Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-08-25

not acted upon by tho House. The House
began the consideration of the Legislative,
Executive, aud Judicial Appropriation
| bill, which did not become a law till the
l4lh of August.
March 49, Mr.. Baker, of Indiana, NOV
ed a resolution declaring the United States
to be a nation, and not a mere conlederacy.
This resolution the Democrats expressed
desire to refer TO a committee, but, being
forced to vote, the yeas were 81 and the
noes rs III members were absent or re-
| fused to vote. Subsequently Mr.. Cox NOV
| ed series OF resolutions on the same sub
| ject, OK expressing that the United States con-
stitute nation, in the sense, TO the extent,
and for the purposes defined Ia the FEEDER
| al Constitution. These resolutions were
adopted by a vote of $50 yeas to AZ nays;
| 81 members not voting. The conference
report, on the bill for the payment of the
| interest on the District bonds was adopted
| in the House.
| March 14.-The House ordered the arrest
of Hallett Kilbourn for refusing TO give
testimony before the Real Estate Pool
| Committee.
March 16.-The first discussion of the
silver question was begun on proposition
10 authorize the Secretary Of the Treasury
TO exchange silver coins for fractional cur
rency.
March 23.-The House passed bill 10
prevent political assessments upon em-
ployes of the Government and for similar
purposes, the vote standing l75 10 s; LOG
absent and not voting.
March 27.-The bill known as the Payne
bill, for the resumption Of specie pay
ments, and the repeal of the Resumption
act, was offered under u suspension of the
rules and deieated-yeas, 81 nays, l56.
March 30.-The articles Of impeachment
against Secretary Belkuap were reported
TO the House.
March 31.-The House passed bill 10
define the tax on iermented and malt liq-
uors also a bill providing for tho redemp-
ton of fractional paper currency in subsid-
larry coin. The Senate, after a debate run
ming through several days, passed reso-
luton for an investigation of the election
in Mississippi.
April 3.-The Senate passed bill amend
atory of the Bankrupt law AFTER brief de-
bate. The House passed bill amending
the Pension laws for soldiers of the war OF
1912.
April 4.-Mr. Schleicher of Texas, re-
ported from the select committee joint
resolution for the protection of the Texas
frontier.
April Gin the House bill from the
Banking and Currency Committee, report
ed adversely, TO fix national rate Of in
terest, was laid on the table.
April 1O.-The House, by a vote Of l7C
yeas to so nays, suspended the rules, and
passed the River and Harbor bill, without
reading or amendment. In the Senate a
debate began upon the House bill TO re-
deem fractional currency in silver coins.
April 1l.-Mr. Reagan's bill concerning
commerce and navigation, popularity
known as the Steamboat bill, was passed
in the House. 1t had been before the
House three or four times on separate days
and thoroughly debated. Ii never passed
the Senate.
April 12.-The Senate passed a bill regu-
lating postage on third-class matter. II
was never acted upon by the House, but
its main provisions were incorporated In
an appropriation bill and became law.
April 19.-In the Senate the vote by
which the bill regulating the counting o
votes for President and Vice Presidcp
was passed was reconsidered.
April 21.-In the House, bill transfer
, ring the Indian Bureau to the War Depart
ment was passed-Yeas, 1870; nays, "a
This change was resisted by the Senate
and was not effected this session.
April Ex-senator Jones began his two
days speech on the silver question, anC
:. which he concluded GU the 18th. Mr.
Blaine made personal explanation in re
gard 10 the charges connected with Thu
=, $64, 900 bond transaction. This was tn
first time this transaction was brought f
the attention of the House.
April 3O.-Mr. Holman moved a suspen
sion of the rules on bill TO repeal the Re
sumpt ion act the vote was: Yeas, ll5
nays, Ill. The motian, requiring two
thirds, was therefore not agreed to. TIL
House refused to order the investigating
committees to sit with open doors. Hal
lett ilbourn sent in letter of difiance t
the House after he had been released from
imprisonment.
May 1.-The House rescnded that par
of the resolution of censure passed on Joh
d. Young Brown last year, at the time of hi
y attack upon Gen. Butler, charging him will
= prevaricatioD.
May S.-The House again refused to or
der the investigations to be conducted wit
open doors, the vote standing yeas los
nays Ill. A bill earring into effect the pro
visions of the Hawaiian treaty was passe
: by the House, yeas lis, nays lOl. Thi
bill was passed in the Senate Aug. ID.
v May. 26.-L. II. Fitzhugh, Doolkeeper c
IS the House, who claimed to be "a bige
l. man than old Grant," was discharged fror
d his office by vote of the House.
l. May 29.-The House voted-yeas III
nays 94-that ii is inexpedent at this tim
}, to pass legislation affecting the tariff. Th
u Senate on the same day took jurisdicto
n tary Belknap.
j. May 31.-The House decided the electo
case of Spencer versus Morey, of louisa
o pa, and admitted TIE contestant Spence
70 TO his seat. The Senate, by vote of "a I
v 20, passed the Japanese Indemnity Fun
/, bill. This bill was not acted upon by tn
n House.
s. June 5.-Mr. Blaine made personal ex
= PLANTATION in the House, during which b
read the Mulligan letters. The debate o
o the subject occupied the entire day.
J. June 6.-The House passed the resolu
d ton allowing the Committee on Bankin
n and Currency to report at any time. Thi
was for the purpose of getting bill befor