Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-07
Congressional Summary.


foreign relations, reported bill provid-
ing for the payment of the award made
by the fishery commission ut Halifax,
under the treaty of Washington. Placed
on the calendar. The concluding
portion Of the committee IS as
follows: Your committee fur
Their recommend that the executive de-
partment of the United States should
be authorized to pay the award without
further communication with congress,
should it deem that spcs payment shall
be demanded by the honor and good
faith Of the nation, and in pursuance OF
that conclusion the award shall be paid;
and that the president shall as soon us
may be thereafter, lay the correspond
encc with the British government relat-
ing thereto before congress, unless in
his opinion it shall be incompatible
with the public interests. We would
suggest in the event of payment being
offered by the United States the utmost
care and circumspection be employed
to disabusc the minds Of the British
Canadian government us well as the
British Canadian people, Of any pessi-
BE impression that the United States or
the America people do, or ever can nc
cept the award Of the Halifax commits
sion as II just measure OF value OF the
in-shore fisheries in Canadian waters.
Against the inference, deduction, con
clusion or belief, the congress Of this
nation, the senators Of states, and rep
rescntatives Of the house Of represents
tives and Of the people, respectfully but
firmly and decidedly protest. And they
do not protest merely from sense Of
injustive that is done in the award. but
also and especially because in future
negotiations with England regarding
commerce between the United States
and Dominion of Canada, the govern
ment of the United States will not rec
ognizc tie award Of the Halifax com
mission us in any sense u julst measure
Of value Of the fisheries III question.
At the conclusion of the morning
hour consideration was resumed Of the
house bill to forbid the further retire
ment Of United States legal tender notes.
The bill having been considered IN
committee of the whole was reported to
the senate and read u third time and
passed; yeas 40, nays Is. The follow
ing is the full text Of the bill:
Re enacted, eff., That from and after the pas.
slgG OF the act 1t shall not be lawful for the
Rotary Of the treasury or other officers under him
to cancel or retire any more United States legal
tender notes and when amy OF said notes may be
redeemed or be received into the treasury under
my Inv. from any source whatever, and shall be.
long 10 the United States, they shall not be re
tired, cancelled or DESTROYED. but they shall be
relssned and paid out again and kept in circula-
ton; provided nothing herein shall prohibit the
cancellation aud destruction OF mutilutcd notes,
and the Issue of other notes of like dcnomina-
tion hi their atend, ms now provided.
All acts or parts OF acts iii conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
II now goes to the president for his
signature. After an executive session
the senateadjourncd.
TUESDAY, May 2S House. - The house
took NJ the army appropriation bill,
and voted separately upon the
adopted by the committee.
The house then voted on the amend
nlcnts to the army appropriation bill.
All items which had been increased OH
the basis Of IN army force Of 25,0O0
men were restored To the original
ON the basis Of 10000.
BY Y vote Of $50 yeas and ll5 nays,
the amendments adopted in committee
Of the whole, transferring the Indian
hurcau from the interior to tho war de-
partmcnt, were agreed to. Also the
amendment, prohibiting the use Of
troops ioreivll purposes unless specially
hY act of congress,
and the bill then passed. Tie
main features of the bill rs
passed are fixing tile strength of the
army at 10000 men; fixing the number
Of cavalry regiments ut s, with com
panios of not less than 125 prvatcs, and
ct infantry regiments 1T lS, with COM
panles of not less than GO privates; re-
ducng the force Of various stall do
paumcnts; providing for board to re-
organize those departments; providing
for il board 10 recommend tile retiring
or mastering ont of officers; fixing the
OF maiur-gcncmls III | and of
acknowledgements at >, after those
figures shall lie reached, reducing the
and rank of idsdc-camp: re-
duclng the pay and emoumcnts of
transferring the Indian bureau
TO the war department. and prohibiting
the employment Of troops for civil pur-
poses unless specially authorized
~ net Of congress. Mr.. Rea-
gan called up his hill to regu-
late Interstate communication on rail
ways. The question Of consideration
beng raised the house refused to CON
slider the bill now; yeas 153; nays H..
The house then proceeded ~ business
Of the morning hour which was
call of committees for reports.
AZ the expiration Of Tie morning
hour the house proceeded to consid-
Grafton Of business on the speakers IT,
bile, and Il number of execu-
tive documents were referred.
The first hill on the table was that for