American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-11
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.


| ILL.,, and Dodge's at Fair Haven, o.
FORTY-FIFTHC CONGRESS.
In the Senate, on the Goth, a resolution
requesting the President to communicate
certain Information concerning the surren-
der of the Cuban insurgents and the future
| policy of Spain towards the Government of
| Cuba. was agreed to. Mr. McCreery present
influential citizens, regardless of party, ask
| ing that Raphael Semmes be assigned to
a position ON the Howgate Polar expedi-
| ton Mr.. McCreery also presented the Gre
| dentials of his successor. Hon. John j.
Williams. number Of bills passed. among
ize the Secretary of the Treasury to ex
| anime the evidence of payments made by
oficers and privates of militia forces of said
State for military services actually per-
formed in the suppression of the rebellion.
and to make report thereof to Congress.
House bill making an appropriation OF $40, 900
in t the he's South Pass. MISSISSIPPI River. Senate
bill for the relief of settlers on public lands
within double minimum limits of railroad
mum limits by reason of a change in the route
of road House joint resolution approprf
over the grave of Thomas Jefferson.
House bill appropriating 81, 600 for the pub
In the House. among the bills introduced and
referred were the following: by Mr.. Phillips
"A bill setting aside the contract entered in
to between the Secretary of the Treasury and
IRON clad oath for Jurors; BY MP Turser He
purposes; also a joint resolution pro.
posing an amendment to the CONSTITUTION
after. an onice under the United states
which has been Increased, during his term io Of
office, and declaring Judges of the Supreme
Court ineligible for election to the office of
President ice-PreSt0eut.
liams (Mich.)-For the erection of a
tirement of legal tender notes-yeas ~, nays
s5 Also, the Indian i nao Appropriation bill, np,
bill contains provision for the encourage
ment of Indians in agricultural and other
civilized pursuits calculated to make them
self sustaining.
rill. of Vermont, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported adversely on the concurrent
resolution of Senator Beck, declaring it mex.
pedient to levy taxes at this time to main
tain the Sinking fund. and the committee
son 'f In suSmittiDg the report MI. Morrill,
said the law as it now stands provided for
Sinking fund, and it could not be repealed
Military Affairs. reported without amend
dent to appoint James shields. Of Missouri.
a Brigadier- General in the United states
endar. In reporting the bill Senator Cock
rell said it was not a unanimous report,
and members of the committee reserved
bill should be considered in the Senate.
The bankruptcy bill was reported with the
of motion to refer, the Senate adjourned
LIN the House. after some discussion of
priation bill was taken up In Committee of
the Whole. In the course of long discussion
sovern%snts. t6e asaion Of t5e
on Appropriations having been criticised on
she ,ne side Of the d mSnss
and condemned the tendency of Republican
measures of economy. He was replied to by
Mr.. Garfield, who declared that such an inn
House was not to be borne. and asserted that
from 1872 to the present time (under Republic
can as well as under Democratic control of
the House, the expenses OF the Governments
had been on descending scale. general
debate ensued, and after having disposed
of only four pages of the bill the House ad-
journed.
In the Senate, on the list, Senator Blaine
called up the resolution submitted by him a
few days ago, declaring that any radical
change in our tariff at this time would be in
opportune. and said he did SO for the purpose
of having vote thereon. Pending debate,
ton went over. The motion of Senator
Edmnnds. submitted yesterday. to refer
NJ
and the House amendments thereto,
to a special committee of three Senators, of
man. was rejected. Senator Matthews moved
to amend, so as to provide that the repeal of
anuaTv isg Quite long se 81 fol
lowed as to whether the original text of
the the. b ha,n could IL. be ~, amendsd
9esh nays Alters farsser
discussion. senator Davis, of Illinois. moved
that tine saving clause might be perfected.
The motion of Senator Davis was agreed to-
ertson, Chairman of the Committee on Mis-
sissippf Leyees. reported the bill appro-
on ths
River, ordered printed and recommitted
I'm bii provides an appr9priation OF $4,000
S5I .26i above and Siso3so below the Ohio in
Missouri; $1,000 ooi in J., Tennessee; 81 2e9.Iso
81 ievees n1f alsns Lower snq
The iniisdicsion Of the e eossmittes Having
been extended to the improvement of navi-
the protection OF aiiapial lands, the report
submitted by Representative Robertson
treats elaborately the entire Mis-
hence to the reclamation of alluvial
lands and claims it as much the duty of the
Government to repair, build and maintain
river. The House went into Committee of the
with Mr.. Eden in the Chair. A night Session S;
was held for debate only.
In the Senate, on the I'd, the Committee
on Judiciary reported back the bill to repeal
the Bankrupt law, with an amendment per-
fecting the claim in regard to rights not to be
affected by the repeal law and retaining the
amendment providing that the repeal of the
law shall take effect January l, 1879. Order
ed that the amendment be printed. and
that the bill be laid over until to morrow.
At the expiration of the morning hour the
bill to repeal the Resumption act was taken
up and discussed Mt length, but not disposed
of. 49,. In the House. number of bills were
reported, the most important being by Mr..
Reagan, from the Committee on Commerce,
granting the right of way through public
lands to the Barataria Canal Company, to
construct a canal from New Orleans to the
Gulf of Mexico. Also, bill to
regulate inter State commerce, and pro-
hibit unjust discrimination by common
carriers. Mr.. Reagan explained the object of
the latter bill was TO prevent discrimination
in charges for freight by railroads, so that no
greater rate should he charged to one ship
per than to another Corporations were al
SO forbidden entering into combinations tor