The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-01
WASHINGTON NOTES,
A nil Passed Allowing the Enlistment
OF Troops for the Indian War.
The President Signs Numerous Approprla.
ton Bills Under Protest-A Manly
Rebuke by Randall--No De.
finite Action on the
Currency Bill

NAsHlNHrONi July Ol,-A NUMBER
ofbills were introduced and referred.
Mr.. Randall, chairman of the com
mittee Oh appropriations, reported 1
bill appropriating $780, 900 for the pur
chase oflndian supplies until the regu
lar Indian appropriation bill become.
a law, and to authorize the purChas,
in open market without advertise
ment. Passed. He also reported billt
extending the appropriation for vari,
Gus departments of the government
until August. Passed.
The Speaker read before the House q
message from the President, pointing
ont some OF the defects in sundry civil
appropriation bills, intimating made.
quate provision for some of the branch
es of the public service, and none al
all for other branches. Among the
former was the civil service, light
houses, etc, revenue and cutter service
and public buildings, among the latter
being the proposition of the govern.
ment for the expenses OF the Dis
trict of Columbia, judgments of the
courts Of claims, examination of rebel
records, etc. lie did not feel warrant.
ed in vetoing an absolutely necessary
appropriation bill, but In signing 1t he
deemed II his duty to show where the
responsibility belonged, tor whatever
embarrassment might arise In the
public service,
Mr. Randall said he had no obiec-
ton to the President putting In as
many ohJectsons as he saw lit IL he
would only sign the bills reducing the
expenses OF the Government aud assist
the House in its great effort in that
direction. The President in some OF
his statements should lack of informa.
ton. He finds fault without any
reason whatever. For one accept the
issue presented by the President and
am willing that the people shall have
an opportunity of knowing the true
difference between his diotum and the
action of both branches of Congress
after the close OF the examination.
Mr. Hale defended the action of the
President.
House: Immediately after the read
Ing of the journal, consideration was
resumed Of the reports of the Com.
mittee on Naval Affairs and Whit
thorne advocated the niajorits report.
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency this morning failed to come
to n vote. Mr.. Good was absent, which
left the hard money men In major
ity. Aproposiion is under considera
ton.
A communication In regard to the
real estate pool, was referred to the ap
preparation committee. Mr.. Glover,
chairman, made an effort to get in his
report but he did not succeed.
Bills for commission to take into
consideration the relative value OF
gold, silver and currency, were intro
duced by Hewitt, Cox and Gibson, and
referred to the committee on banking
aud currency. Mr.. Cox expressed the
hope that the committee would be
able to report tomorrow.
The reading of almost all the bills
introduced was insisted upon by Mr..
Kasson and others, to prevent any
measure for the repeal of the resump.
ton act being forced on the House.
Adjourned.
In the Senate the resolution prohib,
ting a supply of special metallic car.
tridgesto hostile Indians passed. Mr.
Ingalls, said that the man who would
sell ammunition to Indians now
should be hung to the nearest telegraph
pole, or shot by a drum-head court
martial
The Chair laid before the Senate {
communication from the Secretary o
War, transmitting dispatch from
Lieutenant General Sheridan, recon-
mending IAN Increase in the cavalry
and recommending an appropriation
to defray the additional expenses. Tn
dispatch was accompanied by bill
authorizing the increase, and maxim,
an appropriation of Sl,6S9,7OO. Thu
bill passed. IL provides that not NOR
than $500 men be enlisted under tn,
act.
Byavote Of yeas, 81; nays, 80, tn,
Senate refused to consider an amend
ment to the rules for the governm en-
of Impeachment trials 30 as to hav,
deliberations In open session and tn,
doors were closed for discussion of tn
final question in the Belknap impeach
mept.
During a secret session of the Senat
Mr.. Conkling submitted the following
Be it ordered that when called tc
vote whether the articles Of impeach
ment, or either of them, are sustained
any Senator who votes in the negativ
shall be at liberty to state, ifhe chooses
that he rests his vote on the absenc
Of guilt proved in fact, or In want q
Jurisdiction, as the case may be, an,
the vote shall be entered In the journa
accordingly. The order OF Mr., Conk