The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-08-07
s0RTY.F0UkGu CONGRESS.
Tho Dus'neHs of General IuiSTea, Trnua.
acted.
EENATf

MI. Allison Rcp), Of Iowa, from tho con.
forrnco committee Oh the Army Appropriation
bill, made report which was agreed to. Mr.
Allison explained that all matters rotating 10
ilie organization OF the army are to bG submit
u Il 10 commission to c1usis. Of two momLcrs
Of tbs Senate md two members OF the House
OF Representatives. tho secretary OF war, aud
TWO army officers. Tho House recplos froul
all its amendments relating to tho reduction,
reorganization aud pay Of the army. Tho bill
Us 1t came to the Senate aiprri riltLd s24 $780,.
go. That amount was tncreantd by tile Senate
81 l.UM. Tho conference committee bud re-
dGccd no amendments, leaving tho total
amount Of tho till &c, OG9, COS. 40.
MIR. WindCm (l6p.) OF Minnesota, from tho
conference committee Oh tho Sundry Civil Ap.
preparation bill. submitted II report. Hc said
tho House bill appropriated Sl5,256, T3l.5I.
Tho Senate added "a, l2G.793 81. sud US now
rcpoEtcl II apptoprialGs &c, 229, 77LS2. After
dCbA.o tho report was agreed to-yeas, 50
uays. u, Tho WHO voted In tho negative
wCrc all Republicans, Nes.iy. Anthony IN, y,
Bruce (llss }. OonOvor (Fla.), Edmunls vt J,
ilImlln (Mc.), Harvey (KAnsas), Hitchcock
(Nub.) }, IDgalls (Kanslsl, Logan (llL), Mitch.
ell l0r9gOn) Morrill, (Nt. }, and Spencer Gala )
Mr.. Sherman (Rsr. }, OF Ohio, called up the
Senatc bill Appropriating 100000 for tho cGnl.
Ilt'lu1 VI hHb NGFIHIktlu UlDlllUlSlt, Auu IL
uAS read third tins and passed.
Mr.. Logan Crop, OF IlIiptIn. called up tho
iiOuso bill to IegtI,a'O the issue OF artificial
limbs to disabled sUldiGrs, p:Huion, and others,
which was amcudcd and passtd
EorSE
The conference report on tho Amy Apple o.
pF!atUn bill was marie. II WIS agreed to, and
lhObi!l now goes to tho President for Ills sigma
turN.
Tho House went into committee OF tho whole,
M. Monroe (Ecp.), OF Ohio, in tho Chair, on
tho bill for the protection OF the Texas frontier
Tho substitute offered by Mr.. Banks was
adopted. and tho bill reported to the House.
Tho Mouse proceeded to vote on tho second
section Of tho till for the protection Of tho
Tszas frontier. 1t was rcjected-yesr, 50;
nayt. 81, The bill was then passed. Tho fol-
lowing IL tho text:
That for the purpose Of giving efficient pro-
lection to the country between the Rio GT&nd0
Aui Suoccs rivers, In tho State Of Texas, from
tho cattle thieves. robbers, and murdUrers
from tho Mexican side Of tho river, the Presi-
dent q tho United States DO and hereby " all
.hori2ed Ard required 10 station and keep on
tho Rio Grarde river from tho mouth OF thet
river to Fort Duncan, and above, IL necessary,
two regiments Of cavalry for fed service, in
addillon 10 such Infantry fGfc0 Es may be
necessary for garrison duty, and to assign re-
cruIts to said regimentS, so ~ 10 I'LL each troop
TO number ono hundred prtyetes, Gnd thoy
shall DO up to that strength As long as they
shall no ,quIred in that eGrvico.
Mr.. Randall (Dtm.), OF Penn, made tho
Conferences report oil tho Suudry Civil Appro-
priAtion bill, and proceeded to explain 1t. After
u iDu. dtrcu' i;On tho report was Rd0ptGd Tie
bill how Gocs to the President for his sinua.
ture.
Mr.. Randall (Dom), OF POnn., from tho
committCo oil appropriations, reported bill
appropriating 81 900 for the expenses OF tho
Joint select committee Oh Chinese immigration.
Passed.
A veto message a. to a bill 10 Ievl-o the 70
risel statutes In connection with post-oilce
matters was received and referred to tho post.
Office committee.
Tue Senate bill to punish the countorfeitiug
OF trademarks was Esssed.