San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-29
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

FORTH-ElFThC ONihESSs
In the Senate, on the 18th, among the bills
nassed were the Senate bill to reimburse Kan.
sas for expenses incurred in repelling inva.
sions and suppressing Indian hostilities; the
senate bill to provide for the sale of portions
of Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation In
Kansas; the Senate bill to provide additional
regulations for homestead and presumption
entries on public lands. (lt provides for the
agricultural lands under the law named.) The
Senate then resumed consideration of
the River and Harbor Appropriation bill; n
humber of amendments were agreed to and
the bill passed. Mr.. CocSrells amendment,
for the appointment OF three River Improve
ment Commissioners, was defeated, rs was
also substitute therefor, offered by Mr..
Burnside, for the appointment of mixed
commission to examine and report plans and
estimates for river improvements. The
tntire day was spent by the House in consid
ering the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill in
Committee OF the Whole
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Voorhees,
presented the petition of Peter Cooper,
praying the repeal of the Specie Resumption
act, and demonstrating against the proposed
adjournment of Congress until some legisla-
tive measures for financial relief had been
passed. Referred. The Deficiency Appro-
priation bill was passed without amend.
were considered. Among those passed was
the House bill making appropriations for
payment of claims reported allowed by the
commissioners under the act known as the
Southern Claims Commission. The House
Joint resolution to provide fer the enforce
ment of the eight hourlaw having been reach
ed, with the adverse report thereon, after
some discussion, by Il vote of 81 to %. con-
sideration or the bill was postponed till De-
cember next. In the House, the Civil Sun
dry appropriation bill was further consider
ed in Committee of the Whole, the session
hainO aytpDdpl until after midnight.
In the Senate, OH the 18th, at the eXpira-
ton of the morning.hour, Mr.. voorhees, NOV
ed to take up the bill to repeal the Specie Re-
sumption act, which led to discussion. The
motion was agreed to-ys Is 80, nays 2S-and
consideration of the bill proceeded. Mr..
Ferry, member of the Committee on Finance,
called Mr.. Anthony to the chair, and took
Senate, he said he agreed with the majority of
the Committee on Finance in fixing October
/, 1875 as the time when United States notes
shall be receivable + duties on imports, but
an amendment in the nature of a substitute
proposed by the Senator from Indiana (Voor-
heesl some time ago was to make them re
act. He suggested to the Senator (voorhees)
he so modify his amendment as to provide
that United States note shall be receivable
the same as coin in payment for per cent
ny explained the theory of the bill was
to break down all distinction between green
backs and coin. After discussion, the sub
stitute of Mr.. Voorhees, was rejected-yeas
90, nays 80. The question then required on
the amended substitute of the Committee on
Finance for the House bill and it was
agreed to-yeas 80, nays 20. The bill
having been considered in Committee
of the Whole was reported to the Senate,
and passed-yeas 45, nays Is. Those voting
no were Messrs. Anthony, Bayard burnside,
Butler, Dawes, Eaton; Hoar. Herman, Lamar,
gent and Wadleigh; and Messrs. Edmunds,
Hamlin and Mitchell, who would have voted
in the negative, was absent and paired.
The bill as passed is as follows
BE it enacted, ETC., That from and after the
passage of this act, United States notes shall
be receivable the same rs coin in payment OF
4per centum bonds now authorized by the
law to be issued, and on and after October l,
1878, said nOtesshall be receivable Tor duties
on imports. The House spent the entire
session in considering the Sundry Civil APP.
preparation bill, which was finally passed at
midnight.
In the Senate, onithe 14th, the Committee
on Privileges and Elections reported ad-
versely on the joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution forbidding
the acknowledgements of persons on account
of sex. Mr.. HOar will submit a minority re-
port The bill to increase the sinking fund
and the bill to pay the Indebtedness due the
Government by the Kansas Pacific Railroad,
passed; also the House bill to authorize the
Barataria Ship Canal Company to construct
and operate ship canal from New
through the he lands i"i and waters Of the
United States, and to grant to said COM
pany the right for that purpose. resolu:
ton passed providing for the printing OF
siOn's report. The House bill for the increase
of certain pensions also passed. Conference
committees were appointed on the River ana
cial and Post-route bills......I In the House,
after some miscellaneous business had been
disposed of, Mr.. Burchard moved to suspend
the rules and adopt the following preamble
and resolution:
WHEREAS, AT a Joint meeting of the two
houses of the Forty fourth Congress, con-
vened pursuant to the law and Constitution,
for the purpose of ascertaining and counting
the votes for President and Vice President
for the term commencing March 4, 1871, on
counting the votes Rutherford Il. Hayes was
declared elected President and William A.
Wheeler was declared elected Vice President
Tor such term; therefore
Resoiced, That no subsequent Congress, and
neither House, has jurisdiction to revise the
action at such joint meeting, and any attempt
by either house to annul or disregard such
action or title to Office arising therefrom
would be revolutionary, and is disapproved
by this House.
Various suggestions were made to vote for
the resolution without the preamble, and to |
strike out the word Revolutionary" to refer |
tS the committee. etc, but tn Speaker ruled
That the motion to suspend the rules shut |
out all other motions. The yeas and nays |
being called the resolution was declared |
adopted-yeas 2l5, nays 81. The negative
votes We're given by Messrs. Blackburn,
Bliss, Boone, Bragg, Cook. Cox of New |
York, Elan, Teller, Hamilton, Harden
%0ergh, Henkle. Henry Hewitt OF New York,
OF Louisiana, Smith of Georgia, Springer, /
Southland and Warner-all Democrats. Mr..
POTTER Dem. y. W and Gen. Butler (Rep.
Mass) were both absent and did not vote.
Mr.. Iartridge then offered the resolution of
the Judiciary Committee on the same sub
lect declaring that the present Congress has
no power to revise the action of the Forty
fourth Congress in declaring the result of the
residential election, and it was adopted
yeas 24, nays 1.-THE following being the
negative votes: Blackburn, Bliss, Boone,
look, Cox of New York, Hamilton. Henry,
sMmmel, Mayham, Pridemore, Robertson,