The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-06-26
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


adjournment OF Congress until some legislative
meaHuIos for financial relief shall have been
passed. Referred 10 the committee on finance.
by q vote Of 81 10 Is further consideration
Of the Senate Commuters adverse report on the
House Joint resolution providing for the en-
forcement Of the eight hour law In government
departments was postponed until December
next. The Senate bill 10 regulate the hours OF
labor was also postponed to that date. Ad'
journed.
The motion OF Mr.. Voorhees, TO take mp the
bill 10 repeal the specie resumption act was
agreed to by 80 10 20. The Senate substitute
for the House bill repeating the resumption
act was accepted by 80 to 20, after which the
bill was considered In committee OF the whole
and passed by As 10 Is. The bill as finally
passed provides that United States notes shall
be receivable the same as coin in payment for
the four per cent. bonds, and that on and after
October 1, 1878. those notes shall be receivable
for duties on imports. After passing a number
Of minor bills the Senate adjourned.
An adverse report was made from the Senate
committee on elections on the proposed con-
titutional amendment prohibiting the States
from disfranchising women 4. The sundry
civil bill was received and referred. The bill
fixing the pensions Of persons who have lost
both hands, both feet, or both eyes in the ser
vice at $72 a month was passed The judi
ciary committee reported that the reinstate-
ment Of L. ]. Draper, surgeon in the navy,
was illegal q. The Senate insisted on its amend
ments to the river and harbor bill, and granted
a conference. The Kansas Pacific sinking
fund bill was passed. The post route bill
was returned from the House on constitutional
grounds and Il conference was asked on the
question at issue. .. .Th bill creating q COM
mission to ascertain various facts in regard to
Pacific railroads was passed. The conference
on the Legislative bill reported failure to
agree with the House, the main point OF diff
ference being the Senate amendment retaining
its present force Of employees, and at their pre-
sent salaries; the House insisting on reducing
the latter. The Senate, by a vote Of SO to 2,
resolved 10 insist on its amendments, and a
new committee was granted. Adjourned.
Mr.. Wadleigh, of New Hampshire, from the
committee on privileges and elections, to whom
was referred the resolution of the Senate
adopted at the last session, instructing the
committee to investigate the charge that the
election of L. +. Grover, United States Senator
from the State Of Oregon, was procured by
bribery and fraud, reported that the evidence
taken did not sustain such charge against him.
THE conference reports on the river and
harbor and the army appropriation bills were
agreed to-. 7 h bill giving a pension OF 500
a month to General James Shields, OF Missouri,
was passed. Adjourned.
Mr.. Thurman, of Ohio, introduced a bill to
repeal sections 800 and 821 of the revised
statutes of the United States, providing that
my ptThOu WhO ulhJ hhNO AhhOh up In
against the government, without duress and
coercion, may be challenged as juror in United
States courts, and prescribing an iron-clad
oath to be taken by such jurors. Referred to
the committee on the judiciary. The follow
ing resolution by Mr.. Cameron, Of Pennsyl'
vanIa, was agreed to. "ResolUed, That the
commission on education and labor be in.
structed to inquire into the industrial condition
Of the country, the extent, nature and causes
Of the depression Of business, and the enforced
idleness of labor, and what remedies, il any
can be provided by national legislation ant
also into the expediency OF providing a perma
nent bureau in one Of the executive depart
ments OF the government for the purpose o.
gathering and publishing the statistics OF thu
national industries and that the committed
report by bill or otherwise. -. The. following
amendment, reported by the committee Oh
appropriations, was agreed to THAT here
after all advertisements, notices, proposals TO
contracts, and all forms Of advertising re
quired by law for the several departments o
the government may be paid for, at q price no
to exceed the commercial rates charged Il
private individuals, with the usual discounts
such rates to be ascertaine1 from sworn state
| ments to be furnished by the proprletors o
) publishers OF the newspapers proposing so t.
advertise. Provided, that the heads of tn
/ several departments may secure lower term
, at special rates whenever the public interes
ICuulICb IT, sss.I(ullhB tiAO CNoLlLS pOnoiOh al
sundry civil service appropriation bill was dis
cussed. Adjourned.
I An amendment providing for the $5, $1,000
} award Of the fisheries commission was inserte
3 In the sundry civil service bill, and the bill wa
; completed in committee Of the whole, reporte
to the Senate and passed IA messenger fror
the House requesting the Senate to allo'
Senator Matthews to appear before the Potte
COMM tee was received, and a resolution
granting the permission was submitted, bu
the whole matter was referred to the commit
! tee on privileges and elections. After passin
a number of minor bills the Senate adjourned
House.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was dis
Z cussed in committee of the whole. An amend
: ment was offered by Mr.. Kelley that no part c
the appropriation for engraving and printin
shall be used for bonds to be issued to al
resumption of specie payments. An amendmer
n to this was submitted by Mr.. Ewing, prohibi
. ing the issue of bonds for the purpose {
= aiding resumption. Both amendments wei
: rejected adjourned.
Exactly at midnight the House passed Ii
sundry civil service bill. The amendment il
: crossing the appropriation for the Rock islam
Y arsenal to about $500, 900 was agreed to-yea
121 nays, "a. The paragraph %refunding
the States of New York and Pennsylvani
$S2, 900 and 500 900, respectively, for expense
o incurred in raising volunteers, was retained
& Adjourned.
Mr.. Burchard, of Illinois, moved to suspen
the rules and pass a preamble and r~esolutio
II setting forth the joint action Of the Fort
II fourth Congress in declaring the elector
votes, and declaring that neither House hi
power to revise such joint action. The resol
ton was adopted by 215 to a.. T h report
the majority Of the judiciary committee on I'll
If Maryland resolutions proposing to try the tit
of the President was made, and was accor
panied by a resolution declaring that no su
sequent Congress had power to revise I
r action Of the Forty-fourth Congress. #
u resolution was adopted by 1874 to ON
10 Ewing made a motion to suspend the rules al
take up the anti-resumption bill and concur
I'd the Senate amendments, but the motion W
to defeated by 113 to 100. %. The House held
or evening session, at which 100 pension bi
40 were passed. Adjourned.
u Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, moved to anne
re the internal revenue laws 80 as to repeal t
section of the revised statutes which promo
&. an exemption from taxation of any farmer W
va sells tobacco directly to the consumer, or
is- any person other than those who pay spec
ar taxes. The amendment was rejected IL
conference committees reports on the r'
of and harbor and army appropriation bills w
a agreed to. By agreement on the latter bill
y, maximum limit OF the army will be rs 900 nj
'u MI. Proctor Knott chairman of the co
" mittee on the Judiciary, presented his rep
dissenting from the views OF the majority
ed the committee on the subject of the pre-
,er Dental election. In his report Mr.. KIN
ID, argued that the presidential title, like the t
to any other office, can be passed upon and
cided by the judiciary If fraud in the elect
ID is proven. Adjourned.
Mr.. Thompson, of Pennsylvania, offere'
of preamble and resolution, reciting the depres
raj condition of labor and industry throughout
country, and providing a select committee
seven members Ito sit during the recess) to
auire into the causes thereof and the remet
,ar therefor. Adopted. The internal revenue
was discussed. An amendment relieving fl
HE taxation such deposits in saving banks as are
the vested in United States securities, and all
,ity poslts 10 tne amouns OF ga,uVu adontsd -