San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-08

Court at Orkney, Ill. and for the relief OF set
tiers on public lands whose crops were In.
| iured by grasshoppers, passed, A resolution
calling Tor information US 70 rresidemsai pnr,
adopted Ten articles OF impeachment pre-.
sented against O. u. Bradford, late Vice Con.
sui General ut shanghai, We're referred 10 tne
Committee on Judiciary. The Army appro'
alton bill, discussed ut length, was not dis
posed OF.
In the Senate, on the 23d, Mr.. Plumb called
mn the sena.e bill authorizing the Secretary
of War to have erected head-stones over
graves of Union soldiers inferred In private
cemeteries. Passed. The District OF
Columbia Government was considered anu
several sections disposed of.;.;.....
| In the House, Mr.. Robertson, OF Louisiana,
rising to question Of personal privilege,
stated that charges had been made against
citizens of the Parishes OF East and West Fe.
iciana, which II true would Ga ion snt non ~ the no
Clerks desk, and had read that portion OF
Secretary Shermans letter IT, Clarkson n.
Potter in which he referred to the election IN
those parishes. Mr.. Robertson DENOUNCED
Mr.. Sherman's allegations as false. The
House then went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Army Appropriation bill, Mr..
Seng to fix the Strength Of the army
IS, 200, instead Of %, oo0, men. Inc amehameht
was carried-ll5 to l0I,
In the Senate, on the oath, Mr.. Edmunds,
from the select committee to take into con-
sideration the State laws respecting the as
ccrtaining and declaration of the result OF
elections for President and Vice: President OF
the United States, reported bill, the main
feature of which is a provision that no Elect.
oral vote from any State from which but one
return has been received shall be rejected
except by the Affirmative vote OF both houses
return is received from any State
the votes only shall be counted of
those Electors whose title as Electors the two
houses, acting separately, shall concurrently
lawful tribunal of such State provided for by
its Legislature. Mr.. Burnside, from the Com.
mittee on Education and Labor, reported ad-
versely on the joint resolution providing an
enforcement of the eight hour law, and also
adversely on the Senate bill to regulate the
hours OF labor. Placed on the calendar.
for an additional Circuit Judge in the second
Judicial Circuit. Passed. Mr. Paddock sub
mitted an amendment to- the Texas Pacific
Railroad bill extending aid to the Republican
In the House, Mr.. Elan, from the Committee
repealing section 8 Of o, tie act ~ IN 4
she the prs
privileges and lands granted under that sec,
ton to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and
yicksburg Railroad Company ana ha r zee. @
and recommitted. Mr.. Henkle intro:
duced bill to aid the Ship Canal
United States to the payment Of the interest
on 81, OOo, 600 of 5 per cent. bonds. Referred.
On the expiration of the morning hour the
House went into Committee of the Whole,
Mr.. Springer in the Chair, on the Army APP
preparation bill.
In the Senate, on the 25th, the concurrent
resolution, declaring that the existing treaty
,IIor inn inn, iurot IN thia
country from China might wisely be modi-
fed, and inviting the attention of the Execu:
tive to the subject. passed. Bills passed
amending the Revised Statutes in relation to
the judicial powers and fuActions of consuls;
providing for Circuit and District Courts OF
the United States at Toledo, o.; and
providing for the publication of notes
of contest uuder the Homestead, Pre-
emptiOn and Tree culture acts.......1n
the House, Mr.. Goode. Chairman of the Com
mittee on Education and Labor, reported a
bill to apply the proceeds OF the sale OF pub
lie lands to the education of the people. Re,
ferred. After some routine business had
been disposed of, consideration of the Army
Appropriation bill was resumed in Commit
tee of the Whole, and 1t occupied the atten-
ton of the House throughout the remainder
of the day.
In the Senate, on the 9th, among the bills
introduced and referred was one by Mr..
Beck to repeal the existing taxes on the cap
ital and deposits of banks and bankers, and
to impose taxes on dividends in excess of
per cent. Aresolution was agreed to request
ing the President to communicate to the
Senate copies of all correspondence not
heretofore submitted, and memoranda and
minutes in possession of the Government
relative to the selection of M. Maui
rice DelfOsse as one of the Washington
Treaty Fishery Commissioners. The bill
providing permanent form of government
for the District of Columbia, considered in
Committee of the Whole, was reported to the
Senate the amendments agreed to concurred
in read Il third time and passed. Mr.. Ferry
moved to take up the House bill to forbid the
retirement of legal tender notes, and
after some discussion the motion
was agreed to-yeas %, nays 3D..
In the House, under the Monday call of States
numerous measures were introduced and re-
ferred, and the House then went into Com
mite e of the Whole on the Army Appropria-
ton bill. Mr.. Knott moved an amendment
prohibiting under penalties of fine and
Imprisonment. the employment of
any part of the army as posse
commitatus or otherwise under the laws eX
cept in such cases and under such circum
stances as such employment of troops may
be expressly authorized by act of Congress.
1876, nays liz. An amendment increasing the
limitation of strength of the army from 1000
to % 900 men was rejected-yeas ll6, nays 100.
All Republicans voted in the affirmative, and
had for allies on the Democratic side all the
Texas members except Mr.. Reagan, who
voted nay, Messrs. Patterson, Williams of
Michigan and WiggintOn. Without dispos-
ing of the bill the House adjourned.