The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-05-05
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on ferInented or malt liquors was re-
ported back The amendment adds a
proviso that nothing IN this act shall
change the present rules of law respect
ing evidence in any prosecution or suit.
The amendment was concurred in. The
House then went into the Committee of
the Whole, on the legislative and execu-
tive appropriation bill. Several items
were considered and passed, the most i'm
portant of which was one prohibiting the
executive officers of the government
from employing any clerk, agent, engin-
eer, er,draughtsman, messenger, watchman,
laborer, or other employe, in any of the
executive departments in the city of
Washington or elsewhere, except those
for whom specific appropriations are
made in the bill. Several amendments
were offered, and the committee then
rose and reported the bill to the House.
Without voting on any of the amend
ments, the House adjourned.
APRIL 28.-In the Senate, the i'm
parchment proceedings occupied the
whole day, with the exception of a short
executive session. In the House per-
mission was given the managers of the
Belknap impeachment to examine, as
witnesses, on trial, any members of the
Committee on Expenditures in the War
Department, or any members of the
House, whose testimony they may deem
requisite. The House then voted on
the amendments to the Legislative Ap-
preparation bill. All amendments on
which separate vote was not asked were
agreed to in bulk. The first amendment
on which a vote was taken was the one
offered by Mr. Hubbard, of Illinois, in
creasing the compensation of Territorial
Judges from $4,000 to $1,000. 1t was
reiected-yeas, 80; nays, I19. A bill
appropriating $50, 900 for the subsistence
of the Apache Indians in Arizona was
introduced. After discussion, the bill
was passed. The House then went into
the Committee of the Whole on the pri
vate calendar, and after passing num-
ber of bills OF private character, ad-
journed-
APRIL 29.-The Senate held no session.
having adjourned over until Monday.
In the House, the Committee on Military
Affairs were discharged from the further
investigation of their Clerk, Horace
Broughten. The Illinois contested elec.
ton case of Lemayne VS.. Farwell was
but the matter went over
without action, and the House adjourned
MAY LIN the Senate, the impeach-
ment trial was resumed, and a motion
was made to rescind the vote by which
the opening and close of the arguments
on the jurisdiction of the Senate were
given to the defendant. The motion
was defeated and the Court adjourned
until Tuesday. A bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to renew the
issue of fractional currency, provided
that the total amount outstanding, at
any one time, shall not exceed $50, 0OO,-
900, was introduced Referred. Mr..
Sargent, of Cal, made a speech on Chi
nese immigration, at the close of which
the Senate went into executive session,
and soon adjourned. In the House,
under the call of the States, number of
bills were introduced and referred. 1t
was moved to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution directing the sever
Il committees of the House charged with
he investigations to conduct such inves.
igations with open doors while testimo-
~ is being taken. Rejected-yeas. 126;
lays, 105, not two-thirds in the affirma-
i've. All the Republicans and some of
he Democrats voted ia the affirmative.
III the negative votes were given by
he Democrats. Another motion, simi-
ar to the above, with the exception that
he committees may close the doors
whenever they deem that the public in
crest demand it, was then passed with
ut division. Mr.. Holman Oem.), of
indiana, moved to suspend the rules and |
Ass the bill TO repeal so much of the |
Act as authorizes the re- |
eInption and cancellation of United |
'tates notes, and the sale of United |
'tates bonds for the accomplishment of |
hat purpose. Rejected-yeas. 115; nays,
two thirds of the affirmative.
The House then refused to order the
resent investigation committees to re-
'ort as early as possible. Mr. Blaine
hen made personal explanation in
egard TO the charges that be was inter
sted in the Kansas Pacific Railroad.
speaker Kerr was given a leave of alb
ence for ten days OH account of person
! illness, and the House adjourned.
NAY 2.-In the Senate, petition of
he Society of Friends, protesting against
he transfer of the Indian Bureau to the
Var Department, was introduced and
eferred. Mr.. Conkling explained that
he delay in reporting the steamboat bill
ecently passed by the House was to en-
bic persons interested to be heard, and
D present such facts as they desired.
he petition of citizens of New York,
against the passage of any
tw granting an American register to
oreign built vessels, was presented.
he Japan indemnity fund bill was then
.ken up and amended so it should read
lat ''the President be, and hereby is
to reserve from the japanese
ldemnity fund the sum of S125; 600, to
2 used in the manner heretofore pro-
ded, and is further authorized to pay
yer 70 the Government of Japen the
.sidue of said fund.-" etc After a de-
ate the amendment was agreed to.
he Chair then laid before the Senate a
essage from the President of the United
;ates, inclosing the report of the Cen
nnial Commission, and inviting the
70 Houses of Congress to be present at
e opening ceremonies on the 10th inst
rdered printed. and to lie on the table.
fter an executive session, the Senate
ljourned. In the House, bill appro
'iating $50, 600 for the subsistence sup
les of the Apache Indians in Arizona
rs passed. A bill appropriating S16,-
d for the maintenance of lights on the
ississippi, Ohio, and Missouri rivers
as passed. a resolution, directing the
Dmmittee on the Real Estate Pool TO