The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-30
FORTY.FGUi.Sa CONGRESS-.
The BuHiuess OF General Interest Trans
acted.

SENATE.
Mr.. Allison (Rsp.), Of Iowa, called up the
conference report Oh the Military Academy
Appropriation bill, and, in explanation there
of, said that the bill as agreed upon in con-
ference appropriated S64, 075 less than the bill
Of last year. As the bill came to the Senate
from the House Of Representatives it appro-
priated S259, 23l, to which amount the Senate
added S49, Clio. Tho conference committee
had reduced the bill to tho extent Of $18, IT'S.
The report Was agreed to.
The House bill providing for the sale Of the
Usage coded lanGs in Kansas was taken up.
MIR. Edmunds (Rsp.), Of Vermont, moved all
amendment providing that the act shall not
take eff, ct until the tribes of Indians affected
by it shall file their assent thereto with tho
secretary Of the interior. Agreed to. The
bill Was read a third time and passed.
The River and Harbor Appropriation bill was
taken up, and various amendments proposed
by the committee on appropriations were
agreed to, among them the following A:
Striking out the House bill appropriations Of
S18, 900 for the hatbor Of Dunkirk, N. Y;
{, 1000 for the harbor at Olcott, $5, 900 for tho
harbor at Pultneyville, ard 81, 900 for the har-
Dor at Great Sodus by, N. Y; S10, 900 for
the harbor Of PentTnter, Mich. and $40, 600
for the hsrbor at White River, Mich. in
creasing the amount for the harbor Of Buffalo
from S75, 900 to sS5, 900, end tho amount for
removing distractions at He'll Gate, New York
harbor, from 5000, 900 to 1920, COO; reducing
the amoaut for the harbor of Toledo, Ohio,
from 1915, 900 to $50, 900 for the hsrbor at
Sandusky City from $50, 600 to $685. 600, and
for the breakwater at Cleveland from S75,OoO
to $50, 900.
Mr.. Jones (Rep.), of Nevada, from the COM
mittee on post-ofices and post roads, reported
back the joint resolution submitted by Mr..
West, allowing the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
to carry the mails in their new iron steam
ships, with several amendments, which were
agreed to, and the joint resolution passed.
Tho River and Harbor Appropriation bill was
read a third time and passed-yeas, 81; nays,
II. Those who voted in the negative were
Messrs. Cockrell, Conkling, Eaton, Edmund-,
Hamlin, Hitchcock, Jones (Fla.), Logan, Nc
Creepy, Morrill, and Wadleigh.
On motion Of Mr.. Ingalls (Rep), Of Kansas,
the Senate insisted Oh its amendment to the
bill to provide for the sale Of the Osago ceded
lands il Kansas to actual settlers, n agreed
to the committee Of conference asked for by
the House OF Representatives. The Chair ap.
pointed as such committee, on the part OF the
Senate, Messrs. ingalls,, Edmunds, AMI
Herman.
On motion Of Mr.. Allison the Senate insisted
upon It's amendments to the River and Harbor
Appropriation bill and agreed to the confer:
euce asked for by tho House Of Representa-
tiyes. The Chair appointed as members OF TIC
committee Oh the part Of the Senate, Mossrs.
Allison, Sargent, and Ransom.
The bill to amend section 1858 OF tie ro'
vised statutes so az to allow q pension Of S37
per month to soldiers who have lost both all
arm and q leg, in lieu Of S24 per month non
allowed, vas passed.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman (Rep.), OF Ohio,
the Senate agreed to tho amendments 4 the
House to the Senate ;ill in regard to extend.
ing the time for the redemption Of lands BOLD
by the United States for direct taxes, and the
bill was passed.
Tho bill of the House Of Representatives to
repeal the resumpticn.day clause in the Re-
sumption act of 1875, and the House joint
resolution providing for the appointment OF q
has taken place in the relative value Of gold
and silver, the causes thereof, the effect on
trade, etc., were read and referred to the COM
mittee on finance.
MIR. .F%relinghuysen (Rep.). Of New jersey,
moved that the joint resolution Of the House
Of Representatives proposing a sixteenth
amendment to the Constitution OF the United
States, prohibiting the appropriation Of any
school fund for the support Of s~ectarian
SCHOOLS, etc., De relerTeu 10 tue comWlttee VI
the judiciary. The House amendmet and al
the Substitutes were then referred to the COM
mittee on the judiciary.
HOUsE.
Mr.. Singleton Dem }, Of Mississippi, from
tho conference committee on the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill, reported that
the committee had failed to agree. After dis
cussion the report was adopted, and a new
committee appointed.
MIR. Hereford. (Dem.), Of West Virginia,
moved that the House non-concur in the Sen
ate amendments to the River and Harbor Ap-
priation bill, sud asked q committee Of con.
ference. The motion was agreed to and aeon
ference committee appointed, consisting OF
Messrs. Hereford, Reagan, and Dunnell.
On motion OF Mr.. Cox. chairman OF the cur
reucy committee, the House, by a vote OF Zoe
to eighty-three, parsed q bill repeating the re-
sumption act Of 1875, which proposed the re-
sumption Of specie paymelt in 1879: There
was Considerable discussion on the bill. The
bill passed by an almost party vote, . few
| nomocrota votinO era,Dat il and a few R6DuD-