Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-04
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRE 3.
WASHINGTON, June 3,
SENATE.

Mr. Blaine submitted a resplution that the
President be requested to communicate cores
pondencc with Great Britain in regard to inviting
other maritime powers to accede to three rules
prescribing the duty Of neutral governments Is
set forth in the sixth article Of the treaty of Wash
ington.
Agreed to.
MIR. Dorsey, from committee on Railroads, re.
ported a substitute for the Johnston bill, supple
| mentaiy to the act to incorporate the Texas Pa
cihc Railroad.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to take up bill relating to
the Presidential elections.
Defeated 26 to ~
Mr.. Conkling introduced bill to pay Collector
Arthur $1,000, to cover the sum stolen or dissp-
peared from the office of the cashier Of the New
York custom house, without default or negligence
of the collector.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the committee on judiciary
substituted an amendment to the House bill APP
propisting $40 900 for the expenses of the Potter
investigating committee, so as to appropropriste
$50, 900 to be placed TO the credit of the contn-
gent fund OF tue Senate, to deray the expenses oil
any Investigations oideicd by the Senate during
the 10Th Congress.
Referred TO committee on appropriations.
Mr.. Spencer submitted anne ndme Mt to the
army appropriation bill appropriating $4,000
for building military post Or garrison near abe
Black Hills.
Referred to the committee on appropri ations.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to take up the bill In re-
Sd1u 10 COuutuk Tue VOlts lot ITGslueuI anu vice.
President
Mr.. Eaton expressed the opinion that further
consideration of this bill should be continued I'M
til next December.
Rejected-26 TO q.
Mi. Morrill, called up the House bill to author
ize the Secretary of the treasury to constitute
superintendent of the mlut, or asssyers, 10 assay
Offices of assistant treasurer, of the u. S. to re
ceive gold coin and bullion on deposit, for the
purposes provided for by section 2j4 OF the revised
statutes.
MIR. Msxey called up the House join, resolution
providing for the issue OF to the Territories
Passed.
The Senate then took up the House bill to es-
tabllsh post routes and various amendments oil
the committee, adding new routes were agreed
to.
The committee on post offices aud post road.
have reported an amendment providing for semi
| monthly mail communicated between the United
States and Brazil, one line TO ply between New
i ork and RIO Janeiro, exchange to st. Thomas
Para, Pernambuco and Bahia and the other line
| to ply between New Orleans and Rio Jsneiro.
MIR. Withers submitted an anne ndment so as to
provide that the New York line touch at Norfolk
which was agreed to.
After a brief debate the senate, on motion OF
Mr.. Edmunds, went into executive session, and
when the doors were re opened, without action on
| the brazilian mail subsidy, adjourned
Mr. Bland introduced bill authorizing the is
of $50 600 900 in United States treasury notes
to be applied for the improvement of the Missis-
| sipp river from ST. Louis to the Cuff Of Mexico.
Bills and petitions were then introduced as
| follows:
BY Cuberson of Texas, to restrain the secretary
of the treasury fom pay ing out the 20 bonds ex
cept in legal tenders.
BY Wright of Penn, authorizing the issue Of
800 900, 900 in L. s. notes, to be known as n &
| tionsl money.
| By Ellis. evying tax of five cents per pound
| on tea.
BY Morrison of Illinois, a resolution for print
| ing the testimony taken before the investigating
committee.
| Adopted.
MIR. Blunt, from appropriations, reported gen
ersl deficiency bill.
| Referred to committee OF the whole.
| Mr.. Fort, from committee on banking, reporte,
a bill in regard 10 printing and engraving govern
ment issues.
The bill provides that the engraving and prin,
ing OF the national currency of United State
notes aud bonds and internal revenue stamp.
shall be hereafter let, after public advertiser en
to such parties skilled in bank note engraving an
printing, whose proposals shall be most sdvaI
tageous to government 1t also provides for th
reorganization of the bureau of printing and ei
craving.
On motion of Mr.. Giddings, the bill passed Al