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bill was then further considered in Commit.
tee OF the Whole.
In the Senate, on the It'll, Mr.. Bruce suh.
mitted an amendment to the River and Uor
Dor Appropriation bill, so as to appropria,o
81 696, 900 to close gaps and crevasses In ,hs
ievees of the Mississippi River, ACCORDING
TO the recommendations OF the Commissos
bin. Referred. After the morning businesss
the Senate resumed consideration of tho
Army Appropriation bill. Mr.. Blaine.
IN charge On S Sn ms Dill said the
the conclusion that 1t would not be wise N
unite the Indian question with the organiza'
ton OF the Army, under the same commits.
sion. He, therefore, submitted substitute
Bureau TO the War Department, so us 10 nro'
vide for the appointment of three Senators
and four Representatives rs O Joint commit.
tee to inquire into the expediency of trans.
ferring the Indian Bureau to the War Depa,t.
ment and report to Congress before the fire..
of January, 1879. Agreed to. Mr.. Burnside
submitted an amendment providing for n
Commission to consider the subject OF ARM
reform, ETC., consisting OF three Senators
three members of the House of Representa-,
tives and three officers OF the regular Army
Agreed to. The Committee on Appropria.
tions reported in favor of striking out the
10Th section of House bill, which forbids use
of Army as q posse comitatus. Pending discus
sion of this section the Senate adjourned. 80
In the House, the sundry Civil Appropriation
bill was reported and referred to Committee
of the Whole. The House then went into
Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Beebe in tl,e
chair, on the General Deficiency bill, and sew.
eral amendments were disposed of. An even.
ing session was held, but no business of i'm.
portance transacted.
In the Senate, on the Sth, Mr.. Spencer sub.
mitted resolution for the appointment of n
select committee of Senators to inquire into
and investigate all the charges of fraud and
illegally, intimidation, violence, ETC., occur.
ring during the late Presidential election in
South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama,
to inquire into the electoral count, and
into all the circumstances attending the
reorganization of the Louisiana State Govern.
ment, etc.. etc. Objection being made by Mr..
Bayard, Mr.. Spencer gave notice that he
would call up the resolution every day until
vote should be reached. On motion of Mr..
Matthews, further consideration of the Texas
Pacific Railroad bill was postponed till the
first Wednesday after the first Monday in
December next. In submitting the motion,
Mr.. Matthews said that after consul.
tation with friends of the measure he
make it a special order for that day, as he
had previously announced. The President
pro tenn, in response to several Senators, said
the effect of the motion would simply dis
gave it no priority at the next session. The
Army Appropriation bill was then taken
up, the question being upon striking out the
Goth section OF the House bill, forbidding the
tatus. Upon vote being taken the motion
to strike out was lost-yeas 81, nays 20. The
bill was then passed. 1.-THE House passed
the General Deficiency bill.
In the Senate, on the 10th, bills passed-To
strengthen the foundations of the Washing.
ton Monument; designating the time for
holding Congressional elections in Colorado;
also, the conference committees report on
the bill providing for permanent form Of
government for the District of Columbia. Mr.
Spencer moved to take up the resolution sub.
mitted by him Saturday, authorizing the ap.
pointment of special committee to inquire
into the alleged frauds in connection withthe
recent Presidential election, and began tOread
an argument in which he said it had been
charged that the count OF the Electoral vote
would not have proceeded in the House had
it not been that an arrangement was made
with certain leading Democrats. This matter
should be inquired into. He spoke OF the
Louisiana affairs, and said the Nichols Govern
AS citizen, as a Republican, as Senator, he
believed there should be full investigation.
Mr.. Sargent submitted an amendment to
have the investigation made by the Matthews
amendment were referred to the Committee
on Privileges and Elections The considera.
ton of the River and Harbor bill was then
resumed. and Mr.. Cockrcll spoke in
ldNOT Vi UHdU pdTC VI thc pil Pio'
viding for the appointment of the
Mississippi River Improvement Commission.
He argued there could be no general system
for the Improvement OF the river until after
thorough survey. A number of amendments
were adopted, when the bill was laid aside
and the Senate adjourned...... In the House,
the Senate amendments to the Army Appro.
priation bill were nonconcurred in, and the
House went into Committee of the Whoeon
the Civil Sundry bill. A long discussion
ensued upon a motion of Mr.. Chandler to in.
crease the appropriation for public buildings
at Atlanta, Ca. from $40 600 to sec, 900, the op.
ponents taking the ground that it would open
the question in regard to all other pubic
buildings. Among those who favored
Ellsworth, Foster, Ittner, Harrison and Ew'
ing while it was opposed by Messrs. Atkins,
Eden, Durham and Others. Upon being put
to a vote Mr.. Chandler's amendment was
adopted by l04 yeas to 81 nays.