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

| Mr.. Mutchler's proposition was adopted sew
| enty-eight to ffty-seven. The committee
rose, and the house at 11-30 adjourned to II
| a. m. tomorrow.
On the twenty-second, the house
met st eleven o'clock, and Immediately
went into committee of the whole,
with Mr. Blackburn in the chair, on sundry
| civil appropriation bill, the question being
| on the amendment offered last night by Mr.
| Vance (Ohio) to have the public printing
done under contract by the lowest bidder.
| Pending action the committee rose, and the
| session of yesterday was closed, and that of
| to-day formally opened. The civil appro-
priation bill was resumed in committee of
the whole and Mr.. Randalls amendment in
relation to the 1865 bonds, District of COlum-
bia, was adopted. After debate, the commit
tee rose in order to close the debate, and Mr..
Randall having moved to close it in half
minute, Mr.. Hoar demanded the yeas and
nays. The motion to close the debate in half
minute was carried-yeas 121, nays 75-a
party vote. The house then again went into
committee, when an amendment offered by
Mr.. Chandler to strike out of the section
whatever relates to the enforcement act was
rejected. The items for public buildings
having been reached, Mr.. Caui6eld moved to
insert an item of S250,C00 for a customhOuse
and postofice at Chicago. Pending action
on it, the house took a recess till eight
o'clock. On motion OF Mr.. Randall the
senate amendments to the Indian appropria-
ton bill were non-cOncurred in and a conf
mittee of conference ordered. The house
went into committee of the whole, Mr.. Black
burn in the chair, on the sundry civil apprO-
priation bill Various amendments were
submitted and rejected, when the committee
rose, having disposed of half the bill, and at
eleven O'Clock the house adjourned till
eleven a. m. tomorrow.
On the 23rd the house met at II a. M,
and Immediately went into committee of the
whole, on the sundry civil appropriation BILL
for rejecting the amendment increasing TO
$750,OOO the appropriation of $25O,OoO for
continuation of work on the state war and
navy department buildings. The committee
rose, the session of yesterday was closed and
that of to-day begun. Mr.. House from the
committee on electniOns, called up the
Idaho contested election case and reported
unanimous resolution of the committee
unSeatlng T. w. Bennett, sitting delegate
and declaring s. s. Finn entitled to the seat.
Agreed to, and Mr.. Finn was swarm in.
Mr.. Harris, from the same committee. re-
ported a unanimous resolution declaring
Joseph II. Raiuey, sitting member, entitled
to a seat from the first district of South Car
Olina. Adopted. Also the same report in
the case of II. b. Strait, from the second dis
trict of Minnesota, was adopted. The house
then went into a committee of the whole, on
sundry civil appropriation bill. DIR. Stone
offered an amendment increasing the appro-
priatiOu for lighting and bueyage of the
Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers from
$12O,OOO to $4,000; Adopted. The senate !
amendments to the naval appropriation bill
were uoucOncurred in, and a committee of
conference was ordered. Messrs. BlOunt |
VIII tthOrne and Hall were appointed on the |
part of the house. Adjourned.
The house met at noon on the oath, |
speaker pro tenn, elected Mr.. Sayler tenn
porary speaker and adjourned.
In the house on the 26th, under call |
of the states by speaker (pro tem.) SaylOr
the following bills were introduced and re-
ferred: Fixing compensation of U. s. mar
sbaIs and deputies, and of clerk of U. S. cir
cult and district court. To further provide
for the redemption of U. S. legal tender
notes. By Mr.. Kasson joint resolution pro-
viding that when the two houses adjourned
for July it shall be to meet Tues
day, July 4th at independence hail. Phila-
delphia, there to consider Joint resolution
in commemOratiOn of the centennial ami
versary of American independence. The
call of states being concluded. Mr.. Neal in
trOduced bill providing for the repeal of
the resumption act, and moved the previous
question. point of order raised by Mr.
Kasson was, after seme discussion, overruled.
The previous question was not seconded, |
to one hundred, and Mr.. Mas
son rising to debate, the bill went over un-
der the rule. Mr.. Faulkner, from the COM
mittee of foreign affairs, reported a bill for
the relief of Edward o. NJ. Condor. 1t re-
quests the president to take such steps as in
his judgment may tend to the release of said
Condor. Passed. Mr.. Hill, from the judi
ciary committee, reported bill for the re-
lief of Brannon, Somers d Co, of Lexington,
KY, appropriating $95SS. Passed. Under
he suspension of the rules, Mr.. Terry moved
% suspend rules and pass the bill reviving
he law for the payment for horses and
equipments during the last war and extend ,
ng time for filing the claims thereof, etc.
ADOPTED. Mr.. John Reilly of Pennsylvania,
moved to suspend rules and pass a bill for
ssue of disused government arms to the
tates and territories for their protection I
gainst Indians. Adopted. Adjourned.