The Lake County star., 1876-06-01
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the senate, May lS, MIR. Morton SUBJ
mitted resolution .instructing the Special
into the late election in Mississippi, to in
quire also into the alleged killing of people,
and the outrages committed near the Mis-.
sissippi and ouisiana line, at Bayou Tunica,
which was adopted. The House bill author
izing the appointment Of Receivers Of Ma
tional Banks, and for other purposes, was
then passed. At one o'clock legislative
business was suspended, and the con-
sideration of articles of impeachment was
resumed with closed doors. Before reaching
any decision, the doors were reopened, and
the Senate adjourned......In the House, the
matter OF g0verDmentprin.ingw was discussed,
and the proposition to give the printing OF
the debates to Franklin Rives was amended
so as to leave it open to competition. The
subject was discussed at great length, and
finally the resolution was adopted by a party
vote. The House then went into Commit.
tee of the Whole on the Naval Appropria-
ton bill. The Committee rose, and the
House took recess until 1880 o'clock, the
evening session to be for general debate
only on the Naval Appropriation bill. In
the evening several addresses were made,
and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, May 10, after the introduce
ton and reference of several bills, and the
presentation of a number of resolutions and
petitions, the legislative business was sus-
pended, and the Senate resumed the cOnsid-
Grafton OF the articles Of impeachment with
closed door. At 4:45 the doors were re.
opened, and legislative business was re.
sumed. The Chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary of the
Treasury, in answer to the Senate resolution,
showing the annual product of gold and
silver in the United States from 1916 to 1875
I'M cIua al IN In af ha In
of other countries. After b. ief executive
session adjourned till to-morrow.....In the
House an effort was made to have inserted
in the Record personal allusion of Mr..
Singleton, of Mississippi, TO General Gar
field, Of Ohio, on Wednesday, in debate,
which had been stricken out. A mo-
tion TO lay the motion on the table was car
ried. The House then wentinto Commit
tee of the Whole on the Naval ApprOpria-
tion bin, and was addressed by Mr.. Willis,
of New York, on the navy.yard system,
and in favor Of abolshing all the navy
yards, except those of Brooklyn aud Mare
Island. The House then adjourned.
In the Senate, May 20, the Senate bill for
the relief of G. b. Tyler and +. II. Tucked
was called up. 1t had been vetoed by the
President. The bill authorizes the Secretary
OF the Treasury to pay the persons named
one hundred and sixty-four dollars wrong
fully collected from them as tax by the
keeper of bonded warehouse. II was
passed, Notwithstanding the objections of the
President. Yeas, 46; nays none. The Senate
went into Secret session on the question of
jurisdiction in the impeachment matter.
In the House, Mr.. Cate, Of Wis, made per-
sonal explanation in regard to the charges
made against him in the memorial sent to
Congress by the Wisconsin Legislature. He
claimed that he had been elected fairly, aud
when he discovered that his seat was to be
contested he had prepared his case and was
ready to defeat his contestant Before the
case had been decided, however, the con-
testant died, and he denied the right of the
Legislature to interfere in the matter. The
House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the Naval Appropriation bill. A
reduction of $5OO,000 was made in the APP
preparation and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, May %, A. w. Barnum, the
new Democratic Senator-elect from Con-
necticut, took the cath of Office. A petition
from A. M. Clapp, Congressional Printer,
was read to the effect that he was an officer
of the Senate; that great injustice has
been done by Committee on Printing
in the House of Representatives; that
the books Of his Office are detained from
him by that Committee, and that no oppor.
tunity was given him for an explanation
of the charges before that committee. 1t
was moved that it be referred to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections, with
instructions to inquire into the truth
OF the allegations. Adopted. A communi-
cation was received from Secretary Taft
suggesting. that the appropriation for a snag.
boat for the Western rivers be increased
$3O,OOO. After secret session on Belknap's
case, and an executive session, adj
journed....-..In the House, the leave
OF absence Of Speaker Kerr was ex-
tended five days. The resolution to dismiss
Doorkeeper Fitzhugh and transfer the
duties OF Doorkeeper TO the Sergeantat-
Arms, until further notice, was passed.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs were i'm
structed TO report on the Emma Mine
investigation next Thursday. The House
went into Committee OF the Whole on
the naval appropriation bill. The reduc-
tion prepared by the committee of 10 per
cent from the pay OF naval officers, was