The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-15
THE XLIVth CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.

M At the expiration OF the morning huur,
was resumed OF unfinished
8'I4pnusi ness the billto amendthe Pacific rail-
road acts so as to create sinking fund Tor
jH he LIQUIDATION of Indebtedness due to the
government by the Pacific railroad COM
B " Tanies. Mr.. Christiancy spoke in favor
d the bill reported by the Judiciary
~ committee, and against that OF the rall-
Dad com mittee. When Mr.. Christiancy |
enncluded, the bill was laid aside in
formally and the senate considered bills
N of @ private nature The senate at
IA - O'Clock went into executive session ano
3# soon after took recess till to-morrow.-
House. Recess was prolonged till ll:5o
a, m, when Mr.. Banning presented pc
l# tition of twenty-eight banking institu-
|# tions OF Cincinnati, for the repeal OF the
# law taxing banks. The senate amend
# ments to the fortifcation appropriation
al bill and military academy bill were non
W concurred in. AT 1:50 pm. the house
took recess until tomorrow.
81 WASHINGTON February 6th.-Senafe.
ri Mr.. Window, from the committee on
approximations, reported adversely on
a the house bill to provide for the payment
IA of James B. Eads for construction of the
Al ietties at South Pass on the Mississippi
# river. and was placed on the calendar
g# with the adverse report. 1t authorizes
MI the secretary of the treasury to pay out
3 of any Incorporated money in the
III treasury S50O.OO0 to said Feds, when
5# ever the secretary of war shall determine
2& that amount is due said Eads by the
.@ terms of the contract. AT the expira.
3 ton of the morning hour the bill to
2# amend the Pacific railroad act so as to
provide sinking fund for the liquida-
@ zion of indebtedness due the government
was taken up and Mr.. Hitchcock spoke
M In opposition to the bill of the judiciary
committee. After debate the bill was
@ laid aside informally, with the under
III standing that it should be unfinished
business tomorrow. Mr.. Ingalls, said
# the bill abolishing the board of metro
E# poitan police commissioners of the Dis
& trict of Columbia, with the presidents
M veto, was lying upon the table, the COM
M mittee having recommended that 1T be
passed, notwithstanding the objections
|# of the president thereto. The subject
g was discussed at some length, and the
question being shall the bill pass not
I'M outstanding the objections of the presi-
@ dent thereto, it was decided in the mega
# tive, yeas SO, nays %, two thirds not
voting in affirmative. The senate went
ri into executive session and when the
81 doors were reopened took recess till
nj 10 o'clock to-morrow.-HOUSe.-- After
III the usual extension OF recess the house
VI went into committee of the whole, Mr..
II Eaton in the chair, on deficiency appro-
y priated, 81 All 600 The two largest ap-
preparations were one of 100000 for
deficiency in navy department, and one
of $2i7 900 for pensions to soldiers whe
have lost limbs. Without disposing Of
the bill the committee rose. A recess
II was taken until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
II WASHINGTON February 7th.--Senate
Mr.. Dorsey introduced bill to repeal
the act to incorporate the National Cap
ital Life Insurance company, and tt
III provide for winding up its affairs. Re
terred The bill providing payment tt
james b. Eads for the construction o
the ietties at South Pass, Mississippi
"a river, was discussed at some length, but
soon after expiration of the mornins
hour Mr. Gordon demanded the regular
order, and Eads' bill was laid over. Thu
bill to amend the Pacific railroad acts
so as to create o sinking fund for liqui
dalton by the Pacific railroad, was takel
UP, and Mr.. Gordon spoke in advocac.
of the bill introduced by him, and re
ported fayorably by the committee OF
railroads. M. SHERMAN called up III
house bill, authorizing the commission
ers of the Freedmen Savings and Trus
company to buy in certain real estat
and other property. and to sell the sam
at public or private sale. He submitte
an amendment, providing that no sale Q
real estate shall be made by the commits
sioners.except at public auction, unles
such sale and terms thereof shall be frs
approved by one of the justices of th
II supreme court. Agreed to. The bi
then passed. Mr.. Clayton called u
senate bill TO authorize and empower th
secretary of the interior to adjust an
settle the accolntsof the Kaskaslia, Pee
ria, Piankeshaw and Wea Indians Pas
ed.-House Mr.. Waldron, from commi
tee or appropriations, reported back til
senate bill appropriating $s5O,000 f
$# deficiency in the appropriation for til
@ present fiscal year. Mr.. Vance, chat
man of the committee on printin
offered on amendment providing thu
after the close of the present congress 4
greater price shall be paid for labor b
the government printer than is paid
IS the cities of New York, Philadelph
SS and Baltimore. The amendment W.
@ adopted yeas, 118 nays, los, and tt
# bill was passed. Mr.. Blount, from cor
.nittee on appropriations reported nav
appropriation bill. Referred to COZ
alittee on whole. The bill appr
pirates $l2,494,752. Adjourned Il