Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-11-23
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

The Senate was not in session on Saturday
In the House the army appropriation bill,
with the Senate amendments, was reported
Senate amendment to retain the standard Of
the army at 25, 600 men was agreed to-yeas
! "a, nays 1870, another amendment in which
the House also concurred, strikes ont the
clause providing that four full cavalry regi-
menis shall be kept upon the Texas frontier,
and inserts instead of it a proviso that cavalry
companies may be recruited TO one hundred
men, and that a sufficient force of cavalry
shall be employed in the defense of the Texas
frontier. Mr.. Swami called up the bill ap-
propriating $l5O, 900 for representation at the
Paris exposition, and pending debate on the
| bill the House adjourned until Monday, thus
| preventing debate On the bill 10 repeal the
resumption act.
| In the Senate on Monday the Chair laid
before the Senate the army appropriation bill,
returned from the House with non-concur-
renee in four minor amendments Mr.. Win
| dom moved that the Senate recede from its
amendments Don-concurred in by the House :;
agreed 10, and the bill was passed and now
goes TO the President. Mr. Ingalls, called IN
the bill TO enable Indians 10 become citizens
of the United States. After a shoI t discussion
the bill was laid over as unfinished business
The House spent the entire session in de-
ohilHS luc blll ulahiuR du appropriation LOT
the proper representation of American pro-
ducts at the Paris exposition. The feature of
the debate was humorous speech by Mr. Cox,
of New York, in opposition to the bill. With
| out coming to vote on the bill the House ad-
journed.
In the Senate on Tuesday the Vice Presi-
dent appointed Messrs. Davis, OF West Vir-
GINA, Beck, OF Kentucky, Allison, of Iowa,
ingalls,, of Kansas, and Cameron, OF Penn
| sylvania, as the special committee to examine
the accounts of the Treasury Department in
regard to alleged discrepancies etc, authorized
by tho resolution of Mr.. Davis agreed TO
Monday.
In the House on the resolution of the Paris
exposition bill was resumed, and after the
adoption of several amendments the bill was
finally passed-yeas 1879, nays l24. The bill
provides for the appointment of a general
commissioner, whose salary and general ex-
penses shall no: exceed S. 900, and twenty
additional commissioners, whose salary and
general expenses shall not exceed 81 0C0 each
The President is authorized TO appoint two
honorary commissioners from each State, to
be nominated by the Governors, and twenty
four additional honorary commissioners, but
they are not entitled to Compensation The
bill appropriate s so, O0G to cover all expenses
Of proper representation Of the productions
OF this country at the coming exposition.
In the Senate on Wednesday, the Commit
tee on Finance reported back the Bland Silver
bill shorn of its feature of free coinage.
The entire session of the House was con-
sumed in considering the deficiency bill.
Events in Paris are marching on 10 a con-
fiict of force. MacAlahon has threatened to
dissolve the Chamber should it venture to in
quire into the election abuses. The motion
has beer made and debated. There are some
who believe that the Senate will agree to a
second dissolution anG the Assembly have
given pretty strong intimation that they will
not dissolve but would in that case resolve
themselves into convention This would at
once bring on the issue OF physical force, and
the temper of the army would be tested.