The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-04-10
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Sennte.

Senate
| Numerous petitions against the revival of
the income tax were presented . The bill to
permit women in practice in the highest court
OF any State to practice in the supreme court
OF the United States was reported upon ad-
versely. The bill prohibiting members of
Congress from becoming sureties for contrac-
tors was passed The Notifications appropri-
ations bill was passed without amendment. II
appropriatos 1926, 900. The bill granting an
American register for foreign built vessel for
scientific expedition around the world was
discussed without action. After receiving
several amendments to the bill organizing a
life-saving and coast guard service and discuss
ing the Pacific railroad sinking fund bill the
Senate adjourned
The committee on railroads reported Texas
Pacific and Southern Pacific railroad bills. "A
bill to protect American purchasers of foreign
acting plays and dramas was introduced by Mr..
blame The bill granting American register
10 vessel for the Woodruff scientific exped-
ton was passed. The bill to amend the
act relating to the cultivation of timber
Was debated and then laid aside.
The Pacific Railroad sinking fund bill was
discussed for some time without action
The bill authorizing the empovment of tenn
porary clerks in the Treasury and Interior De-
partments was debated for some time and Mr.
Blaine spoke upon his amendment providing
that the Government shall not expend money
to force the collection of taxes on wood and
lumber used by actual settlers taken from
Government lands which have not been sur-
veyed or offered for sale. Heattacked the Sec
retary OF the Interior, who was defended bv
Messrs. Dawes, Hoar, Christiancy, and 9TH
ers. The West Point bill was received from
the House, and the Senate insisted on its
amendments and asked for conference COM
mittee. Adjourned.
The Senate bill to form the Territory of Lin
coin out of a part of the Territories of Dakota,
wyoming and Montana was discussed and laid
aside. The Senate resumed consideration of
the Dill making appropriation for detecting
trespass on public lands and for bringing into
market public lands in certain States, and for
other purposes, the pending question being on
the amendment of Mr.. Beck to that of the
committee on appropriations, prohibiting the
use OF money to collect any charge for wood or
timber cut on the public lands in the Territor-
les OF the United States for the use of actual
settlers in the Territories, and not for export,
30 as to provide that the timber shalt not be
exported from the Territory where it grew and
provided further, that in the event it shall be
exported from the Territory it shall be liable
to seizure by the United States authcri les
wherever found Secretary Schurz was de-
nouncod by mr. Spencer, of Alabams and by
MIR. jones' of Florida, for ordering the seizure
OF timber, and was defended by Mr.. Matthews
OF Ohio, Adjourned without action.
The bill authorizing the employment of tenn
porary clerks in the treasury department and
providing for the punishment of timber land
trespassers was taken up and after long dis
cussion, was passed. The Senate went into ex-
ecutive session and then adjourned.
House.
MIR. Springer moved to suspend the rules and
pass bill authorizing the coinage of gold and
silver on the same terms, and the issue OF GER
tihcates of deposit on them. Action was de-
iayed by opponents OF the bill until the hour
for other business and the matter went over
... Bills were introduced by Messrs Vance
and Elan providing for the payment of GER
tain Southern mail contracts, and by Mr.. Con-
ger, repeating the law appropriating 1876, 900
Tor the payment OF certain Southern mail con-
tracts Adjourned
Bill 3 were passed reducing the pay of United
States jurors from So to 80, and limiting the
pay OF United States marshals to S. 900. of
chief deputies to So, 500 and other deputies to
70 day. The pension bill, appropriating
$26, ,2S9 900, as reported The West Point
Academy bill was reported back, with recon-
mendation to agree to some and dissent from
others or the Senate amendments The report
was agreed to. The General Deficiency bill
was discussed in committee Of the whole
The Senate bill appointing General Sherman
regent of the Smithsonian Institute, instead
of George Bancroft, resigned, was taken up
and passed. Adjourned
Dill Tor the reorganization OF the life saw
ing service was reported from the committee
on commerce. The bill to establish a postal
db u DrancD OF the post
othce department was reported from the com
mlttee on post-ofices and post-roads and or
dered printed. The naval appropriation bill
was passed. 1t appropriates $14, ,048, 1854 for
naval purposes Adjourned.
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, chairman of the
committee on coinage, reported bill to amend
the laws on the subject Of coinage, to perfect
the double metallic standard, to provide for
Issuing gold and silver bullion certificates, and
to retire certain silver coins now in USE Ordered
printed and recommitted. 1t provides that the
coinage of gold and silver bullion shall be on an
equal footing, prohibits the further coinage of
twenty cent, five cent and three cent pieces
makes the fractional silver coins legal tende
to the amount of twenty dollsrs authorizes its
redemption at the treasury in sums of 800 or !
over, and calls for the further coinage of trade
dollars, exclusively for foreign trade, limiting
the amount TO $3.50, 600 month. A bill was
passed pensioning the widow and minor chill
dren of Capt. Guthrie, and the surfmen who
were drowned in the Metropolis disaster Ad-
journed.