Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-20
THE WEEK CONGRESS.

IN the senate, Tuesday, House bill
was passed .appropriating $4,000 10
provide for expenses of admission OF
foreign goods at the ceDteunial. The
iill TO authorize the repaving OF Penn
sylvauid avenue was debated at length
without action. a. was also the bill fix
ing the rate on third-class mail matter.
An adverse report WAS made from the
Judiciary committee on House bill TO
protect witnesses who shall be required
to testify in certain cases. House bill
apprOpriating 81, OO0 for the improve
ment Of the capital grounds was pass
ed.
In the House an adverse report from
the committee Oh commerce was made
on the bill f"T the appointment CT a
commission 10 inquire as 10 the terms
on which d CON nIercIai treaty can be
made with ttna,ig; a majority report
on the same subject was aiS2 presented.
\ bill Wa passed concerning '.OmmeTCe
and navigation and the regulation oi
steam -sei.. AT the event = session
toe legislative appropriation Uiil was
under consideration, nut little progress
was made.
In the Senate. Wednesday, Mr..
Spencer introduced a bill to prevent
PanicS and give elasticity to the lea
tender currency. Mr.. Whyte present
ed memorial OF several Baltimore in
surance cUinpanigs AID other under
writers, demonstrating against the
passage Ot Iiop~e b.i in regard - the
distribution Ot tie Geneva award. Nj.
Morton oHeryu Joint resolution 20
~ 3 H.. u. 4
Distric, OF { lLnbia to vote upon the
question whether they desire a District
goVerume,I which shall be chosen by
the qualified voters there, +. The bill
fixing the Fate Oh Jnird-clu mail mat
Ter Was taken up and passed. 1t limits
the Wsi4ht of packages of the third
class TO luur pOuEdS, and hXes the rate
for AL G,~tnEceS at one cent for each
ounce or fractional part thereof. Tran
silent news sp1lei- and ma gaZineS are To
be Transmitted at one cent for every
three ounces or fraction thereof, and
one cent for each two additi, nal ounces.
In the House the silver currency bIii
was passed as anIeuded by the Senate.
\ resolution was offered iustruCting
the committee on foreign Affairs TO con-
slider what action should be taken to
receive aud entertain The Emperor Of
Brazil Snd the President of Peru. At
the evening Srs>iOh the legislative APP
preparation bill was considered without
mucn progress.
In the Senate, Thursday, a re>olutiol
Was adopted directing tie sergeant-at-
arms TO MAKE Arrangements for the at
tendance of the Senate at the dedica-
ton of the Lincoln statue, at Lincoln
Park, to-day. The bill for repaving
Pennsylvania avenue was discussed,
and IA number OF amendments adopted.
Several bills Of an unimportant charac-
ter were passed, after which the Senate
adjourned until Monday next.
In the House 3ic. Thomas, of Nd
introduced II joint resolution in regard
to the surplus revenue. The bill TO
transfer the Indian bureau to the War
Department was advocated by Messrs.
Scales, OF North Carolina, and Hooker,
of Mississippi, and opposed by MIR.
Seelye. of Massachusetts. At the
evening session the legislative apprO-
priatioH bill was taken up and cUnsid-
erable progress made. An amendment
was adopted restoring the Independent
treasury at Baltimore, which had been
omitted ftoiu the bill. The House then
adjourned until saturday, today be-
ing being IA public holiday in the Dis
trict of Columbia.