The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-07-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
RENATY.

sENATP.
On the 3rd, the senate resumed consid.
Grafton of the unfinished business, the reso
luton to pay P. B. S. Pinchback the comPen
sation of senator from March 3rd, 1875, until
the termination of his contest for a seat in
the senate, and Mr.. Bayard spoke in oppOsi-
ton. Mr.. Morton spoke in favor of the reso.
luton. After executive session the senate
adjourned till Wednesday.
In the senate, on the 5th, Mr.. Cock
rell reported fdvorably on the bill for the re-
lief of Mrs. JAS X. Polk, widow of ex-presi-
dent Polk. 1t authorizes the payment of a
claim. A bill to amend the act and statues
relating to the postoffice department in re-
gard to straw bidding, etc, passed. Mr..
Howe called up the bill reported from the
committee on foreign affairs on the 9th of
June, to encourage and promote telegraphic
communication between America and Asia.
1t authorizes company of Americans to lay
a cable and regulate the transmission of
messages, etc. Mr.. Edmunds submitted
amendments reserving the right of congress
to alter, amend or repeal the act. The
amendm mt was agreed to, and the bill
passed. The consideration of the resolution
to pay Mr.. Pinchback the compensation and
mileage of senator, was then resumed, and
Mr.. Salisbury spoke in opposition. Mr.
Edmunds submitted an amendment provid-
ing that in cases of disputed claims to a seat
in the senate hereafter arising. no other or
greater allowances shall be made to any de-
feated claimant than shall seem to the SEN
ate to be Just; but in no case shall any pay
be allowed to a senator to begin earlier than
the date of his election or appointment.
Agreed to. Mr.. Merriman moved to recon-
NIT the resolution and amendments to the
committee on privileges and elections, with
instructions to the committee to inquire as
to various claimants. So ordered. Mr.
Mitchell moved to amend so as to provide
that the amount called for by the resolution
shall be paid out of the contingent fund of
the senate. Agreed to. The resolution was
then read the third time and passed-yeas
81, navs II; strict party vote, Mr. Edmunds
not voting. The senate adjourned till IL
o'clock tomorrow.
In the senate, on the 9Th, during the
morning hour the question of Chinese immi-
grafton was discussed at length and finally
the following resolution, submitted by Mr.
Morton, was agreed to: Resolved, that a
committee of three senators be appointed to
investigate the character and extent of the
Chinese immigration to this country, with
power to visit the Pacific coast for that pur-
pose; to send for persons and papers, and
report at the next session ef congress. The
senate then resumed the consideration of the
articles of impeachment against W. w. Bel
k zap, late secretary of war. After the ex-
animation of a number of witnesses the SEN
ate, sitting as a court of impeachment, adj
jOurned until tomorrow. Legislative busl-
ness was resumed and the senate ad-
journed.
In the senate on the 7th, during the
morning hour, the conference report on the
legislative, judicial and executive appropri-
alton bill was discussed. At 10 o'clock the
impeachment trial was resumed, but on mo-
ton of Mr.. Edmunds, it was ordered that
further proceedings were suspended for the
present that the conference report on the
appropriation bill might be considered. The
motion of Mr.. Morrill, to grant new confer
ence asked for by the house was agreed to,
and the chair appointed Messrs. Window,
Allison and Bayard members of cOmmitte on
the part of the senate. On motion of Mr..
Window, the senate insisted upon its amend
ments to the sundry civil appropriation bill,
and agreed to the conference asked for by
the house. The chair appointed as members
of the committee on the part of the senate,
Messrs. Window, Morton and Thurman.
Mr.. White called up the senate bill to re-
move the political disabilities of General P.
q. T. Beauregard, of New Orleans. Passed.
The senate then resumed consideration of
the articles of impeachment against Belknap,
late secretary of war. Richard King, assist
ant cashier of the national bank of COM
merce, at New York, VIM. II. Bernard, of
Washington, and Charles T. Emery, of Ma
son, ILL.,, were examined. On motion of Mr..
Ingalls, the senate sitting a court of i'm
parchment ad djourned till II o'clock tO-mor-
row. The senate adjourned until IL o'clock
tomorrow.
In the senate on the Sth the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Window continuing ten days
the act recently passed to provide Temporal
rily for the expenditures of the government
was passed. Also the bill extending the
same time to the act authorizing the congress
sional printer 20 publish printing Noon
having arrived, the senate proceeded TO con-
Sideration of the articles of impeachment
against Mr.. Belknap, late secretary of war,
and continued the examination of f. d.
Townsend, aujutant general of the United
States. The senate at AS sitting as a court
of impeachment, adjourned until Monday at
II o'clock. Legislative business was re-
sumed, and Mr.. Sherman introduced a bill,
providing for the completion of the Wash
ington monument. Referred. A me sage
was read from the house announcing the
death of Edw. Y. Parsons, of Kentucky, and
on motion of Mr.. McCreery, the senate as a
mark of respect, adjourned till IL o'clock
Monday.
HOUSE.
In the house, on the 3rd, Mr.. Oliver
moved to suspend the rules and adopt the
resolution appointing a select committee to
inquire into the disposition made of the one
million two hundred thousand acres of land
granted for the improvement of the Des
Moines rapids. On motion of Mr.. Holman
the committee on public lands was substi-
tuted for the select committee and the mo-
ton as modified was agreed to. Mr.. Hol-
man stated that the conference committee on
the postofhce approp iation bill had agreed
time TO be ready to-day. He, therefore,
moved an adjournment, and the house ad-
journed until Wednesday.
In the house, en- the 5th, Mr.. Seelye
offered resolution calling on the secretary
of the interior for information regarding
what portion of the Indian trust funds had
been invested in the purchase of others than
stocks of the United States since 1871, which
was adopted. The house then considered
the general award bill. and was addressed
by Mr.. Cauiield, of Illinois. At the close of
Mr.. Caulfeld's speech the previous question
was moved and seconded. After debate the
house proceeded to vote on the bill an
amendments, but this proceeding was inter
rupted in order to allow Mr.. Holman to pre-
sent the conference report on the postoffice
appropriation bill. The report being read.
Mr.. Holman proceeded TO explain it. The
appropriations are reduced nearly $3,OOO,-