The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-03-31
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE. . !.

| depreuatlOnS, was REFERRED Mr.. hrlgh
from the committee on claims reported a,
, versely on certain claims for damages arisin
from Morgan's raid, and asked that the con
mittee be discharged from further conside
alton of the subject. Agreed to. Mr.. Coel
| rell, from the committee on claims, repOrte
adversely on the claim of ThOs. p. JOurdaI
Adopted. The bill to incorporate the Cit
| Zen's building association of Washington wa
taken up, and after considerable discussion
the amendments of Mr.. ingalls, were agree
to and the bill passed. A bill was passed t
exclude Missouri from the provisions of tn
ct to promote the development of the min
ing resources of the United States; also
bill to further the administration of iustic
in Colorado. Mr.. Allison, from the commit
tee on Indian affairs, referred with amend
ments bill providing for an agreement witt
| the Sioux nation in regard to a portion o
| their reservation and for other purposes
| Ordered printed and placed on the calendar
After executive session the senate adjourned
In the senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Win
dom introduced bill for establishing tn,
territory of Pembina. Referred. Mr.. Beutwel
introduced the following resolution That tn,
secretary of the treasury be requested to fur
nish, for the information of the senate, the
| annual product of gold and silver in the
| United States, from 1S45 to 1875 inclusive
| also, the amount of gold and silver in Other
parts of the world for the same years, and ar
estimate of the gold and silver in the United
| States at the present time. Adopted. The
morning hour expiring, the senate resumed
the consideration of senate bill to provide fOl
and regulate the counting of votes for presi
dent and vice-presdent. The bill was dis
cussed by Thurman, Christiancy, Freling-
huysen, johnson, Howe and Morton. After
executive session, the senate adjourned until
Monday.
In the senate, on the Goth, Mr..
Withers, from the committee on appropria-
tions, reported house bill 25S9, to supply the
deficiency for feeding the Sioux Indians.
He moved to strike out of the bill the words
one hundred thousand dollars, and insert
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The
amendment was agreed to, and the bill
passed. On motion of Mr.. Sherman, the
senate took up and passed senate bill to
regulate the transportation of bonded mer-
chandise withdrawn from warehouse. On
motion of Mr.. Allison, the senate then took
up for consideration senate bill providing
for an agreement with the Sioux nation in
regard to a portion of their reservation, and
for other purposes. The matter was briefly
discussed by Mr.. Hitchcock, who said he was
opposed to any further appropriation for
these Indians, or for other commissions. Mr..
Morton said he had permitted this debate,
hoping the hill would pass, but as it was
quite evident that it could not, he would call
up regular order, senate bill number one, to
provide for counting the votes of the presi-
dent and vice-president. The bill was then
taken up, when Mr.. Randolph briefly ad-
dressed the senate in support of his amend
ment, providing that should the two houses
of congress, acting separately, fail to agree
as to which is the true and valid returns of
the state, then, and in that event only, the
president of the senate shall render de-
csion of the question, and such rendition
shall be in favor of that return OF the state
which shall have received the majority of all
the votes cast in both houses of congress,
considered as if both houses had cast their
votes in joint meeting assembled. After de-
bate the chair laid before the senate the
military bill from the house, with q nOtifca-
ton that the house failed to concur in the
of the senate. The senate agreed
to adhere to the amendments. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the house, on the 18th, Mr.. Atkins
reported back the senate amendments to the
pension appropriation bill, which were con-
Cured in. Mr.. jerks offered resolution
calling on the secretary of the interior for
information as to the defalcatiOn of Wm. T.
Collins, late pension agent in Washington
city. Adopted. Mr.. HuntOn, from the Judi
CidI aTSSOIuElOn calling
on the Encouragement for copies of all let
ters, kilograms and papers asking for the
removal of Judge Bedford, of Colorado.
Adopted. The house then went into COM
mittee of he whole on the legislative appro-
priation bill and was addressed by Mr.. Ben
nett, of Idaho. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 10Th, Mr.. Wall
ing offered a resolution instructing the COM
lnittee on District of Columbia to inquire as
to the new assessment of personal tax in the
district, authorized in the act of March 8,
1879. Adopted. Mr.. Faulkner offered reso-
luton instructing the committee on foreign |
affairs to inquire into the powers conferred !
on A. B. Steinberger as special agent or COM |
missioner to SamaOn or NavigatOrs' island. !
The house then went into committee of the |
whole on the legislative appropriation bill, |
and was addressed by Mr.. FELTON,. Speeches |
were made by Mr.. Atkins in favor OF the |
Texas and Pacific railroad bill, by Mr.. Coch- |
rane in advocacy of reform and economy, by |
Mr.. Miller in favor of sound specie cur |
rency, and by Mr.. jerks in favor of the |
terror to the war department. The commit |
tee then rose and the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 10th, the bill for
The distribution of unappropriated moneys |
Of the Geneva award was recommitted and |
made the special order for March goth. The |
bill to provide for holding terms of the dis |
trict and circuit courts of the United States |
Mt Jackson, Tenn, passed. Mr.. HuntOn, from |
the Judiciary committee, reported back the |
resolution directing the encouragement to |
transmit to the house all papers and letters |
asking for the removal of Judge Bedford, |
district Judge for the territory of Colorado, |
and the appointment of Judge Stone; also, |
all papers appertaining to the alleged cor |
rupt rulings of Judge Stone. Adopted. Mr. |
Hurd, from the judiciary committee, reported !
a bill providing for holding terms of district |
and circuit courts at Chattanooga, Tenn. |
Passed. The house then went into committee |
of the whole, Mr.. Sayler in the chair, on the |
bill to supply the deficiency in the currency, |
printing and engraving bureau of the treas |
ury department, and for the issue of silver |
coin in place of fractional currency. he |
bill appropriates $163,000, and directs the |
secretary of the treasury to issue silver coin |
in redemption of all fractional currency out |
Mr.. Ianders offered a resolution |
to restore the elective government in the |
District of Columbia. Referred. The house |
then adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, on motion |
Of Mr.. Banks, the committee on the centen- |
nial question was authorized to sit during |
the recess of congress. Mr.. Banning offered |
a resolution instructing the military COM |
nittee to inquire into the making of con- |
to Texas in 1874. Adopted. Adjourned till !
Monday.
In the house, on the 20th, Messrs. |
Banning and Sayler presented petitions from |
various distilIers of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana |
and Illinois, protesting against any change |
in the present plan of collecting taxes. Re-
ferred. The speaker called on the states for
bills, and the following were referr, d To |
regulate commerce and TO prohibit unjust
determinations by common carriers; to amend
the national banking act; TO reduce the tax on
tobacco, and to regulate the
tax on dealers in and producers of leaf to-
bacco. Mr.. Atkins moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill repeating all pro-
visions of the act of the 14th of January,
1875, for the resumption of specie payments
that authorizes the secretary of the treasury
to redeem and cancel United States notes,
and to sell United States bonds for the accom-
plishment of that purpose. The motion TO
the rules and pass the bill was re-
iected-109 to 10S-nOt two thirds in the
Adjourned.