The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-30

agreed TO, and the bill passed. Mr.. Morton's
bill TO provide for the counting of votes for
the President and Vice-President was taken
up and debated atlength. After the debate
the Chair laid before the Senate the Military
Bill from the House, with the amendment Of
the Senate. The Senate agreed to adhere to
its amendments, and to ask for Committee
OF Conference. Senators Sargent, Cockrell
and Harvey were appointed on the part OF
the Senate......In the House, Messrs. Ban
ping and Sayler presented petitions of vari-
Gus dstillers of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana
and Illinois, protesting against any change
in the present plan of collecting taxes Re-
ferred. Mr.. Ward offered resolution
municate the report OF the Special Commits.
sion appointed to supervise the Com
mission to the Vienna Exposition. Adopted.
Several new bills were referred. Mr.. Atkins
moved to suspend the rules and pass bill
repeating all the provisions OF the act of the
18th of January, 1875, for the resumption of
specie payments, that authorize the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to redeem and cancel
United States notes, and to sell United States
bonds for the accomplishment of that pur-
pose. Mr.. Payne desired TO offer an amend
ment, but it was ruled by the Speaker that
no amendment was in order. A motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill was re-
jected-yeas, 100; nays, l0S. Not two.thirds
voting in the affirmative. The balance of
the day was spent in considering the bust
ness of the Committee on the District of
Columbia.
In the Senate, March n, several bills and
petitions were introduced, all of which were
referred. A committee of conference was
then asked for, to confer with the House
concerning the appropriations for the West
Point Academy. committee was ap.
pointed, and Mr.. Morton's election bill
was called up and discussed. Two amend
ments to the bill were voted down, and
while the bill was still under discussion,
the Senate went into executive session
and soon adjourned........In the House,
the Committee on Expenditures in
the Treasury Department were instructed to
investigate the management and disposition
If captured and abandoned property. The
Speaker called for the report of committees,
and the Judiciary Committee reported ad.
versely to the bill requiring the speeches of
members to be printed in the language of
their delivery. The same committee re-
ported bill making it misdemeanor for
any person in the government employ to
contribute funds or canvass for any election.
Mr.. Blaine desired to amend the bill by
making it include members of Congress,
but Mr.. Caulfeld, of the committee, objected.
A heated and animated debate sprang up
petWeeh tuese tWo. Inc mouse tnen WenIlntO
committee Of the whole, and discussed the
Legislative appropriation bill. The Repub-
lican members denounced the bill as an at
tempt to cripple the government, while the
members of the Appropriation Committee
defended it. Mr.. Blaine, on the one side,
and Mr.. Holman on the other, were the prin-
cipal debaters. Without taking any action
OH the matter the House adjourned.
In the Senate, March %, the Committee
on Foreign Relations reported bill in rela-
ton to the payment of the Japanese indem-
nifty fund. The morning hour having ex-
Dired, the Senate resumed the consideration
of Senate bill No. l, providing for the count
ing of votes for President and Vice. President.
Mr.. Morton asked that it might be disposed
of in the days session. 1t was then debated
at Tenth, and a vote taken on three of the
proposed amendments to it, all of which
were voted down. After short executive
session the Senate adjourned. n the House,
the Committee on Pensions reported bill
giving Pensions to those who had received
disabling wounds since 1871, while in
the United States service. 1t was referred.
resolution calling on the Treasury Depart
ment for all correspondence in relation to
the change of officers at the Pittsburg Gus
tom.house, was introduced ana passed. The
House then took up the bill reported yes
terday from the Judiciary Committee, pro-
officers of the United States Government.
MIR. Blaine made an argument to have Sena-
tors and members of Congress included in
the provisions OF the bill. He was replied
to by Mr.. Goode, of Virginia. highly ek-
citing and somewhat personal debate fol-
lowed. Mr.. Blaine's amendment was finally
adopted, but afterward rejected, and the
bill, as amended by Mr.. Brown, of Kentucky,
was passed.
a Al.
mittees reported certain bills, the most i'm
portant of which was one from Senator
Jones, of Nevada, in relation to the trans
pOrtation of nitro glyceriEe and dynamite,
lorbidding its transportation except in a dry
state and In metallic vessels. At the expira- |
ton of the morning hour, Mr.. Morton's cleo.
ton bill, as to the counting of the votes
for President and Vice-President. The
amendment of Mr.. Merrmon, of North Caro-
lima, was voted down, as was also that of Mr..
Randall, of New Jersey. The consideration
of the bill was then laid aside, to make way
for the post route bill The Senate then, al
ter q short executive session, adjourned.
........In the House, several unim-
portant bills were considered, when
the Speaker called for the report of the
committees. The bill forbidding the EN-.
ployment of ex-Confederate soldiers in the
United States Army was repealed, and bill
officers, was introduced. Pending action
on the bill the morning hour expired,
and the House went into committee of the
whole, on the legislative, executive, and
judicial appropriation bill. The com.
mittee was addressed by Mr.. Scales in
support of the bill, and by Mr.. Yeates, of
North Carolina, in defense of the position
assumed by Southern men in Congress; and
by Mr.. Throckmorton, of Texas, ON the
necessity of protecting the frontiers of the
country. The House then adjourned.