The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-27


creasing the appropriations for the medical
department from $4,000 to S2OO,OO0, and for
the manufacture of metallic ammunition for
small arms from $4,000 to $4,000.
Maxey submitted an amendment providing
that cavalry regiments may be recruited to 100
men in each company, and be kept as near as
possible to that number. and that a sufficient
force of cavalry shall be employed in defence of
the Rio Grande and the Indian frontier of
Texas. Agreed to.
The bill having been considered in commi t.
tee of the whole it was reported to the Senate,
and the amendments made in the committee
were agreed to, yeas %, nays -. Maxey voted
with the Republicans in the Affirmative.
The bill was then read third time and pass
The Chair laid before the Senate the special
order, being the bill for the issue of silver
coin.
Mr.. Copking moved that the committee on
commerce be discharged from further consid.
GRAFTON of the river and harbor appropriation
bill and that it be referred to the committee on
appropriations. Agreed to.
Senate then went into executive session and
when the doors were reopened at 6,15 o'clock
adjourned.
HOUSE
Sayler occupied the chair.
Several bills were introduced.
Kasson offered joint resolution that when
the Houses adjourned on Saturday it be to NEE
on 10 o'clock Tuesday July 4th at Independ-
ence Hall, Philadelphia, there to consider joint
resolution commemorative of Centennial ami
versary of American Independence, Referred
to committee on Centennial.
Neal introduced a bill providing for the re-
peal of the resumption act and moved the pre-
vious question.
A point of order was passed by Kasson and
after discussion oVerruled
Previous question was not seconded, II to
100, and Kasson rising to debate it the bill went
over under the rule.
Randall, from conference committee on the
legislative appropriation bill, reported the COM
mlttee had been unable to agree and on his mo-
ton a new committee was appointed, consisting
of Randall, Springer, and Kasson.
Savage moved to put on its passage the bills
repeal the third section of the resumption act
but point of order by Kasson (that previous
notice not been glven) was sustained and the
motion was uot entertained.
A motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill to continue into the next fiscal year the ap-
propriations made for the current year was re-
jected, So to liz.
Springer of Illinois offered a res oution ms
tructing the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency to report tomorrow bill to repeal the
resumption act.
Dennison of Vermont interposed motion
to adjourn, which was rejected-yeas s, nays
179.
The morning hour expired and the resolution
went over without action.
Buckner of Missouri. chairman of the Dis
trct Committee submitted the majority and
minority reports in reference to affairs of the
District of Columbia. Ordered printed and re-
committed.
Faulkner of West Virginia, from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, reported bill for
the relief of Edward o. M. Condor. 1t requests
the President to take such steps as in his judg-
ment may tend to the release of said Condor
from imprisonment. Passed.
Luttrell of California moved to suspend the
rules and adopt resolution for the appoint
ment of a select committee on Chinese emil
| grafton. Rejected.
The resolution was then referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Terry of Va, moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill reviviug the law for the
payment for horses and equipment lost during
| the war, and extending the time for the filing
| of claims therefor. Adopted.
Mr., Reilly of Pa, moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill for thei issue OF disused
| government arms to states and territories f or
| their protection against Indians. Adopted.
Mr.. Caldwell of Tenn, moved to suspend the
| rules and adopt resolution declaring that re-
| trenchment and reform are matters of impera-
| tive necessity; that it is not the mere cry of
| demagogism but problem demanding the
| attention and worthy the highest ability of the
| representatives of the people and that no party
| is ut to govern the country who cannot solve
| it; that it is in vain to look TO the executive
| officers for reform; that the Senate is neither
| by the theory of the American system nor by
its composition fitted for the task; that the
| House has constitutional power to protect rad
ical REFORM that all bills for raising the reve-
nue. should originate in the House and that no
money should be drawn from the treasury ex-
| cept in consequence of appropriations made by
| law; that those provisions of the constitution
| were designed to invest the House with entire
| control over the pnblic purse; that this power
| of supply is in England invested in the House
House of Commons, ana has been zeaously
| guarded by it, and is the pearl beyond price"
beyond which the liberties OF England would
| long since have fallen under the despotism OF
| the crown.
The principal points of this resolution were
compiled from a speech of John Sherman
| while a member of the House in 1857.
The vote on the motion to suspend the rules
| and adopt the resolution was yeas SO, nays 35.
No ON untiracr HnnSo adi