The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-05-11


aid before tAs \. ps,a.s e. message from the
hs lseo.. c,ssssp ssis ccn%isson
nd inviting NE two Houses of Con-
,ress to be preseat q The opening cere-
monies ON ~ i0lh insL Ordered printed,
md to lie On ths table After an ex-
'cutive sessien, TIE esnete adjourned......
IN the Houss, . bill sppsob riating $50, 900 for
he subsistenee supplies for the Apache In
liam In AEsena W. passed. A bill appro:
Gristns - 4: bo a"a Missouri ri
rivers rivers w was pssssd. < sssoiution directing
the CommitSss On hs Real Estate Pool to
accept the oEsr Of Hsllst Kilbourne to APP
pear before the aid committee to answer any
Questions relating v the real estate pool was |
offered. The resolution was laid on the Ia
BILE yeas 1888, nays IS, aparty vote. A reso-
luton was offered irstructing the Judiciary |
Committee 70 inquire into the fact that the |
1871 or 1877 became owners Of certain Little |
Rock and Fort Smith railroad bonds, for
which the. Union ?aeiho company paid
consideration largelJ In excess Of their ac-
tual or market valus. and Was passed with
dissenting vote. The ,esolution of censure of
Mr.. John Young Brown, Of kentucky, in the
last House, YVES reasinded and expunged.
The Committed o. bsnking and Currency
reported a bill, ssthor.sing the Secretary Of
the Treasury, under suah 1imits and regula-
tons as will best secure Just and fair
distribution of silver csfn throughout the
country, to issue the silver c0in nov in the
Treasury, to the amount Lot exceeding &c.,
600, 900, in exchange for an equal amount
of legal.tender notes, ane providing that
the notes received and exchanged shall be
reissued only on the retirement and destrue-
ton of a like sum OF fractional currency
received at the Treasury in payment of dues
to the United States, and that such fractional
currency, when SO substituted, shall be de.
stroyed and held as part OF the sinking
fund, provided in the Act Of the 17th Of
April, 1876. The bill was objected to, so
without action the House adjourned.
In the Senate, May 8, Mr.. Morton sent to
| the Clerks desk and had read dispatch to
the New York World, rejecting upon his
expenditure of the $3.50, 900 loaned the State
of Indiana In 1868 by the United States,
when he was Governor of the State. He
stated at length the use that he made OF
the loan, and of the circumstances under
which it was borrowed. He then spoke
of the election in Indiana in 1862, when
the Democrats carried the State by ten
thousand majority, and he saw them
attempt to take from him al power to organ
ize the military, and take Indiana out Of the
line of loyal States There was plenty ol
money in the State Treasury TO enable him
to carry on operations, hut Il - locked
against him. He made an appel to the PEG
pie of Indiana, and various county banks ant
railroad corporations loaned hi d uoney. bu
he was yet $250.000 short, which vas giver
to him by the General Government. A Join
committee OF the Legislature, composed O.
, some of the most prominent Democrats, ex
, amined his accounts and reported they Ter,
correct to cent, including all expend ,ure
of the amount received from the Gsaera
: Government. At the close OF his re-
!. marks Messrs. Morrill,, of Me-, IA
4 Cameron, Of Pa, spoke, eulogisticslly, I
= ese Indemnity bill was then called up IN
= considered, but, without action, the Sena
. went into executive session and adjourne
......ln the House, the report of the Cor
!, mittee on Elections, in the case of LemOyI
(Dem.) VS.. Farwell (Rsp.l in the Thil
. illinois District was considered. III
!; majority of the committee reports
!, that the contestant, Lemoyne, W
g entitled to the seat. The minority
q the committee reported in favor
= the present member, Farwell. Bya stri
4 party vote, Mr.. Farwell was unseateds II
- postoffce appropriation bill was then d
= cussed, but without action the House to-
y a recess until 1880. In the evening sessi
'i the same bill was discussed, but no progrt
was made, but few members being presel
and the House adjourned.
"a In the Senate, May 4, Mr.. COnkling SO
= he had been requested to present, and M
4. willingly did present, number OF petitio
10 representing the case Of an American cltiz
Condor, undergoing Q life sentences, and "
" had been eight years imprisoned. !
u oflense was political. His fate had awaken
A sympathy throughout the United States, q
no aroused . current OF sentiment OF viii
n the evidence, In part, was before h
:. In petitions, which came from TWEEN
81 two States and several Territori
n. They were signed by lawyers, legislators a
Iv prominent citizens. The House had pass
IS one or two resolutions asking the Executi
pd still to further interfere, and these rcso
~ tions were now before the Committee
d. Foreign Relations. Now came all thu
RS petitions representing volume OF sentim'
nm and sympathy at rarely came to either Hol
or of Congress. He moved the petition be
~ ferred to the Committee on Foreign Re
lv tons, and hoped some good would come
ID. them. They were so referred.
OF Committee ON Commerce reported
or. vorsbly on the bill to exempt
On vessels engaged in the navigation of
nd Mississippi river and its tributaries alb
~ New Orleans from entrances and clearan'
:" 1t was referred. Mr.. Morrill, presented
concurrent resolution that Congress ado
~ from Tuesday to Friday of next week to
WI tendSo the opening Of the Centennial FL
ebidon at Philadelphia. The impeachn
triaf was then resumed, and Mr.. Blair
the past Of the defendant, argued that
senate had NO Jurisdiction of the C
Manager Lord replied. When
mt Lord concluded, the Senate, slit
it'll a. a Court Of fmpeaehmspt, sdjour
On. until tomorrow. The considered
to oflcgislstive busipess was repmed, and
ex- Senate soon ad1cSrn Cd. The Borse v
of into COMMITTEES OF the Whole on the p
Ear Office Appropriation bill. The bill was
Sc, bated, but no action Was taken, and
tie. committee rose. Nine thousand dollars
nts appropriated TO pay the expenses of
All Select COMMITTEES appointed 10 invests
vas the Federal Offices in Louisiana. The q
rst sage from the Presidents declining to furr
gas the House with Information ~ 70 his vari
of absences from Washington, Was read,
on was received with cool disdain on the De
90. cratic side, and with evident enjoyment
10. the Republican side. A resolution instr
lb. ing the select committee for the invest
ma ton of the Federal Offices in Louisiana
ill make full and complete investigation
ito the circumstances attending the assass
ate ton of M. ii. Twitchell and David King
of Red river, La, particularly as to whei
the cause was, or was not, OF q polit
mt character was offered and adopted.
de House then adjourned.