Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-09-02
FORTY.FOURTli CONGRESS-.
The BasInsss of General Enterest TrBHs-
RoTeds
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. Edmunds (Rep.), of Vermont, moved to
take up the proposed constitutional amend |
ments prohibiting the appropriation of money
for the support of sectsrian schools. Agreed
to-yeas, 90 nays, Is.
The bill to carry into effect the Hawaiian
treaty was after considerable discussion, read
q third time and passed-yeas, 30; nays II.
Mr.. Logan (Rep,) OF Illinois, called up the
report OF the conference committee ON the bill
regulate the distribution of artificial limbs
to soldiers and sailors who were disabled in
the late war for tho Union. The report was
agreed to.
The debate on the resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the
appropriation Of public money for the support
of sectarian schools was continued and after
considerable discussion the resolution was de-
fested-yeas, %; nays, 16 not two-thirds
voting in the affirmative, as required by the
Constitution The vote was as follows:
YEAs--Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Booth,
Boutwell,, Bunce, Burnside, Cameron (Wis)
Christiancy, Clayton, Conkling Cragin, Ed
munds, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Harvey, Jones
| New, Logan, Mcmillan, Mitchell, Morrill,
Morton, Oglesby, Paddock, Patterson, Sargent,
| Spencer, Wadleigh and West-2S.
NAYs-Messrs. Bogy, Oockrell, Cooper, Davis,
Eaton, Gordon, Jones (Fls.), Kelly, Herman,
Key, McCreery, Mcdonald, Maxey, Norwood,
Randolph and Stevenson-16.
Messrs. Barnum, Withers, White Salisbury
Wallace, Bsyard and Dennis, who would have
voted against it, were paired with Messrs.
Dawes, Hamilton, Hitchcock, Cameron (Pa.),
Robertson, Window and Wright who would
| have voted for it; and Mr.. Ransom, who would
have voted against it, was paired with Messrs.
Howe and Ingalls,, who would have voted for
it, he having two of the affirmative side to pair
| with him to make the pair even where two
thirds vote was required
| Mr. Window iran Of Minneaota pallad IN
the report Of the conference committee on the
Indian Appropriation bill, and it was agreed to
without discussion.
Mr. Logan (Rep. J.. of Illinois, called up the
| House bill to authorize the President to accept
the services of volunteers to aid in suppress
ing Indian hostiiites. He submitted an
amendment in the nature Of q substitute, au-
thoriZing tho President to increase such COM
j panies of cavalry regiments as he may think
proper, to one hundred men each, providing
that the total number of men enlisted shall not
exceed 2 500, and appropriating 81, 634, 700 to
pay the expense of such increase Agreed to
yeas, 20; nays, 11-and the bill as amended
was read third time and passed.
The Chair laid before the Senate message
from the President, returning, without his ap-
prevail, the Senate bill to provide for the sale
of q portion of the reservation Of the confed-
Grated Otoe and Missouri bands of Indians,
} and the Sac and Fox Indians in Kansas and
,
President, stating that he was convinced, after
further examination, that his message return
ing the bill without his signature was prema-
ture, and requesting that the bill might be
returned TO him for his signature.
A motion to refer the message was rel scted,
and the question being on the passage of the
bill, notwithstanding the objections of the
President, it WAS passed by unanimous vote.
} Mr.. Conkling called up the Senate bill to
, amend section 3,O12 of the revised statutes OF
the United States SO IS to allow repayment by
The secretary Of tho treasury Of tonnage tax
7 where it was enacted in contravention of exist
ing treaty stipulations. Passed.
, Messrs. Window and McCreery we're appoint
cd a committee to join with the committee OF
the House of Representatives to wait upon the
l President and notify him that Congress was
ready to adjourn. Mr.. Window, from the com
mittee appointed to wait upon the President
reported that they had discharged that duty
l and the President replied that he had no further
) communication to make to Congress, and MIR
: Ferry, tho presiding officer, announced the
Senate adjourned sine die.
r HOUSE.
. MIR. Randall Dem }, Of Pennsylvania, cub
| mitted tho report of the conference committed
! on tho Indian Appropriation bill. Agreed tt
without discussion.
The Speaker laid before the House message
0 from the President in regard to the River anC
y Harbor bill, stating that if it had been compul
sorry to eXpend the money therein appropria
ted, he would have vetoed it, but as it was no
he would take care that no public none,
q should be expended on useless works, or upoi
= any that were not clearly national. The NEE
= sage created quite sensation, and after al
Q excited discussion, was referred to the com
@ mittee on commerce.
= Mr.. Banning (Dem.), Of Ohio, made a con
ference report on the bill to increase tn
J. cavalry force for service in the Sioux war, ant
n proceeded to explain it. The House recodet
n from its proposition TO authorize the raising o
5,00J volunteer cavalry and accepts the propo
/ sition to increase the regular cavalry fore
operating against the Sioux by $500 men
J., The report was agreed to-yeas, 107; nays, SO
Ii On motion of Mr.. Crounse (Rep.), Of Ne
o braska, the bill providing for the sale of por
+. ton of the reservation of the confederate
a Otoe and Missouri Indians, and the Sac an
Fox Indians, in the States Of Kansas and Ne
o braska, was taken up and passed by two
1t thirds vote over the Presidents veto.
n The Speaker pro tenn. announced that th
i hour for final adjournment had arrived, an
G thanking the House for it's courtesy the frs
y session of the House Of the Forty fourth Con
A grees stood adjourned without day.