Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-07-15
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.
The Business of General Interest Trans
acted.
SENATE,

The House bill providing for the sale of the
Kansas Indian lands in Kansas to actual set
tiers, and for the disposition Of the proceeds
OF the sale, was passed.
Tho Chair laid before the Senate Telegram
from the New York Bureau of Trade praying
that silver shall not be made legal tender fol
any sum larger than five dollars. Referred tc
the committee on finance.
Mr.. Conkling (Rep.), of New York, called ur
the Senate bill to punish the counterfeiting OF
trade mark goods, and the sale or dealing in OF
counterfeit trade mark goods. The severa
amendments heretofore agreed to by the judi
ciary committee were agreed to- and the bill
passed.
Mr.. Sargent (Rep.), of California, from the
conference committee on the Naval Appropria.
ton bill, made report that the committee had
agreed upon bill, and the report was agreed
to.
The Chair appointed Messrs. West Hamlin
and Maxey as the new conference committee
on the Post-ofice Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Morrill, (Rep.) of Maine, from the com
mittee on appropriations, reported back the
bill passed by the House to continue the unex-
pended balances to provide temporarily for the
expenses OF the government for period not
to exceed ten days with an amendment pro-
viding that in cases where no sufficient unex-
pended balance remains on hand the necessary
amount be appropriated out of any money il
inc treasury. IasSeu
The House bill to amend sections 1893 and
1884 of the revised statutes, providing pen
atty for mailing obscene books and other mat
ter therein contained, and prohibiting lottery
circulars from passing through the mails, was
taken up. After short discussion the bill was
read third time and passed.
The Senate took up the Sundry Civil Appro-
priation bill. Mr.. Window said the bill as it
came from the House appropriated $15, 256,
73l.32 To this the Senate committee had
added 81 684, SOB So The bill for the current
fiscal year appropriated $29, 459, 1853.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Atkins (Dem.) of Tennes-
see, the Senate amendments to the Army APP
preparation bill were non-concurred i'll.
The Speaker appointed as a committee Of
conference on that bill Messrs. Atkins Randall
and Hurlburt.
Mr.. Payne (Dem.) of Ohio, from the COM
mittee on banking and currency, reported back
the Senate amendments to the Silver Ccin bill.
The vote on the first amendment of the
Senate striking out the word "now" (Which
confined the issue Of silver coin to that now in
the treasury, resulted-yeas, IS nays, 70.
The vote was then taken on concurring on the
second amendment of the Senate and it was
rejected-60 to 105.
Mr.. Randall moved to concur with the Senate
amendment, with an amendment thereto in
the form of two additional sections, authoriz-
ing in addition to the silver coin allowed to be
issued in redemption Of fractional currency,
the coinage of twenty millions, requiring the
purchase of the necessary silver bullion at
market rates, and authorizing the issue of the
coin in the ordinary disbursements of the
treasury. He also allowed Mr.. Landers Dem. },
of Indiana, to offer an amendment authorizing
the coinage of the standard silver dollar of the
fS,hf oY,I hiatt he
first OF January, 1861, and making it a legal
tender in payment of all debts, public and pri-
vate.
The vote was first taken on Mr.. Landers'
amendment, and it was adopted-yeas, ITO ;
nays, 81.
The motion made by Mr.. Randall to concur
in the Senate amendment, with his own, and
Mr.. Landers' anne 'dments thereto, was then
agreed to-yeas, 10 nays, As.
The bill now goes back to the Senate with
hese provisions migrated on the Senate
amendments.
A message was received from the Senate in
forming the House that the Senate had agreed
to the report of the conference committee on
the naval appropriations.
Mr.. Holman CDem.), Of Indiana, from the
committee of conference on the Post-offce
Appropriation bill, submitted the report of that
committee, informing the House that the COM
mittee had been unable to agree, and asked
for another committee. The report was then
adopted, and the Speaker appointed Messrs.
Holman, Clark and Hale as new committee
of conference.
Mr.. Blount (Dem), of Georgia, from the
committee Of conference on the Naval Appro-
priation bill, made a report in favor of the
House concurring in some of the Senate amend
ments, and Of the Senate receding from others
OF its own amendments. Mr.. Blount said the
difference between the bill as it passed the
House and as it passed the Senate was So 043, :
600, and that the difference between the bill as
it passed the House and as reported by the
conference committee was only 1000, an
addition Of $250,000 for the bureau of con-
struction and repair, and Of $65,0OO for the
bureau of steam engineering. The report OF
the committee was agreed to.