The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tho Army Appropriation Bill Being
Dissected in the House.
Many Of the Democrats Think the
Government Would be Better
Off Without an Army.
The Senate Rejects the Bill Placing
Gen. Shields on the Retired
List of the Army.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May 2l.-Mr. Terry said
he was instructed by a majority of the Com
mittee on Finance to report back to the
House the bill to forbid the further retire
ment of the United States legal tender
notes, without amendment, and to recon-
mend its Passage. He gave notice that he
wOuldca it up for consideration to- morrow
1t was placed on the calandar.
Mr.. MORRILL,, of Vermont, from the
Committee on Finance, reported back, with
amendments, the House bill to amend sec
ton 23, of the act of June %, 1874, to
amend the customs revenue laws, and to re-
peal moieties. Placed on the calendar.
| At the conclusion OF the morning hour
the Senate resumed consideration of the
bill to place the name of James Shields on
the retired list of the army with the rank
of brigadier-general, and the bill, having
been considered in Committee of the Whole,
was reported to the Senate. The question
being on concurring in the amendment OF
the Committee Of the Whole yesterday to
place General Grant on the retired list, Mr..
COckrell demanded the yeas and nays, and
the amendment was concurred in-yeas, 80;
nays, ga strict party vote, the Republi-
cans voting in the affirmative and the Dem
ocrats in the negative. After debate Mr..
Thurman moved to strike out all after the
enacting clause of the bill as amended and
insert in lieu thereof provision author
izing the Secretary of the Interior to place
the name Of General Shields on the pension
list at the rate of one hundred dollars per
month. A lengthy debate ensued.
After lengthy discussion, Mr.. THUR
MANS amendment as substitute for the
bill, to grant General Shields q pension sf
one hundred dollars month, was rejected
yeas, 81 nays, SO. ..
The question then REQUIRED on the pas
sage Of the bill as amended, placing Gen
eral Shields on the retired list with the
rank of a Brigadier-General and General
Grant on the retired list with the rank of
General and it was rejected-yeas, 80
nays, "a.
Mr.. CONKLING, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported, adversely, on the |
Senate bill to authorize the construction of |
a bridge across the Mississippi river at |
Memphis, and it was indefinitely postpon-
ed.
Mr.. PADDOCK, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported back the House bill |
for the relief of settlers on public lands !
under the presumption laws. Placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. WINDOW, from the Conference
Committee on the Military Academy APP
Bill, reported that the commit
tee had been unable to agree. He moved
that the Senate insist upon its amendment
and grant the new conference asked for BY
the House. Agreed to by a unanimous
vote, and Messrs. Window, Blaine and
Withers were appointed 4 committee onl
The part of the Senate. *
On motion Of Mr.. PADDOCK, the SeSnte ,
non-concurred in the House amendments to
The bill to amend section 2,464 of the re-
vised statutes, relating to the cultivation of
timber on the public domain, and q COM ,
nittee of conference was ordered, and I
Messrs. Paddock, Plumb and Grover were !
appointed committee on the part Of the
senate.
Mr.. MATTHEWS said that a week ago
he gave notice of his intention to call up. 5
o-day. he!Texas Pacific railroad bill. II ly
vas not his purpose to press it to q vote. I
nut to yield the floor to the Senator from s
Mississippi, Lamar. He now gave notice v
hat he would call the bill up tomorrow .
morning. Lamar said he was anxious to n
ddress the Senate on this measure in which c
liz constituents were 30 deeply interested. d
nd il the Senate would allow him an Cd
to do 70 he would be Obliged. c
After some discussion, it was agreed that G
be bill to forbid the further retirement of
egal-tender notes should be taken u. to-
borrow, and then laid aside, informally. TO
nable The Senator from Mississippi to d
peak. =
Mr.. INGALLS, called up the House bill to o
rovide a permanent form Of government n
Dr. the DisRic. of Columbia, and il was n
FAD at length. When the reading of the v
III had been concluded, there were fifteen e.
twenty Senator'S only present. p
fending the discussion, the Senate went p
Ito executive session, and when the doors Al
ere re-opened Mr.. Teller entered a motion
, reconsider the vote By hich the bill 70
lace General Shields on the retired list of
Ne army was rejected. Adjourned. G