .xcEnt Tia salary NJ
tRo PRESIDENT and the salaries Of tLe mpmbeTs
Of C1nctese. Tho House couferess wore nm.
willing 10 Weld to either, aud tho Scuyte man.
arors lad declared their RxCd Intention not to
Jield. IL had been tboreforo Hpro.d That iLeso
nuestiony of salaries rhould 10 submitted 10
| the two Houses.
MIR. Lord Den. !. Of New York. cfIcrcd III,
following preanLle and resolution:
Whcreat, Tho Sonata Ina refused 10 Weld
10 tho existing confcrencCs between tho Two
IIoutos on Inc Legislative, Executive and ia.
dirIal Appropriation Bill. which diNicnltits m.
lato 10 salaries OF members Of Concrcss and 10
tho President. ard = :,
Whereas, We arc apurised that ANY further
conference Of tho subject viii DO ustlers, aud
Fan make no change in tllo dotormIDation ot
The part Of tho Senate therefore
ResolreL That tho cpuierecs oil the mart OF
tho House DO and they arc hereby Instructed
| 10 recele from eurh pQiuts IT disagreement,
The resolution WA agreed 10. and tho Same