American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01
FoRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS

The Senate was not in session on the 18TH
......No business of interest was transacted in
the House.
In the Senate, on the Goth, Mr.. Withers,
from the Committee on Appropriations, report
ed the House bill to supply the deficiency for
feeding the Sioux Indians. He moved to strike
out of the bill the words 800, GOO, and insert
the bill passed The bill to provide for counting
the votes for President. ETC.. then taken up
Mr.. Atkins moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill repeating all provisions of the act of the
Gle payments that authorize the Secretary of the
Treasury to redeem and cancel United States
notes, and tn sell United States bonds for the
oomphslhment OF that purpose. The motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill was rejected
yeas, lS9; nays, 10s-not two thirds In the
affirmative. HI 81
In the Senate, on the Dist, the bill to pro-
vide for counting the votes for President, ETC.,
was again under consideration and again went
over..... In the House, Mr.. Jones (Ky.), from
the Committee on Railroads and Canals, report
ed n bill to authorize the Washington, Cincin-
natl and St. Louis Railroad to construct mar
row gauge railroad from tide-water to st. Louis
and Chicago Recommitted. Mr. Garfield,
from the Judiciary Committee, reported bill
making il misdemeanor for any person in the
employment OF the United states to solicit con-
tribute funds for election purposes, or to. can
vass in any election in any state. county or dis
trict in the United States.I number of amend
nlents were offered to the bill, which finally went
over. 20 sfsiS-.ss
In. the Senate. on the aad, consideration
of the bill for counting the votes for President,
etc., was continued. and again the bill went
over In the House the bill prohibiting icon-
tributions by Office holders to election funds
etc., was taken up, and. substitute, offered by
MIR. Brown. was finally adOpted-yeas, 173 ;
nays. u. The first section of the bill as passed
ment shall require or request. give to
or receive from any other officer, employee of
any money or property or other thing of value
tor political purposes. and any such officer or
Of the act shall at once be dismissed from the
vice of the United States. and also deemed guilty
Of high misdemeanor. and on conviction thereof
more than S. oo. and be i% D
prisoned not more than one year at the discre-
ton of the Judge trying the case. The second
section makes it misdemeanor for any person
to use force, menace, violence or bribery to
influence the elections of President, Vice Presi-
dent, senator, Representative Delegate in
Congress. The third section gives the United
States District Courts Jurisdiction over the
ohenses created by the act
In the Senate, on the 23d, number of bills
were taken up and again laid aside without def
mite action. -. In the House, Mr.. Boone, from
the Committee on Indian Affairs. reported back
a bill prohibiting cutting timber any In
dian reservation or lands TO which Idian titles or
Passed. Mr.. Williams, from the Committee on
Military fairs, reported bill repeating the law
Which iorDids the appointing TO any position IN
the army of any person who served in any capas-
lty in the military, naval or civil service of the
Confederate States in the late rebellion. Passed
MIR Banning, from the same committee, reported
a bill to regulate pay of army officers The bill
likes the pay as follows: General, SO o. 0; Lieu
tenant General. 5000; Major General, g 900
Brigadier- General, 5000; Colonel, s3, 500;
Lieutenant colonel. IS 200; Major. -, so; ap,
tain (mounted), *2, 600; Captain (not mounted) +.
81 500; AGjutant, 1850; First Lieutenant
(mounted u eco; First Lieutenant {not mount
eal, 81 100; Second Lieutenant (mounted) +,
; 800; Second Lieutenant (not mounted), 81, =
40e.
In the Senate, on the oath, the Post-route
bill was passed, after which the bill to provide
for counting the votes for President, etc. was
taken up, and after being amended in some minor
particulars. was also passed. a motion to recon
slider was subsequently entered Senate adjourn
ed till Monday. The House had a long debate
over the Legislative, Executive and Judicial APP
preparation BILL after which it also adjourned till
Monday.