Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-04-18
FORTY.FIFTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON. April Il.
SENATE.

Vice President Wheeler being absent Mr.. Ferry
was elected President pro tenn.
Nlndom chairman of committee On appropria-
tons, submitted a concurred resolution directing
the President of the Senate and Speaker of the
House to declare their respective houses adjourn
ed without date to the 10th of June. Agreed to
unanimously.
After brief discussion, by vote of 80 to II
Burnside bill to remove all restrictions now re-
ported regard TO enlistments of coored citizens
in any branch ct the United States service was
indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Davis presented petition of Ga citizens of
Boston in favor of repeal OF the specie resump-
ton act and said that 1t would have been present
ed before if he had been in the city. Referred to
the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Plumb, tIom the committee on military af-
fairs, reported fsvoraby the Senate bill to
make additional article of war piohipiting
gambling in the army. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Jones of Florida, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported favorably the Senate bill
to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to transfer
to the Secretary of the Interior for entry and sae
all lands in Florida not needed for naval purposes.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Ferry, from the Committee on Finance re-
ported with various amendments the House bill to
repeal all that part of the act approved January
II, 1870 known as the resumption act, which au-
thorlzed the Secretary Of the Treasury to dispose
of United States bonds and redeem and cancel
greenback currency. The bill and the amend
ments were ordered printed and placed on the
calendar
Mr.. Burnside called up the bill introduced by
him to remove all restrictions existing in re-
gard to the enlistment of colored citizens ia any
arm of the service.
Mr. Blaine said it was the general judgment of
both sides Of the chamber that the passage of this
bill would be the end of the colored nan in the
army, though he knew 1t was not the Intention of
the senator from Rhode Island. Believing that
would he the result Of the bill he was totally OPP
posed to ii.
'ba ri nn Of Mr. Him tA ipIa toll
pone the bill wa. agreed to-yeaS 80, nays II.
MIR. Sargent called up his Joint resolution au-
thor'zng the President to appoint commission to
arrange treaty with the Kingdom of COrea. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
MI Mitchell gave notice that on Monday next
he would ask the Senate to consider the bill to
extend the time for the completion of the North
ern Pacific Railroad.
Several bills on the calendar were passed, in
GLIDING the Senate bill extending the act of July
ID, 1862, donating public lands to several States
and territories, which may provide colleges for the
benefit of az iculture and mechanical arts to Col
orado.
The Senate went into executive session and
when the do rs were reopened adj burned.
House.
The bill repeating the act authorizing the coin
age OF twenty cent silver pieces passed.
Mr.. Phillips reported from the banking commit
tee a bill providing for deposit for savings in
popular loans and for funding the national debt in
home bonds. 1t provides that any may de-
post money 10 any sum of not less than twenty
five cents IN any postal money order office, and
when such deposits shall reach the sum of $40 the
postmaster shall issue to the de poster postal or
der on the United States Treasury, which shall
issue 90 bonds, TO be exempt from all taxes. Re-
tered to committee of the whole.
number of bills were reported on the Pacific
Railroad and referred to the committee of the
whole; among them was the pro rata bill. The
bill establishing the Pacific Railroad commission,
and a bill amending the Pacific Railroad acts.
A bill was reported amending various Texas
Pacific actss referred to the committee of the
whole.
The postal savings bill just reported was made
special order for May 2, and adopted.
Mr.. llardenburg reported back the bill making
1t lawful for national banking associations to sell
or dispose of legal tender notes, which they are
now required 10 hold q reserve fund, and invest
the same in United States bonds bringing interest
at rate not exceeding per cent, which have
been and shall be held the reserve fund; re
ferred to the committee of the whole.
Rice, from the committee Pacific Railroads
reported bill extending the time for the compile
ton of the Northern Pacific Railroad; referred to
committee of the whole.
At the expiration of the morning hour, mes
sage was received iror3 he senate announcing
that that body had adopted resolution for the
final adjournment OF congress June 10th.
The announcement was rece wed with great APP
plsuse
Mr. O'Nell desired to call up the resolution for
present consideration but the house proceeded to
the business on the spea kers table, and disposed
thereof follows:
The senate bill for the transfer to the City of
Brooklyn of lands al Wsllsbout Bay was referred
TO the committee on naval affairs.
The concurrent resolution for the final adjourn
ment Of congress June 10th was next taken up.
Mr.. Wood moved its reference to the committee
on ways and means.
This was defeated-yeas l07 NAYS 1919.
.oI -. g..
ton of the resolution till the third Monday ia
May.
Mr.. Wright of Pennsylvania moved 10 post
pone till this day week.
Mr.. O'Neil moved that the resolution be con-
Cured in,