Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-06-29
CONGRESSIONAL,
HOUSE.


In the house on the 18th, after concur
ring in the senate amendments to various
district bills, The senate substitute for the
bill repeating the resumption act was
reached, and NJ. Fort moved to concur in
the senate amendments. The sena,e amend.
ments were finally nonc0ncurred in for
want OF the necessary twothirds majority
l4O to ll5-so that the bill fails The amend.
ments were to make the greenbacks receiv-
able for four per cent. bonds and for customs
duties The vote was taken after much up.
roar and excitement, and was mixed one,
both as to politics and localities ...... At noon
the parliamentary day Of Monday closed bv
and that of TUESDAY began.
The senate resolution extending the time for
the final adjournment until "Wednesday, at
SIX U'Gal1ck in the afternoon, was C0pcrrsed,
in, Adjourned.
In the house on the 10Th, Mr.. Ewing
moved to suspend the rules and pass bill
to retire national bank notes and substitute
treasury notes for them rejected-yeas 100,
nays ia. The result was gleeted with ap-
plause on the republican side....Mr. Cox
IN. " moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill to fix the pay OF letter carriers.
AElNOi W Cho nv nays uDs Inc VII pro-
Vides that in all cities containing pOpula-
ton of $4,000 or over there shall be two
classes OF letter carriers-the first class to
have a salary Of $1,000, and the second class
a salary OF $500; that in cities of less than
$1,000 there shall he but one class of carriers,
whose salary shall be $3.50 that a third
class may be established on application of
the postmaster to he called auxiliary letter
carriers, and TO receive 34OO per annum, and
that the letterecarrier system may be estab,
lished in cities of 90 000....A message was
received from the senate that that body had
adopted a resolution for further extension
of the session to / O'Clock Thursday morn
ing, and it was cOncurred in. Adjourned
The hCuse on the Goth assembled at
$50 a. m with very few members present.
Mr.. Clymer offered the customary resolution
for the appointment of a committee ofthree
to wait on the president and inform him
that the two houses were ready to adjourn
ifhe had no further communication to make
to them. Agreed tO,.".,At 652 a message
from the president announced his approval
of the sundry civil service bill.... Mr.. Cly.
mer announced that together with Messrs.
Willis (Kyl and Conger he had waited on
the president, and that the president had
stated that he had no further communication
to make to cOngress.....T The hour OF 7O'Clock
having arrived the speaker said Gentle>
men OF the house of representatves-The
arduOus labOrs of the session are closed.
Let us hope under the providence of God
that they will insure to the solid welfare and
happiness of the people. Expressing fervent
hope that each and every one of you may
have safe journey to your respective homes,
it only remains for the speakern pursuance
of the resolution of the two houses for ad-
journment of the forty.tfth congress, to de-
clare that this house stands adjourned with>
out day.
SENATE.
In the senate on the 18th, decision
upon the amendment to the sundry civil ap.
preparation bill for the payment of southern
mail contractors for services rendered prior
to the war was continued at some length.
The bill having been considered in commits
tee OF the whole was reported to the senate.
The bill was read third time and passed,
Adjourned.
In the senate On the 10Th, a concurrent
resolution extending the session until 10 u.
m. was agreed to, The senate went into ex-
ecutive session. The sundry civil RpprOpri.
alton bill, as agreed upon by the committee
of conference, and reported TO both houses
for passage tonight contains the senate pro.
visCn for the payment of the fisheries
award of the Halifax commission. The sen.
ste amendment providing for the ante beum
southern claims is stricken out. The item
Tor continuing work upon public buildings
at Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicago
and st. Louis, which were made 100000
each by the house of representatives., but
increased One-third by the senate, are com.
promised by the conference committee at
$500 600 each. The senate amendment OF
s327, 800 10 construct building in Washing.
ton tor printing and engraving bureau, is
retained, but the senate provision for the
purchase Of the Freedmen's bank building
is stricken out. The senate item of $500 900
for commencing the north wing of the new
state, war and navy departments is agreed to
after reducing to $3.50 900, and the amount
for continuing the work on the east wing is
compromised at SS25,000. The other items
for public buildings are as finally fixed in
TIE bill as follows: Evansville, Indiana,
$4,000: Grand Rapids, Michigan, $4,000;
Lincoln, Nebraska, $12 500; Topeka, $4,000;
Memphis, S25 900; Little Rock, $50 90;
Helena, Montana, 10000; Nashville, s35-
900; Parkersburg, West Virginia, $4,000
San Francisco, 100000. The provisions for
continuing the Hot Springs commission are
retained after being amended in sundry
matters of detail, The senate amendment
authorizing the president TO detail the en>
gineer officer for service as commissioner Of
the District of Columbia without regard to
rank i stricken out, SO the requirement Of
the recently enacted law provides perma>
nent form OF government for the district
that such officer shall not be below the rank
Of captsin, remains in force. This excludes
Lieut. Hoxie, the present district engineer
Adjourned.
In the senate on the goth, MIR. An
thony submitted a resolution providing for
the appointment of committee of two sen.
ators to Join the committee OF the house Of
representatives, TO wait upon the president
and inform him that congress having fin.
ished business, 1t Is now ready TO close its
session by adjournment Agreed to, and
Messrs, Anthony and Thurman were appoint.
ed as such committee on the part of the
senate. At o'clock, Nr. Ferry, president
prO tenn, said "The hour OF o'clock hav,
ing arrived, 1t gives me pleasure to congrat-
ulate the senate on the termination of ses.
sion of nearly seven months dUSation, and
to comply with the joint resolution OF the
two houses, fixing the hour OF final adiDurn.
ment, permit me,' enatOrs, to cordially think
you for your tavors, your confidence and
your courtesy, without which | should have
failed to meet the delicate and very respOn.
sble duties OF chairman. Commanding you
all to the sane benifcent Ruler, who has
preserved uubroken our number throughout
the prolonged labos now ended, declare
the second session Of the fOrty.6iih congress
adjourned sine die,