The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

senate.
SATURDAY, March 3.-The conference
committee on Legislative and judicial appropriations
reported disagreement on the house reduction of
the presidents salary. The report agreed to
and d new conference ordered. The conference
that they unable to agree on the item incrt as
ing appropriations for mail transportation by rail-
road and the amendments In regard to the Pacific
mail subsidies and the service between New Orleans
and Rio de Janeiro. After discussion the senate
receded from both OF the amendments. >. The
house amendments to the bill extending TWO years
to tue southern claims com mission were CONQUERED
in, and the bill passed. Sherman called up the
bill recently reported by the committee fnance
in accordance with the message of the president
to aid The resumption of specie payments. After
discussion consideration postponed -. The
conference committees reports the fortifica
ton and naval appropriation bills agreed to-
The conference committee on the post route bill
reported disagreement points regarding ad-
ditiona fast mail trains. Also amendment ap-
ties on certain roads. The senate then receded
from the amendme nts. Report of the conference
settling all other disputed points was agreed to-
After recess the bill to eqUalize SOLDIERS bounties
was called up and after several amendments had
been agreed to the bill was indefinitely postpot ed
1.-The conference committee on the army appro.
praton bill, reported that the committee had been
unable TO agree. The senate agreed to insist upon
its amendments and order a new conference "
Recess until Sunday.
House.
SATURDAY, March "a resolution
was adopted reciting that all Investigations have
closed, owing 10 the termination Of the session. and
as the imprisonment of witnesses cannot conduce
to the ascertsinment of the truth, therefore the
sergeant alarms be directed to discharge all per
s. rs IN his ustody. The senate ndmepts to
the sundry civil bills were non-concurred in
| There was passed without discussion and without
the yeas and Hays, bill making a / pensions for
deaths or for wounds date back to the time of the
soldiers death, or of lis dis charge from service
| and providing for the payment OF all arrears of
persons on that basis. The conference report ON
Inc fortlncation appropriation bill was agreed to-
res button reported from the select committee on
privileges was adopted declaring that Samuel ].
Iden received 1876 electoral votes OF the electors
legally and constituuonahy appointed, and
was thereby duly elected president of the
United States, and that 1t is the opinion of the
house that Thomas a. hendricks, having received
Ike number for vice president was duly elected
Another from the same committee was adopted
declaring after long preamble, that In counting
the electoral votes OF any state it is the right and
duty OF the house to inquire whether any votes
pllrportlDg 10 come from state have been cast nv
persons duly appoints by that stae, and for that
purpose TO receive evidence of forgery falsehood
or lnvahdlty OF any certificate of any governor or
| canV2sser. The conference reported on the naval
appropriation bill but was nonconcurrcd in and a
new conference ordered The conference COM
mttee on the legislative appropriation bill reported
| they could not agree on the Presidents salary
| After some discussion the house voted IN insiet
upon its disagreement, and to have another CON
ference =. The conference report on the post
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! having receded from the Objectionable amend
| ments. The new conference on the legislative
appropriation bill failed to agree on the Presidents
salary. whereupon The house receded leaving tine
salary at ST 000 and the legislative appropriation
| bill passed. The house then took recess until 3
| a. NJ. Sunday.
Senate
| SUNDAY, March 4-UpOn re-assen-
bling, the conference committee on the sundry
| civil appropriation bill submitted rerort which
vas agreed to-. message was received from the
house announcing that tn body had receded from
its amendment to the legislative appropriation bill
IN regard 10 the Presidents salary, and the bill
was passed. Blame, from the conference com
mittee on the army appropriation BILL reported a
disbursement, the stumbling block being a section
insisted upon by the house committee restricting
the President in the use of troops III Louisiana
A committee was then appointed 70 Join the house
committee and wait upon the President and notify
BIN that the two houses of Congress- having An
| ished their business, were ready to a6j3urn The
hour OF IL O'Clock having arrived ssident Ferry
rose and made short speech, closing VITA the
words, " now pronounce the closing session OF
the forty fourth Congress adjourned without dav y
| The announcement hailed with great ap.
| plause IN the gallery and on the floor
House.
SUNDAY, March 4.-The conference
committee on the army appropriation bill reported
that they ccuid not agree with the senate commit
tee the difference being on the section regarding
the use of troops in the south. The house agreed
to insist on the amendments, and new committee
was appointed. a report from the conference
committee on the sundry civil appropriation
bill was agreed to-. The rules were sus
pended and the senate bill to pay Percy
Dickinson s3s,0GO for cotton used by
Burnside's corps in fortiheatons around Knoxville
was passed =. The last conference committee on
the army appropriation bill reported mother dis
aareerne Mt OF the clauae which blocked tbs otheE
cornrnitteess After discussion tie house decided 10
adhere so Its demand. Wnsn tbs hanos or the
clock SiaI h7dioated four minutes before noon
Speaker RsnSA Il and delivered his valedotery,
Concluding GA the declaration ''that the con-
stitutonafHrnif IF the forty fourth cor gress has
been raacheE1 ana that the house stands adjourned
without day. ca. ers and rounds OF applause
from the door snd gallery greeted the final an