American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-06
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

| In the Senate, on the 25th, Mr. Window,
from the Committee on Appropriations, re-
| ported with amendments the House bill
making approximations for the consular and
diplomatic service for the fiscal year ending
June 3d.. 1879. Placed the calendar.
The Senate amendments restore the
salaries cut down by. the House bin.
The Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds reported favorably the bill to pro-
vide a building for Post office, United states
amendment, the Senate bill to provide for
4 public building at Kansas City,
the Of tSe 9n the
ator Howe called up his resolution asking the
resident for Information in regard to the
Louisiana, and made his promised speech,
occupying about three hours in its delivery.
tor his southern policy, declaring that if
Packard was not elected Governor of
dent of the United States; that the Electoral
Commission could not give him n title indie
In regard to Judge Whittaker, Senator Howe
Unlimited his belief that the indictments
discontinued by order of the President for
political considerations. Senator Hoar
piled to senator Howe SO far as to deny
the latter imputation.......In the House.
Mr. Springer's motion of Monday last to sus
pend the rules and pass the bill to authorize
the coinage of gold and silver on the same
terms, and to permit IA deposit thereof for the
same purposes, was relected-yeas, l40;
nays, lG2-not two thirds in the affirmative.
Among the bills introduced was one by Mr..
ScEleicher. to regulate the value of subsid
larry silver coin. 1t provides that silver coin
shall be legal tender for any amount not eX-
ceeding so, and that wherever presented in
amounts of 500 the Secretary of the Treasury
shall issue therefor legal tender money. Mr..
Goode moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill to suspend the operation of the Sink
ing fund act for five years. Rcjected-yeas
1872, nays ll2-not two thirds in the affrma
tive. Mr.. Durham moved to suspend the
alton of the bill reported last Friday by Mr..
stephens to perfect a double metallic stand
ard of value, to provide for issuing silver
bullion certificates, etc. Rejected-yeas 142,
nays 96.
In the Senate, on the Goth, the House
joint resolution extending to three years the
term for the payment of taxes on distilled
spirits passed Mr.. Christinncy, from the
ed by a majority of the committee to report
back the bill to repeal the bankrupt law.
amendments, and therefore decided to re-
port back the bill without reconmenda-
Blaine moved that the correspondence be-
tween the American and British Govern
Delfos.e on the Halifax Commission be
taken from the table and referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs. Agreed to. Mr..
Cameron (Nis) called up the petition Of ID.
i. Corbfn, claiming Il seat as Senator from
South Carolina, presented by him some time
ago and then laid on the table to be called up
at some future time, and moved it be referred
to the Committee on Privileges and EIec-
Wood, from the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported the Tariff bill and it
ferred to Committee of the Whole. He then
reported a resolution making the Tariff bill
the special order for Thursday, April 18th,
to lay the bill on the table. The Speaker de-
cided the motion ont of order, the bill not
being before the House. Mr.. Wood then in
order to test the feeling of the House in re-
gard to the bill, moved the previous queS-
ton, which was carried, and the resolution
passed l37 yeas to Ia nays. Mr. Singleton
Chairman of the Committee on Printing, rec
ported back the concurrent resolution for
printing 100000 copies of the Report of the
Commissioner of Agriculture; passed. Also
concurrent resolution for printing 5000 cop
les of the Report of the Forestry Commission
Mr. Aiken moved to increase the number to
10000. Agreed to, and the resolution, as
amended, passed.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the Chair ap-
pointed a committee on the part of the Sen
ate to escort the body of the late Represent
ative Leonard from New York to West Ches-
Pacific Railroad Sinking fund bill was re-
man spoke thereon. The Consular and
Diplo%5nantic Appropriation bill w,, was
Submitted lnhan an amend amendment 'f' to ""t the
bill to provide for the organization of Mis-
sion to the Falls of St. Anthony, and author
vey the headwaters of the Mississippi River,
with view to constructing reser.
v water during s dry Weather. S Referred.
Mr.. Hoar called up the resolution to pay
John Roy and W. L. Mcmillan 81 900 each ex-
penses in contrasting claims for the seat
Senator for Louisiana, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of W. p. Kellogg
for the term endin4; March 4. Mr. Cockrell
declared himself opposed to pay
ing any contestant for seat on the floor
either for salary or expenses. He called for
the yeas and nays on the resolution and it
adoptedyeas- SO, nays T. The Chair
laid before the Senate the annual report of
the Commissioners on Fish and Fisheries for
the years lS76-77, which laid on
the table and ordered printed
In the House, a number of bills were intro
duced and referred, the most important be
ing one by Mr.. Wallace to create an educa-
tional fund and devote the proceeds OF the
sale of public lands to the establishment of
scientific colleges. The Massachusetts, con-
against Field (Rep) brought to
II vote. aud resulted in ii tie, the Speaker vot-
ing in favor of the Democratic contestant,
Dean. Butler, Republican, voted for Dean,
while Democrats voted in favor of Field the
lifting member So the matter went over
In the Senate, the 18th, Mr.. Teller,
with an amendment, the Senate bill to incor-
poratc the National Pacific Railroad and Tel
egruph Company, the object of which is to
construct and operate railroad and telc-
graph line from Cheyenne to Fort Laramie.
Ilencc to DaatlwoOd, and from Fort Laramie
To- Fort Fc'terman thence in oriherlN
westerly direction to ;he Yellowstone River
near the mouth OF the Big Horn River,
thence to Helen, Montana, and Whence to
through public lands, including all necessary
grounds for stations, buildings, shops,
etc, not to exceed 100 AGREE for each