American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-12
CONGRESS.


In the Senate, on the 31st, the resolution
prohibiting the supply of special metallic cart
ridges to hostile Indians passed. Mr.. Ingalls,
sad, the man who would sell ammunition to In
dams now should be hanged to the nearest tele-
graph pole or shot by drum head court martial.
The hair laid before the Senate communica-
ton from the Secretary of War transmit ng a
dispatch from Lieutenant General Sheridan,
recommending appropriation to defray addi
| tlonal expenses. The dispatch was accompanied
an appropriation of 81 ,6s4. 200. The bill passed
| IL provides that not more than 500 men be en-
listed under this act, The impeachment matter
was considered with closed doors. 80. In the
House, the resolution reported by the majority
OF the Naval Committee. referring the case of the
tee was adopted The Speaker laid before the
House a message from the President.
pointing out some of the defects in the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill in making inadequate
provision for some branches of the public
vice, and none at all for other branches; among
the former being the civil service, lighthouses,
etc, revenue cutter service and public build
ment's proportion of expenses for the District of
o CSinmb Plain judgments ,. Of the Court Court
records. etc. He did not feel warranted
in yetoing an absolutely necessary appropriation
show gu" Wbe IN she ne deemed II his duty to
whatever embarrassment might arise in the pub
lie service Mr.. Randall said that he had no
objection to the Presidents putting in as many
objections as he fit, il he would only sign
the bills reducing the expenses of the Govern
in that direction. The President in some of
his statements shows lack OF information. He
one accept the issue presented by the President
and L am willing that the people shall have the
| the action of both branches of Congress, after
close examination. Mr.. Hale defended the action
OF the President. The communication was re-
1erred TO The Appropriation Committee.
In the Senate, on the LIST, the Chair pre-
sented a message from the President in answer
tha Init Tr.lxx
of correspondence between himself and Gov
Gnamberlain. and other reports, in regard to the
ence repost e a. a5 iag e. The confer
alton bill. and also on the River and Harbor APP
preparation bill. was agreed to. The House bill
providing for the sale Of the Usage ceded lands
in Kansas was passed. The Belknap impeach-
ment proceedings were concluded by a vote on
voting yea and q nay: TWothi 81 the Senate
not having voted in favor of sustaining the articles
of impeachment, it was ordered that Judgment Of
acquittal be entered. and the Senate sitting as a
Court OF impeachment, adjourned sine die. 500.
In the House, the majority report of the Com
mends that the evidence against George NJ.
Robson be turned over to the Judiciary Com
mittee with instructions to ascertain the La
bility of said Robson for certain alleged acts,
etc. was adopted. The majority report is sign
The minority report. signed by Mcssrs Pratt
and Smith (Pa.), entirely exonerates MIR. Robe
son.
In the Senate, on the I'd, Mr.. Cameron
J,
Elections, reported back the claim of VIM. E.
Sebastian, q United States .Senator from Arkan-
sas, who was expelled in 1861 for alleged disloy-
atty. with resoluti n resembling the resolution
expeling him from the Senate, and authorizing
the payment of his salary from the date of his
expulsion to the time of his death to his heirs.
resolution some future day for consid-
Grafton. The River and Harbor bill was further
posed of in Committee of the Whole. In the
House the Bland Silver bill came up as the regu-
lar order, but all attempts to force q vote were
thwarted by dilatOry motions. Mr.. Lamar, hav-
ing obtained the floor. spoke for about two hours
on the political situation; and was respectfully
listened to by the whole House.
In the Senate, on the Sd, Mr.. Logan in
troduced bill for the coinage of the silver
dollar, to be legal tender at its nominal value
for any amount, except for customs dues and
interest on the public debt. Ordered printed
Appropriation bill finally passed. The ag-
gregate amount appropriated is - 900 600, the
Appropriations. the House. a
report generating Mr.. Knott from cupability |
sented, and made the text Of a speech by Mr..
Knott, in which he rehearsed the whole history of
the Blaine investigation. and reflected very Sc
verely upon Mr. Blaine's course: His speech was
replied to with intense severity by Messrs. Hale,
Frye, Hoar. McCrary and Lawrence. The four
latter being members of the Judiciary Commit |
tee, and having signed the report exonerating |
Mr. Knott, withdrew their consent to it and then |
Ge to n the gneary aea n
der as be said, that the minority of the commit
tee might have an opportunity of presenting to |
the House a minority report. Mr.. Morrison, /
Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, |
reported a resolution providing for the adjourn
ment of Congress on Monday next at II O'Clock |
Mr.. Waddell called for the yeas and nays, which |
were refused, and the resolution was adopted.
In the Senate, on the 4th, Committee of
Conference was appointed on the sale of the
Usage ceded lands in Kansas. Mr.. Wright, |
from the Committee on Claims, reported ad
versely on Senate bill to reimburse West Virgin
ia for losses incurred by reason OF the de-
eral troops during the late war and it was indef
initey postponed. The House after the tran
saction of some unimportant routine business,
went into Committee of the Whole. Mr.. Eden in
the chair and was addressed for two hours upon
the subject of general politics by MFR. Garfield, |
after which the committee rose and the House ad
jOurned