Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-05-28
FORTY.FIFTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, May q.
SENATE.

Mr.. Beck introduced bill to repeal the exist.
ing taxes on capital and deposits of banks and
bank Is, and to impose taxes of demand in excess
es of per cent.
Referred to finance committee.
MIR. Blaine said the core. ponder ce relating TO
the appointment of Delfosse rs member of the
Halifax Commission on fisheries, was called for
some two months since. II was said in the publc
press that the whole correspondence was not sub
milted as the resolution only called for what had
taken place between our government and Great
b ltaln. 1t was now reported In the papers that
the Belgian government complained that anything
should be withheld. As an act of justice to Del
fosse, he now offered the following resolution
Rest lived. That the President of the United
States be requested to communicate copies of all
correspondence not heretofore submitted. and all
of the memoranda and minutes in possession of
the government in relation to the selection of NJ.
Delfosse as one Of the Commissioners under the
treaty Of Washington, on the fisheries question.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Mcdonald. from the committee on Judicial
~, reported with amendments the Senate bill to
authorize the states Of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
respectively, to commence and prosecute the suits
against the United States, in the Supreme Court
of the United States, on account of the sales of
public lands in each of said states.
Placed on the calendar.
The Senate then resumed consideration of the
bill providing government for the District OF
Columbia.
Inc AmenuHeu0 mhuc IN COmmittee OIL the
| whole were concurred in and the bill passed.
Mr.. Ferry moved to take up the House bill to
forbid the further retirement of legal tender
| notes.
| Mr.. Window objected to the motion, and said
| the committee ON appropriations were new pre-
pared to proceed with the consideration OF the leg
islave judicial and executive appropriation bill.
There were many amendments and the prospect
was the bill would be long time in conference.
1t WAS probable that the House would pass the
Senate resolution to adjourn June 10th, aud unless
| the committee on appropriations could have the
right of way with the appropriation bills it would
| be impossible to get them through, and an extra
| session would he nessary.
After some debate the motion was agreed to
| yeas %, nays 20.
Of the morning hour tomorrow, he would move
to lay aside this bill and the legislative appropria
| ton bill.
An etfort was made to have it unders TODD that
the vote the legal tender bill would be taken at
8 o'clock Tomorrow but objection was made and
the Senate adjourned.
| Several bills were introduced and referred.
| by Mr.. Willis, to regulate sales of United States
| securities.
| BY Mr.. Wood, to establish q permsnen sink ing
| fuui.
1t provides that there shall be appropriated for
the fiscal year, commencing July, 1878, and fol-
each succeeding year. out of the custom reven-
ues 500 900 000 which shall be sp ylied, first, to
paw interest on the public debt second to the re-
demption or purchase of so much Of the outstand-
ing principal of the public debt be purchss-
ed or redeemed at more than par accrued in
terest, all bonds so purchased or redeemed to
cease to be on Interest and to be destroyed.
| Mr.. Banning moved resolution for the ad-
journment of the House from Wednesday to Fri
| day next. in order to observe with due respect
aud reverence the day on which the graves Of the
! dead heroes OF the late war gre decorated.
Agreed to.
In committee Of the whole an amendment Il
the army appropriation bill, transferring manage
ment of the Indian affairs to the war department
was apopted, ll3 to l07.
Mr.. Knott moved an amendment prohibiting
under penalties Of fine and Imprisonment, the em
ployment of any part of the army ~ posse conf
tatus, or otherwise, under pretext or for the pur
pose Of executing the law, except in such case
and under such circumstances as such employ
ment of troops may be already authorized BY &C
of Congress.
After long discussion IN . point made by MI
Garfield, the ameupment was ruled in order.
Mr.. Burchard suggested that it would proven