The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-06-05
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY
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Mr.. RdmoDdE from the select committee on
the counting Oh the electoral vote, reported
bin amending the present laws in some respects
The Committee on education and labor re-
norted sdyerselv on the House joint resolution
eoDstruing the eiRht-hOur law, and prohibiting
reduction OF wages by the government on 40
count OF decrease IN hours. Inc nil proVla,
ing for an additional judge Tor tne seo soma
New York; judicial circuit was passed. ne
District on Columbia government bill was again
considered in committee OF the WHOLE Without
action. Adjourned.
A resolution calling for the unpublished Por-
tons OF the correspondence relating 10 tne
fisheries award was agreed to. "A 6li Appto-
priating t25O, 900 for tre-proof oullolng Iof
the National Museum 81 washington Wa re-
ported The bill providing for government
Tor the District OF Columbia was further
amended and passed. The bill provides TOT
the appointment Of three commissioners-to be
nominated BY the President and confirmed by
the SenAte-ts manage the AFFAIRS OF the Dis
trict Adjourned.
The Senate committee on foreign relations
made a report on the fisheries award message
Of the President, accompanied by bull PROVED
ing for the payment OF the award .... The bill
to prohibit further retirement OF legal tender
notes was passed BY yeas Al, nays IL, and went
10 the President for his signature. The bill
reads: "Thxt from aud after the passage OF this
act, il shall not be lawful for the secretary OF
the treasury, or other officer under him, 10
cancel or retire any more OF the United STATES
Legal tender notes. and when any OF SAID notes
NAV be redeemed or be received into the trea-
sury, under any law. from any source whatever,
and shall belong to the UuIted States, lhey
shall not be retired. Cancelled, OF destroyed, but
they shall be reissued and paid out again, and
kept in circulatibnj pIovi1ed. that nothing
herein shall ffOhffN the cancellation ana de-
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other notes Of like denomination IN their ste d
as now provided by Jaw. All acts and parts OF
acts in conf ct herewith are hereby repealed. "
Adjourned after an executive session.
House
BILLS from the committee on pens ons were
passed, as follows A bill repealing the sec
tion of the revised statutes which provides that
no claim for pension not prosecut d to sue
cessful issue within five years from the date
of fling the same, shall be admitted without
recoed evidence from the war or navy depart
ments a bill increasing to S72 per month the
pensions paid to soldiers or sailors who have
lost boah arms or both legs. or the eight OF
both eyes, and bill making it unlawful for
any attorney or claim-agent to demand or re-
| ceive for his services in pension case great
or sum than $40. The army appropriation
| bill as debated without definite action. Ad-
| journed
Mr.. Wood of New York, introduced bill to
establish permanent sinking fund by appro-
priating S10O, 900, 600 annually TO pay interest
on the public debt and buy and cancel such
bonds as can be boughT at par, and, at the
same time, repeating the existing sinking fund
law -. The army appropriation bill was taken
up, and Mr.. Scales amendment, transferring
the Indian control to the war department, waf
adopted by 113 to LOT. Mr.. Knott moved to
amend by prohibiting the use Of any part OF
the army as posse comttdtus or to enforce
the laws except when expressly authorized by
Congress. Adopted by 100 to 112. The bill
was then reported to the House, and q vott
taken on the amendment making the maximum
| force $4,000 inste ad Of 10000, which was de
feated by yeas, 116; nays, 100. A motion Z
reconsider was laid on the table. The force il
thus limited to 20, 900 men. Adjourned withou
disposing Of the bill.
The army appropriation bill was passed
with amendment The main features Of tn
bill as passed are fixing the strength Of thu
army at 2O,O 900 men fixing the number Of cav
airy regiments vt eight, with companies of no
exceeding 1875 ptivates,) AID Of infantry regi
ments at IS, with companies Of not less thai
60 privates) reducing the force OF the variou
staff departments, providing for board t
reorganize those departments, providing for
board to recommend the retiring or the mus
tering out Of officers, fixing the number O
major-generals al one and of brigadier-gener
ais at three after those figures shall have bee
reached reducing the number and rank o
aides dc camp, reducing the pay and emolu
ments Of officers, transferring the India
bureau to the waii department, and prohibitin
the employment tor 'tfoops for civil purpose
unless specially authorized by &C; Of Congress
The bill repeating the bankrupt law wa
passed, after concurrence in the Senate
am endment, and went to the President for hi
signature. Adjourn d.
The bill repeating the bankrupt law WAS passed
after concurrence in the Senates amendment
and went to the President for his signatur,
Adjourned,