The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, March 10, number of un.
important bills and resolutions were intro
duced, which were referred and laid on the
table. A change in the time of holding Dis.
trict Courts in various places was con-
sidered, and two bills to the effect were
passed. The amended bill for the admis-
sion of New Mexico as a State was then
taken up and discussed at length,
read third time, and passed. The bill
reducing the salary of the President to
$4,000 was taken up, but before il was
considered the Senate went into execu-
tive session, and soon after adjourned,......
Ia the House, resolution was introduced
calling upon the Committee of Ways and
Means to examine the books in the Treas
ury Departn. ent, and, il necessary, the Treas.
nrer himself, to find out the cause, if
possible, in the fluctuation of gold and
other like matters. The Committee on
Patents reported adversely on the ex-
tension of Wilson's Sewing Machine
patent. The House then went into
Committee of the Whole, when Mr..
Bass, one of the Republican members of
the Committee of Expenditures in the
War Department proceeded to make
a personal explanation as to his con-
nection with the committee in the recent
investigation. Mr.. Clymer, the chairman of
the committee, replied, and the debate was
continued by Messrs. Blackburn and Dam
ford, Of the same committee. The House
then adjourned.
In the House, on March IL, one hundred
thousand dollars were appropriated to the
Sioux Indians. The bill to equalize the
bounties of the soldiers in the late war was
referred TO the committee of the whole, and
made the special order for next Thursday.
A protest from Cincinnati distillers against
any change in the present tax on whisky
was presented and referred. Mr.. Randall,
of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. White, of Ken
lucky, INDUCED in some personal remarks
concerning the formers connection with the
salary grab. Mr.. Morrison's tariff bill and
the resumption of specie payment were both
unfavorably discussed. The House then adj.
journed.
In the Senate, March 13, on motion of Mr..
Morton, the Senate took up the bill 10 regu-
late the counting OF votes for President and
President. Mr.. Bayard briefly adj
dressed the Senate in opposition to the bill.
Mr.. Morton said the bill providing for
President, now before the Senate, presented
three important changes from the old
method, which he proposed to point out.
The bill provides for debate or explanation
while the vote was being counted. IL pro-
vides against the Acknowledgement OF any
OF the States, and il provides that the vote
Of every State shall be counted. The
measure was discussed at length, pro and
con, but no definite conclusion was reached.
.....ln the House, Mr.. Campbell presented
a petition Of seven hundred and thirteen
citizens OF illinois asking for repeal of the
Resumption Act. Referred. The Speaker
then called the States for bills, under which
call a number Of bills were introduced and
referred. Mr.. Southland offered resolution
calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury for
information as TO defaultiBg Internal Rev.
enue Collectors. Adopted A resolution
calling on the Secretary Of War for infor.
nation as to whether promotions in the
army since the 22d day OF June, 1874, have
been in accordance with section ,204 Of the