The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-02
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.
The Business OF General Interest Trans.
acted.
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acted.
SENATE.
MIR. West (Rep.), Of Louisiana, from the
conferaice committee OIL the Post-ofice APP
propris'i ion bill, called up. the conferebce re-
port, and in explanation Of 1t said in regard to
compensation for transportation OF mails hy
railroads, the conference committee agreed
upon a re luction Of rates b thelto paid to the
extent OF ten per e Also to the appoint
ment Of a commission by the President to ex-
anime into aid rep 1t upon the subject. 1u
regard to compensation Of postmastsrs here
after, the committee had agreed to q reduction
amounting in the aggregate to about $500, 900.
The salary OF no postmaster was to exceed
$4,000, with the exception Of the one in New
York city. With regard to third-class mail
matter the committee had agreed that all mat
ter Of that class, except unsealed circulars,
shall be admitted in the mails at the rate Of
one cent for every two ounces and fractional
part thereof, and one cent for each additional
two ounces or 3 fractional part thereof. The
committee continued the rate Of one cent per
ounce for all merchandise as it is DOW. The
report, as submitted, met with the approval Of
the committee on post-ofices and post-roads,
that committee being represented on the con-
ference committee by it's chairman (Mr. HAM
lin). b report was agreed to without
further discussion.
Mr.. Morton (Rep.), Of Indiana, called for the
regular order, being the resolution to pay P.
Senator from Louisiana from March, 1878, un-
til his contest was terminated by the Senate.
The resolution was read q third time and
~passed-yeas, 27; nays, II astriot party vote,
Mr.. Edmunds not voting.
Mr.. Sherman (Rep.l of Ohio, submitted
the following concurrent resolutions and said
he had no doubt their passage would be a mat
ter of great pleasure to the whole country:
Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God to
one hundred years Of national life, and to
crown our na,ion with the highest blessings Of
civil and religious liberty, therefore,
The Senate aud House Of Representatives in
Congress assembled, in the name Of the peo-
pie of the United States, in reverent thankful
negs recognize the fountain and the source the
author and giver Of al these blessings, and our
dependence upon His providence and
Whereas, We recognize as our fathers did
that George Washington-Arst in war, frat In
peace, and first in tho hearts Of his country
men-was one Of the chief of divine instru-
ments in securing American independence, and
in LAYING broad and deepthe foundations of our
liberties in the Constitution Of the United
States therefore, as a mark Of our sense Of
the honor due to his name and to his COM
patriots and his associates, our Revolutionary
fathers, we, the Senate and Houee of Repre-.
senatives IL Congress assembled, in the name
Of the people Of the United States in this, the
beginning Of the second century Of our ma
tional existence, do direct and assume the COM
pletion Of the Washington monument in the
city Of Washington, and. do direct the commit.
tees Of both Houses to institute necessary pro-
visions Of law to carry this resolution into
effect. .
Passed by q unanimous vote.
HOUSE.
The conference report On the Postofice
Appropriation bill was agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Clarke (Dem. J, OF Nilsson.
ri, chairman Of the committee on post-ofices
and post-roads, the Senate amendment OF the
bill providing q penalty for mailing obscene
matter was concurred in.
The Geneva Award bill, as reported by Mr.
Lord, Of New York, from the judiciary com.
mit:eo, with the amendments migrated in it
was p~assed-yeas, 1903 nays, 81.
On motion Of Mr.. Randall Dem }, OF Penn:
sylyania, q conference committee was ordered
on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Hopkins (Dem.) of Penn
~sylvau:a, the Senate joint resolution for the
completion Of the Washington monument wa
passed unanimously.
Mr.. MoDougall (Rep.), of New York, from
the committee on military affairs, reported
DeCk LQ6 S6ubCS I'LL oeloohAohhS - A0
the paymaster-general. It provides hat the
rank Of pa5msster-general shall be That OF
brgadier-Reneral. Passed.
MI. Mills (Dem.) Of Texas, from the com
mittee on naval affairs, reported q bill proyld'
ing the repeal Of all law authorizing the up.
pointment Of civil engineers in the navy, and
providing that all persons Eow holding suct
office shall be mustered out Of the service
Passed.
Er. Lawrenc, (Rsp.), Of Ohio, called up az
a special order the bill to require the Pacih1
railroad companies to create q sinking Juno "a
reimburse the United States. After some dis
cussion the bill was psssed-yeas, 1853 nays, y
Mr.. Banning Qnd.), of Ohio, offered areso'
luton calling on the secretary OF war for lnfor'
nation in regard to the object Of the military
expedition under Generals Terry, Crook AND
Gibbons against the Northwestern Indians, and
for copies Of all correspondence bearing on the
origin of the expedition, and for copies OF oil
military orders issued by the War department
directing the expedition. Adopted.
Mr.. Banning submitted the following state
ment: The army numbers 1851? tr~ops, TO-
Gated as follows: At West PoN. 4216; in the
Territories, I. 1886; in Texas, 3,718; in other
Southern States, 8 1874; in the field operating
against the Indians, under Gen. Terry, 1,12S;
and under Gen. Crook only l ,79O, making in all
2,913. The remaining 1000 are located in
| Northern cities and forts. =. r'
A. bill was offered authorizing the President
to enlist recruits for the army, to serven no more
than Elk months, to aid in suppressing the hos
tility OF certain bands Of Sioux Indians.