The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-06-19
TIE 1 { C r A? HiC.
EASTERN. DISPATCHES
Senate Proceedings.


House returning>to the Senate the Post
Route bill, in which the House refused
to concur on account of one ameud
ment OF the Senate being in the nature |
OF revenue bill, reported that the
committee had bsen unlblasto agree.
The report Was laid on the table for the
present. The amendment referred Ito
is that allowing foreign books to pass
through the mails free of duty, in &C.
cordance with the terms of the Inter.
national Postal Treaty The coufer-
ees on the part oflhe Senste proposed
to waive all discussion as to the cues
ton Of privilege at issue between the
two houses and to consider the bill
with the Senate amendments, butt
House. conferees declined to agree to
the proposition, for the reason that.
they do not, in their opinion. possess
the. power under the resolution of the
House. to consider the bill or amend.
Inents withouta an enlargement thereof
The Senate then went into executive
session.
When the doors. were~~reopened.
resolution to extend the session until
6 O'Clock Wednesday evening was
passed.
Consideration of the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill Was then resumed
The bill to amend the laws relating
to internal revenue was received from
the House, and having been lead by
titie., was laid over ,uuder the rules
until tomorrow, at the instance of
Sargent.
House Of. esentatives.
WASHINGTON, June 10.
Denford reported ~ bill to promote
the knowledge of steam engineering
and iron ship building among tue
students 10 scientific schools and
colleges. Passed. { The bill provides
that on the application Of any scientific
school and college, the President may
detail an officer from the Engineer
Corps of the Navy to act as Professor
at tie institution.
The House coocarred i'll the Senate
concurrent resolution declaring. that.
the treaty with China, allowing unre-
stricted Immigration to this couatry,
should be modified. aud calling the at
tention of the President to the sabject.
Strait reported bill for the equal.
cation of bounties. Referred.
bill extending the jurisdiction 4of
| the Court of Claims to all claims grow
out of the treaties between the United
States and the Indian tribes was
referred.
Also, bill authorizing the appoint
ment of Delegate to the Honse of
| Representatives by Council of Indian
| tribes.
hO b;CbdtC were COLI
| Cured in to the bill to carry into effect
! the provisions Of the treaty Of 1858 be-
tween the Uuited States aud China,
and to- give the Court of Claims iuris.
dlction IN certain cases.
After concurring in the Senate
amendments to various District bills.
the Senate substitute for the bill repeal.
ing the Resumption Act was reached.
Fort moved to concur in the Senate
amendments.
Ewing--I object to present considera-
ton of this Treasury Department sub.
slitute for the bill Cries of Colder. ~
The Senate amendments were finally
non .concurred in, for want of the neces.
sary two.thirds majorIty-I40 to 1O5--
SO the bill fails. The amendments
were to make greenbacks receivable for
four per cent. bonds and for custom
duties.
The vote was taken after much up
roar aud excitement. and was mixed
one, both as 10 politics and localities.
At noon the parliamentary day of
Monday was closed by Adjournment
and that OF Tuesday was begun at
1915.
The Senate resolution extending the
time for a 6n4l adjournment unlll Wed.