American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-01
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the 10th, the President
pro TEN. presented the resolution of the City
Council of Chicago, praying for the passage
of the House bill to place the name of Gen.
james Shields on the retired list, with the
rank of Brfgadier- General. MIR. Thurman,
from the Judiciary Committee, reported a
admission to the bar of any United States
court On account of sex Placed
err bills were introduced, including
the bill to amend the lO3d article of war so as
punished by court martial for any offense
committed more than two years or in ease of
three SeaE or saeS aes Which
was passed. The Indian and Pension
Appropriation bills, and the, con
In the House, the committee to inquire into
the alleged frauds in the late Presidential
election, under the Potter resolution, was an
nounced by Speaker pro TEN. Sayler. Sew
eral bills relating to the District OF Columbia
passed. but no business of general import
ance was transacted
In the Senate, on the 2lst, long debate
took place on the motion toplace Gen. James
Shields on the Retired List. The bill was de-
feated for the reason that an amendment was
offered and adopted, placing the name of
Financfaf Soniniiitie e reported the House BIZ
forbidding the further retirement of legal
tcndir notes.. In the House, the Army
tee of the Whole in both u day and night ses-
sion. 4
In the Senate, on the 22d, the bill for
the relief of settlers on public lands, passed.
1t gives settlers who had been on public lands
two or three years under the pre- emption
laws, the benefit of that time upon changing
their claim so as to be under the homestead
law. a long discussion was had on Mr.. Dav
ISIS (West Na-) resolution to extend time to
the finance investigating committee. The
greater part of the session, devoted to
CONSIDERATION con tI OF the Texas paciiie Raiiread
favor thereof. In the House, resolution
extending the power OF the Potter lnvestigat-
ing Committee to any state where there may
be "A well grounded allegation of fraud, was
SdGptasd without diyibsson nlIls for
tiers on public lands whose crops were in
tallingiof in formation is to Presidential par,
doAs Of criminals since March,, lsTI, was
adopted Ten articles OF impeachtnentSpre-
sented against O. b. Bradford, late Vice Con
sui General at Shanghai, were referred to the
Committee on Judiciary. The Army appro-
ntion bill, discussed ut length, was not dis
posed of. ~
In.the Senate, on the 23d, Mr.. Plumb called
up the Senate bill authorizing the Secretary
of War to have erected heal stones over
graves of Union soldiers inferred in private
cemeteries. Passed. The District Of
and
In the House, Mr.. Robertson, of Louisiana,
rising to to-. question s Of personal privilege
citizens of the Parishes of East and West Fe
liciana. which if true would compel HIM to
retire in shame from his seat. He sent to the
Clerks desk, and had read that portion OF
Secretary Shermans letter tn GARRISON n.
Potter, in which he referred to the election in
those parishes. Mr.. Robertson denounced
Mr.. Sherman's allegations false. The
House then went into COMMITTEES of the
Springer in. the chair, the pending amend
ment'being to FIX the strength OF the army at
-, 900, instead of 20, 0G0 men. The amendment
was carried-ll6 to loIs .,
Inthe Senate, on the oath, Mr.. Edmunds,
from the select committee TO take into con
sideration the State laws respecting the as
pertaining and declaration of the result OF
elections for President and Vice President OF
the United States, reported Il bill. the main
feature of " hich is a provision that no Elect
oral vote from any State from which but one
return has been received shall be rejected
except by the Affirmative vote of both houses
of Congress, and that in case more than one
return is received from any State
the p votes only shall be counted OF
those Electors whose title as Electors the two
houses, acting separately, shall concurrently
decide is supported by the decision OF the
| lawful tribunal of such State provided for by
| its Legislature. Mr.. Burnside, from the Com.
mittee on Edueation and Labor, reported ad-
enforcement of the eight hour law, and also
adversely on the Senate bill to regulate the
Mr.. Davis called up the Senate bill to provide
| for an additional Circuit Judge in the Second
Judicial Circuit Passed. Mr.. Paddock sub
Railroad bill extending aidto the Republican
| Valley Railroad Company. Refereed.
| In the House, Mr.. Elan, from the Committed
ON Pacific Railroads, reported n bill
| Company, declaring forfeited the rights
| privileges and lands granted under that sec
ton to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge ant
| Nicksburg Railroad Company, and re enact
ing that section in favor Of the New Or
leans Pacific Railroad; ordered printed
duced a bill to aid the Ship Cana
| Company, giving guarantee of TIL
| United States to the payment of the interes
on 81 ,00o, coo of per cent. bonds. Referred
On the Expiration of the morning hour tn
House went into Committee of the Whole
preparation bill 49, --- 80.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the concurren
resolution, declaring that the existing treat
| allowing unrestrained immigration to thi
| country from China might wisely be modi
| fed, and inviting the attention of the Execu
| tive to the subject. passed. Bills passe
amending the Revised statutes in relation t.
| the judicial powers and functions OF consuls
providing for Circuit and District Courts c
the United States mt Toledo, o.; an
providing for the publication of note
of contest under the Homestead, Pre-
emption and ee-culture acts......I
mittee ON Education and Labor, reported
bill to apply the proceeds OF the sale OF pub
lie lands to the education of the people. Re
ferred. After some routine business ha
been disposed of, consideration of the Arm
Appropriation bill was resumed in Commit
tee of the Whole, and it occupied the atten
tion OF the House throughout the remainde
of the day.
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