San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-22
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an Auditor of Railroad Accounts passed.
The Senate insisted upon its amendments to
the Legislative, Judicial and Executive APP
preparation bill, and conference with the
| House was requested Mr. Blaine, from the
Committee on Appropriations, reported the
Army Appropriation bill with amendments,
striking out all sections which pro.
and a reduction in the, number OF
officers and men, and in the rank and
pay of officers, also, the clause prohibiting
the use of the army as a posse con'itatus. The
section providing for the transfer of the con-
troll of Indian affairs to the War Department
is retained. The Senate select committee to
! inquire into and report on the condition OF
affairs between the United States and Mexi,
co was continued until next session, and
authorized to sit during vacation. 800.
| In the House, Mr. Knott, Chairman OF the
Judiciary Committee, reported bill Tor the
relief OF purchasers of lands sold for direct
taxes in insurrectionary States. Referred.
1t provides that the Secretary of the Treasury
shall pay, without interest, the proceeds OF
the sale of lands sold for direct taxes
thereof; provided the owner shall ex-
ecute complete quit. claim conveyance.
The House then, after quite long discussion,
| er in the chair, on the Tariff bill, all general
debate being by vote-yeas 1919, nays Slim
tied to two hours. The bill was then read by
sections, amid great uproar and confusion,a Int
to strike out the enacting clause of the bill.
Carried. The committee then rose and the
| House took a recess. An evening session
was held for debate only.
| In the Senate, on the 9Th, Senator Mat
thews rose to a personal explanation regard.
ing his connection with James E. Anderson,
us testified to by the latter before the House
Committee. Senator Matthews denied I'M
| euuivOcally that he was in any way connect
| aI Inv nnrticinatiOn enCOuragement. IN
the preparation of the alleged frauds in the
Presidential election of 1878 in Louisiana, at
or about the time of the canvass and the re-
turns thereof; that he was q party or
privy to promises of protection and re-
ward to the officers charged with
duties in connection with that election and
the returns thereof made in consideration OF
the frauds and perjuries committed or to be
committed by them in reference thereto; or,
that having subsequent knowledge of such
| frauds and of such promises for the purpose
of concealing the former by assisting in the
execution of the latter, he used his personal
and official influence to procure for James e..
Anderson official employment in the Ex-
ecutive Department. of the Government.
The Senator further explained: "The only
error If there be one of which lam conscious,
| is in having recommended to office person
who had meditated and prepared a wrong.
but had, as it appeared to me, withdrawn
| from performing it; but as there seems to be
an attempt to magnify it into one link in
what, it is alleged, constituted conspiracy
against important public rights, and as the
my Conduct affects my Standing
and Character in this honorable body. 1 con
slider it matter of privilege that the Senate
should inquire into the subject as affecting it,
not less than myself" He therefore offered
a resolution, which was unanimously adopt
ed, that select committee of seven be APP
| pointed to inquire into his connection with
business having been concluded the Texas
Pacific Railroad bill was taken up in accord
ance with previous agreement. Senator
Johnston spoke in opposition to the bill
some time ago, amendatOry of the Texas
| Pacific Railroad act. Senator Lamar briefly
replied, and moved that the Texas Pacific
bill be made the special order for the first
| Wednesday after the first Monday in Deem
Der next, but subsequently withdrew it at the
request of Senator COnkling, who suggested
| that several Senators were absent who de
| sired to be heard upon that motion. He then
gave notice that he would submit the motion
| to morrow Consideration of the Post-route
| bill was then resumed, the discussion being
confined to the proposed subsidies for the
Brazilian Mail Steamship lines. Amend
ments were adopted making the
compensation $40 per mile instead of $50 as
| proposed by the committee, and providing
that unless service shall be established on
the New Orleans line by the LIST of February,
1879, the contract with the New York line to
commence the LIST July, 1873 shall be can
celed. The amendments were agreed to
| yeas nays SUD-
United an amendment restoring the franking
| privilege to the President and Vice President
of the United States. Senators, Representa-
tiyes and Delegates in Congress, the Secretary
of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of
Representatives, for all public business.
An amendment was offered, restricting such
communications to two and one half ounces
in weight. The amendment was adopted
yeas 90, nays l7-and the bill then passed
| yeas "a, navs In the House, the Tariff
bill came up as by agreement yesterday. A
motion was made to strike out the
enacting clause of the bill and it was
adopted-yeas lS4, nays 120-so the bill was
lost. The Mexican Award bill was then
taken up, the Senate amendments were
adopted and the bill passed. The remainder
of the session was devoted to consideration
of the bill amending the Internal Revenue
laws.
| In the Senate, on the 9Th, Senator Voor-
hees spoke at length in favor of an early
consideration of the bill to repeal the Re-
sumption act No greater question, he said,
had ever been before the American Congress,
and he should take every opportunity
from now until the close of the session to
get it before the Senate, which he thought
might dispose of il in co minutes. The Army
Appropriation bill was then taken up, and
by unanimous consent the five minute rule
was applied to all amendments, except
those in regard to the transfer of the Indian
Bureau and forbidding the use of the Army
as a posse comitatus. After debate the
amendment of the Committee on Appro-
priatiOns, increasing the Army to 3 ,ooo
was agreed to-yeas 20, nays 70. The
amendment of the committee to strike out of
she House bill all of the section in regard to
reorganization of the army was also agreed
to. Pending discussion on the Army bill
Senator Thurman, from the Committee on
Judiciary, reported the bill creating board
to be known a. the Pacific Railroad Com
mission. Placed on the calendar.
In the House, the bill amending the Internal
Revenue laws Was considered, and amend
ments adopted fixing the tax on manufac-
tured tobacco AZ rs cents per pound, and on