The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-14

Petitions against the reduction Of tariff
dates aud against thb reatorL'ion - me tar
on t.a snd cU1eo we're presented Mr..
CL-ffou, Of Colorado submitted an amend
meat g. the bin ctclArAtoTy % the meaning Of
the attruusA ecc.iUl ~ the Pacific railroad act
. July !. IS01, authorizing the President 70
arpu-Gt commission shu shall establish
g. Is. al regulations % gOyurn tho operation
ans u$a q ,lv Union fAciEs railroad and
ranches An army report Was received. show
.ls that che s9sl Of The late sinaE Indian wzT
is e. 3i2 tsi. sixteen officers aui 3GI enlisted
nsen were Killed ana tao officers aud Us men
7 " w wounded Adjourned.
I Nru-TFe-idclt Wheeler auuUunocd has inten-
t!Cn % bU Al-sut \ few dAys "a consequences uf
iudisposiliou, and rcqnVstsd the Senate o. APP
point President pro TOM. Mr.. C0nklng pre-
+ s,"'Jd the memorial % James Gordon Bennett
ll regard 30 bis proposed expedition for Arctic
exploration Mr.. Bennett states that lac has
purchased Ito Arctic weasel Pandora. and will
ht Aer ont and man her NJ his own cost; and
hc requests that bill may be passed through
Congress authorizing the transfer of the vcs-
s1l 10 the United States dag and that shc be
Uilcercd ty United States naval officers An
EInc dncut 20 the military academy Appropri-
A;!un bill vas submitted proposing 20 all va
I c-rcie- IN the grade Of second heuienants from
cav! Afe. from the ranks, and from the AcAd
cmy, the unattached graduates 20 be dis
charged The silver bail and the House
action upon Il Was presented, and the Vice
+ President signed the bill. Is then went 10 the
Prcadou; for his signature. Adjourned.
/ Nicc-preSidoui wheeler being Abseni, Mr.
Ferry, Of Michigan. WAS chosen president pro
. .,1si. receiving - toa 10 . for Mr.. Thurman,
uf Ohio The House bill 60 authorize the
granting uf Al American register 70 foreign
built chip. for the purposes of the Woodruff
Scientific Expedition around the world. was OBJ
irctrd % bv Mr.. Spencer, aud laid over. After
al executive session the Senate adjourned.
Mr. HoAr, Of Massachusetts,, presented the
q n nmunstrAnra Of persons residing AZ Cape Cod,
Mass. against the passage OF the Sargent ball
90 organize coast guard and hfe-saving ser
vice. and urging the passage OF tho bill intro
du@d IN the House on the same subject.
Mr.. sargent Of California. said the reports on
tho hfc-sRVlng service urnAnAting from the
treasury department showed = diAgraccful
state 81 inafacicnry 90, The ball 10 authorize
the President 90 appoint = person for sixty
DAYS TO perform the duties OF pension agent AZ
New York. NJ cos,er having failed 10 Ole the
required $3.50 COO WAS discussed AZ lungIh.
Mrssrs. Conkling, Blaine and others opposed the
hill ~ unnecessary and iniudiciour, the tirnt-
named asserting that IL Transferred thu whole
Appoin i power 20 the President without the
advice or consent uf the Senate The bin was
finallyIgzssed by = vnto q 4sto 3. Tho hill 30
authorize the issuing of long bond for
savings was taken up. and Mr.. Wallace OF
PenusylvAniA explained IL Adjourned
Mr.. Chafoe. OF Colorado. from the commit
tce on Territories reported with amendment
the Senate till 70 establish the Territory Of
Lincoln, and provide temporary government
therefor, and Il was placed on the calendar
After 4 short discussion upon the message OF
the President vetoing the silver hin. vote
was taken and resulted IN &c for aud 10 against
passing the bill over the Presidents veto.
Adjourned.
The silver ball VAS reached on the speakers
table without any opposition. A protrActed
debate on a point Of order that the bill should
be considered IN committee OF the whole en-
sued. after which the point was oyerTulcd
motion 70 concur in the Senate amen Aments
was made by Mr. Stephens, Of Georgia. and an
hours running a bate in the nature ot e1plA-
nation OF votes followed Mr.. stephens oSed
the debate and moved the previous question.
Mr.. Hewitt Of New York. moved 20 lay the bill
and amendments on the table, which was re-
jcCted by yeas 10. uays 204. The main question
was then ordered. and the senate amendments
separately voted on and adopted. "A Texas
Pacific railroad bill WAS reported from the COM
mittee and the House adjourned.
Bills we're introduced, authorizing free coin
age OF silver and the issuing Of certificates 20
dcpOsitnrs Of silver bullion TO gradually retire
national bank notes FOR the free coinage Of
silver dollars 90 reduce tho pay and number
OF naval officers 90. The bill 20 reduce the cost
Of the army WAS roper Ell and recommitted
also tho bill to transfer the Indian bureau from
Ga. nliaior 20 The war dop@. .tmont The hill
granting pensions 10 soldiers and sailors OF the
Mexican and Indian wars, WAS discussed with
out action. Adjourned
4 petition 700 yards long, and signed by 50-
O0O names, for the repeal Of the law in relation
to the transmission of matter through the
mailh, was presented by Mr.. Butler. Of Mass
acfdisetts. sud referred. Tho bill! 30 regulate
inter- State commerce and prevent discrimina-
ton by common carriers was reported IN the
House from the committee on commerce. b..
An appropriation Of $4,000 90 investigate the
army-worrn was reported Mr.. Chalmers. Of
Mississippi, made long political speech. meant
as reply to Gen. Garfield speech Of few days
previous. About the middle Of the speech
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, made point OF order
that the speaker was not making n porsuual
explanation. and he deprecated keeping up an
imosity by such q course. MIR. Chalmers was
allowed 30 fi'ish his speech. Gen. Butler
then resd n long speech on the financial quos-
iiou. lie favored silver coinage, advocated the
issue Of irrodecmAblo paper AZ the money OF
the country declared himself for 4" n dollar
that shall az all times have a certain Fixed and
staple value beyond which II cannot 60, and
would fund the greenback currency by 3.G5
per cent bond. Adjourned.
A bill was reported authorizing the sale OF
tho NAterveit Washington, Allegheny, Pixies
vile, aud WStortown (Miss.) ArsenAls. The
blu authorizing the President 20 restore ex-
Surgeon-GenerAl Hammond 10 the army re-
"a VI ART war lhlNtuf Hhu HAaHoA NAlIouh ut-
bate. The bill granting pensions 10 the
soldiers OF the Mexican war was taken up In
committee Of the whole and discussed. Mesrs.
Brogden and Davis, Of North Carolina. sup
ported the bill, and the latter denied thAtt
would place the name Of Jefferson Davis on
the pension roll. Mr.. Sinniokson, OF New
jersey. opposed the bill, and said that II II was
passed be would offer nm amendment granting
ponsions 10 all Federal soldiers. Mr.. Town
send, OF New York, opposed the bill because II
would be impossible 10 pay the pension claims
After further discussion the House adjourned
bill was reported authorizing the equip |
rnent of Polar expedition. on the plan OF |
colony, and appropriatng $50. 600 for that pur-
pose. The message Of the President vetoing |
the silver III received and the bill passed |
over the veto by 196 to rs The Mexican war |
pensions ball was taken up In committee Of the |
whole, and during the discussion letter from |
Jefferson Davis was read, authorizing the |
friends Of the bill to say that IL the exclusion
OF his name from the roll wonld help the bill, |
he hoped they would insert q provision 10 that |
effect. The House adjourned without action |
on the bill,