The Osceola times., 1878-04-27
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE..

on motion OF Mr.. Cox having been increased
TO five thousand dollars. The bill passed
The session of Monday night was ordered
for debate on the tariff bill, and Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday nights for the
consideration OF pension bills.,.....The hous,
then went into committee Of the whole, Mr.
Cox, OF New York, in the chair, on the rost
Office appropriation bill. A long and gen
eral debate was interrupted by the committee
rising, and soon afterward the house ad
jsurned.
In the house, on the 18th, bills were
introduced aud referred: By Mr.. Willis
IN. VA bill reciting the near approach
of specie payments, and directing the presi
dent to make public and solemn proclama
tion that it is the firm determination OF
congress to enact no further laws affecting
the currency or finance until specie pay.
ments shall have been actually resumed, and
authorizing the secretary of the treasury to
| prepare four per cent. bonds of the denomi
nation OF $40, $50 and 800, payable in
standard coin at the expiration OF forty
years, to be exchangeable at no less than
:heir face value into United States legal
tender notes. BY Mr.. Kimmell-To provide
mode for trying and determining, by the
supreme court of the United States, the title
1 the president and vioe-president of the
| United States to their respective offices when
their election to such Offices is denied by
| one or more states OF the Union. The
house took recess till 1880 p. m. the even.
ing session TO be for debate on the tariff
question.
In the house, on the 10th, on motion
| of Mr.. Stenger, the senate bill authorizing
the issue Of passports free to colored citizens
| going to Brazil, passed ........Mr. Ro ,ertson,
from the committee on Mississippi levees,
reported a bill providing for the organiza.
ton OF Mississippi river Improvement com.
mission and for the improvement Of the
navigation Of that river Ordered printed
and recommittej .... The following bills were
introduced and referred: BY Mr.. Harrison
To construct ship canal for the passage OF
naval vessels from the Mississippi river to
Lake Michigan....-.By Mr.. Chalmers-For
the education Of colored teachers in Missis.
sippi by Mr.. Cummings-To prevent a
reduction of the volume of United States
notes......By Mr.. Banning-Authorizing the
president 10 appoint commission to arrange
a treaty with The king of Corea .........T The
house then took recess until 1880, the even
| ing session to be for the consideration OF
pension bills only. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, the commit
tee on banking and currency reported bill
/
the twenty-i ive-cent silver piece. Passed.
Adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, as the con.
ference report was disposed OF, the speaker
announced that the regular order was the
| senate adjournment resolution, and the
pending question was the motion to lay on
| the table the motion to reconsider the vote
| by which the house yesterday refused to
of In 10 mi m
ways and means. The house refused to lay
| the motion to reconsider on the table-yeas,
| III; nays, l25. Pending further action,
Mr.. Ellis called up the resolutions relative
| to the death of Representative Leonard, of
Louisiana. Eulogies on the deceased were
delivered by Messrs. Ellis, Ward, Calkins,
Kenna, Covert, Rainey, White (Pa.) and
Dunnei. The house then adjourned,
In the house, on the 10Th, Mr.. Walsh,
| from the committee on invalid pensions,
reported back senate bill increasing the
pension OF General James Shields from,
thirty to sixty dollars a month Mr.. Mills,
of Texas, moved to amend by increasing
the pension to one hundred dollars. Agreed
to. The bill was passed .........Mr. Goode
moved that the house go into committee OF
the whole on the private calendar, and that
debate on the pending bill the Williams
and Mary college-be closed in two hours,
Mr.. Conger opposed the latter motion, which
was, however, carried-yeas, 107 nays, 9i
.........Mr. Conger then moved that the house
adjourn, and Mr.. Willis, of New York
moved that when the house adjourn to-day
it be to meet on Monday next, and the yeas
and navs were ordered on that motion .....
After consuming two hours in voting upon
dilatory motions, the house took u recess
until half-past seven o'clock in the evening
| ~. a. he To- tha ol
business reported from the District OF Co
| lumbia committee.
In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Wallace
| of the committee on foreign relations, re-
ported favorably on the senate bill author.
| izing the issue OF passports free TO colored
citizens going TO Brazil. Passed. ........At the
expiration of the morning hour consideration
was resumed Of the bill to repeal the bank.
rupt law, and Mr.. McCreery spoke in favor
of its repeal. Mr.. Maxey called up the
senate bill appropriating $75 1000 for the
purpose OF continuing improvements in
Galveston harbor. Passed. ..... The bill for
the repeal Of the bankrupt law passed the
senate by the following vote: Yeas-Arm
strong, Beck, Blaine, Booth, Butler, Cameron
(Ps.l Cameron Wis.,, Coke, Conklin, Davis
wv. Va.), Eaton, Eustis, Ferry, Garland
| NofuOh, Otohei, noiist hVfeiuiu, lbKhlls
| johnson, Jones tFIa.), Herman, Lamar, Nc
Creery, Mcdonald, Mcpherson, Maxey, Nit
chell, Morgan, Morrill,, Oglesby, Plumb
Rollins, Teller. Wadleigh, Wallace and
White-37. Nays--Allison, Anthony, Burn
side, Conover, Mcmillan and Saunders-6
The following is the test OF the bill as il
passed: Be It enscted by the senate and
house Of representatives OF the United State,
of America in congress assembled, That the
bankrupt law, approved March Q, 1867, and
all acts amendatory or supplementary there
to, or in explanation thereof be, and the
same be hereby repealed, provided, however
that such repeal shall in no manner invali
date or affect in any case in bankruptcy
institlted and pending in any court prior tc
the day when this act shall take effect, bui
as TO all such pending cases, and all future
proceedings therein the acts hereby repealed
shall continue in full force and effect unit
the same shall be fully disposed Of In the
same manner as if'said act had not beer
repealed. Adjourned. ...,....
The senate, on the 10th, agsir
resumed consideration of the bill, partly
considered yesterday, to incorporate the
national Pacific railroad and telegraph com
pany. Mr.. Conkling submitted an amend
ment providing that the road should MOI
have the right OF way through any Indiar
land. Agreed to. The bin then passed
yeas, 80; nays, 9. After an executive ses
sion The senate adjourned.
] In the senate, on the 18th, Senato