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


Senate .tr. tH.
WAsHIEsToN, June 1.-THE Senate
passed q number Of bilIe on the eAlens
dar, and at the expiration Of tho morn.
log hour VOORHEES, moved TO suspend
further confederation Of the calendar
and take up the bill 10 repeal the specie
resumption Act, which led to discus
sion.
Morrill,, Of Vermont, from the Com
mittee on Finance, reported, with
amendment, the bill which was partly
considered and recommItted yesterday,
to amend section %, Act Of June %,
1874, to amend the customs aud rev.
enue laws, and 10 repeal mOieties. The
amendment provides that the section
90 amended shall take effect from and
after June %, 1874, instead OF from and
after the passage Of the Act The OBJ.
| ject OF the bill is to fix the salary Of
Surveyors OF Customs at Baltimore
and Portland, Maine, ct $500 per an'
mum each, and Surveyor ct New Or
leans OF S2.500. Placed on the calen.
dar.
Morrill, subsequently called the bill
up, the amendment Of the Committee
agreed 10, and bill passed. u i'la
Matthews, OF Ohio, from the Com
mittee ON Railroads, reported, without
amendment and without recommends.
tiOn, Senate bill TO aid the construction
OF the Corpus Christi, San Diego and
Rio GTande Railroad. Placed on the
calendar. ...J ..al
The Senate passed the bill restoring
| Aha VHnaanfxy Eunuyn az thn Elala Mil.
tary Academy, or Citadel, In Charles.
ton, TO South Carolina, said restoration
! being accepted by the State In full sat-
isfaciiOn.
The Senate also passed bills remov-
ing the political disabilities Of W. E.
Evans, Of Louisiana; w. q. Whittle,
j. Moore, aud II. A. EdmOndson, Of
! Virginia; w. w. Loring, Of Florida;
1 r. I. Chapman and A. NJ, Lea, Of Tex.
g Sc; John Green, Sr., Of Alabama; y.
, Kirby Smith, of Tennessee, and w. p.
i Smith, OF the District Of Columbia.
s BY vote OF yeas 45, nays 10, the
D Senate agreed 10 the substitute Of the
: Committee on Finance for House bill
a 10 repeal the Specie Resumption Act,
+ after amending the same 90 as 10 read !:
g "From and after the passage Of this
/ Act, United States notes shall be re.
e ceiVable the same as coin, IN payment
ia for the per cent. bonds, authorized by
d law 10 be issued, aud on and after DC.
Of tober lst, 1878, said notes shsll be 70.
y ceivable for duties on imports."t All
~ the latter part Of the substitute report
Q. ed by the Committee on Finance, for.
BE bidding the retirement Of legal tender
Id notes, etc, was stricken out, that SUBJ
sct being covered by Q bin which re-
Gently pAssed the Senate. The title
was amended so 90 to read, tan Act to
make United States notes receivable
for duties, and for other purpOses."
The Senate has IT'S bills on the cal.
-. endar, including those 10 which objec.
w Ce tion has been made, and which will
y ~ not be considered at the present ses'
~ sion. ..,...
n n The Committee on Privileges and
~ elections decided adversely to Sar'
n. geants Joint resolution for COnstltu'
10 tional amendment allowing women to
~ vote. In favor Of the motion-Cam
~ - eron, Of Wisconsin Mitchell and Hoar
"a inst-Wadleigh, Mcmillan, In
-. gals, Salisbury, Merrimon and Hill
II The Committee postponed the coutes
~ ~ Of Carbon vs. Butler, to Saturday.
ed MOUSE
he In the House, last night, there wert
two calls of the House and two pages
m. of the Civil Sundry Appropriation
10 bill were forced through. This morn
ing they are voting to pass the bill o.
Die reported from the committee. A ma
ire jority seemed determined to fore
IA. business and adjourn Monday.
A motion 10 suspend The rules ant
ily pass the Civil Sundry Appropriation
Of bill, as II came from the committee
he thus cutting of ell amendments, mos,
y. ly known Rs jObs, failed by large ma
Dle jority. This action is rather unfaVOra
ed BILE TO adjournment next Monday.
The House, by majority Of two I,
10 one, refused TO take up the conteste,
Of. election case Of Richardson vs. Rsiney
on. The case had been set for to-day, an,
is usually considered question Of big
mt. privilege. Its p0slpOnement indicate
The clearly that the House will entertai
rec this session nothing bat absolutely nee
la. essary business to carry on the Gov
emf ernment during the recess,
md The House In Committee of th
md Whole tonight agreed to the amend
Inn. ment in the Sundry Civil Approprlu
ces tlon bill, increasing the appropriate
10 for the Atlanta Custom.house froT
wo $4,000 to 100000; vote, yeas 14l, nay
.hs. 81.
The Committee on Ways and Near
in had an Intellectual session over the 81
l. gar tariff. Action at this session
unlikely. ....
yer The Legislative, Executive and il
,ht, dietary Appropriation bill will be n
ain ported from the Conference Commi
nc tee tomorrow. The Army bill is th
eur only measure in Conference that is y
the entirely unsettled.
ley -'. -
hi. Tax on Tobacco.
WAsHINGTON, June 13.-The delegi
aha ton of Richmond tobacco men lea,
Gle. tomorrow morning. A Commits
ing will remain here. They have seen