The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-03-20
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Senate.


Petitions demonstrating against the passage
Of the bill transferring the control OF the HE
saving service from the treasury to the navy
department, and against the passage Of any
bill levying tax on income were presented.
The Senate resumed consideration OF the bill
TO authorize a long bond for the investment OF
savings. An amendment by Mr.. Blaine, max
ing the rate OF interest four per cent. instead
of G5, was agreed to after which the bill was
passed. The bill as passed, provides that in
lien of that amount of four per centum bonds
authorized to be issued by the act of July H.
1870, the secretary Of the treasury shall issue u
sum not exceeding $100,000,000 of coupon
bonds of the denominations of $25, $50, and
300, redeemable lin coin fifty years from the
date of their issue, bear ng interest," payable
semi annually at the rate OF four per centum
per anpum. The bonds are to be disposed Of
for coin, or for United States legal tender
notes at their nominal value and such legal
tender notes shall be reissued, and their pro-
ceeds and the coin received for such bonds
shall be applied to the redemption Of outstand-
ing bonds of the United States which are re-
deemable and bear the highest rate Of interest
OF such bonds. Adjourned.
The Senate resumed consideration OF the
Joint resolution relative to Chinese immigra-
ton, which requests the President of the
United States to open correspondence immedi-
ately with the governments of China and Great
Britain, with view Of securing change OF
abrogation OF all stipulatiOns in existing
treaties which permit the unlimited immigra-
| ton of Chinese to the United States. Mr.. Sar
| gent, of California. spoke in favor of the reso
luton, after which it was laid on the table in
order to give his colleague, Mr.. Booth, an OPP
portunity to speak in regard thereto. Ad-
| iourned.
A large number of petitions demonstrating
against the transfer of the control Of the life
saving service from the treasury to the navy
department, protesting against the passage o.
any bill to impose tax on incomes and urg
ing to appointment of a commission to inquire
into the alcoholic liquor traffic, were presented
e. The House bill making appropriations fol
the West Point military academy was reported
... Mr.. Conkling, from the committee on com
merce, reported bill in aid of a Polar expedi
ton designed by James Gordon Bennett.
| Mr.. Blaine addressed the Senate in regard K
the Halifax fishery award of S.. 500, 600 agains
the United States, urging that the award wa
excessive and should not be paid. A bill pro
vdng for O commission on the alcoholic liquo
question was passed by vote of 80 to 10. Ad
iourned.
Mr.. Thurman from the committee on tn
judiciary, reported bill prohibiting member
of Congress from becoming suretes for govern
mept contractors. &. Mr.. Conkling called NJ
the Senate till in aid of Polar expedition
designed by James Gordon Bennett, and re
ported from the committee on commerce OF
the previous day, and it was passed unani
mously without debate. 1t authorizes tn
secretary Of the treasury to issue an American
register to the vessel purchased by Jane
Gordon Bennett, under the name Of Jeanette
and also authorizes the President Of the Unite
States to detail with their own consent com
missioners, warrant, and petty officers of til
navy, not to exceed ten in number, to act a
officers of said vessel during her first voyage t
the Arctic seas provided, however, that sue
', detail shall be made of such officers only as III
President is satisfied can be absent from thei
! regular duties without detriment to the publ
service 49,. The bill creating in the United State
treasury sinking fund to pay the debts of th
Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroad CON
panies was debated. After executive sesslo
the Senate adjourned.
House.
, The fertilization appropriation bill wa
passed. The bill appropriating $3.50, 900
a fire proof building for the national museum
was referred to the committee of the whole.
8 A message was received from sthe Presidei
vetoing the bill authorizing a special term
= court in Mississippi, to try timber land plunde
i ers. The message said there was not sufficien
n time to hold such special term and that th
government could not prepare for trial, becaus
Q no funds were available. Mr.. Garfield spoil
: in reply to an allusion to him, made by Nj
Kelley in his speech of the previous day. AZ
: journed.
+ NJ. Springer, of Illinois, offered a resolutie
t authorizing the committees on expenditures
o the several departments to employ each Gle
y or expert pending investigations, and the cor
b mittee on post offices and post roads to emplt
s. two experts. Agreed to by 1873 to 1O4. Aft
o debate the House passed the deficiency Apr
priation bill. It appropriates $4,000 for ter
q porary clerks in the treasury; $4,000 &
\ clerks to investigate fraudulent land entire
d etc.; $25 900 for clerks in the general lal
II office to bring into the market the public Ian
"a IN Arkansas, Louisiana. Mississippi, Alaban
and Florida ; and "a, 900 for lighting and hes
ing the pension Office. Adjourned.
70 The bill authorizing the issue Of long DO,
= for the investment Of savings was referred
- the committee on ways and means. The
:" appropriating money for the payment
Southern mail contracts, for services render
= prior to 1861, came up and provoked pl
II ionged discussion. Mr.. Willis, of Michiga
read from the Confederate archives to sh
ns mat eighteen of these claims had been paid
IL the Confederate government. He also quot
be from report by Mr.. Reagan, as Confeder.
postmaster general, in which he credited hi
;. self with $500, 900 paid on account of seryi,
t v rendered prior to May 81, 1861. Mr.. Reag,
m OF Texas, said that he had not seen any OF
ID reports since the end of the war. but IL
gentleman from Michigan, Mr. Willis, v
right, he would concede to an amendment
cd as to exclude from payment such contract
n as were paid by the Confederate governme
81 Mr.. Blount,, OF Georeia, felt it to be
1t, bounden duty to say for his section that
n, would not cast his vote to pay any gentlerf
ca for carrying mails in the South who had hith
40 to been paid by the Confederate governme
ga Without coming to a conclusion the House
ic, journed.
SO Mr.. Ewing, Of Ohie, offered joint rssout
no proposing to amend the constitution 80 al
nc authorize the issuing of an indefinite amo,
M Of treasury notes to be used to retire Uni
ne States notes not bearing interest, and to red
40 the interest bearing debt, and to be legal ten
NO except where existing contracts call for coin
The diplomatic appropriations bill was com
N cred In committee OF the whole, when