American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

32d and 33d parallels of latitude, from the
Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean; also,
to widen and deepen the channel of the
Mississippi River. The House Army Appro-
priation bill was read and referred. Sena-
tor Booth, Chairman of the Committee on
Manufactures, was, at his request, excused
from further service on shat committee. He
submitted Il resolution calling upon the
President to inform the Senate OF the cause
of the NeZ Perces war; and other particulars
regarding the same. Agreed 20; Aitef Ie me alle
called up the resolution heretofore submitted
by him in regard to the management of the
gard to the subject. The resolution was laid
over -. The House occupied most of the
day in Committee of the Whole, considering
the Deficiency bill, which passed without
DIVISION The total sum appropriat@ed ed by
for the Navy; S3II 953 for an amount due Sc
ligman Bros, of London; $4,000 for the Ma
rine COrps The bill also provides for the
payment of United States Judges, etc. The
bill for the repeal of the Resumption act was
again considered. Mcssrs- Chittenden and
Monroe spoke against the bill and Mr. Kelley
for it. Mr.. Glover offered a resolution for in
vestigations into all II e departments OF the
adopted at the begfI ming of the last Con
gress, Referred.
In the Senate, on the 14th, number Of
bills were introduced and referred. The
House Army Appropriation bill, as amended
by the Senate Committee, was reported and
placed on the calendar. The amendments
consist OF the entire omission OF the clause
which provided that four cavalry regiments
should be recruited to full force OF ] ,2OO men
each, and kept in service on the Texas iron
tier, but that the total number OF men on
the army rolls should be limited TO 2o,0Oo.
The Senate Committee recommend the IN
sertion in place of the mandatory provision
concerning the use of troops in Texas OF the
following clause: " Cavalry regiments may
be recruited to 100 men in each company and
kept near as practicable to that number,
and a sufficient force of cavalry shall be en-
ployed in defense of the Mexican and
Indian frontiers OF Texas. Inc
Vice President laid before the senate com
fifar1f f1.nrn fhn
report of the Secretary of state, IN reply 70
the Senate resolution of the Sth inst, in re-
band from Mexico, from the Jail in Starr
County, Texas, in August last In the
of the Resumption act was resumed and az,
ter lengthy debate the House adjourned
without definite action.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, petition from
As National banks of Boston against the bill
for the RECOMMENDATION of silver was present
ed by Senator Dawes. The Deficiency Appro-
priation bill, as reported from the House, was
passed. Senator Bruce presented a petition
of colored residents of Mississippi, asking an
appropriation of 100000 to enable them to
emigrate to Liberia. Referred. The Army
Appropriation bill was passed with the
Appropriations, and also the amendments
be recruited beyond $4,000 men, in
stead of 20 900, as authorized by the House,.
In the House, bills were introduced and re-
ferred-by Mr.. Haskell: Providing for the
and and legal tender notes; by Mr. schleicher
Providing for cheap transportation between
tiaewe5sF the o6fo 9n and MI Mississippi valleyS
by Mr.. Mills: A memorial of the state Grange
of Texas for the appointment of Commits
sioner of Agriculture as Cabinet o1hcer
The bill for the repeal of the Resumption act
was further considered, number OF amend,
mentS and substitutes being proposed, ana
speeches made by MeSsrs. Eames, Ballou,
HubbelI, Kelly, Hartzen and Others
In the Senate, on the 10Th, resolution
was offered by Senator Jones, and adopted
with some notifications, requesting the
President to furnish copies of instructions
given to the agents and MarShals of the Unit
ed States in Alabama, Florida ana Mlss1sslp,
~pi touching the seizure of logs, lumber and
naval stores suspected of having been taken
from the public lands of the United States,
etc. Adjourned till Monday. In the House
a resolution was adopted directing the Mill
tary Committee to inquire into the strength
of the cavalry and infantry regiments of the
army, and how many regiments are employed
upon the Texas frontier, character OF the
troops employed there, military manage,
ment of the frontier, and what additional
force is necessary to protect the people OF
Texas from Mexican raiders. Consideration
of the bill to repeal the Resumption act was
resumed, and continued during the evening
session.
The Senate was not in session on the 18th.
In the House, the Army Appropriation
bill, as amended by the Senate, was reported
back, and the principal amendment, that
fixing the army at 25 900 instead OF 2O,UO0
of the Texas members, with the exception
of Mr. Regan, and Messrs- Williams of
Delaware Williams of Michigan, and Luttrell
voted with the Republicans Tor the amend
ment Five other Democrats were absent
The Senate amendment in reference to the
employment of cavalry on the Mexican an9
Indian frontier of Texas was also cOncurred
in. L. s. Metcalfe was sworn in from the
Third District of Missouri.