New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-07-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE, June ia concurrent re-
solution extending the session till 1 a. IN.
thursday morning was passed. large
amount of business was completed and a
large amount failed Conference committees
between the two Houses were active, and
many differences were reconciled. The House
bill was passed making it unlawful, for any
attorney or person, to receive a greater COM
pensation than $40 for his service in a pension
case. The bill to establish the territory OF
Lincoln was postponed to next December. At
1850 message was received from the House,
announcing concurrence in the report of the
conference committee on the sundry civil
appropriation bill.
HOUSE, June 19.-Mr. Ewing moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill to retire
national bank notes and substitute treasury
notes for them. Rejected, yeas 100, nays 146
The result was greeted with applause on the
Republican side. The bill passed providing
that on and after Oct. l. 1878 legal tender
notes will be received in payment Of custom
duties, Yeas 1913, nays So. A motion was made
to suspend the rules and pass a Joint resol,t
ton proposing constitutional amendment
forever prohibiting payment OF any claim
for property taken used, injured or destroyed
byU. s. troops during the war Of the rebellion
unless the owner was loyal to the government.
and gave neither aid or encouragement
to the enemy. Agreed to, yeas LA nays. 61-
IAi' @Athlu6 CuCll LuduC VIC conference report
on the sundry civil appropriation bill. He
explained the report which, however, he had
not signed, because, he said, of the, appropri-
alton for the Halifax award which he thought
unjust, The bill he said as originally report
ed appropriated SIG, $4,000. Asst passed the
House, ST., 500, 1856 and as itpassed the Senate,
SCOOPS, 100 exclusive of the appropriation for
the Halifax award As it came from the con
ference committee the bill had been cut down
to $40, 250,1O0, also exclusive OF the
Halifax award. The announcement
of the result was hailed with applause
The post route bill containing Brazilian
steamship subsidy, the restoration of the
franking privilege, the regulation of postage
on mail matter. and the regulation of railway
service failed between the two Houses. All
public and other bills to the President were
approved. 1t is roughly estimated that the
aggregate of appropriations made by Con-
5 Viii Gn f be a eeal Se5 eRang b with
ed both Houses appropriating $4,000 for the
construction of the Fort Smelling bridge, and
granting the right of way.
SENATE, June 20.-The time of ad-
journment was extended to A. M Thursday
There was an all night session of both Houses
to close if possible, the confined business.
In answer to an enquiry Senator ingalls, said
ture Of about $3OOOOOOO from the treasury.
At 6:53 the clerk of the House appeared with
the sundry civil bill, which was Immediately
signed by the president pro tenn, and then
sent to the President of the United States for
his signature, the President being in his Rooms
at the capitol, having remained there during
the night. The Senate then held brief ex-
ecutive session, and when the doors were
opened, the committee to the President re-
ported that he had no further communication
to make, and at Z A. NJ. Senator Ferry, Presi-
dent pro tens., formally declared the session OF
the Forty-fifth Congress adjourned sine die.
HOUSE, June 90 The House extended
the time of adjournment to z o'clock A. NJ, to
give time for the enrolment of the sundry
civil bill. At 6:52 message was received
from the President that he had no further
communication to make, and the House was
adjourned without day