San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-07-06
rORTY-FRTH CONGRESS.


az. az entire session, and was finally disposed
w apy the Senate, but the House refused to
Uoansur in some OF the Senate amendments
gu cUa Conference Committee was appointed.
aha resolution of the House of Representa-
i HAS In reference to the attendance of Sena.
Nv Matthews as witness before the
I Mouse Committee was referred to. the
rnommittee ON Privileges and Elections.
I'M S,c lands passed. 1t extends the provis.
pns NJ the act OF March 3, 1877, so as to allow
S So,tlers who had their crops injured by
sSvrasshoppers to leave their honles.eads TEN
SStorariIy for the purpose Of obtairng sis.
tsnance. The House concurred IN the Senate
concurrent resolution declaring that the
s.aafV with China, allowing unrestricted
Immigration to this country, should be mod
He'd, and calling the attention of the
pTresident to the subject. After con.
r iIrrins in the Senate amendments to
vvo,ious bills, the Senate substitute for the
Xii repeating the Resumption act was read,
and MIR. Fort moved to concur In the Senate
aamendments. Mr.. Ewing said: 81 object to
me al' present consideration of the Treasury
nenartment substitute for the bill" ICries
If " Ordcr."l The Senate amendments were
Snally non-c oncnrred In for want OF the
necessary two.thirds maj0rity-40 to lO5-
S so that the bill fails. The amendments were
~ make greenbacks receivable for A.
ner.c cent bonds and for customs du.
Hes. The vote was taken after much up
roar and excitement, and was Il mixed one,
both ms to politics and localities. Mr.. Butler
submitted his views on the Kimmel resOlu-
tion. ordered printed. Mr.. Stenger moved
to suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill
nroviding for the manner in which james
K Eads shall be paid for opening the chan
mel mt the South Pass of the Mississippi Riv
or. Agreed to without the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Townsend Qll.) moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill to repeal that section
of the Resumption act which authorizes the
sale of United States bonds for the pur-
poses of resumption, and to provide that
United States notes shall be receivable for
duties on imports. Rejected-yeas ia, nays
IIS~not the necessary two-thirds in the
Affirmative. Mr.. Pound moved to suspend
the rules and pass the Senate bill extending
for 10 years the time to complete the North
ern Pacific Railroad. Defeated-yeas 80,
NAYS 1917 The Senate resolution extending
the time for adjournment until Wednesday, q
n H., was concurred in.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, after the ap-
pointment of several committees of confer
ence on the Sundry Civil bill, the amendments
we're finally agreed upon and the bill passed
The President pro tenn. announced as n com
mittee on the part of the Senate to consider
the subject of the reorganization OF the Army
Messrs Burnside, Plumb and Butler. The
House bill relating to claim agents and attor.
neys in pension cases, passed. 1t makes ii
unlawful for any attorney, pension agent OF
other persons to demand or receive fol-
services any greater sum than $ls' ana
hereafter be filed with the Commits
sioner of Pensions in any case. The
select committee appointed to make inquiry
concerning the alleged connection OF Senator
Matthews with matters relative to the late
Presidential election in Louisiana was au-
thOriZed to sit during recess. Mr.. Saunders
called up the Senate bill to establish the Ter
ritory of Lincoln and to provide temporary
government therefor, which was discussed at
some length and further consideration post
poned until December next. The usual reso-
lutions of thanks were voted to officers OF the
Senate. The hour of adjournment was twice
extended, the last time to a. M, at winch
hour the Senate finally adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Ewing moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill to retire national
bank notes, and substitute Treasury notes T,e
for them. Rejected-yeas 100, nays III. The
result was greeted with applause on the Re-
publican side. Mr.. Southland moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the following Dill:
That on and after the 1st of October, 1878, ie-
gal tender notes of the United States shall be
received at par in payment OF customs du-
ties. Agreed to and the bill passed-yeas
1885, nays SO. Mr.. Haskell moved to suspend
the rules and pass Dill protidlng
death, wounds received or disease
contracted in the service of the United States
during the late war, shall commence from
the date of death or discharge, and for the
payment of arrears of pension on that prin--
ciple; and also providing that no claim agent
shall be entitled to any compensation for
making application for arrears of pension.
Agreed to-yeas 16l, nays 62. Mr.. CLARK
(lo) moved to suspend the rules and pass
the Senate bill to create an Auditor OF Kali
road Accounts. Agreed to-yeas 1877, nays ID;
Mr.. Conger moved to suspend the rules ana
pass joint resolution proposing constitution
al amendment forever prohibiting the pay
mcnt of any claim for property taken, used,
injured or destroyed by the United States
troops during the war of the rebellion unless
the owner was loyal to the Government, and
gave neither aid nor encouragement TO the
enemy. Agreed to-yeas IA, nays 81. Mr.: Crit
tenden moved to suspend the rules ana pass
to establish a Board of Pacific Railroad Com,
missioners. Rejected-yeas Is, nays lob, not
the requisite two thirds in the affirmative.
Mr.. Cox of New York moved TO suspend the
rules and pass n bill to fix the pay of letter.
carriers. Agreed tO-yeas l49, nays 81. me
result was hailed with applause. The bill
provides that in all cities containing popu-
lation of $1,000 or over there shall be two
classes of letter carriers, the first class to
have salary of 81 900 and the second class a
salary of $500; that in cities of less than TO-.
WO there shall be but one class OF letter car,
rlers, whose salary shall be $3.50; that tn1ro
class may be established on application OF
the Postmaster, to be called auxiliary letter.
carriers, and to receive 800 year, and that
the ietter-carrier system may be estaD-
mshed in cities of 10000 inhabitants;
the following committees: On Reorganlza-
ton of the Army-Messrs. Banning, Dibbrell,
Bragg, Strait, and White (Penn.). On Trans
Ter OF the Indian Bureau to the war Depart.
ment-Messrs. Scales, Boone, Hooker, van
voorhees, and Stewart. On the Labor lueS-
non-Messrs. Hewitt (New York;, RiideiI
Dlckey, Tucker, Thompson, Rice and Boyd.
The Post-route bill passed. The Speaker an
nounced the death of Representative Quinn,
, OF New York, and appointed a committee TO
attend his funeral. The Conference Commit
tees report on the Sundry Civil bill having
been passed, and other minor matters dis
z "a m n HnnSn adjourned
die.
Prior to the adjournment Of the Senate,
senator Bruce, by request, introduced a bill
toestablish a National Academy of Educa-
uon, giving preference to the genius and tai
emf OIL tue land and to the orphans OF the
Tepublic. Referred. II provides that the
resident and Vice President of the
United States, Chief-Justice, speaker
ana Chaplain of the House of Represent