West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25

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bin authorizing the cutting Of timber on
/ Public lands was passed and long debate
was had In Committee OF the Whole on the
/ Tariff Bill.
NAY lO.-Senatc-The date for repeaI OF
| the Bankrupt Act was fixed at the ist OF
| September, although an amendment for i'm
mediate repeal was only lost by a vote Of 81
ayes TO "a nays. The Committee on
| Judiciary had fixed the time for repcal AT
the LIST OF next January, and il has been
| thought that the Conference Committee be-
! tween the two houses would agree upon the
LIST OF October; but there was such "A strong
feeling In the Senate in favor OF immediate
repeal, that Thurman proposed the LIST OF
september, which was adopted by a vote of
% ayes TO 20 nays The North Carolina
Senators saved the bankrupt act from i'm
! mediate repeal by their earnest request that
~ might remain for time TO meet press
ing necessity in their State. House
! elimination and recrimination, charges
ana cOunter-charges, accusations and de-
mas, vigorous waving Of the bloody shirt
| hghting the battles of the late war owe.
again, and confusion and excitement gener-
| ally characterized the proceeding in Com
| mittee oil the Whole. IL all grew out of a
mn to pay to the executor of John IIeator,
deceased, late OF Loudon County, Virginia,
| the sum OF three thousand three hundred
ana siXty.hye dollars for the value of stores
and supplies taken by the United States
Army. The bill was finally passed.
MAY -Housc-The following bills were
passed: To restore TO the market certain
lands OF Utah, for the relief OF settlers on
| public LANDS; providing that any person
| VINO shall plant aud maintain for eight
years ten acres of timber land shall be en-
titled TO patent for such quarter section :;
perm ting Nebraska to cede certain ter.
rltory to Missouri; providing for the sale of
timber lands in California, Oregon. Wash
To IL, a Il
quantities not exceeding 100 acres to
any one citizen, at n minimum price of two
! dollars and half per acre, and making IL
unlawful to cut any timber on public lands
/ Mr.. Wright from the Committee on Pubic
| Lands, reported bill providing for a loan
| of $500 to every person who shall settle on
! public lands under the homestead law, the
| act TO be in operation until $4,000 900 has
| bee expended. The bill WAS reported with
out recommendation, and referred to the
| Committee of the Whole. Mr.. Reagan
called up the bill to regulate Interstate
transportation by railroad, and to prohibit
! unjust discrimination Ivy common carriers
| Without disposition of the bill ton which,
howe. or, the previous question was sec
onded, so as to keep it before the House.
an adjournment took p ace.
! MAY l3.--Sendtc Mr.. johnson introduced
a bill to levy the Motiett bell punch tax on
| liquors in all places in the district where i'm
toxicants are sold by the drink. Mr.. Nor.
rill presented petition of half dozen
mechanics of Boston favorng the repeal of
the eight hour law. They declare il rs un.
Just to pay workmen employed by the gov
! eminent as much for eight hours work as
| other workmen receive for ten. Referred
| AT the expiration of the morning hour Post
oihce appropriation bill was taken up. An
amendment increasing the appropriation
| Tor compensation FIR Railway Post-t flee
Clerks from Sl,275000 to 81 $4,000, was
\ Il
the appropriation for route agents from
81 100000 to 81 ,030 900, and increasing the
appropriation to be paid out Of the Treasury
from ilO6,274 to $4,000, 27I, to supply de-
hclencies should the revenues of the de-
partment be insufficient were agreed to-
Pending discussion, the Senate adjourned
...... HouSe-Mr. Lapham introduced a Joint
resolution tavoring the enlistment Of vol
| unteers, not To exceed seventy-five thousand
IN number, to repress the incursions of Sit
/ tiEg Bull across the Canadian border. Mr..
/ Potter, on question of privilege intro.
| duced res lutions in regard to frauds
in voting at the Presidential
! election In Florida and Louis.
lana. a long debate ensued, in which
Messrs. Conger Potter, Garfield. Hale, the
speaker, and others, participated. The
Republicans refusing to vote on the previous
| question, the House was left without "a quo
rum, and the question still pending MIR
stephens, Chairman of the Committee on
! Coinage, Weights, and Measui es, reported II
bill prohibiting further coinage of three
ana hve cent silver pieces, and declaring
| subsidiary silver coin a legal tender i'm
amounts not exceeding $40. Passed.
MAY l4-Sendte-A communication was
received from Chief Justice Waite, of the
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Insti-
tute, announc ne the death of Prof Henry
and the Senate agreed to a concurrent resoln-
ton adjourning both Houses, Thursday,
/ at four o'clock. The House amendments To
/ the senate bill were cOncurreu in, authoriz-
| ing the citizens of Colorado, Nevada and
/ the territories, TO fell and remove timber
on the public domain for mining and
q mes'ic purposes, and the bill passed.
The Postothce Appropriation BILL having
i been considered in committee of the whole
! was reported To the Senate. The amend
ments made in committee were incurred in
and the bill passed. Consideration was
/ resumed OF the bill to repeal the Specie
! resumption Act, and Mr.. Coke read "A long
argument in favor Of repeal. MIR. Harris
spoke on the same side. Mr.. Noor-
/ hees gave notice that when the bill
| to repeal the Specie Resump ion Act should
/ be taken up again he would insist on il,
consideration from day to day till a vote
should be reached. ..... HOusc-On a call to
. order, not over oue-half the members
were in their ats. The Democrats col
lected in small knots aud talked over the
/ situation. When the journal OF Yesterday
was read, the regular order was demanded.
| Mr.. Potter endeavored to get the floor, to
/ urge the Republicans to vote and make up a
| quorum, but he was greeted with cries OF
/ regular order " from the Republican side
| The vote then required on seconding the
demand for the previous question, on the
Potter resolution, and the Democrats passed
between the te lers and were counted. The
/ Republicans refused to vOt-, and this left
the House without quorum A call of the
House was then ordered. After two unsuc-
cesstul attempts 20 get vote on Mr.. Potter's
resolution, the Democrats gave mp the fight
and carried a motion TO adjourn The Re.
publicans wanted u go ahead with other
legislation, but this the Democrats would
not consent 20. A motion TO adj urn was
carried by a vote OF 1870 to 1O4. The House
will adjourn on Thursday, at four o'clock
to attend the funeral of Prof. Joseph Henry.
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