The Lake County star., 1876-06-22
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONALs
In the Senate, June 9, the Senate
took up the bill making appropriations ior
the service of the Postoffice Department.
for the fiscal year and for other purposes |
Several amendments were made TO the pui,
and n was read third time and passed.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to take up the Senate
bill to amend the sections fourth and fifth
of the act of July 81, 1870, to enforce
the right of the citizens OF the United
States TO vote in the several States, etc.
Mr.. Thurman opposed the motion to take
the bill up, and said that there were other
more important matters to be considered.
vote being taken on Mr.. Edmunds' motion,
II resulted yeas, 1S; nays, 16; no quorum
voting. Several dilatory motions followed,
upon which the roll was called, and at 5:4O
a quorum answered. The Senate by vote
of yeas 26 to nays II, adjourned until to-
morrow.....In the House, the bill al.
lowing the widow of ex.President
Polk $500 for supplies furnished
to the army in Tennessee was passed.
Mr.. Hunton moved to lay or the table Mr..
Blaine's motion to reconsider the vote Tor
printing the testimony taken before the yu.
dietary Committee. This motion created
great deal of exciting discussion, in which
Mr.. Blaine took prominent part, but
finally the motion to lay on the table was
carricd-yeas 121, nays %. Mr.. Cox, having
called Mr.. Blackburn to the chair, made
report from the Committee Of Confer:
ence on the bill for the appointment OF
Receivers of National Banks. Agreed TO;
A large number of members were granted
leave of absence. Mr.. Wike offered reso.
luton instructing the Committee on lndian
Affairs to inquire into the issue OF bonds by
the railroads in Kansas, predicated on con-
ditional grants of Indian lands in the Indian
Territory: i'm whose hands they are held, and
whether the public faith has been pledged
| for their payment or redemption. Adopted
Adjourned till tomorrow.
In the Senate, June 10, the resolution ac-
cepting the statue of Ethan Allen, contrib
uted by the State of Vermont for the Ma
| tional Statuary Hall, and returning thanks
| to the State for the contribution, was called
| up and passed. ..... In the House, the Senate
bills amending the bankruptcy law and re.
ducing the number of the medical corps oi
the army were passed, as was also the bill
for the issue of I$lO,OO0,0O0 of silver coin in
exchange for legal-tender notes.
In the Senate, June IL, most OF the morn
| ing hour was consumed in discussing mo
| ton to adjourn over until Thursday, on &C
| count of the absence OF SO many Senator
| in Cincinnati, which was finally rejected
Some important bills were then taken up
| and when a vote was called for no quorum
was to be found. After long delay.
quorum was gathered together, and th'
Senate adjourned over until Thursday......
In the House, a joint resolution to nodlf!
the treaty with China so as to restrict tre'
emigration, was passed. The army appro
priatiOn bill was referred. 1t Is ten milIloi
dollars less than the estimates, and reduces
the force of the army and the pay OF tn
officers. A number of bills were introduced
and referred. Poppleton, of the Ninth Obi.
District, made motion, which was rejected
TO instruct the Judiciary Committe to inves
tigate the passage of the bill to pay tn
principal and interest of government bond
in gold, especially with view to discove
if cOrruptive means were employed TO secur
its passage, and the favor OF the press. In
Committee on Expenditures in the Wa
Department made report fully exoneratin
Speaker Kerr from the charge of having az
cepted a bribe. Mr.. Danforth, of the SiS
teenth Ohio District, Republican, ana
! member of the committee, made speecf
in which he praised Speaker Kerr in tn
, warmest manner, and reflected in sever
terms upon the conduct of some OF the II
vestigating committees. The Speaker the
laid before the House letter from Ihurlo
Weed, in which he asked Congress to invit
r the grandson of Lafayette to visit the Cei
tennial as the guest of the Nation. 1t was r.
, ferred to the Committee on the Centennial.
There was profound feeling of sympath
for Mr.. Blaine among the Senators and men
, bers at the Capitol, and the accident and il
{ relation to the Cincinnati Convention WI
the only topic discussed. Both Hous
, assayed to do business, but it was plain
the observer that the minds OF the legl
, lators were in other directions. The Sena
a finally adjourned until Thursday, and {
t that day will adjourn until Friday, whit
the Impeachment proceedings will be
sumed.
8 On June IS, the Senate held no sessio
a having adjourned over until Thursday.
In the House, several bills were Introduce
!, and referred. The Senate's amendmer
T to the Postoffice Appropriation bill we
,. non-concurred in, and the Senate bill
o creasing the number of army officers, to q
n instruction in State Military Academic
Is from twenty to thirty, was passed.. i
:. House then went into Committee or t
e Whole on the Army Appropriation bill, al
u was addressed by Mr.. Wood, OF New Ior
after which the Committee rose, and t
d House adjourned.
>. Not one seat in Congress was occupied
n. June ii, and the Republican side was p
20 ticularly vacant. The House prompt
- - went into the Committee of the Whole
h the Army, Appropriation Bill, Mr.. h Blas
~ burn in the chair. After speeches by \
~ Smith and Mr.. Bright in relation to the c.
Il" rency, by Mr.. FELTON, in favor OF granti
pensions to the survivors of the lndi
,e wars, and by Mr.. Lawrence in reference
Of the Pacific Railroad bonds, the commit
ct rose and the House adjourned.
NJ June Ia, the Chair laid before the Senat
- message from the House, announcing
y, non concurrence in the Senate's amer
&c ments to the Legislative, Judicial, and Exc
= tive Appropriation bill. The Senate insist
y. y. upon its amendments, and Messrs. Morr
- - OF Maine, Window, and Winthrop were
=, pointed a conference committee. The SEN
-. W soon afterward dadjourned......ln In the House
,e bill providing that imported block mar
- = may be bonded in open yards under
" u care of an officer of customs, at the expei
er of the owner or importer, was pass
w. Messrs. Randall, Holman, and Foster WI
= appointed a Committee of Conference
VI the Senate amendments to the Legislat
he Appropriation bill. Mr.. Dunnell, from
Committee on Commerce, reported
as authorizing the construction OF railrt
lc- bridge across the Wabash River. Pass
k. Soon afterward the House went into ct
~, mittee of the whole, Mr.. Blackburn in
= chair, on the Army Appropriation bill, o
~ general debate to be in order to-day, {
n. regular action on the bill to commence
e morrow.
Of The Republican Convention.
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