The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-03-08
WHOLE NO. 96S.

| The house amendments to the bill extending two
| years to the Southern claims commission coz
CURED in, and the bill passed. Sherman called up
the bill recently reported by the committee on
finance, in accordance With the message Of the
president, to aid the resumption of specie payments
After discussion consideration was postponed.
The conference committees reports on the fortihc
ion and naval appropriation bills agreed to.
Tha conference cCmmitte the post route bill
reported disagreement on points regarding ad-
ditional fast mail trains. Also an amendment ap-
propriating $4,000 to obtain additional mail facil
ties on certain roads. The senate then receded
from the amendments. Report of the conference,
settling all other disputed points agreed 10
After recess the bin to equaliEe soldiers bounties
was called up and after several amendments had
been agreed to the bill was indefinitely postponed
-. The conference committee on the army appro-
priasion BILL reported that the committee had been
unable to agree. The senate agreed to Insist upon
its amendments and order new con. eSenoe,...
Recess until Sunday.
House.
SATURDAY, March S.-A resolution
adopted reciting that as all Investigations have
closed, owing to the termination of the session,
and as the imprisonment of witnesses cannot con-
duce to the ascertainment of the truth, therefore
the sergeant at be directed to discharge all
persons in his custody. The senate amendments
to the sundry civil bills were non concurred in
Tb ere passed without discussion and without
the yeas and nays, a bill making all pensions for
deaths for wounds, date back to the time Of the
soldiers death, of his discharge from service,
and providing Tor the payment OF all ears or
persons on that basis. The conference report on
the fortihcation appropriation bill was agreed to-.
resolution reported from the committee on privi-
leges was adopted declaring that Samuel j. Tilden
received 196 electoral votes of the electors
legally and constltutionally appointed, and
was thereby duly elected preiident of the
United States, and that it is the opinion of the
house that Thomas A. Hendricks, having received
a like number for yice-presldent was duly elected.
Another from the same committee was adopted, de-
claring after long preamble that in coupting the
eli Of state IN the RIGHT
of this house to inquire whether any votes purport-
ing to come from state have been cast by persons
duly appointed by that state, and for that purpose
receive evidence of forgery falsehood, invalid
ty of any certificate OF any governor canvasser.
The conference reported op the naval appropra
ton bill but was nonconcurred in and q new con-
ference ordered =. The conference committee on
the legislative appropriation bill reported they
could not agree the Presidents salary. After
some discussion the house voted to insist upon its
disagreement, and to have another conference.
The conference report on the post office appropri-
alton bill was agreed to, the senate having receded
from the Objectionable amendments. The
conference on the legislative appropriation bill
failed to agree the presidents salary, whereupon
the house receded leaving the salary $4,000, and
legislative appropriation bill passed. The house
then took a recess until A. M. Sunday.
Senate.
4 SUNDAY, March 4.-Upon re-assem-
bling, the conference committee the sundry civil
appropriation bill submitted a report, which was
agreed to....A message was received from the
House, announcing that that body had receded
from its amendment to the legislative appropria-
ton bill in regard to the Presidents salary, and
the bill was passed Blaine, from the confelen
committee on the army appropriation bill, reported
a disagreement, the stumbling block being a Sec
ton inserted by the house committee restricting
the President in the uGe of troops in Louisiana.
"A committee was thel appointed to join the
house committee, and " l,t upon the President to
notify him that the two ouses of Congress, having
finished their business, were ready to adjourn. :.
The hour of II O'Clock having arrived, President
Ferry arose and made short speech, closing with
the words, al now pronounce the o-ing session
of The forty-fouIth Congress adjourned without
day"
The announcement was hailed with great ap-
plause in the gallery and on the floor.