The Red Cloud chief., 1876-08-24
THE XLiVth


lNb3 10 $40. Was ordered printed ana
laid on the table. \ resolution 10 pay
the funeral expenses Of the late ScIdtb
CaErTton was agreed Ia. The bili l."
limit and fix the Signal Service was
amended and passed. senator Logan
introduced "a bill for the coinage Of a
silver dollar of a certain weight and
standard, Ia be legal tender al its nOIui-
nal value for any amount, except for
customs dues and interest on the public
dcbl-Ordcrcd printed and laid on the
table. Tie senate resumed the consid-
Grafton of the river and lIarhor apprO-
priatiOn bill, which, after some amend
mcnt, WAS passed. II ~apprOpriatcs III
the aggregate sJ.GpO,rrO. Committee on
printing reported fayOraily on the rcSo-
luton Ia PRINT 10000 extra copies Of the
Presidents message III TcgaT,! Ia the
Hamburg massacrc-placr'i 81 the cal
cndar. Adjourned.
House.
An exciting debate occurred in the
House rs "a result of remarks made hy
Mr.. Knott III regard TO Mr.. Blaine and
the Caldwell dispatch. II was paItici-
pated IN 10y M"ssrS. Hale, Frye. Iiuar
aud McCrary, who defended Mr.. Blaine.
Mr.. IIurd who presented the report
rXhonorating Mr.. Knott from all culIa-
bIiltv in the matter of the Caldwell dis
patch made Il motion 10 rccoImmit the
report. The motion prevailed and the
report was accordingly T~ecOMmittcd.
The conference committee on the con
SrIlar ana diplomatic appropriation bill
reported that they had failed 20 agree.
A new committee Was appointed con-
SIStIng of McSSIS. Singleton and IIol-
lnaB. Mr.. Morrison, Chairman of Com
mittre on Ways and Means, REPORTED Il
resolution for the adjournment Of Con-
gress on Monday, Aug. 18th, at II O'Clock,
NJ. Adopted. House adjourned.
senate.
FRIDAY, Aug. 1.-THE concurrent
resolution for final adjournment on
Monday, Aug. 9TH, WAS referred To the
committee on appropriations. The Sen
ate insisted on lis amendment 10 the
Usage Indian bill, and the conference
committee asked by the House on the
question WIS granted. The chair ap-
pointed Senators Ingalls,, EdmuniS and
kcrnard. Senator Logan reported from
the military committee a bill authoriZ-
ing the employment of Indian scouts.
Senator Wright, from the committee on
claims, reported adversely the bill to
reimburse West Virginia for losses
during the overwhelmingly postponed.
The Senate hill allowing So instead of
T2i per month to soldiers who lost Il
leg "r an arm, was passed. The post
route bill WAS taken up, but pending
discussion on the bill the Senate adj
Journed.
Mr.. Hurlbut. from the Civil Service
committee, reported the evidence IN the
Chicago pension case, recommending
the passage of resolutions declaring
that the acceptance or demanding of
money by any person aS Il consideration
FOR real OF pretended influence in pro-
curing appointments Ia public offices is
dISgTacciul To the individual and pre-
Judicial To public interest, and that
such misconduct is good cause for re-
moval, and directing the Judiciary com
mittrc Ia report Il bill for tn" punish
mcnt of such oficnccS-ordcrcd printed.
Mr.. Banning. chairman of the commit
tee on Military Affairs. submitted Il rc-
port on the matter of the contract for
thc soldiers hcadStoncS ordered print
cd. The report declares that the con-
tract WIS irregular in its character, and
IT reflects somewhat severely on cX-Ser-
rotary Belknap, but recommends no
action. The House refused to concur
IN the Senate amendments to the river
and harl,or bill, and Il conference com
mlttcc Was appointed consisting of
McsSrs. Hereford. Raglan and Dunrell.
The House went into committee of the
Whole. and Mr.. Garfield spoke on gen
cral politics, after which the committee
rose. Mr.. Lord reported back with
amendment, Blainc'S school amendment
}" tie Constitutional adopted; yeas, lG6;
~ .aA,l
lys~SAr, Aug. 5..Senator Thur
Md up the bill regulating the
oATCLi&tA the Presidential votes. He
an cam 10 pass the House this SEES
lntIIlg AawSr FrelinghuyScn moved
loeo III her amended before being
,t II he Trr~ Se-agreed To. and it was
nt to tho TT"SXn2 the amendments were
d aside until eh~ Morton moved TO
epared. ScnotA 4, on to print the Pres
Ike up the resolutNc., other OF the Ham
message anH ut the message
Irg documents aboi T" "nator Thurman
reed to-30 to II. Al md consider the
owed to lay it aside a, Jccted. Some dis
'ciiic railroad bill-r6 character fol-
ssion of Il politica ell presented the
wed. The chair th ION of Senator Ed
Stal bill. On mot. ID TO H. The
undS it WAS tabF.'. the Usage bill WAS
r reasIt to"l tst to- Is r. to the the Imii amhHps
LIVED ,}E, in lEs!ati<:i discussion; the Sen;
9 went into exe{;; ''"
en- adjourned. .snr:i;,
Mr. H,and's silVe.,r bill was taken up.
d its considera1yI consumed the
ornino hour' NSSs, tits. Clymer n
tuIfieId made minority alla1eg majority
ports from the committee HpcLt
lures i'm the War and Justice DeF..u'-
.ents-ordered printed. MI. Cox, frolftssS
le Currency committee reported a bill n
.pealing that portion of the reSump- ",
ON act which directs the Secretary OF .
10 Treasury to redeem in coin the legal u
,nder notes outstanding in 1875. Some IL
iscussion followed. which was partici- T
ated in by Mr. KaSSon and others. Mr.. L.
Iale discussed its party bearing. and !.
losed his argument 10y moving the pre- IL
ious question, refusing TO let Mr.. Il
levitt offer a substitute. The vote on b
he previous question was announced =
9a; nayS, 1O4. The substitute was :
elected. and Mr.. COX's bill, as reported Il
" the Banking committee, was passed
JOG; nays -. The report OF the i
conference committee on the Dill 1or f;
he sale of the Usage lands in Kansas ,
actual settlers was made 10y Mr..
and agreed to. and the House
adjourned.
MONDAY, Aug. THE Senate recon-
sidered the vote indefinitely postponlng
the bill to reimburse West Virginia for
property destroyed by Federal troops
The war. Bill placed on the
calendar. The House amendment to
the Senate bill extending the time Tor
the redemption of land sold by the
United States for direct taxes was
agreed to. and the bill was passed. The