Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-21
CONGRESSIONAL


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WASHINGTON, June lT-In the Senate
this morning, Thurman introduced q bill
70 repeal sections SO and s2l Of the United
states Revised statutes, 10 regard 10
challenging Jurors 10 Uniled States UOurts
who have taken up arms again u the Gov.
eminent, and providing mat jurors IN
such Courts shall take the iTOn-clad oath.
Referred 10 the Committee on judiciary.
CODkling, Of New York, from the Judi
clary Committee, reported an amendment
10 the 5undry Civil Appropriations bill,
appFOpriating S3.O,0O0, " defray expenses
OF the United states Courts. Referred to
the Committee on Appropriations.
After q brief discussion, the Senate
pas. ed without amendment House bill 70
organize q Life Saving Service, and It
now goes 10 the President for his sigma.
tuTe. II authorizes the Secretary Of the
Treasury 10 establish a number OF new
stations on sea and lake coasts Of the Uni.
ted States; provides Tor the appointment
Of q General superintendent of Life saw.
ing Service by the President; also the ap.
pOlntmcnt OF District superInt ndents Tor
tue Gull coasts VI the UnI.ed states by the
Secretary Of tue Treasury; likes cOmpen.
satiOn OF keepe :, and prescribes the duty
OF Tue General superintendent, K epeTs,
etc.
BY a vote OF yeas q, nays 30. the Senate
refused ~ IecOndcr the vote by which the
Joint RESOLUTION IN rega,d 10 the eight
hour law was postponed Til neXt session.
Cameron, OF fennsylvanla, submitted
the following: "ltesOlycd, That the Com.
mittce on Education and Labor be in.
stTuciGd TO inqaire into the industrial con.
dillon OF the country, extent, nature and
causes Ot depression Of business and en-
forced idlgntss OF labor, and what Ieme-
dies, II any, can be provided by National
legislation, and also into the expediencJ
Ol providing a permanent bureau IN one VI
tue Executive Departments for the pur.
pose oi gathering aud publishing statistics
vi National industries, and the Committee
report by bill or Dtherwise." Agreed ~.
J:3J = m,-lhe senate Is still on the
SunOry civil Appropriation bill. A mum.
Der OI amendments OF the Committee on
Appropriations, IN regaru 10 the imp Owe
ment VI the capitol budding and grounds,
was agreed ~. The bill will be passed
about midnight, aud get 10 the Conference
Committee before morning.
The conference report ON the Legisla.
tive, Judicial aud kxecu i've Appropria.
ton bill has been agreed to by both
houses, and the bill passed, 90 the Sundry
Slvli oil Is the only Appropriation bill yet
~ be passed.
~ WV 5tuabGt 1Als NOIuOu DENbhtu 70
passage several bills u re move political
disabilities, some Of which had NOT vet
been reported from tue Judiciary Commit.
tee, but he ga d there was no Obi elton "
them. lhe senate, however, refused to
consider bills yet pending before the LOm-
MI .tte On Tue Judiciary. rhe senate IL
making rapid progress with the SundTy
civil Appropriation bill. Ihe indications
are Tor a VeIy late II uOt an all night SEES
sion.
House.
The tobacco bill progressed up tO order.
lns vi its engrUssnlent and LnITd reading.
An opponent ~ the bill demanded tue
reAdil = Of the ~engrOsstd bill, and as II
would require two hours 10 eIgrOSs | the
House Proceeded In the mean time ~ other
business.
Conference re-, ort on legislative bi
No cotIeTence report uas been M Ide Jet,
on the postal route DILL, which contains the
brHzi.Ian subsidy clause. The Committee
have tailed " agree and Will report dis.
agreement.
AT D the House took recess till y O'Clock,
and Democratic caucus was called.
In th9 House, evening session, q mes.
sage was seat 70 the senate, asking that
Senator Matthews DO allowed TO appear
ouN Nubbly uelOTt tne EOtltE luNeb tlkA'
ttOn Committee.
On the Post Route bill II wa, reported
that the Conference Committee h al Ueen
unable 10 agree and a new Conference was
ordered,
A Conference report on the Mexican
Award oil was agreed 10. II authorizes
the President TO open the award in the
Wei and LATbra cases.
In the Louisiana contested election
cases, Robertson and Elan were declared
entitled to their seats; aud leave " take
additional testimony was given In the
Alabama contested case OF HARRISON
against Shelly.
The House again took up the Tobacco
bill, Carlisle, OF Kentucky, as Speaker,
pro TEN. White, Of Pennsylvania, who
mad called for the reading OF the e~ngrossed
bill, withdrew his call, not wlshing, he
said, TO stand as an obstacle to business,
although ne believed II unwise legislation
and would IL he had a spare earthquake
use II to defeat the measure. Say Tor sug-
gested the earthquake would com. next
Fall. The bill then passed, yeas lJ5, nays
lls. It, principal provision 10 TO reduce
the tobacco tax ~ ~ cents per pound, and
II Is to go into operation September LIST, il
the Senate shall pass ana the President
approve it.