The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-08-25

Of the American Congress. What right had
that yrcAt scar o. decide what were or were no
national works. lie favored The proposed reier'
ence 81 the message Mr.. Couger defended The
message AZ merely suggesting that IN a bill hast.
I ily passet on \ conference report there might ~
some irnpcrtecuons- the President showed IN
this MESSAGE a desire % Join the great army II
1 southern ard Northern reformers in 10 King
| over these appropriations and ~ eNpend only for
the welfare % tire country. oiher members
I took part in the debate, and the me-sage az
I finally referred o. the Committee on Commcrce.
I During ne eveuing session there Was an excit-
INK srene between Messrs. Mason and Cox
growing out 81 a general political and personal
debate. and at a. m. the House was stiil In
session
In the Senate. on the 18th, a number ~
House bills granting pensions were passed. but
many went over. The House joint resolution
providing for the appointment o. a commission
10 inquire into the change which has taken place
In the relative value IT gold and silver the causes
thereof, etc. A.. passed. The Chair subsequently,
announced n such committee. Aessrs. Jones
Boutwell, and Bogy- The bill o. authorize the
President 20 accept the services % volunteers 10
aid In suppressing Indian hustilitie passed. The
House bin 70 authorize The construction % a
bridge across the Missouri River at0r near sioux
City. Iowa. also passed. The Chair laid before
the senate a message from the President % the
united states. returning without his approval the
senate bin "a provide for the sale OF a portion
81 the reservation Of the confeieraicd Otoo and
Missouri bands Of Indians. and sac and Fox In
message from the President eating he WAS con
WINGED after further examination that his mes
sage returning the bill without his signature Was
premature. and requesting that the bill might
BE- returned % him for hi. signature.
Argument being made that the President had no
right ~ recall bill after he had vetoei 10. mo-
ton e. pass the bill. Notwithstanding the Obiec-
ton Of the Prcsidesi. was carried unanimously.
The usual resolutions OF eourte-y were passed.
and AZ 80 p m. according 70 the terms Of the
joint resolution, the President 81 the senate an
nounoed that the fret session Of the For
y-fOsrth Congress was ended-.......
In the House. a message was received from the
President announcing hat he had s<nei the
Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation bill, but
calling attention 20 IN. fact hat cOnstitutonally
ne House had no right 20 order the withdrawal
Of Consuls or Ministers, although II might reduce
withhold entirely the salaries 10 Dc paid % said
ceicc-s 4 cc-sriut.o-l! discussion 80 % Gss
limits Of the power OF TIE President in regard %
the diplomatic Offices was carried on by Mr..
Tucker and Mr.. Holman on one side. and by
Mes=rs Garfield, Lawrence and Banks on the
other. The message was referred 70 the Com
mittee on Appropriations. Mr.. Hunter. from
the Judiciary Committee. made a report exOner-
at,ng the chairman Of that committee, Mr.. Knott
IN connectiou with the Josiah Caldwell telegram.
Ny. McCrary. for the minority, dissented. but
the ma oriiy report passed by a party vote-sl 20
50. resolution Of sympathy Tor speaker Kerr,
on account Of his serious illHess, was passed
unanimously and ordered 10 be telegraphet TO
Mr.. herr. The speaker announced as members
Of the Joint committee on Chinese Immi grafton,
Messrs. Piper, Beebe and Wilson OF Iowa.
Resolutions Of thanks 70 Messrs. sayler and COX,
Speakers pro TEN were passed. The speaker
nounced hat the hour Sr final
Adjournment had arrived and thanking the House
for IL courtesy the hrst session % the House OF
the Forty fourth Congress stood adjourned with
out day. This authoritative dissolution was fol-
lowed by long cheers. Members and officers in
meiiately engaged in taking leave % each other
In the most demOnstrauye manner.