West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-29
XLyTH CONGRESS.

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Of which was added to the bill by tue SEN.
ate. Senators Conkling and Thurman, and
one or two others, withheld their oppo-
sition until the bill was TO be put upon
It's passage, when they made records for
themselves in words OF strong condemna-
ton OF the measure. The bill passed by
majority Of more than a dozen votes.
IL will now go pack to the house
Senator Matthews succeeded in having
tackled upon the bill the following amend.
ment, which Mr.. Sayler was prevented from
offering in the House: "For the construc-
ton OF barbor or harbOrs of refuge at
Cincinnati, To protect the river commerce
from the tlow of ice in the Ohio, $50 600
To be expended under the direction of
the Engineer Corps of the army" .........
HouSo-An amendment to the Sundry
| Civil Appropriation Bill, by Mr.
Banning, to increase the appropriations for
the new custom house at Cincinnati from
100000 TO 100000 was defeated by So to
10. The appropriation for the building at
Evansville, Ind, was increased from 500
VOO TO S45,OOO. The appropriation for the
building at Grand Rapids was increased
from $4,000 to $47 900. Mr.. Cole offered an
amendment increasing the appropriation for
tie 81 Louis custom-house from $500, 900 10
100000. Rejected.
JUNE l2.--Sendte-The House bill. author
lzlDg payment OF the claim of Tennessee
for Keeping United States prisoners, passed
Messrs Davis of Illinois, Blaine and Thur.
man were appointed Il Conference Com.
mittee ON the part of the Senate on the
oil providing Tor the distribution of the
award made under the Convention between
the United States and the Government of
Mexico. Mr.. Dorsey, from the Confer
ence Committee on the Post-office Appro-
| priation bill, submitted a report, which
was agreed to, and the bill then passed.
A Joint resolution declaring that laborers
In the government workshops should re-
I nah To- a...l.N -
mechanics in similar establishments con-
Quoted by private citizens receive for ten
hours work came up for consideration and
after long debate, on motion OF Senator
Eaton, 1t was postponed until the next SEES
sion OF Congress by vote of 81 to %.
! Among the bills passed by the Senate was
one authorizing the States of Ohio, Indiana,
and Illinois TO prosecute suits in the
| supreme Court to recover from the United
| States per cent. arising from sales of
| public lands, which the government
Jailed To eNpend in public i'm
| provements for the benefit of those States
HouSe-The Speaker appointed Messrs
Wilson, Chalmers and Banks conferees on
! the Mexican Award Bill. The House then
went into committee on the whole, Mr..
/ Carlisle in the chair, on the Civil Sundry
! Appropriation Bill. The section in regard
to the coast survey having been reached,
Mr.. Young offered an amendment, appro-
| priating Sl23,000 for retaining alluvial
lands of the Mississippi delta. Ruled
| out on point of order. MIR. Stevens
moved to increase the appropriation
r Signal Service from S325, 200 to
Nr. Price moved, in regard to the Rock
Island Arsenal, further appropriations az
| gregating $3.50 600. Adopted-1O2 to S.
On motion of Mr.. thompson, the paragraph
| providing for the sale of the arsenals at
Pittsburg, Pa, and Pkesville, Md, was
/ Hha Al.
and the Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President recommending
an appropriation for Commission on the
part of the United States in the Interna-
tional Monetary Conference. Referred A
! night session was held for general business.
JUNE l3.-Sendte-Th House bill to re-
store certain lands in Iowa to settlement
under the homestead law, and for other pur-
| poses was passed. (It applies To all vacant
unapproprlated lands heretofore withdrawn
for the Mississippi d Missouri Railroad in
| that State. At the expiration of the morn
ing hour, MIR. Voorhees, moved to take up.
the bill to repeal the specie resumption act,
| which led to discussion. The motion
was agreed to-yeas 30; nays %.
The bill, after some consideration,
was passed. 1t reads AS follows
" BE il enacted, etc, That from and after
the passage of this act United States notes
shall be receivab e the same as coin in pay.
ment OF the four per centum bonds now
authorized by law to be issued and on and
after October l, 1873, said notes shall be re-
ceivable for duties on imports" . House
There was a great deal of confusion as IN
the order of business, Mr.. Ellis endeavoring
to call up the contested election case OF
Richardson VS.. Rainey, of South Carolina
aud MIR. Reagan endeavoring to call up the
river and harbor bill, for the purpose of
non-concurring in the Senate amendm. nts.
Finally both propositions were voted
/ a
go into Committee of the Whole
on the sundry civil appropriation hi
and closing all further debate on the bill and
amendments. M.Wiliams, of Michigan, Of
Tered an amendment appropriating $4,000
! for the improvement of Yellowstone Ma
| tional Park. Adopted. On motion of Mr.
Sayler, the appropriation for the HAYDEN
i survey was increased from $4,000 to S75
| 600. On mt ton of MIR. Eden, the appro-
| priation for the Powell survey was in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000 At the
/ evening session, the bill was further con-
sidered; the Committee rose and reported
the bill to the House. The first amendment.
| on which yea and nay vote was demanded
was that increasing the appropr alton for
| the Atlanta Custom-hOuse from 800 600 10
| S6O,OOO, and IL was agreed to--yeas 141, nays
| 81. The amendment increasing the appro-
priation for the Chicago Custom House
from 100000 to 100000, was rejected
| yeas %, nays II. The action of the Com
mittee in increasing thu appropriation for
the Postoffice at Evansville, Ind from 500
! 600 to $4,000, and the appropriation for the
! Postothce at Grand Rapids, Mich, from 500
! GOO to $4,000, was concurred in. The
amendment increasing the appropriation
! Tor the signal service from 1926, 600 TO $3.50.
200 was agreed to, as was also an amend
ment increasing the appropriation for
military telegraph lines on the Southwes-
tern frontier from $4,000 to $50 900. An
amendment increasing the appropriation
| Tor the Rock Island arsenal to about $500.
/ VeO was agreed to-yeas, 1911 nays a. An
amendment, striking out the paragraph re-
/ funding to the State Of Pennsylvania 500.
600 for expenses incurred in raising volun.
teers in the late instruction, was defeated
| yeas, 81; nays, l20-and the paragraph
stands rs originally reported. At midnight
the civil sundry bill passed, and the House
adjourned.
JUNE l4-Senatc-The bill to create a
sinking fund TO pay the indebtness due the
Government by the Kansas Petite r ,ilroad
/ was passed The House Pension Bill for
| the relief OF disabled soldiers was passed
/ The Senate not being able 10 agree with the
House IN regard to appropriations i'm the
| civil Service Bill, Committee Of onfer.
ence was appointed. The same action was
| taken with the Legislative, Judicial and Ex-
ecutiye Appropriation Bill...... HOusc-On
motion OF Mr. Eden, the Senate amendments
to the bill making an appropriation for the
/ payment OF awards o. the Southern Claims
/ Commission. were cOucurred in A raecIv