New-York tribune., 1878-04-02

By Mr.. HARDENBERGH pem.. n; JlzA Joint rsso s,s,
up the HsSSeH. held At PSsds
by BY Mr.. cox Dsm., N. YJ-A bill In regard to eads
HscocK YA BIZ TO- :Sa'; sI,S tas
BY &r WHITE Iep:, Penny bin making an q apPrSo ,S,
kisE%inetas. Cone@aush and Allegheny Riversn Penn
sylvana Also 9nt resolution % an OF
all claims, agreeably to the provisions OF within SIX
department a they shall not again be presented until
after the lapse Of SIX years. ~, ,1n,,nun, nm
III February ls7s the terni Of oce of the Hot Springs
| BY Mr. FREEMAN 0aap., PennJ-A bill providing for
! promotion ON the retired list of the army.
Mr. SINGLETON (Dem., Miss) from the Appropriations
Committee, reported bill providing for deficiency IN
appropriation for the public printing and binding for
| the present fiscal year.
| Mr.. WILLIS Dem, N. ~ offered q resolution
calling the Secretary of War for Information
TO the names and general capacity Of the steam.
shps purchased Of Marshall O. Roberts of NewYork IN
1852, with the paid therefor thcreabOut snd
the name OF the gent TO whom the money was paid.
Mr. HARTzELL tDem.. ul) introduced a Joint resolu-
tOn proposing amendment TO the Constitution forbid
ding the assumption or payment OF claims for losses
growing out or the destruction OF property within the
limits OF the States engaged in the rebellion Referred.
Mr. DURHAM DenhKy) reported back from the Com
mttee Appropriations the bill providing for tempo-
rary CLERKS in the Treasury Department ana for de-
terring respassers the public lands recommending
concurrence the Senate amendment which provides
that no money appropriated by the bill shall
collect any charge for wood timber cut on the public
lands of the Territories for the OF actual settlers and
not exported from the Territories He recommended
non-c0ncuIrence In the other Senate amendments.
The report adopted, with the exception that the
amendment appropratng $1,000 for additional clerks
in the Surgeon Generals office was concurrcd n-yeas
lS4: nays, Al Notwithstanding the negative recon-
mepdaton OF tine committee
Mr. CUMMINGS Rep., Iowa. moved to suspend the
rules aud pass the Di providing that all pensions
account of DEATH or wounds received or disease con-
traCted in the OF the United States during tie
Hereafter % be Granted Shall begin from the daee &
Oi death discharge from the service sf the United
Staes providing FOR the payment or arrears OF PEN
sons and repeating section 47l7 OF the Revised Stat
utes which provides that no claim tor pension not pros
ecutcd 10 successful issue within five years from the
date of Hing the same shall be admitted without record
evidence from the War or Navy Department Defeated
yeas, l4J nays, 76; not twO-thrds voting in the
affirmative.
The House then at 4:1j p m, took a until 730
p M. tine evening session to be for debate only
There not dozen members present this evening
when the House met.
Dem. Comm, IN reference 10 his connection with the
appointment OF NewEDglanders 10 positions IN the
DOOrkeeper's Department speeches made by Mr.
OF the Southern cl9ms and by Mr. ELLSWORTH
Qiep, Mich) against any change III the tarh.
Mr.. BUTLER (Rep., MdssJ gave notice that next
Monday, II lie could the floor, he would move to
pend the rules and adopt resolution, nstructng the
Committee Banking and Currency to report forthwith
"A bill bills, trsi. providing for the reissue OF the
fractional currency OF the denominations OF % ana 70
second. providing for the printing and Issuing OF
10000 900 OF legalender notes or the denomnat0ns
Of II, ~, 80 aud 3D. . ,,,, e>
Ohio IN opposition to granting subsidies 10 railway cor
poraons Mr.. HEWITT (Dem., Ala.l, III favor OF the
Mexican Pension Bill and Mr. LIGON tDeln, Ala) IN
the improvement OI certain rivers III the state
UI Alabama.
The House then, at lo:45 o'clock, adjourned.