The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-04-03

allowed to go over Executive session and
then adjournment
A bTl vas introduced by Mr. Conkling APP
propriAting $500, 600 for the Improvement OF
Harlem river. The bill 10 pay John Ray and
William L. Mcmillan 81, 900 each a. contest
ants for Mr.. Kellogg's seat from Louisiana was
passed The Pacific railroad sinking fund
bill was further discussed. The consular and
diplomatic appropriations bill was taken up,
and the amendments Of the committee on Ap-
propriAtions with some others adopted, and the
bill passed. Adjourned.
Hsuss.
A bill FIR the reorganization OF the life saw
ing service was reported from the committee
ON commerce The bill 10 establish postal
savings depository as a branch Of the post
Office department was reported from the com
mittee on post-ofices and post-roads and or
dered printed. The naval appropriation bill
was passed. II appropTiates Ga, O4o, SOD Tor
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 douo metallic standard to provide Tor
issuing gold and silver bullion certificates, and
TO retire certain silver coins now in use. Ordered
printed and recommitted. IL provides that the
coinage of gold and silver bullion shall be on an
equal footing, prohib Is the further coinage OF
twenty cent, five cent and three cent pieces
makes the fractional silver coins legal tende
TO the amount Of twenty dollars, authorizes Its
redemption at the treasury in sums Of 300 or
over, and calls for the further coinage OF trade
dollars, exclusively for foreign trade, limiting
the amount to $780, 900 month";. A bill was
passed pensioning the widow and minor chill
dren Of Capt. Guthrie, and the surfmen who
we're drowned in the Metropolis disaster. Ad-
journed
Bills were introduced declaring 1t inexpedient
to change the tariff, to issue Post Office bonds,
to reorganiZe the army and other bills. Mr.
Springer's motion to suspend the rules and
pass bill authorizing free coinage OF silver
was lost, not receiving two-thirds OF the votes.
,. Mr. Goode, Of Virginia, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill suspending for five
years the operation of the Sinking Fund act,
which requires the annual payment or purchase
Of one per cent. q tho debt Of the United
States. Negatived-yess, 1873; nays, liz; not
two-thirds in the Affirmative, Adjourned.
The Legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparations bill was reported. "A bill was
passed authorizing a commission on the en-
largement of the library of Congress. The
tariff bill was reported from the committee on
ways and means Mr. Wood reported reso-
luton to make the bi a special order, and the
resolution was adopted by 1877 to Ia. -. The
Massachusetts, contested election case of Dean
against Field was discussed without action.
Adjourned.
Mr.. Davis, Of North Carolina, introduced a
bill to compensate the State of North Carolina
for the use and occupation OF certain buildings
and grounds by the United States troops. Re-
forred . The bill providing measures to pre-
vent the introduction Of contagious diseases
from foreign ports was passed. The con.
tested election case of Deane against Field, OF
Massachusetts,, was discussed, General Butler
supporting the clam of Mr.. Deane, Democrat.
The vote on the minority report declaring
Field, Republican, entitled to the seat stood
yeas 100, nays 119, when the Speaker voted
in the negative and defeated Mr.. Field. AID
| iourned