The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-09-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

In the senate, on the 14th, Mr.. Har-
Sabine islands Several amendments were
agreed to and the bill passed. Mr.. Edmunds
moved to take up the proposed constitu-
tional amendment prohibiting the appro-
priatiOn of money for the support of sec
tartan schools. Agreed to; yeas %, nays 13.
A discussion then took place, which lasted
until the expiration of the morning hour,
when the matter was laid over and the SEN
ate proceeded to consider unfinished busi-
ness which was the bill to carry the Hawai-
ian treaty into effect, Mr.. Norwood cOntinu-
ing his remarks in opposition to the bill.
After long debate the senate by vote of
yeas 80 to nays H. passed the bill to carry
into effect the Hawaiian treaty. 1t passed
without amendment. After a long debate
the senate at one o'clock voted on the pro-
posed constitutional amendment and it was
rejected yeas 26 nays 49,; not two thirds
voting in the affirmative. 1t was defeated
by a strict party vote. Mr.. Logan calls up
the house bill to authorize the president to
accept the services of volunteers to aid in
suppressing Indian hOstilities. He sub
mitted an amendment in the nature of a
substitute, authorizing the president to in
crease such companies of cavalry regiments
as he may think proper to one hundred men
each, providing the total number of men en-
listed shall not exceed $500, and appropriat-
ing 81 ,634, 700 to paw the expense of such in
crease The amendment of Mr.. Logan was
agreed to-yeas 90, nays 11-and the bill as
amended was read the third time and passed.
Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, proceeded to
the consideration of house bills granting
pensions to various persons, and large
number were passed, but before acting on
all on the calendar a motion for an execu-
tive session made by Mr.. Anthony was
agreed to and at 1890 the galleries were
cleared and the doors closed. Senate re-
sumed session at two O'Clock, and Mr.. Win
dom moved to take up the house resolution,
providing for a final adjournment of con-
gress, and to amend the same so as to ad-
iourn finally at three o'clock this evening.
Several senators objected, and the motion
was then withdrawn. A bill to provide for
the payment of full months wages to GER
tain of the employees recently permanently
discharged from the bureau of engraving
and printing of the treasury department,
was passed without amendment. The chair
laid before the senate a message from the
president of the United States, returning,
without his approval, senate bill to provide
for the sale of a portion of the reservation
of the confederated Otoe and Missouri bands
of Indians, and Sacs and Fox Indians in
Kansas and Nebraska. Also another mes
sage from the president, stating that he was
convinced after further examination that
his message, returning the bill without his
signature was premature, and requesting
that the bill might be returned to Rim for
his signature. A motion to refer the mes
sage was rejected. The question being on
the passage of the bill, notwithstanding the
objections of the president it was passed nv
a unanimous vote. The amendments of the
house to the bill fixing the limit of expendi-
ture for the erection of public buildings at
Little Rock was concurred in and the bill
passed. House bill for the relief of Mrs. J.
X. Polk, widow of ex-president Polk, was
discussed at some length and passed. Mr..
Window called up house joint resolution
providing for final adjournment, aud moved
to amend so that the houses of congress
should adjourn at ~ O'Clock this evening
The amendment was agreed TO, and the res
olution as amended adopted At 7:3O p. m.
! the hammer of the presiding officer, Mr.
Ferry, fell, and he spoke as follows: Be-