Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-02-26
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.

FORTY'FOURTH CONGRESS-.
The Business Of General Interest Trass.
| acted.
l. SENATE.
Tho Senate resumed tho consideration Of the
bill to extend the time for the construction
and completion Of tho Northern Pacific rail-
road.
This was q most important bill In the inter.
ests Of tho bondholders Of the road, who have
invested $50, 600, 900 In II. Mr.. Kelly, Of Ore
gon, said In advocating tho passage Of the
bill "Of al persons who should be onCour-
aged were those who had invested their money
in good faith TO complete the road. II the
pushed toward next summer"
The bill WAS read third time and passed
yeas, IS nays, 10.
The Chair announced Messrs. Morrill,, Of
Maine, Sargent, Of California, and Thurman,
| Of Ohio Is the conference committee on the
part Of I'm the sSnf,S on ss S 70 he the inter-
Mr.. Frelinghuysen (Rep.), Of Now Jersey,
called up the Senate bill to amend certain pro-
visions Of the revised statutes relating to the
transportation Of animals. The amendment
| reported by the judiciary committee TO the
effect that animals shall not be confined in
any railroad car or vessel without food or
water for longer period than twenty-four
consecutive hours, and that they shall have
| time for rest and water Of 1t least seven conse-
outive hours, providing that the amendments
shall take effect on July 4, 1876, etc., were
agreed to- After some discussion the bill was
passed.
Mr.. Mitchell (Rep.), Of Oregon. called up
the bill extending the time for the completion
Of the Oregon Central railroad and telegraph
line from Portland to Astoria and McMinnville,
in the State Of Oregon. He submitted an
amendment to protect homestead rights and
withdrawal Of the lands from market, which
was agreed to- Mr.. Mitchell said the only OBJ
jeot OF the bill was to extend the time for the
completion Of the road five years. Tho grant
was made to the road In May, 1870, and ill Of
tho road had been constructed except about
passed. ...I
The President pro ternpore announced that
he had signed the bill to aid In the centennial
celebration Of American Independence.
Mr.. Morrill, (Rep.), Of Maine. called up the
na @ YaDs Rs sn S5 ny ns
80, 1877. The bill as passed by the House
made appropriations in part a. follows: Pen
sions for army invalids, Oh, 800 900 widows,
minors, and dependent relatives, Oh, 100, 900 ;
survivors aud widows Of the war Of 1912, $1,-
100000. The committee on appropriations re-
ported amendments, striking out the amounts
inserted after each class a. above, and insert
ing the sum total $28, 400, 900, which were
agreed to, a. we'll O. other amendments Of
minor Importance, aud the bill was read
third time and passed
The Senate then took up the bill 10 repeal
section Q 1903 Of the revised statutes, making
restrictions in the disposition Of the public
lands in the States Of Alabama Mississippi
Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida. The pending
question was on the amendment of Mr.. Ed
munds, "That the public lands affected by
this act shall be offered Ut public sale as soon
49, a.
the provisions of the existing law, spd shall
not be subject to private entry until 80 offer
ed" The amendment was agreed to. Mr..
Clayton moved to strike out the second section
Of the bill, providing that the act shall take
effect ninety days from it's passage. Agreed
to; The bill then passed.
Mr.. Edmunds (Rep. }, Of Vermont, proposed
to take up the resolution for the Admission Of
Mr.. Pinchback. He agreed with the Senator
from Indiana (Mr. Morton) that the question
was one Of high privilege, and already had
been too long delayed. After some discussion,
Mr.. Logan (Rep.), Of Illinois, demanded the |
yeas and nays, and the motion to take up the |
The committee reported to the House the |
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill. |
All the amendments adopted IN the committee |
we're agreed to in block, except that abolish |
ing the mission to the Hawaiian islands, on
which separate vote was demanded by Mr.. |
Hale, of Maine. The amendment was agreed |
to-yeas, 1870; nays, 81. A vote by yeas and |
nays was then taken on the passage Of the bill, |
which resulted-yeas, 1911 nays, 2. 1t appro- |
pirates about 1914, 900, being reduction a |
about $47O,O 900 from the bill last year.
The following bills we're introduced and |
referred:
By Mr.. Meade (Dem., N. Y.)-To provide
for the payment OF the United States notes |
and enstrengthen the public credit.
By Mr.. jerks (Dem., Pa. ITO repeal the
the National bank redemption agency.
By MIR. Lawrence (Rep., Ohio. ITO provide
for taking testimony in criminal cases ON
By Mr.. Riddle dem Tenn. Directing the
transmission of printed matter through the
mails when the postage thereon is insufficient.
By MIR. Baker rep, Ind. ITO make bank
ing free and to repeal the Resumption act.
BY Mr. Harrison. Dem, Il.)-For the repeal
Of parts of the Resumption act, and for the
purpose OF preparing way for the resumption
Of specie payment, and for the resumption of
specie payment
Mr.. Wheeler CRep.), Of New York, from the
on appropriations, reported the
bill, and asked for its considera-
lion. The bill appropriates for the protection,
preservation, and repairs of Notifications, |
300, 900 for the armament of Notifications,
$l65, 900; for torpedoes for harbOr defenses,
stc., $50, 900; total, $4,000. The bill also
directs the sale of all obsolete and condemned
projectiles and navy ordnance. The bill was
passed.
Mr. Tucker (Dem.), of Virginia, from the
on ways and means, reported the
dill relating to the execution of custom house
ponds. The bill provides that wherever bond
s required of firm for the payment OF GUS
oms ON goods imported for their use, and the
bond is executed by one member Of the firm in
he name Of such firm, it shall be equally bind
ng on all the members of the firm Passed.
The military committee reported favorably
he bill to extend the time for filing claims for
bounty. An amendment to strike
,ut tho limitation was rejected, and an amend
nent extending the time for filing claims to
July, 1880, was adopted. The bill WIS then !
passed. {
The bill for the sale of the arsenal and lots
n Stonington. Conn.,, was reported favorably
md passed,
Mr.. Southland (Rep.), of Ohio, reported bill
o amend the act Of March 8, 1875, for the ad-
mission of Colorado as State. and asked for ,
is immediate passage. Referred.
The House, on motion Of Mr.. Soul hard, went
n committee OF the whole on the Colorado
ill. The only changes made by this bill in the
enabling act Of last March are provision that
ii qualified voters under the laws of the Ter ,
itCry shall be entitled to vote on the question
# ratification or rejection, and q provision ap-
800, 900 to pay the expenses Of the
Constitutional convention. Passed