Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-02
FORTY.FIFrH CONGRESS.
Extra Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. November l.


During the morning hour the Vice President
appointed Senator W itbers member of the board
OF regents of the Smithsonian Institution, in the
place of Stevenson.
number of bills was introduced aud referred
TO appropriate committees.
Clrkhng introduced bill to amend section
293l of the revised statutes, so as to allow repay
ment by the secretary Of the treasury of the ton
mage tax where ii has been exacted in contrIver-
tlo1 OF the treaty provisions.
The bill provides for the refunding Of that tax
as in the title but declares that the act
shall not be construed to authorize the refunlipg
oil any tonnage duties whatever, exacted prior to
the first Of June 1862.
Ingalls, introduced bill to provide for the set
Element 81 tax lien certificates efroneously issued
by the late authorities of the ID strict of Column
ba.
Anthony from the committee on printing, re.
ported favorably on the resolution recently sub.
United by Morrill, of VeImont, to provide for the
disposition of surplus public documents, bills re-
ports, &c.
lioar submitted an amendment providing that
all surplus documents should be turned over to
the secretary oil the interior to enable him to COM
pete the sets thereof and issue them to nstitu-
tons entitled TO receive the same.
After brief discussion the matter was laid over
until tomorrow.
The Senate on motion of Sargent went into ex-
ecutive session.
When the doors were re-opened the Senate ad-
journed.
House.
The committee on naval affai rs to-day adopted
a resolution that the com mittee appropriations
be informed If 1t is their judgement that . bill
should be reported ut the earliest opportunity,
making appropriations to cover the dshcencies on
account OF the pay OF naval officers, the hospital
fund.- aud the support of the marine corps during
the last quarter OF the last fiscal year; also that
the committee on appropriations be informed that
1t is the purpose of the committee naval affairs
to examine INTO the subject of diversion Of the
funds appropriate for special objects, to oiher
purposes.
The following bills were introduced and re-
| ferred;
BY Knott, to organize the Judiciary of the Dis
! trict OF Columbia.
money expended by said state for common de-
| tense IN III.
| by Ballou, TO exempt from taxation srvings
banks and institutions having no capital stock.
| BY Lapbam, for the distribution Of the unappre-
priated money Of the Geneva award.
BY Hardenburgh, abolishing stamps on bank
checks.
BY Caball of Va, authorizing the secretary of
the treasury to pay owners there of the value of
all cotton and tobacco seized under the direction
of the government since April 10, 1865; also re-
pealing the laws imposing tax on spirits distilled
from apples and other fruits.
BY Luttrtll, abolisbing the duty on grain sacks
and gunny cloth also for the pardon Of certain
q ueSeTtefs I1nu Tue y >. afmV.
BY Wood, to provide lawful note and coin cur
rency for the U. s. .-.
by Schlucher to aid the Washington, Cincinna-
| ii & st. Louis Railroad to construct . narrow
gauge railroad from the tide water to St. Louis
and Chicago.
The bill to repeal the resumption act was before
the House, in the morning hour, Ewing Of Ohio,
having called up his motion to reconsider.
Eames inquired whether any discussion Of the
bill would be allowed.
| ,l..l "a. L L Al. -r.l-
committee to bavesn ample discussion of the pro-
visions Of the bill, but it was in the morning hour
and the opportunity for discussion and manage
ment of the bill was very much restricted. Be-
sides there was some probability of an early sd-
journment of Congress.
The committee therefore ask the unanimous
consent to have the discussion continue to-day
till three O'Clock, with the understanding that
then the previous question be demanded on its
passage.
unanimous consent to have the bill taken out of
the morning hour.
Hale of Maine, and Gar field of Ohio objected
TO given consent.
Sayler submitted as parliamentary that the sx-
piration OF the sixty minutes did not necessarily
close the morning hour, but that it required the
interposition of some other business of higher
privilege.
The Speaker stated in reply that at the expira-
ton of the morning hour it would be 10 order to
committee of the whole and that either Of these
motions would necessarily close the morning
hour.
| Conger of Michigan moved that the House do
now adjoruru, but that motiont which was intend
ed solely for delay come too late, as the Speak
er stated that several names on the roll had already
been called.
The vote on ordering the main question result
ed yeas 1872, nays l24.
The question then required to recommilting the
bill.
Hubbell of Michigan interposed the motion to
adjourn.
The calling of the yeas and nays ont that mo-
ton occupied the morning hour.
The question was put on reconsderng the vote
and it was agreed to.
The Speaker-The morning hour has expired.
The matter was then passed over.
The House at 220 went into committec Of the
whole, Say Ter in the char, and was addressed by
Hunter Of Indiana, in speech to prove that ns-
| tional bank notes are cheaper and safer than
greenbacks.
| At 3.l5 adjourned till tomorrow.