San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18
FORTY-FETH CONGRESS.

FORTY-FFTH CONGRESS-.
In the Senate, on the 30th, Senator Nor
rill, OF Vermont, from the Committee on Fl.
nance, reported adversely on the concurrent
resolution Of Senator Beck, declaring II mex.
pedient to levy taxes at this time to main
tain the Sinking fund, and the committee
was discharged from its further considera.
tlon. In submitting the report Mr. Morrill,
Sinking fund, and It could not be repealed
by concurrent resolution. Sen.
ator Cockrell, from the Committee on
ment the House BIZ authorizing the Presi.
dent to appoint James Shields, Of Missouri,
Brigadier General in the United States
Army on the retired list. Placed on the cal
rel said 1t was not unanimous report,
and members of the committee reserved
the right to express their views when the
The Bankruptcy bill was reported with the
House amendments and pending discussion
Of q motion to refer, the Senate adjourned.
unimportant bills, the Legislative Appro:
priation bill was taken up In Committee of
the Whole. In the course of long discussion
on reduced appropriations for Territorial
on Appropriations having been criticised on
the Republican side of the House,
Mr.. Randall lthe speaker defend.
and condemned the tendency of Republican
members to herd together in opposition to all
measures of economy. He was replied to by
Mr.. Garfield, who declared that such an i'm
putation against the Republican side of the
House was not to be borne, and asserted that
from 1872 to the present time (under Republi.
can as well as under Democratic control of
the House, the expenses of the Government
had been on a descending scale. A 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,
the morning hour expired, and the resolu
ton went over. The motion of Senator
Edmpnds' submitted Yesterday t" refer
and the House amendments thereto,
to a special committee of three Senators, of
which Senator Christiancy should be chair.
man, was rejected. Senator Matthews moved
to amend, so as to provide that the repeal of
the law should not take effect until the 1st of
January, 1879. Quite a long discussion fol.
lowed as to whether the original text Of
vote being taken, the amendment
was carried-yeas 25, nays %. After further
discussion, Senator Davis, of Illinois, moved
W TcltI VIC Jill W tHC OuulCidly
that the saving clause might be perfected.
The motion of Senator Davis was agreed to-
yeas 81, nays 3d.: In the House, Mr.. Rob
ertson, Chairman OF the Committee tee, on Mis-
priating $3,s71,5s4 for closing crevasses
and strengthening levees on the Mississippi
River. Ordered printed and recommitted.
The bill provides an appropriation OF $4,000
for closing crevasses and breaks in Illinois;
$5l 1854 above and $49O,3SO below the Ohio in
Missouri; $4,000 in Tennessee; 81 ,2S9. $50
in Arkansas $l7S 900 in mississippi and $677,-
$50 in Louisiana; and for raising, and
strengthening leyees on the Lower
Mississippi. $1,000 900; aggregate, $a,s7l,5I4:
been extended to the Improvement OF navi-
CATION of the Mississippi River, as well as
the protection of alluvial lands, the report
by Ms
nence to the reclamation of alluvial
lands, and claims it as much the duty OF the
levees as it is to improve navigation of the
river. The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Legislative Appropriation bill,
| with Mr.. Eden in the Chair. A night session
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, 1873. Order,
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 at length, but not DISPOSED
of .... 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
construct canal from New Orleans to the
Gulf of Mexicos 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 be charged to one ship
per than to another. Corporations were al
so forbidden entering into combinations for
the purpose of discriminating against
persons or places. The only other ma.
charge more for shorter distances than for
longer distances on the same line of carriage.
The morning hour expired and the bill went
into Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Eden in
the Chair, on the Legislative Appropriation
bill.
The Senate was not in session on the Sd.
1.-THE House further considered and
completed the Legislative Appropriation bill
in Committee of the Whole. 1t was reported
to the House, but no action taken. There
was an evening session, which was devoted to
discussion of pension bills.
The Senate was not in session on the 4th.
-. The House further considered the Legis-
lative Appropriation bill in Committee of the
Whole. Several amendments were disposed
of and the bill passed.
In the Senate, on the 9th, discussion of
the bill to repeal the Bankrupt law lasted
until the expiration of the morning hour
when the bill to repeal the Specie-resump-
ton act came up. Without disposing OF
either measure the Senate adjourned. 80. "A
large number of bills were introduced in the
House, among them being the following:
by Mr.. Fort-To indemnify Illinois and other
States in regard to swamp lands; by
Mr.. Phillips-To enable soldiers of the late