The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-05-31

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4 In the Senate, on the 18th, . number Of
bills were introduced and referred. among
them one BY senator Eustis for tho estab.
ssrx,cn ~ H. NAL steamship
I'll. 20 be paid BY the Government SO per
mile also. one BY senator Beck. authorizing
the Postmaster General 20 place mail service
wherever the public service requires IT,.
In the House. Nr. Wood called up the senate
concurrent resolution for final adjournment,
and moved that its consideration be post.
poned ttll Wednesday. the 2sth OF May.
Agreed to-yehs 100. nays N6. A division " ~
then called Tor on seconding the previous
and the call showed lis members present ~
less than quorum. All the Republicans re-.
fused 90 vote. After several more inenectu.
Potter the House adjourned. .....iA Repubii.
can House Caucus WAS held after adjourn
ment. az which the following resolutions were
Resolved. That tho resolution now pending
In the House Is an attempt In form unju sti.
liable and illegal 20 reopen the question OF
tied by the action 81 the Forty. fourth Con.
gress. which alone had jurisdiction, and "a
therefore revolutionary and destructive OF
good order. business prosperity, and peace
Rssolrsd. That the EFFORT OF the Democrats
majority 60 force upon the House, without on.
portunfty for amendment or debate. meas
has not been recommended or considered by
any OF its committees. but has been devised
by individuals for private or party ends.
thorized by the rules of the House.
The first resolution passd unanimously:
the second passed with only few members
OF the caucus dtssentfng.l
In the Senate, on the 10th, consideration
was resumed Of the bill 70 repeal the Specie
Resumption act. and senator Matthews read
an argument upon the general financial poll.
cy OF the Government. and offered As sub.
stitute for the pending bill the bill introduced
by him on the eth Of November last. THE
deadlock In the House upon Potter's
the Republicans refusing TO vote and
muster 2 quorum Of their own party.
Mr.. Fort suggested 70 M. Potter that the the
regular order be laid aside and the House
proceed 20 consideration of the pension
go on with the public business aud are here
forthat purpose, but are left without q quo
rim by the wiiifui absence OF gentlemen on
the other side. and demand the regular or.
der" Mr.: Potter then moved an adjourn.
ment, which was carried--yeas lfl. nays Is.
In the Senate, on the 18th, q number OF
bills were reported from committees.
Further consideration of the bill to repeal
the Resumption act was postponed till
Monday. a number of pension bills
were passed. Adjourned till Monday. 1870.
In the House. after several more intellectual
efforts 70 obtain vote upon the Potter reso-
luton OF investigation, quorum was fnall,
oDtained and the preamble and resolution
were adopted a. reported. The Republican
members abstained from voting to the last
the only negative votes cast being those OF
Messrs- Mills and Morse. both Democrats
Inc mai vote was las to ?. Some exciting
scenes took place during the long struggle
over the passage ofthc resolution especially
between Messrs. Goode and Conger. the lat.
ter having implied that the former had
ing).
The Senate was not in session on the 18th. |
......In the House. Mr.. stephens asked 70 be
put upon record. He was absent on leave Of
the House yesterday when the vote was
taken upon what 10 known as the Potter reso-
luton. and was paired with Mr.. Harris. But
resolution as It stood. Mr.. Ellis, from
the Committee on Elections. reported reso-
luton declaring that there had been no fair,
gressionM District OF South Carolina. |
and that neither Mr.. Rafney, the sit.
ling member. nor Mr.. Richardson, the
seat. He stated that he would call M the
resolution Thursday next. The Army Ap.
preparation bin was considered In Committee
ne would be- necessarily absent during the
coming week, and Mr.. Sayler was chosen
speaker pro tenn.
In the Senate, on the goth, the President
pro tenn presented the resolutions OF the City
,ouncii of Chicago, praying for the passage
q the House bill TO place the nam1 ~ Gen.
James shields on the retired list, with the
ank 81 Brigauier General. Mr.. Thurman
rom che Judiciary Committee, reported a
ill providing that no person shall be
efuHed admission to the bar OF any United
tates Court on account Of sex. Placed
m the calendar. number of other bills
Verc introduced. including the bill 10
mend the l03d article of war so "a 10 pro-
ide that no person shall be tried or punish.
q by court martial for any ofense commit
ed more than tive years or in case OF de.er-
ion three years before the arraignmsnt az
ucn person for such offense, which
rae passed. The Indian and Pension
appropriation bills. and the conferences
sked FOR. were agreed to......In the House.
ne committee 20 inquire into the alleged ,
raud- IN the late Presidential election. un.
er the Potter resolution, was announced by
peakcr pro tom. Sayler. Several bills rclaf.
~ TO the District Of Columbia passed but
Q business OF general importance was trans
cted.
In the Senate, on the 2ist, long debate
'ok place on the motion to place Gen. !
Ames Shields on the Retired List. The bill [
~ defeated for the reason that an amend. {
tent Was offered and adopted, placing the
anne OF Gen. Grant, also. on the Retired
ist Inc FINANCIAL Committee reported the
ouse bill forbidding the further retirement
legal tender notes. In the House the
rmy Appropriation bill was discussed IN
ommittee OF the Whole in both "a day and
xht session. {
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