The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-02-19
Commencement ProooedLnru.

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FhIDAYLIn the Senate, the bill :,
amend certain provisions Of tho revised
statutes relative to the transportation O
animals was reported and placed on tht
calendar. Mr.. Boutwell, iptroduceda bill
to correct errors and supply omissions il
the revised statutes. The Centennial APP
preparation bill was passed, without amend
ment, by vote Of Al to 10, and goes Il
the President The Senate adjourned
until Monday.
In the House the Consular aud Diplo
matte Appropriation bill was passed, and
the House then adjourned until Monday
The bill appropriates s9l4,000-a rcduc
tiOn Of $4,000 from the figures Of last
year.
MoNDAY.--In the Senate, the bill re-
lating to the transportation Of animals ia
railroad cars and vessels was passed, the
Democrats, with three exceptions, voting in
the negative. A bill removing the politi
cal disabilities Of d. 7. Chandler, Of Bal
timore, was passed. The resolution fol
the admission of p B. s. Pinchback as q
Senator from Louisiana was then taken
up, and Mr.. Morton spoke in favor of the
admission Of Pinchback.
In the House, under the call Of the
States, large number Of bills were pre-;
sentcd and referred. A bill was presented
and referred repeating acts for the resump-
tion Of specie payments, and to prepare
the way for specie payments. A resolu.
ton was adopted inquiring into the expe-
diency of directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to defer for limited period
making any further reduction in the bon.
ded debt Of the United States; also Of
directing him to discontinue any further
reductions in the amount Of legal tender
notes now in use; also of directing him to
discontinue selling gold coin or bullion.
Mr.. Hale, Of Me-, moved to suspend the
rules to adopt resolution that prompt
measure should be adopted to render Of.
fectivc the policy of the resumption of
specie payments; but the motion was lost
by vote Of SO yeas to 1877 nays-nearly
party vote.
TUEsDAY.-In the Senate, bill wa,
reported fayorably from the committee en-
territories, for the admission Of New Mex,
leo into the Union. A petition was pre-.
sented from number Of Baltimore mer,
chants, in favor of repeal of the bank
rupt law. The pension appropriation bill
was reported and passed with slight amend.
ment, and now goes TO the House for con-
currence. The Senate then adjourned.
In the House the reading Of the journal
showed that so far 2,l97 original measures
have been introduced in that body during
the present session. A resolution for the
repeal Of the specie resumption act Of
March Is, 1869, was referred to tho com.
mittee on banking and currency. The
Secretary of the Treasury was directed to
report the amount Of gold owned by the
government and available for the resump
ton of specie payments. The fertilization
appropriation bill was reported and passed;
itappropriatcs 1915, 900; the appropriation
last year was $4,000. 900.
WEDNEsDAY.-In the Senate Mr.. An
thony submitted a concurrent resolution
that hereafter all speeches shall be insert
cd in the Congressional Record as actually
delivered, except verbal corrections. An
adverse report was made on the bill to
settle the claims of the several States for
advances made in the war Of 1872; sim.
liar adverse report WIS made on the me-
mortal Of the Virginia Legislature for
payment of balance due that State for ad-
vances in the same war. A motion to
take up Mr.. Morton's resolution for the
admission of Pinchback as Senator from
Louisiana was defeated by vote Of yeas
80, nays 33, the Republicans voting in the
negative, fearing to come to vote on the
question because Of the absence of several
Senators who favor his admission. Messrs.
Edmunds and West, Republicans, voted
with the Democrats.
In the House, bill was introduced
fixing the compensation to railroad com.
panies for carrying the mails. A resolu-
ton was introduced calling on the Secre.
tary Of the Treasury for u list of all revenue
dcfaulters since March 4, 1866, the amount
ofthcir defalcation, &c. A bill was passed
extending the time for filing claims for
additional bounty under the act of July
90, 1866, to July /, 1880. A bill was
reported from the committee on Territories,
to amend the act of March 3, 1865, on the
admission of Colorado as State; after
discussion, the bill passed. The House
took up tho bill for organizing the judi
ciary, and number OF amendments were
offered. The Speaker was granted leave
Of absence until Monday, in order to re-
cruit his health.
THuRRDAY.-The Senate was occupied
in discussing several unimportant bills.
In the House the only business trans
acted was tho election Of Hon. s. s. Cox,
of New York, Speaker pro tempore during
the present temporary absence Of Speaker
Kerr.