The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-05-04
CONGRESs1ONAL.

The Senate indefinitely postponed
ne bill for surveying the Austin Pacific rail-
road route, on the 2tth, and refused to reeede
from it, amendments to the diplomatic bill,
and also insisted on its amendments to the
deficiency bill. Mr.. Mcmillan was appointed
= member Of the Mississippi election commit
tee, in place Of Oglesby, excused. The legal
tender silver bill was ordered printed.
The House passed the District of
Columbia bill, and took up the executive
appropriation bill in committee Of the whole,
commencing at page 81; after disposing Of six
pages the House adjourned. 1tcame out in
reference to salaries Of territorial judges that
Utah makes additional compensation in the
case Of federal judges acting in dual capac-
ity, and an amendment to the bill was made
forbidding such practice.
The Senate spent the morning hour,
on the 26th in considering various unimpor-
tant motions, alter which the silver legal ten
der bill was taken up and amendments pro-
posed by MIR. Sherman. Mr.. Morrill, called up
the bill to establish an EDUCATIONAL fund and
to apply portion Of the proceeds OF public
school land sales to public education. Mr..
Maxley, of Texas offered substitute conse-
Grating the entire proceeds of sales Of public
lands to educational purposes. Without
action the Senate adjourned.
The House was occupied with prop.
ositions to investigate the clerks and subor-
dinates Of the House, the assistant engineer
Of the capitol, the sale OF commissary articles
at West Point, and the management OF the
New Orleans custom house, after which Mr.
Cox took the chair in committee OF the whole
on the appropriation bill tor executive ex-
penses.
Mr.. Taphane, in the House, April
eth, introduced an amendment to the con-
stitution authorizing the President to approve
or disapprove Of separate clauses or provision
Of bill. The bill excluding Missouri from
the act of 1879 relating to mining interests
was reported favorably, with the added clause,
"All lands in said state shall be subject to
disposal as agricultural lands" An amend
ment was added to the postal appropria-
ton clause Of the executive appropriation
bill prohibiting any employee d the govern
ment from giving or receiving money, d.
rectly or indirectly, tor political purposes.
The Sentae was engaged in the Bel
KNAPP impeachment.
On the morning of the 2Sth ult. the
decision Of chief Justice Cartier was laid be-
fore House discharging Hallett Kilbourne from
custody. In regard to the bill transferring
the Indian bureau to the war department, a
point Of order was raised which ruled out the
section. The speaker sustained the point.
The legislative bill was pasaed by vote 9.
206 to II. A bill was passed appropriatine
81, 900 for the subsistence of the Apache In
dams. The Senate was in session as a court
Of impeachment.
The House, on the Goth, discharged
the military committee from further inquiry
into the charges made against Horace Bough-
ton, its clerk, for the reason that the wrongs
charged are barred from criminal prosecution
by the statute Of limitations. The House ad-
journed without action on the other business
called up.
On the LIST inst. Mr.. Hale introduced
in the House resolution directing the in.
vestigating committees to proceed with open
doors, while testimony is being taken; the
rules were suspended and the resolution de-.
feated no. two-thirds in the Affirmative. The
vate Stood l26 to los, the latter being all
Democrats. A resolution was finally adopted
which covered nearly the same ground, how
ever. An effort was made to bring all inyes-
legations to close previous to June 10th, but
failed. Mr.. Blaine rose to personal expla-
nation, and had read several letters relieving
him, from charge OF receiving coin bonds
Of the Kansas 4 Pacific railroad.