The Portland daily press., 1878-04-30

the bill gave notice he would call up for consdera
ton after the morning hour Wednesday.
Senate bill to make additional article of war 81
as to prohibit gambling in the army was briefly
discussed and laid over.
Senate went into executive session and when doors
reopened Mr.. Kirkwood introduced "a bill to amend
the act relating to patents for Inventions Referred
TO the committee on patents.
The President pro TEN announced his signature to
the House Dill appropriatlng S75 900 for public
schools OF the District of Columbia, Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Among the bills introduced was one by Mr.. Clark
to prevent insolvency of railroad companies in the
United States. 1t provides that any organized rail-
Treasury gold coin which it may have received from
sales OF its capital stock and receive interest thereon
at four per cent.
. Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Acklen, repeating the ironclad oath for
jurors.
BY Mr.. Turner to prevent assessments for political
purposes; also joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution pro bbitine members
of Congress from holding during their term of office
or for two years thereafter any office under the
United States which has been created or compensa-
ton for which has been increased, during their term
of office, and declaring Judge of the Supreme
Court ineligible for election to the offices of President
OF Vice President.
By Mr.. Wilson. repeating the act to strengthen the
public credit, approved in March. 1875 pledging pay
ment in gold Of all bonds heretofore payable in law
full money of the United States.
Mr.. Blackburn introduced bill appropriating for
the maintenance of the public schools of the District
of Columbia S75, 900 from any sums due the United
States by tnaC ulStr1ct. 1t was passed.
Mr.. Fort moved to suspend the rules and mass the
bill forbiddmg further retirement of United States
legal tender notes. 1t makes it unlawful for the
Secretary of the Treasury to cancel or retire any
more legal tender notes. but when they shall be re-
ceived into the Treasury from any source they NAV
be reissued and paid out again. Passed-yeas III,
nays 30.
The House then went into committee of the whole
on the legislative appropriation bill.
Mr.. Garneld offered an amendment permitting the
President to designate which of the two officers the
first or NTH auditor, shall be retained in office.
Adopted.
The provision of the bill having been reached which
abollshes the office OF fourth auditor and devoves
bis duties upon the second auditor Mr.. Foster
offered an amendment permitting the President to
designate which of the two officers, the second OF
fourth auditor, should be retained in office.
Adopted
After the bill had been considered as far as the
provisions in regard to the assay offices, the commit
: Mr.. Clymer submitted report of the conference
commttee on the naval appropriation bill. He stat
OF which the House had yielded $50 900. The report
was agreed to.
Night sessions were ordered for Wednesday and
hnrsday for debate only and for Friday for reports
from the committee on invalid pensions,
Mr. Blackburn moved to suspend the rules and set
aside Saturday next for consideration of the District
OF Columbia joint BILL pending which the House took
arecess.
< Evening Session.
gIhe first hour Of the evening session consumed
IN The consideration of bill reported from the Com
mttee on Public Lands for the protection of settlers
on public lands, by declaring their settlement to be
contract between the government and the settler but
the question of the absence of quorum having been
raised, the bill was withdrawn.
HIhe next bill reported one for the relief of
set tiers on lands claimed by the South & North
Alabama r. r. Co. The question of the absence
Of quorum was again raised and call of the
House was ordered.
The result OF the call showed that only ITO mem.
Ders were present, So less than a quorum. There
upon the doors were closed and the usual farcica
proceedings connected with the calls of the House.
closing OF the House. sending the deputy geant-a
arms Tor absentees, arraigning them at the bar Of
tnelr absence, and then dschargipg them from GUS
eSuy were enacted to the great apparent amusement
motions to dispense with further proceedings under
the call or to adjourn.
Finally, at 10 minutes past II, the House thought