Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-23

80 the Bill for the relief Of Ex-Surgeon
General Hammond Messrs. Thurman,
Of Ohio, and Ex-Supreme Court Judge
Davis, then called up the bill in rela-
tion to the stalking fund Of the Pacific
and advocated in strong terms
it's passage. A hill to regulate and prop
city adjust the counting of the electoral
vote, similar in its main feature to the
one passed by tho Senate, aud not acted
upon by the House, at the last session,
was offered BY Mr.. Merrimon. Mr..
Blaine then sddressed the Senate, and
denounced the communication
Of the secretary of the Interior hereinbe-
fore alluded to. The Military Academy
Bill was reported with an
increasing tbs amount ap-
by the House to the amount
ea3, 466, and passed the House Bill max
ing competent witnesses in the United
States and Territorial Courts, of per-
sons charged only with crimes was also
passed. A bill was introduced by Mr..
VOORHEES,, making legal tender notes re-
ceiyable for customs and all other dues
to the United States, except where other
wise stipulated by contract. Mr.. Math-
ews urged the substitute Of Mr.. Dorsey,
in relation to the funding bill Of the Pa;
cifc Railroad.
In the House a bill making appropria-
tons to cover the deficiencies for the fis-
cal year ending j June Both, 1873, was IA
vora bly, reported. Mr.. Kelly, of Pa, re-
Piled to the speech of Mr.. Garfield pre-
viously made, which was followed by a
rejoinder from Mr.. Garfield, both Of these
speeches being directed to the discus
sion of our finances. The Diplomatic
Appropriation Bill was then considered,
and reduction Of $102, 436 was made
from last ;ear's appropriation for that
particular service, which is considerably
below the estimate made by the State
department.. A joint resolution was Of
fered aud appropriately referred, provitl-
ing for staple currency of paper to be
furnished our people for business pur.
poses. A bill to provide for the issuing
of silver certificates for silver bullion
or bars, and to repeal the act hereto
fore, for paying a certain class of mail
contractors from the South, were intro
duced and referred, whereuron the
House went into committee of the whole
on tho Appropriation Bill for diplomatic
service, in which Mr. Hewitt, of New
York, took advantage thereof to address
the Honse by derouncing tho civil ser
vico of Mr.. Hayes, as perfect failure.
The Naval Appropriation B II, containing
the to tai sum of 81, O48,6e4, was report
ed by the Committee favorably. The
House then held an evening session,
with few participants, at which speeches
were delivered upon almost any and all
subjects. Daring the discussion upon
the Consular Appropriation Bill, Mr..
Coz, of New York, ridiculed in one of
his usual funny speeches, the efforts
of Hayes, at civil service reform
that "politicai debau-
cherry had been the rule, and
the exception" in the
recent appointments made by the admin
istration. The above Diplomatic appro-
priation Bill received some in,materiaf
and was then passed. Mr..
Regain of Texas, arose to a personal ex-
planation in which he declared his igno-
rance Of the fact that naval contractors
had received compensation FROM the So
called Confederate States, for services
rendered by them previous to the war.
The Bill extending the time for payment
Of tax on distilled spirits in bond, from
one to three years passed by vote of
11S to 116, and as this is somewhat Of an
important Bill, it would be perhaps we'll
for those Interested to persist, as its
length prevents us from anything nj ore
than this allusion thereto.
In the Executive session of the senate.
quite an animated discussion occurred
over the confirmation of Mr. Potts, as
post master, ut Petersburg, Va. The re-
publieans contending that rs this was
the only republican congressional district
in the State, they were Therefore entitled
to the spoils. Mr.. Potts, is a democrat,
bnt is very acceptable to leading repub-
leans there, and this fact led both soma
tors BURNSIDE and Connover to vote for
him, and he was confirmed by email
majority, several republican senators be-
ing absent, which has caused very loud
by tho republicans at the
habioual absence from tho executive ses-
sions of several senators, which gives the
democrats control too often.
The finance committee of the senate
during tho discussion of the anti-resump-
ton bill, concluded it best not to tako
action on the bill, aud 1t was
also suggested to heur Secretary Shor-
man's views thereon; the chairman soma
tor Morrill, being directed to request his
ni,ncarancC before the Committee and