The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-04-26

TUESDAY, APRIL Is.

TUESDAY, APRIL IL.
SExATE-Sepstor Sherman introduced MS
silver bill providing for the reissue OF lhe oiu
silver dollar, etc. n bill relating 10 lurhish
ing Congressional Records TO members Vi
Conrrass at cost was passed. as was
also the Pennsylvania avenue pave
ment hill. The deficiency appropriation Dill
vas taken mn and amend Y ents providing for
,,,e mileage of senators, the salaries OF the
Elacr Htsls commissioners and the expense
of the government exhibition at the Centen-
riaI We q agreed 10. On the other hand, one
O the Indian appropriations was reduced al
the provision requiring territorial ofncers 10 oe
citixenS of tht ir territories was stricken out
FcT7sE-The committee reported In the case
of Rromberg against HARRISON unanimously
in favor of the sitting member, HARRISON, ana
I'm the case of Finlay against Walls In favor OF
the contestant, Finlsy. The former was agreed
to and no action was taken on the latter
The evening session was spent by Messrs' Cui-
,erson, Hooker and Banning In speeches
supporting the Indian transfer BILL
WEDNESDAY,, APRIL 20.
sESArF-The Impeachment proceedings
were continued and Manager Lord presented
fbe replication of the House to Belknap's plea.
The Trial was then adjourned 10 the
,27th. the House bill TO define the tax
ON fermented and malt hquo was
amended and passed. Senator Thurman
called MP his motion to reconsider the Morton
resolution as to counting the vote for presi-
dent. Senator Morton, replying, inamated
that Thomas jefferson, when vice president
counted a void return in favor OF himself.
senator Thurman denied the accusation, and
the vote was reconsidered. The japanese in
.demnity bill was discussed and amended.
HoUsE-Reports were received from the i'm
peachment managers and from the sergeant
.at-arms in relation te Hallett Kilbourn. The
Florida election case was settled la accordance
with the report of the committee. The even
ing session was devoted to the Indian transfer
bill.
THURSDAY, April
SENATE-A bin authorizing Mrs. Minnie
Sherman Fitch to receive herdiamonds free
of duty was unanimously passed. The House
bill, regulating the collection of the internal
revenue, was amended, but not further acted
upon Among the resolutions and bills offered
were an anti-Chinese measure by Senator Sar-
gent; bill making silver a. legal tender for all
amounts by senator Bogy, and educational
bills by Senators Edmunds and Maxey. A bill
was reported to amend section 4,6sS OF the re-
yised statutes 80 as to allow pension OF s3l
per month TO soldiers who have lost both an
arm and q leg In lieu of sA per month, the
amount now allowed.
HoUsE-Amorg the bills reported was one to
enlarge the privilege Of the writ of habeas cor
pus In the case of witnesses summoned by the
senate or House. and a resolution relating to
Mexican affairs. The Senate amendments tc
the diplomatic bill were ,non-concurred In
The report of the committee on rules was
read reprimanding severely Clerk Smith, who
had already resigned. Some Of the Senate
amendments to the deficiency bill were
agreed to and others were rejected, and an in
yestigation was ordered into one OF the vari
Gus charges against Bristow. The rest of the
session was spent over the Indian transfel
BILL Mr. Cox opposed and Mr.. Mills advo
Gated IL. An amendment offered by Mr.. Hol
man providing that officers should be de
tailed to perform certain duties among thu
Indians was rejected, and others allowing re
tired officers to he appointed agents, and pro
yiding for the admission OF Indians to citi
zenshlp, In certain .cases, were agreed to.
FRIDAY, APRIL Il.
BoUsE.-Mr. Knott introduced a bill pro
yiding that the Supreme Court shall hav'
original and exclusive jurisdiction to issue
writ of habeas corpus In all eases where th'
party shall be restrained of his liberty by th'
authority of either house of Congress. bill
relating to corporations engaged in distillins
was passed and the reference Of tbs resolution
OF thursday to investigate Bristow wa
changed to the committee on ways and mean
and Ii was ordered to be public. The Indiai
bureau transf r bill was further debated ant
at length passed by ls9 to 81.
SATURDAY, APRIL %.
HoUsE-A bill was introduced in regard Il
citizenship and to define the rights Of citizen
abroad. A substitute and an amendmen
were offered and the bill was postponed unit
Wednesday. The bill to amend the charte
of the Freedmens Bank was taken up ant
Mr.. Bradford offered and supported a substi
tute authorizing the apPointm of a man :
close it up. A bill 10 abolish the distric
board of health was introduced.
MONDAY, APRIL "a.
SENATE-The session was spent in the di:
cussion OF two bills, upon neither OF whic
a aconcIusion was reached, for the abolition {
internal revenue supervisors and to make ST
yer legal tender withozt limit. Senate
Jones made a long speech ia support of tn
latter.
HoUsE-A number o. bills were introduce
aud referred, among them provisions to in
crease the circulation of the national bank
TO organize the navy, to request the release {
Condor, etc. An Investigation of the New o.
leans custom house with power {
sit during the recess was ordere
by party vote, aud the district business wa
taken. The greater part of the session, how
ever, was taken up by Mr.. Blaine's persons
explanation touching the Union Pacific bus
ness. His defense consisted of letters fror
Sidney Dillon and Tom s. OFT and in his ow
earnest denial OF all the charges brough
against him.