Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-21

thereon. Referred to Committee on
Commerce.
WARRINGTON, II 80 p. m june 1s.-
The Senate is considering bills on the
calendar not objected to, and Q mum.
Der Of private relief bills have been
passed.
The Senate bill to aid the Great
Southern Railroad Company consoli.
dated to construct q line Of railway 10
Georgia aud Florida, was laid over,
upon an objection TO present considera.
ton.
Burnside: announced that the Com
mittee On Military Affairs desired to
keep I've until next session for further
information, Senate bill providing for
settlement Of accounts with Selma, Ne.
ridian, New Orleans, Opelousas and
Great Western, Atlantic and North
Carolina, Mississippi and Tennessee,
and other Southern railroads.
A petition was presented In the
Senate tonight, from the Sub.Com-
mittee of the National Reform A~sssocia-
ton, warning Congress not to adjourn
without issuing $l00,000,000 in legal
tenders, and recommending various
financial measures. Referred to FL
nance Committee.
House.
The Senate resolution extending the
time for final adjournment until We'd
nesday, 8 o'clock, concurred in.
Senate amendments 10 the ROsump-
ton Repeal bill were non-conCured In
for want Of the necessary two.thirds
majority, so that the bill fails. Senate
amendments were TO make %greenbacks
receivable for 4 per cent. bonds and
customs duties.
In the evening session OF the House
Stephens, OF Georgia, from the Com.
mittee on Rules, reported 9 resolution
for o general index Of the Journal Of
Congress from the beginning Of the
Government to be made under direc-
ton OF the Committee Of RulOp, COM
} p~ensation Of the indexer not 10 exceed
$4,000 per annum. Adopted.
On motion OF Atkins, of Tennessee,
Senate amendment 10 the bill appro-
: priating $4,000 for expenses OF the
: Presidential Election Investigating
D Committee was cOncurred In. The
amendment adds $4,000 for Senate
: Committee and $4,000 for investiga'
Q lions of the Department of Justice.
At $40 q message from the Senate
announced the passage OF the sundry
Q civil appropriation bill, with amend
ments, aud on motion of Mi. Atkins
0 Of Tennessee, the amendments wer'
+ non-concurred in. A Committee o
Conference was ordered, Messrs. At
o kins, of Tennessee, Hewitt, of New
K York, and Hale, of Maine, being ap
pointed as such Committee on til
y part Of tho House.
J. Bills were passed removing the pc
litical disabilities of VIM. w, LOrinl
o II. A. Edmondson, VIM. A. Smitl
II Wharton, and Z. Kirby Smith,
a. Potter, of New York, moved to suI
10 pend the rules and pats the bill pre-
!. hibiling Congress from considering {
u allowing private claims against Il
y Government till they had been hear
" and passed upon by the Court {
g. elaine. Agreed TO.
Senate bill providing for the maj
10 ner in which Jas. Eads shall be pal
Dr. for opening the channel between Sout
" Pass Of the Mississippi river and h
" Gulf OF Mexico passed.
60 The bill was passed appropriatin
10 $4,000 for q macadamizad road TO Il
National Cemetery from VicksSur
Mississippi.
s. Butler, as an individual member
10 the Committee OF Judiciary, presente
hls dissent 10 the views Of the majoriI
vi against reopeniDg the President
question, in which be says: "And {
d. to the person Of the President, when
or comes this novel doctrine that he
cd above the law of The land? God 70
90 bid that q President Of the Unite
States should ever commit Q crime, b
al be we're to do 80, is he not amenab
y 10 lAw2 therefore, II be uSurps posse
W sion Of the property Of another, mi
", be not be sued 10 the Courts7 and y
nd according to the theory OF the Comm
lee, he may commit the greatest pos
re- BILE act of Neutrality-suspicious. Of b
ng oiiCe-Withont a~menableness TO 4
70 Judiciary or any other power. l d
most earnestly protest against ell sut
II ex%aRgerAtions Of the Office Of the Pre-
IA ideni. No man In the United Stat
be he high or low, 10 above the lAV
ID and | deplore the actual condition
Ter the Presidency, to maintain which, q
till challenged, wise and good men q
driven 10 such desperate resorts Oi
10 gument. So far as | understand /
ent Mexican term Of the military usuFI
The patton is the Mexican mode Of detC
est mining who is rightfully Presidet
The one l prefer is the American mo
ent Of determining that question-reV
Dill ence for laws and submission to Jul
cial %tribunals."
I'M The House refused 10 suspend
18th rules to pass Senate bill extending
ect years to the time TO complete the No
re- Pacific Railroad.
ms The House passed the Senate bill
10 allow payment Of the tonnage tax
lall acted In contravention Of treaty p
ints visions.
nth Mayham, Of New York, announC
GUS the death Of Quinn, and the House
the iourned,