The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-07-07
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the senate, on the Goth, the 'chai
laid before the senate a communication from
the secretary of war, inclosing a report anC
, maps of the last survey by Maj. c. B. Com
stock, corps of engineers of improvement o
, South Pass of Mississippi river. Offered
{ printed and referred. The chair ais; laiC
before the senate a communication from the
secretary of the treasury, inclosing long re
port, showing the names of all persons nov
or heretofore in the public service from
whom balances are due to the government
amounts due from such persons, number o
unsettled accounts, amount of stocks held
| by the United States in trT,st, etc. and ist oi
such stocks when default has been made
The chair announced tnat the document
would be laid upon the table and printed
MIR. Wright reported back, from the same
committee, the house bill to repeal the bank
rupt law, and recommend that it be post
poned until the first day of next session So
ordered. The senate then resumed the con.
sideratiOn of unfinished business, it being
the Indian appropriation bill. Mr.. Window
in charge OF the bill, said as it came from the
house it appropriated S4,090112, and the
senate committee had added $998, ,O96 Mr..
Logan spoke against the transfer of the gov
ernment of the Indians to the war depart
ment. At the close of his speech the senate
went into executive session aad afterwards
took a recess till 7:30. Upon reassem-
bling, the bill having been consid-
cred in committee of the whole was
reported to the senate, and Mr.. Herman de-
manded separate vote on the amendment
to strike out the third section relating to the
transfer of the Indian bureau, etc. Mr..
| MaXey addressed the senate in favor of the
proposed transfer. The debate was partici-
pated in by Messrs. BOgy, Edmunds, Logan,
Window and others. Pending discussion,
the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 21st, Mr.. Sher-
man called up the joint resolution to author
ize the president to appoint commissioners
to attend the international conference upon
the subject of the relative value of gold and
| silver. Passed. The senate went into exec
utive session to consider the nomination of
Mr.. Morrill,, secretary of the treasury, and
the nomination was Immediately confirmed
| without formality of reference. On the re-
! opening of the doors, the senate resumed the
| consideration of unfinished business, the In
| dian bill. The senate then proceeded to
vote on motion of Mr.. Ingalls, to lay aside
the Indian appropriation bill and take up
| the house bill, reported by the committee on
! Indian affairs this morning to transfer the
| Indian bureau to the war department and it
was agreed to. Yeas, 20; nays, II. Senate
| then took a recess until 7:30. Upon reas-
| sembling Mr.. Window moved to recon-
| slider the vote by which the Indian appro-
priatiOn bill was laid aside this afternoon.
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appropriation bill was taken up, the pend
ing question being on the amendment of the
committee on appropriations to strike out
the third section of the house bill to abolish
the Indian bureau and transfer the govern
ment OF the Indians to the war department.
The question being on the amendment of the
committee to strike out the third section,
proposing TO transfer, it was stricken out
yeas "a, nays %. The bill was then read a
third time and passed. The naval apprOpri-
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as unfinished business tomorrow, and the
senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 22nd, during the
morning hour several bills of minor impor-
tance passed, and consideration of the naval
appropriation bill was resumed. The bill
having been considered in mmittee of the
whole, it was reported TO the senate, and the
amendments made in the committee con-
Cured in. 1t was then read a third time
and passed. Mr.. Edmunds gave notice that
he would, tomorrow, call up the bill to
amend the enforcement act. Adjourned
In the senate, on the 23rd, Mr.. Ed
munds moved to take up the bill to amend
the I'd, 4th and 5tn sections of the enforce
ment act, lately reported from the judiciary
committee, to meet the objections to the law
expressed in the supreme court. After dis
yeas, 23, nays IA party vote. The cOnsid-
Grafton of the bill to extend the enforcement
act was then proceeded with, and several
proposed amendments to the first section
were agreed to. The bill having been con
sidered in committee OF the whole, was re-
ported to the senate and the amendments
Irade in the committee agreed to- 1t was
then read q third time and paSsed--yeas %,
nays 13-and the senate adjourned.
In the senate. on the 9th, at the close
of the morning hour the senate resumed
consideration of the bill to regulate the as
sessment and collection of taxes for the sup |
port OF the government of the district of |
Columbia, but after long discussion the |
whole subject was recOmmtted. Mr.. Wright, |
of Iowa, called up the house bill for allow
ance of certain claims reported by account
ing officers of the treasury, when verbal |
were agreed to and the bill |
passed. The senate then went into extra
session and when the doors were opened,
adjourned.
In the senate on the %, the bill making
appropriations for the support of the army
for the fiscal year was taken up. The
proposed by the committee, to
strike out the eight sections recognizing |
the army, reducing pay, etc, was agreed to
yeas twenty-fOur, nays thirteen. The |
house bill provided that no money apprO-
priated by the act shall be paid for recruit
ing the my beyond the number of twenty
two thousand enlisted men. The committee
OF appropriations reported an amendment
to make the number of enlisted men twenty
five Thousand, including Indian scouts and
hospital stewards, and providing that moth
ing in the act shall be construed to prevent
enlistments for signal service, which shall
hereafter be maintained as now organized
and with the force of enlisted men now pro- |
vided by law. The amendment was agreed
TO. Other amendments reported by the COM
mittee were agreed to. The bill having been
considered in the committee of the whole
was reported to the senate and amendments
made in committee agreed to. Yeas twen-
ty-five, nays twelve. The bill was then read
a third time and passed. After executive
session adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the house, on the 20th, Mr.. Will
lard reported bill to prevent the sale and
use of adulterative and explosive illumina-
ting oils. Passed. Mr.. Dunneil reported
bill to authorize the construction of pom
toon bridge across the Mississippi river from
some point in Buffalo county, Wisconsin, to |
some point in WinOna county, Minnesota.
Passed. Mr.. Lawrence reported bill relat-
ing to land patents. 1t provides that when
ever party is lawfully entitled to patent,
if he delay to take out patent it shall have
the party was first entitled to it. Passed.
Mr. Douglas, Virginia, chairman of the COM
mittee on the Freedmen's bank, made a re-
port in reference to a communication from
tn secretary of war as to the payment of
monies due TO colOred soldiers, sailors and
marines. Mr.. Douglas moved that the bill
and correspondence be printed and recon-
mitted, and it was so ordered. Mr.. Randall,
chairman of the committee on appropria-
tiens, reported sundry civil appropriation
bills, the last of the general appropriation
bill. Ordered printed. The bill appropri-
ates S14, ,5S7, $40 against S26, $50 in CORE
spending bills last year, reduction of $12,-
)76,5lO. The house then proceeded to the
of the bill equalizing bounties
Of soldiers, and was addressed by Mr.. Thorn
Durgh in favor of the bill. In reply to a
question by Mr. Banning to the amount
which would necessarily be expended under
he bill as it stands, Mr.. ThOrnburgh gave
his estimate at between nine and ten million
ieliars. At the close of Mr.. Thornburgh's
speech the previous question was moved and
seconded. After debate the bill passed
Yeas, I4l; nays, 46. Mr.. Riddle introduced