The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-08-04
Of each of the executive departments of the

government 10 1urn1Sn the senate with the ag
qregate number of civil employees in their de
partments, exclusive of mechanics and Ia
borers. for the Years 1889, '61, '63, '65. '67
'B9, III, '73, rs. Agreed to. Mr.. Logan
moved to take up the house bill to equaIize
the bounties of soldiers who served in th {
late war for the union. Agreed to-yeas %
nays 20. Mr.. Key voted with the republicans
| in the affirmative, and Messrs. Booth, Rob
ertson, Sargent and Hamilton voted with
the democrats in the negative The morn
ing hour expiring before the bill was read
through, Mr.. Logan asked that the reading
be completed, but Mr.. Edmunds objected.
The impeachment was resumed. Manager
tJenks spoke on the question of fact. At the
close of Mr.. jerks argument the senate took
recess for fifteen minutes, when Judge
Black stated point in the case for defense.
At the conclusion of the argument of Judge
Black the senate sitting as court of i'm
| parchment adjourned. The senate then
went into executive session and soon ad-
journed.
In the house on the 18th bill was in
troduced providing for the election OF gov
ernor, secretary, treasurer, auditor and SUI
perintendent of schools in the seEeral terri
tories. Mi. Kelley introduced bill for the
coinage of the standard dollar, the weight to
be 4l214 grains as provided for in the act of
January IS, 1897, and to make it legal ten
der for all debts both public and private
Referred. The senate concurrent resolu-
ton making special committees Of the two
houses on the eoOlle question joint COM
| i11lttee was cOneirred in. The house then
| went into committee of the whole with Mr..
Monroe in the chair, to protect the Texas
frontier. :. The pending Question was amend
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pf South Cafollna, iti connection with the
| Hamburg trotibles, that no TROOPS shall be
| Withdrawn from South Carolina. At the
close of debate Mr. Hancock moved sub
stitute for Mr.. Smalls' amendment, to the
| effect that no troops shall be taken from any
| state or service where the public interest re-
quires their continuance. Mr.. SmalIs ac-
| cepted the substitute, and it was agreed to
| by Sc to SO, The committee then proceeded
| tb the Consideration, OF the Bill authorizing
the president to order troops to cross the
Rio Grande in pursuit of robbers. Without
action the committee rose and the house ad-
journed.
In the house on the 10Th the biz ''ex-
tending the duration of the court of COM
missioners on the Alabama claims until the
first of JANUARY text, passed. The house
theh considered the South Carolina con=
tested election case on the Unanimous re-
port of the committee that neither the sitting
member, Mr.. Mackey, nor the contestant;
Mr.. Butts is entitled to the seat. Mr.. At |
kins made conference report on the army |
appropriation bill. The motion in regard to |
re0rganizing the army and the reduction of |
the paw of the officers, which has been the |
point of difficulty between the two houses, is |
referred to a commission, which is to sit |
during recess. The report was agreed to |
and the bill now goes to the president for /
his signature. The house then went into |
committee of the whole, Mr.. Monroe in the |
chair, on the bill for the protection of the |
Texas frontier. Without disposing Of the |
bill, adjourned,
In the house ON the Goth, the bill for
the protection of the Texas frontier passed, |
after the rejection of the second section, by |
a vote of yeas 50, nays 96. The following is
the text of the bill: That for the purpose of
giving efficient protection CT the country be-
tween Rio Grande and Nueces rivers, In the
state of Texas, from cattle thieves, robbers
and murders from the Mexican side of the |
river, the president of the United States be
and is hereby authorized and required to
station, and keep on the Rio tirande river,
from the mouth or the river to Fort Duncan,
and above, il necessary, two regiments of
cavalry for field service, in addition to such
infantry force as may he necessary for garri-
son duty, and to assign recruits to said regi-
ments, so as to fill UP each troop to number
of one hundred privates, and they shall be
up tn that strength as long as they shall be
required in that service. Mr.. Randall made
a conference report on the sundry civil APP
preparation bill and explained it. After
long discussion the report was adopted. The
bull now goes to the president for signature.
Mr.. Randall from the committee On apprO-
priatiOns reported bill appropriating $1,000
for the expenses of the joint select commit
tee on Chinese immigration. Passed. Also
a bill extending to the thirty-frst of July
the bill making temporary provision for the
expenses of the government. Passed. Mr..
Sampson from the committee on patents, re-
ported back the senate bill to punish coun-
terfeiting of trade marks. Passed. The
house then adjourned.
In the house on the Dist, a number of
private bills were reported and acted upon,
when the house went into a committee of
the whole on the private calendar, the first
bill being one comforting certain land claims
in the state of Missouri. After discussion
the en- leting clause was stricken out and the
bill was 20 reported to the house, which con-
frmed the action of the committee, and so
the bill was defeated. The house adjourned
till Monday.
In the house, on the 24tL, Mr.. Kelley
moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill
for the coinage of the standard silver dollar
and to make it legal-tender for all debts
Rejected-116 to 6S; not two-thirds in the af-
frmative. Mr.. Hurlbut (Ill.) offered a reso-
luton, reciting that the northwestern In
dams are supplied with arms requiring
special metallic cartrid yes, and directing the
president to take measures to prevent such
special ammunition being conveyed to the
Indians. Referred to committee on military
affairs. Mr.. Young moved to suspend the
rules and adopt a resolution directing the
attOrney-general, secretary of the interior
and commissioner OF Internal revenue to
suspend, until the first of February next, all
further action in reference TO lands sold for
direct taxes under the act of August 5, 1861.
AdOpted-yeas 139, nays As. Mr.. Hendee |
moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill
authorizing the commissioners for the Dis
trict of Columbia to defray the expenses of
the district till the first of December next,
by borrowing not over $41S,9S7, at interest
not exceeding six per cent, in anticipation
of taxes for the fiscal year. Passed. Mr..
Lamar from the Pacific railroad committee,
reported back the senate bill to extend for
eight years the time for construction and
completion of the Northern Pacific railroad,
and moved to suspend the rules and take up
the bill for consideration. Reiected-yeas
80, nays 149. Mr.. Clark (Mo.), from the
postOffice committee, reported the bill in re
lation to postal affairs, being the amended
bill from which the presidential approval
had been withheld on account of the inform
ality in its reference to revised statues.
Passed. Adjourned.
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Gen. Sitting Bull and his Lieut.. Rain
in-the Face, Crazy Horse and the other
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