The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-11-15
CONGRESS-EXTRA SESSION.

NGRE,SS-EXTRA SESSION.
In the House, November, 5, the Bland bill
for the reconciliation of silver was passed
by vote of 1853 to "a. The votes in its favor
were solidly from the West and South, and
the opposition was from New England and
the Middle States. Mr.. Ewing's bill, for the
repeal of the resumption act, it was agreed,
by vote of 14S yeas to 43 nays, should be
brought up for discussion every day at
three o'clock until Tuesday, November 13,
when the previous question will be moved
and the measure put to final vote. Gov
ernor Bishop was on the floor of the House.
In the House, November 6, the first dis
cussion of the Resumption bill was held on
Tuesday last, until the 18th is given for de-
bate, when the question will be pressed to a
final vote. BANDS silver bill will be pressed
in the Senate by Senator Booth of Califor-
mia, but it is thought that if it passed that
body the President will veto it. rear
rangement of all the Senate Committees of
which Mr.. Morton was member will be
made next week. Mr.. Voorhees, will take
his seat Monday, the 18th inst. Senator
Blaine still remains at home i'll, and will not
resume his duties for two weeks.
In the Senate, November s, Mr.. Edmunds
submitted a resolution instructing the Com
mittee on the Judiciary to inquire and re-
port whether any legislation is necessary
in order to authorize the payment, out of
any moneys received or to be received from
the Republic of Mexico or otherwise, to
American claimants, under awards made by
the commission created under treaty be-
tween the United States and that republic,
ratihcations whereof were exchanged on
the 1st of February, 1869. Agreed to.
A resolution submitted by Mr.. Maxey
calling upon the President for information
in regard to the rescue of prisoners from
fha ,,,l
from Mexico, in Aug ust last, was taken up
and passed......Th House, at II 10 o'clock,
went into Committee of the Whole on the
Army Appropriation Bill; long debate
ensued, in which some members favored an
increase and others decrease of the army ;
but the Committee rose without action.
In the House, November 7th, Representa-
tive Baker, of Indiana, introduced a bill
providing for the issue of $3,00000,0 900 of le-
gal-tender notes, which shall be redeemable
on demand in coin by the treasury, and
which shall be taken at par in payment for
all debts, public or private, unless in cases
where, by express contract, payment in gold
has been provided for. The bill was referred
to the Banking and Currency Committee.
1t is reported that Col Bob. Ingersolls name
has been sent to the Senate as Minister to
Germany. Senator VOORHEES, has
telegraphed that he will take
his seat on Saturday. 1t is probable that
the appropriations for the support of the
army viii be made speedily now that the
elections are over. Much distress is re-
ported among officers and men for lack of
money. The House Committee on Rail
roads has under consideration scheme for
building a double track, steel rail freight
road from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to New
York, in order to enable the West to COM
pete with Russia and other grain producing
countries in the markets of Europe.
In ohor he
bills introduced were the following: In re-
lation to the jurisdiction of the District
Courts in the Territory of Utah in matters
of divorce Preferred to the Committee on
Judiciary); giving the District Courts OF
Utah exclusive original jurisdiction in all
divorce proceedings now pending in the
Probate Courts to the District Court (the
bill provides for an appeal from the final
decision of the District Court to the Supreme
ourt of the Territory, and repeals all laws
| of the Territory inconsistent with the act)
to authorize the payment OF
customs in legal tender notes
......... In the House, The army bill was taken
| up in Committee of the Whole, and Mr.
| Schleicher, Democrat from Texas, succeeded
in defeating the Appropriation Committee
by getting an amendment adopted provid
ing that the army shall be recruited up tc
twenty-five thousand men. The Republican
and Democratic delegation from Texas
voted solid in favor of the amendment, an6
! it was adopted by a vote of 122 to ia. The
opponents entertain hopes that the amend
ment can be defeated in the House wher
reported from the Committee of the Whole
| Later in the afternoon, the Democrat!
| rallied in the House, and persuaded mem
bers of the Texas delegation to support al
amendment providing that the army shal
not be increased above what it was on tn
first of November, except cavalry regiment
| in yuh sha1 ho ro
cruited up to their full quota. This wa
adopted by a vote of 125 to 115. MI
Schleicher said he was satisfied this amend
ment would afford ample protection to tn
Mexican border, but at the expense of tn
infantry regiments in other parts of til
country.
At 1925 Nov. 10, the House went int
committee of the whole, Mr.. OK, of Ne,
York, in the chair, on the Army Approprif
ton Bill, the pending amendment being on
offered by Mr.. Crittenden, limiting the RI
cruiting in the cavalry and infantry to tn
number in service on the LIST inst. Mr.. Cri
tenden's amendment was rejected by 104 t
III. Mr.. Culbertson offered an amendme1
that four cavalry regiments be recruited t
one hundred men to each company, whic
force shall be employed in the defense
the Mexican and Indian frontier of Texa
Adopted, ia to 112, after being amended
on motion of Mr.. Clymer, thus, that r
cruiting of enlisted men shall be limited [
twenty thousand, of which four full reg
| ments f cavalry shall be kept upon tt
Mexican frontier. An amendment offare
by Mr.. Hooker, prohibiting the use
troops to suppress insurrection or preser,
order in order in any State, except on Il
Q demand of the Legislature or Executiv
e has given rise to an animated di
: cussion, Mr.. Garfield leading the oppositio
}, and pointing out the danger of having SUI
a law on the statute book as would have,
u 1861, tied the hands of the President, al
e wrought the destruction of the Cover
O ment. After considerable debate a vo
- was taken by the tellerS on the amendmer
Thirty-eight Democratic members voted f
Il it, and then the Republicans withheld the
q votes until the rest of the Democrats h
e voted against it, when they also vote
" making the negative vote 1877. Mr. Hook
4 expressed the hope that his friends
the other side would act on the suggest
of Mr.. Conger, and allow the vote by ye
is and nays in the House. To that propositi
s. the Republican side, but Mr.. Eden int
70 posed objection. Mr.. Atkins then offer
~ an amendment, as an additional sectiC
n providing that the officers assigned to st
ne duty shall not be entitled to additional ra
Sc or pay. Aggregate to. The committee tll
If. rose and reported the bill, but as it v
of found that the amendments agreed to in
COMMITTEES conficted, and as it required ii
u to straighten them out, the House ad journ
is Unexpected Missiles.
nd Passengers on the deck of a La
pleasure steamboat, running through
la narrows of New York Harbor, seve
M years AGO were amazed and urea