The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

In the senate on the 9th, during the
morning hour a number of bills on the cal
endar of private character were passed,
and at one o'clock legislative business was
suspended and consideration of articles of
| Impeachment was resumed. Mr. Merrill
! (Me.) said the question OF fixing the time for
| this trial was very important. He moved
| that the galleries be cleared and the doors
closed that the senators might confer upon
that question. Agreed to, and the senate
| went into secret conference. Mr.. Whyte
| presented the petition of Gen. G. t. Beaure-
! gard, OF Louisiana, for the removal of his pO-
| litical disabilities. Referred to the Judicial
| ry committee. At 500 the doors were re-
| opened, and the chair announced thSe an
| order had been agreed upon, as follows: Or
| dered, that on the sixth of July, at one
o'clock p. H., the senate sitting as a court of
| impeachment, will proceed to hear the evil
dence on the merits of a trial of this case.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, the senate, sit
ing as a court of impeachment, ad djourned
until the 10th inst, 1t being understood that
the court would meet that day to receive the
answer of the respondent under the order
adopted. Legislative business was then re-
Sumed and the chair laid before the senate
the unfinished business. Pending discussion
the senate adjourned.
In the senate on the 9TH, a resolution
proposing a common unit of money and ac-
counts for the United States and Great
Britain passed. The house bill extending
for one year the provisions of an act of De-
cember 2S, 1874, so as not to deprive home
stead settlers driven from their homes by the
locust plague, of their rights, passed. The
senate resumed consideration of unfinished
business being the legislative, judicial and
executive appropriation bill which was read
the third time and passed. Mr.. Morrill, (Me.) !
called up the fOrtifcatiOn appropriation |
tod hNTf fIa taa
atiOns, without amendment, which was read |
the third time and passed The senate then |
took up the silver bill, with the understand |
ing that it sEould come up as unfinished busi- |
ness tomorrow, after executive session. Ad- |
journed.
In the senate on the 5th. at the expi- |
ration OF the morning hour, bill to amend |
the laws relating to legal tenders of silver |
coin, known as the silver bill, was taken up, |
and Mr.. Morrill, (Nt) spoke against the bill !
as reported by the committee on finance. |
Mr.. Gordon from the committee on military |
reported favorably on the senate bill to au- |
thOrize an increase i'll the number of officers |
of the army detailed to teach military tactics !
throughout the country, with an amendment |
increasing the number of such officers from |
twenty to thirty. The amendment was |
agreed to and the bill passed. The senate
then adjourned
In the senate on the 10th, Mr.. Morrill, |
called up the concurrent resolution accept |
ing the statute of Ethan Allen, contributed |
by Vermont, for the national statuary hall, |
at the capitol, and returning the thanks of
congress to the state for the contribution. |
Messrs. Morrill, and Edmunds made speeches |
and the resolution was accepted. Mr.. Ker- |
nan moved to take up the house bill relative !
to the redemption of the unused stamps Di- |
visions showed but twenty-nnc senators |
present. and the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the house on the 9th after its dis |
cussiOn, the proposition to change the rules |
so as to allow the committee on banking and |
currency to report at any time was agreed |
to-yeas, 115, nays 81. The object cf the |
change is 10 allow that committee to report !
the bill for the repeal of the resump- !
ton act. The house then went into COM |
mittee on the Indian appropriation bill. |
Mr.. Maginnis offered an amendment provid- |
ing that any person desiring to trade with |
the Indians, shall receive a license on the !
certificate of district Judge, or Judge of |
the supreme court of any territory that he is
of good character. Agreed to. The COM |
mittee rose and reported the bill to the house, |
and it passed. Adjourned.
In the house on the 7th, Mr.. CrOunse !
introduced a bill authorizing a railroad pom
tOon bridge over the Missouri river Ne
braska City, Passed. The house proceeded |
to consider the bill reported from the COM
mittee on public lands, repeating the section
Gf the revised statues making restrictions in
the disposal of lands in the states of Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and
Florida. Passed. Mr. Cannon from the
committee postoffice and pOstroads, re-
ported bill providing a penalty for mail
phgn hpn he and Loft
circulars passing through the mails Passed.
Mr.. Wood, of New York, from the commit
tee on ways and means, submitted n unani-
nous report in regard to the Alaska Com
mercial Co.. to the effect that the lease to
the company for the right to take seals
made in accordance with the act of July list,
1870, and has been complied with, and that
there is no Just ground for complaint against
the company. The house then proceeded to
the consideration of the bill for the distribu-
ton of unappropriated moneys of the Gene
va award. Pending discussion the house
took recess till the evening session, to be
for the continuance of debate on the Ge-
neva award bill.
In the house on the Sth, the post route
bill, and the bill to prevent straw bids were
passed. The bill relating to the execution of
custOmhOuse bonds was concurred in; also
the senate amendment to the bill for the re-
lief of settlers on certain public lands. The
house then resumed the consideration OF the
Geneva award bill, and was addressed by
Mr. McCrsary. At the close of Mr.. McCrea-
rvs speech the house agreed to a committee
of conference on the consular and diplomat
ic appropriation bll, and MessrS. Singleton,
Randall and Waldran we appointed. The
senates amendment to the bill establishing
Sheboygan, Michigan, port of delivery,
was concurred in. The house then took a
recess, the evening session to be devoted to
debate on the Geneva award bill. The !
evening session proved entire failure, but |
two members being present.
In the house on 9th, the bill allowing |
the widow of ex-President Polk 81 800 for |
supplies furnished the army in Tennessee |
was passed. Mr.. Hunton moved to lay on |
the table Mr.. Blaine's motion to reconsider |
the vote for printing the testimony taken be- |
| fore the Judiciary committee. Ny. Buckner |
| raised the question of consideration, claiming
tkat private business being before the house
under the rule 1T was not in order to interpose
| other business. parliamentary squabble |
| over this and other points of order ensued |
| Mr.. Glover and other democratic members
| rose to question of order; but Mr.. Blaine in
| tine midst of great uproar and confusion, as
| serted that all the members on the democrat.
| ic side of the house were out of order. At
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