Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-08-26
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.
Tho Business of General Interest Trans
acted.
SENATE.

SENATE.
On motion of Mr.. Ingalls, Rep.) of Kansas,
the Senate insisted on its amendment to the
bill TO provide for the sale Of the Usage ceded
lands In Kansas to actual settlers, and 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 and Herman.
On motion of Mr.. Allison the Senate insisted
upon it's amencments to the River and Harbor
Appropriation bill and agreed to the confer
ence asked for by the House OF Representa-
tives. The Chair appointed as members Of the
committee on the part of the Senate, Messrs.
Allison, Sargent and Ransom.
The bill to amend section 1868 of the re-
vised statutes so as to allow pension of $37
per month to soldiers who have lost both an
arm and leg, in lieu of $24 per month now
| allowed, was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman Rep. j. of Ohio,
| the Senate agreed to the amendments of the
! House to the Senate bill in regard to extend
| ing the time for the redemption of lands sold
| by the United States for direct taxes, and the
| bill was passed.
The bill Of the House or Representatives to
| repeal the resumption-day clause in the Re-
sumption act of 1875, aud the House joint
resolution providing for the appointment of
! commission to inquire into the change which
! 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.
| Mr.. Freinghuysen (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 sectaran
schools, etc, be referred to the committee on
tho Judiciary. the House amendment and all
the substitutes were then referred to the COM
mtee Oh the Judiciary.
The Senate took up tho bill establishing
| post routes throughout the country. Mr..
Hsmlin offered au amendment appropriating
| $3.50, 900 out of any money in the treasury
arising from the revenues of the Post-office
department for the tiscal year ending June 80,
1877, in addition to the sum appropriated for
inland service by railroad, provided that the
postmaster-genera shall only apply this sum,
as far as it is possible to do 80, to the fact mail
trains on the New York Central and Hudson
River railroad, and Lake Shore aud Michigan
Southern railroads between New York and
Chicago and over the Pennsylvania railroad
and its connections between New York and st.
Louis, New York and Chicago, and New York
aud Cincinnati.
Mr. Paddock (Rep.), of Nebraska, submitted
an amendment as au additional section to the
bill. to restore the frGnking privilege reported
| by him from the committee on post -offices and
post roadH on the twenty-ifth of May last
[It provide that it shall be lawful to transmit
through the mail, free OF postage, letters,
| packages or other matter relating exclusively
to the business of the government OF the
| United States; and also that senators, repre-
sentatives and delegates i'll Congress, the Sec
retary of the Senate and clerk OF the House of
Representatives may send and receive through
the mail, free of postage, letters and docu-
ments.
The amendment of Mr.. Paddock, restoring
| 4l,a Uaa IN
15-as follows Republicans in roman, Demo-
Gratis in italics, and Independents in SMALL
oAPs]:
YEAs-AIlison, Burnside, Christiancy, Cooper,
Cragin, DaUiS Dawes, Dennis, Edmuuds, Ere
linghuysen, Gordon, Harvey, Howe, ingalls,,
Kelly, Key, Marcy, Merrimon, Mitchell, Nor
1ooOd, Paddock, Patterson, Randolph, Ransom,
Salisbury Spencer, Stevenson, Wallace, West,
WitherS-30.
; NAYs-Anthony, Bogg, BooTH, Cameron
(Wis.), Clayton, CocbereH Ferry Hamlin, Ker-
nan, Logan, Nc Creery, McDonald, Mcmillan,
Morrill,, Oglesby-l5.
The bill was reported to the Senate, and the
amendments made in committee of the whole
we're agreed to, after which it was read third
time and passed-yeas, 25; nays 10.
l Mr.. Window (Rep.), of Minnesota, from the
, committee Of Conference on the Legislative
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill, sub
mitted report that the committee had agreed
upon the bill, and it was read and agreed to.
Fir. Sargent (Rep) of California, called W
the conference report on the Consular anC
, Diplomatic Appropriation bill. After somt
Y discussion the report of the committee wa
q agreed to without division.
Mr.. Window (Rep), of Minnesota from til,
committee on appropriations, reported the Sen
. ate bill appropriating 100000 to pay judg
: ments Of the court Of claims. Passed.
: HOUSE.
Q Mr.. Landers (Dem.) Of Indiana introduce,
. q bill to secure the prompt resumption o
, specie payment. After discussion the bill wa
referred to the committee on coinage, weight
j and measures.
!, Mr.. Lawrence introduced an amendment t.
the Constitution for that known as the Blain
, School amendment, as follows
, ARTICLE XVI Sec 1. No State shall max
. any law respecting an establishment of relig
. ion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
2. No public property or money raised b
taxation, or from any public fund or propert
!; IN any State or place subject to the leg1slativ
| power OF Congress- shall ever be given to or b
/. under control of any religious sect or denomi
nation.
3. Congress shall have power to enforce thi
!, article by appropriate Legislation.
i Referred to the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Waddell (Dem.), OF North Carolina
called up the Senate bill allowing the Pacifi
a new iron steamships. After some discussion
as to whether the bill was sufficiently guarde
to exclude the idea of recognizing the clair
@ for extra subsidy, the bill was passed with a.
n amendment striking out the words "exeep
), such as may lawfully exist under the law o
b the seventeenth of February, 1865"
a Mr.. Bagby Qnd.) Of Illinois, from the com
}. mittee on invalid pensions, reported bill Civ
a ing a pension of $50 month to the widow o
% Capt Yates of the Seventh cavalry, killed wit
l. Custer. Passed.
Mr.. Randall (Dem.), Of Pennsylvania, fror
I the committee OF conference on the Executive
= Legislative and Judicial Appropriation bill
E, reported that the committee had come to n
:, conclusion thereon He explained that afte
|. contrasting and examining paragraph afte
Il paragraph the committee had come to a
!. agreement on all matters except the salary @
l. tho President and the salaries of the member
n of Congress. The House conferees were ur
# wiling to yield to either, and the Senate mar
agers had declared their fixed intention not {
= yield. 1t had been therefore agreed that thes
70 questions of salaries should be submitted I
lt the two Houses.
, Mr.. Lord (Dem.) Of New York, offered tn
> following preamble and resolution:
l. Whereas, The Senate has refused to yield
J. the existing conferences between the tw
Houses on the Legislative Executive and Ju
dical Appropriation bill, which difficulties re
Il late to salaries of members OF Congress and
d the President and