The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-25
. Forty-fourth Congress.

WASHINGTON. JulY %.

| 1907, lS6l, 1853, 1850, 1877, lS60, 1871
1878 and 1876; agreed to.
Mr.. Logan moved to take up the houst
bill to equalize the bounties Of soldiers who
served in the late war for the Union
Agreed to-ayss %, noes 90. Mr. Key
voted with the republicans in the ailirma
tive, and Messrs Booth, Robertson, Ser
geant and Hamilton voted with the demo.
Gratis in the negative.
The morning hour expiring before the
bill was read through, Mr.. Logan ask ed
that the reading be completed, but Mr..
Edmunds objected, and the impeachment
trial was resumed. The application of the
managers for postponement till Wednes-
day, owing 10 the continued illness of MIR.
Lapham, was denied.
Manager Jenckes made long argument
for the prosecution, after which Counsel
Black presented the points of the case for
defense at consi derable length.
Judge Black concluded his argument at
4.20 when the senate sitting as court OF
impeachment adjourned.
The senate then went into executive SEES
sion and when the doors were reopened ad
iourned until 70 o'clock tomorrow.
HOUSE.
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 GS
Under call of states the following bills
were introduced and referred
BY Mr.. Cox, donating condemned can
non to the monumental associations of
Yonkers, Sing Sing and White Plains.
BY Mr.. MscDosgal, granting special
pensions 10 widows and children of officers
and men who fell in the late battle on the
Little Big Horn.
Mr. Young of Tennessee moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt resolutions direct
ing the attorney general, secretary of the
treasury, and commissioners of internal
revenue to suspend until the first of Feb
ruary next all further action IN reference
to lands sold for direct taxes, under the
act OF August 3, 1861 adopted, yeas 139,
nays As.
Mr.. Hill of G 'orgia, from the committee
on ways and means, reported back the
senate bill extending to the first of Febru-
airy the time within which lands held by
the United States under the several acts
levyiug direct taxes may be redeemed !;
passed after some discussion.
Mr.. Cox asked leave to offer resolution
authorizing the several COMMITTEES of the
house to report at any time during the re.
malnder of this session in regard to all
matters under investigation by such COM
mittees
Mr.. Hale of Maine-I object.
Mr.. Cox-Then move to suspend the
rules.
Mr.. Banks-I desire to know whether
on presentation of the reports they are to
supercede all other business.
MIR. Cox-Rep jrts will be made, and of
course they will be printed.
Mr.. B4nks-But are they to be reported
for action:
Mr.. Springer-They may be postponed
by a majority vote.
Mr. Cjx-l propose TO wind up by next
NJ nday the business of the house in regard
to these Investigations.
Mr.. Hale-In other words, after the
committees have waited eight months, this
is to give them leave to report at any time.
Mr.. Banks-And to supercede all the
business of the house in order to act upon
these reports
Mr.. Cox-We must act upon them be-
fore adjournment.
Mr.. Banks-But they can take their or
der?
Mr.. Cox-Let the gentleman vote
against it.
Mr.. Cannon of I'LL would like to have
the resolution amended by requiring
reports to be submitted TO the mi
noriles of the COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Randall-There will be TO objection
to that A motion to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution was defeated by a
party vote; yeas II, nays II, not the ne
cessary two-thirds in the affirmative.
Mr.. Hancock of Texas, from the CON-
mittee Of ways and means reported bill
in regard to the manufacture of and regu-
lating the taxes on fruit brandy; passed.
Mr.. Rice of Ohio, offered resolution
calling on the secretary of the treasury for
report as to the amount of gold bullion in
the treasury on this day actually owned by
the government, With full detailed state
ment of outstanding gold certificates, gold
interest due and unpaid, called bonds, and
other obligations payable in gold on de-
mandi adopted.
Mr.. White of Kentucky, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass bill to pay the
the soldiers of the late war one dollar an
acre for their bounty lands lost-only 7
votes in the affirmative.
Mr.. Lamar, from the Pacific railroad
committee, reported back the senate bill to
extend for eight years the time for the
construction and completion of the North
ern Pacific railroad, and moved to suspend
the rules and take up the bill for consider
alton.
Mr.. Lawrence of Ohio said that the bill
revived the land grant of forty million
acres.
Mr.. Lamar-The gentleman mistakes.
1t makes no land grant, and If am al.
lowed two minutes will explain the bill,
which is the unanimous report of the com.
mittee.
Several objections were made TO the dis
cussion. A motion to suspend the rules
and consider the bill was rejected yeas
AZ; nays 149.