The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-05-22
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
SenRte.

SGnAtOs
The credentials of Hon. John s. Williams,
senator elect from Kentucky. from March 4,
1879, were presented in the Senate. A
petition. signed by large number of citizens,
irrespective of party, was presented asking
that Raphael Semmes be assigned to a position
in the Howgate Arctic expedition. The
House joint resolution appropriating $5, 900
for the erection Of amonument over Jefferson's
grave was passed. Adjourned.
An adverse report was made by the finance
committee on Mr.. Becks resolution to suspend
the operation of the sinking fund act. and the
committee was discharged from further con-
slderatlon OF the matter. Tho House bill to
place Gen. Shields on the retired list was re-
ported without recommendation. The con-
ference committees report on the naval appro-
prlatlon, bill was concurred in The bill to
repeal the bankrupt law was discussed during
the rest OF the session, and various amend
ments voted down. proposition was made
10 refer the bill to special committee of three
and, pending action, the Senate adjourned.
The tarln question came up on Mr. Blaine
calling up the resolution declaring any radical
change in the tariff laws inopportune for the
purpose OF having vote on it. The discus
sion that followed consumed the morning
lS hour, and the resolution was laid over. The
bill to repeal the bankrupt law came mn. and
was discussed at some length. The motion
Tor special committee was rejected Amend
ments referring to pending proceedings under
the law, and providing that the repeal should
not operate before Jan. l, 1879, were adopted,
the latter by rs to 23. The bill was then re,
ferred to the judiciary committee to perfect the
saving clause. The bill to repeal the specie
resumption act was taken up, but the Senata
soon afterward adjourned.
The Senate judiciary committee reported the
bill to repeal the bankrupt act with a perfected
saving clause, but objection was made to i'm
mediate consideration The resumption re-
peal bill was called up and discussed at some
length and then laid aside The bill agreed
on by the post-office committee to establish
steam mail service to Brazil was submitted as
an amendment to be proposed to the postal
appropriation BILL Adjourned.
House,
MIR. Turner, Of Kentucky, introduced Joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the
constitution prohibiting members Of Congress
from holding, during their term of Office or for
Two years thereafter, any Office under the
United States which has been created or the
compensation for which has been increased
during their term of Office, and declaring
judges OF the supreme court ineligible to the
offices of President or Vice-President Mr..
Fort, OF Illinois, moved to SUSPEND the rnles
and pass the bill forbidding the retirement of
the United States legal tender notes. It makes
IL unlawful for the secretary of the treasury to
cancel or retire any more legal tender notes
but when they shall be received into the
Treasury IRON any source they shall be reissued
and paid out again. The bill was passed bv
yeas l77, nays a5: The legislative apppropria-
ton bill was considered without action, and the
naval appropriation bill was reported from the
conference committee and agreed to. eAd-
journed.
The legislative, executive, and judicial ap-
preparation bill was discussed in committee of
the whole, the House making several amend
ments, hut not completing the bill The
committee on Mississippi leYees reported bin
appropriating 1851, ,574 for repairing the Ie-
wees. Adjourned.
Mr. Reagan, of Texas reported a bill to reg
ulate Interstate commerce and prohibit unjust
discrimination by common carriers. Mr.. Rea
gan explained that the object of the bill was
to prevent discrimination in charges for freight
by railroads, so that no greater rate should be
charged to one shipper than to another. The
corporations were also forbidden from enter
ing into combinations for the purpose of dis
terminating against persons or places The
only other material provision was that they
should not charge more for shorter distances
than Tor longer distances ON the same line of
carriage. Consideration of the legislative an
preparation bill was resumed. Adjourned.