Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-06-07

bill amending the Revised Statutes so ms to
provide that every Postmaster, except those
appointed by the President, shall make quar-
terly reports of money received or charged
by him for postage, etc, and that every Post
| master appointed by the President shall rem
| der monthly accounts of all such moneys so
| received. Passed. The Senate amendments
| to the bill for the repeal of the Bankrupt law
were then taken mp and the bill passed.
| September 10 is the date fixed for the bill To
| take effect. 1t now goes to the President for
his signature.
In the Senate, on the Goth, the Legislative
| Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill
was discussed at length, many amendments
| being disposed of. The Consular and Diplo-
| matte Appropriation bill was then taken up
| and passed. Pending consideration of the
| bill n message was received from the House
| of Representatives announcing that body had
agreed to the senate concurrent resolution
| in regard to final adjOurnment of Congress,
with amendment fixing the date at
June Il instead of June TO- No action
was taken by the senate....-:. In the
House, Immediately after the reading of the
journal, Mr.. Wood called up the Senate ad
journment resolution, and moved to- post
pone its further consideration until ,ISne 8,
AS determined by the House Democratic Cau-
Gus. The yeas and nays were ordered, but,
fearing from the number of Democrats alb
sent the motion would be lost, Mr.. Wood in
terposed n motion to adjourn for the osten- :
slble purpose OF asccrtaining, by roll call,
whether there was n quorum present The
yeas and nays being taken the molten to adj
journ was defeated. A motion was then made
to lay the Senate resolution on the table, and
final adjournment, as amended, to take place
on the 18th of June, was then adopted. (The
resolution now goes back to the senate. and
that body may either concur in the amend =
ment or it may abstain from any action until
within Il day or two of June 10, when it will be
able to Judge whether, even from public or
party considerations, il will be necessary to
extend the time or adjourn on that day.) The
Conference report to the Consular and Dip
lomatic Appropriation bill was concurred
in. There was an evening session for debate
only. Both houses adjourned over till FRI
day, on account of Decoration Day. D..
In the Senate, on the 31st, the President
pro TEN. laid before that body the concurrent
resolution of the Senate, providing for a final
adjournment of Congress on the 10th of June,
together with the amendment of the House
of Representatives, fixing June IL as the date.
up the bill providing for the appointment of
additional Circuit Judges in the seventh Ju-
diciai Circuit, composed of the States of In
diana and Illinois, which led to n lengthy
political discussion, participated in by Messrs.
Blaine, Thurman, and others. The bill then
passed. Mr. Thurman, from the Committee
on Judiciary, reported n substitute for the
Senate bfll to alter and amend the law in
lation to filing Pacific Railroad reports, and
also to amend the title of the bill as to
read: "a bill to create an Auditor of Rail-
road Accounts and for other purposes"
Placed on the calendar. At the conclusion
of the morning business consideration was
resumed of the Legislative, judicial and EN-
ecutivc Appropriation bill. 49,. In the House,
tennial Board of Finance, asking for relief.
Referred. On motion of Mr. Atkins, the bill
appropriating $1,000 to defray the expenses
of the Potter Investigating Committee was
taken from the calendar and passed, without
division. Mr.. Sapp, from the Committee
Senate b oF the feef Of settlers
public lands under the pre- emption laws,
in reference to computation of time
for perfecting title, and it passed. Soon af.
forwards the House went into Committee of
the Whole on the private calendar. The
Ir raS rftin hisr m nS
member of the Special Investigating Com
mittee on account of ill-health, and appoint
ed Mr. Springer in his stead. The Speaker
also appointed Messrs. Blohnt, Manning and
Fort as the Board of Visitors to West Point
on the part of the House. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 1st., the House
amendment to the concurrent resolution,
fixing June II as the day of final adjourn
ment, was concurred ip-3I to IL Consider
alton was then resumed of the concurrent
resolution approvingth views of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations in regard to the
fishery award, and 1t was finally agreed to-.
In the House, bills providing for holding
United States District and Circuit Courts at
Kansas City, dividing Colorado into three Ju-
dicial districts, and reorganiZing the judicial
districts of Michigan, passed. Five sections
OF the dill amending the revenue laws were
considered when the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 3D., Mr.. Dorsey, from
the Committee on Railroads, reported with
an amendment in the nature of substitute
the Johnston bill, supplementary to the
act to incorporate the Texas Paclf1c RalirOad
Company Placed on the calendar. Mr..
spencer submitted an amendment to the
Army Appropriation bill, appropriating Sl50-
coo for the building of a military post near
the Black Hills. Referred. Mr.. MaXey called
up the House joint resolution providing for
the issue of arms to Territories. Passed. At
the conclusion of the morning business the
Senate took up the bill establishing post
routes. Mr.. uamlin submitted an amend
ment restoring the ranking privileges. Re-
jected-yeas %, nays 20, rs follows:
IeaS-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Blaine,
burnside, Butler, Conkling, Conover, Dorsey,
Edmunds. Gordon, Hamlin, Hill, Hoar, Howe,
ingalls,, Jones (Fla), Kellogg, Kirl1wood,
Lamar, Mcdonald, Matthews, Mitchell, Pad
dock, Patterson, Saunders, Spencer, Teller,
Window, Withers-29.
Ndys-Messrs. Armstrong, Bailey, Barnum,
Bayard, Beck, Booth, Cameron (WiS.), Cock
rell, Coke. Eaton, Eustis, Ferry, Hereford,
Johnston, Herman, McCreery, Mcmillan, Nc
Pherson, MaXey, Merrimon, Morrill,, Oglosby,
Plumb, Randolph, Sargent, salisbury, Noor-
hees, Wallace-29.
...... In the House, a number of bills were in
troduced and referred, among them the fol-
lowing: By Mr.. Bland-Authorizing the is
sue of SiO,OOO0OO in United States Treasury
notes for the improvement of the Mississip-
pi River, from st. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico
by Mr.. Culbertson-To restrain the Secretary
of the Treasury from paying the outstanding
$40 bonds, except in legal tender Treasury
notes; by Mr. Wright, of nsylvania-Au-
thorizng the issue OF 1900, GOO 900 United States
Treasury notes, to be known as national
mon y; by Mr.. Ellis-Levying tax of l5 cents
per pound on tea On motion OF Mr.. Gid
dings, the bill was, passed appropriating
200 for continuingt the improvement OF
Galveston Harbor.