The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-12-26
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Ihurman's amendment to Mr.. Blaines reaolu
ton was adopted, after which An amendmen
BY Conkling, to have the investigation mad
by nine 6enatos instead of the judiciary com
mittee was also adopted. Mr.. Butler then of
fered an amendment to have the inquiry con
Quoted with open doom, but it was rejected
Mr.. Howe explained that the object of closet
doom was to secure unintimidated witnesses
| Mr.. Bayard saw no reason why this investigs
ton, more than the courts, should be held Will
closed doors. Mr.. Blaine said there never ha6
been freedom of action in the South. Their,
never was man in Virginia, Georgia or Flor
ida who would dare vote for Lincoln. Mr.
Ransom considered the charge by Blaine thai
there had never been . fair election in the
South . calumny upon the history of southern
people. The question then went over.
In the House Mr.. Cutler introduced bill
! reducing the charge on money orders to five
cents. Mr.. Banning introduced bill placing
Gen. Shields on the retired list a. BrigadieI
General. half dozen currency bills were
introduced. not varying materially from those
already before the House. Mr.. Gibson offered
ment of navigation on the Mississippi, Ohio
Red and Illinois rives. including 100000 for
the Arkansas river. Mr.. Finley offered q reso-
luton of inquiry as to the law for the MAIN
tainenrc If the secret service of the treasury
DEPART Mt. A motion to suspend the rules
and pc he bill making it punishable Of
fence any officer or employee of the gov
ernmer, o nav money. or by bribes- threats
or inf, { ce to intermeddle with the election
OF the President or Congressmen, was defeat
ID for want IF the necessary two-thirds vote.
On the 18th instant the Senate appoint
ed Messrs Allison. Blaine and Davis "a n con-
ference committee on the military academy
bill. MIR. Plumb, from the committee on Mill
tary affairs, reported with amendment the bill
recently introduced by Mr.. Paddock providing
that the posse comifafus clause in the army an,
preparation bill shall not be construed a. an
plying to army employees in the protection Of
life and property in the States and territor;e.
subject to Indian incursions. The Secretary
of the Treasury sent to the Senate 4 report in
regard to the payment of duties in silver and
said: no distinction has been made between
gold and silver money IN the treasurers gen.
eral coin account. Mr.. Merrmon read speech
IN answer to Nh. Blaine on the Southern ques-
tion- Mr.. Wallace followed on the same sub
]ect. he agreed that the political condition
OF the South was better now than five years
ago. Mr.. Blaines resolution Is amended was
adopted by vote of So to 6.
The House had under consideration the bill
ino..I n, .or .ne denciency OF :s,og Tor
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An eHort was made by Mr.. Beck. In the
Senate on the 18th. to call up the bill repeal
ing the test oath for jurors, but Mr.. COnkling
thought 1t should not be taken from the judi
clal committee before report was ready.
The bill to amend the patent laws was under
discussion, but no result reached. The bill to
amend the posse comitdfus clause of the last
army appropriation bill was amended SO rs to
allow the army to be used as such posse in the
States subject to Indian instructions, includ-
ing Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Oregon, Neva-
da and the territories. The bill then passed.
The pension appropriation bill was passed
without material amendment.
The Senate amendment to the resolution for
a holiday recess was concurred in. An effort
was made to have the snnuities of the Winnie
bago Indians paid direct to the head chief
but the proposition was defeated, bill was
introduced by Mr., RYAN. of Kansas. giving iur
isdiction to the district and circuit courts of
Kansas over the Indian Territory. hill was
also introduced for the imnrovement of the
Yellow Stone mark.
n, a.. 1o.L A. In .:
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'o,JVH LOT msn service on the fliioads was
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,,u !n 'ne plii ,eo. sanHhg ,he army.
.ne 1 9:Ii Iol siheEuhen's 70 .he patent laws
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oun Dn a 'he select ccmrnittee 10 inquire
Teller. Cameron, of WISCONSIN. Mitchell Plumb
Rayard, Wallace. Bailey and Garland. Messrs.
Mitchell and Plumb were excused from serv-
ing. Mr., Hoar was Amounted in place of
Mitchell. and Mr., Mcmillan in place of Plumb.
Mr.. Voorhees, submitted a resolution instruct
ing the census committee to inauire into the
of including in the next census
he total number of pensioners of Indian blood
in the Indian territory. the number of mixed
blood. the number of white members of tribes
by marriage relation. amount of property own
d. the extent of agriculture, the number of
schools in that territory. children attending,
tic. Agreed to and the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Cahill asked leave t, offer
resolution recitiny the charges made against
Alexander Rives. Judge of the United States
district court for the western district of vir-
# habeas corpus for bringing before him two
prisoners now IN custody under charge of muir
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