The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-06-27
CONGRESSIONAL,


day evening. An amendment to the sundry
appropriation bill was agreed to, appropris-
ting s., ,5O0,OU0 to pay award of the Halifax
fishery commission. The House resolution
asking that Senator Matthews be allowed to
attend the Potter investigation committee
and give evidence was presented, and referred
to the committee on privileges and elections
House, June 18.-House concurred in
the Senate resolution declaring that the treaty
to this country should be modified, and calling
the attention of the President to the subject,
The Senate amendments to the Sundry civil
bill were on-cOncurred in, and committee
Of conference was ordered. MIR. Mayham an
nounced the death Of his late colleague, and
the House adjourned.
SENATE, June IA concurrent re-
solution extending the session till a. m.
Thursday morning was passed. A large
amount OF business was completed and
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 pen.
sion case. The bill to establish the territory
Of Lincoln was postponed to next December
At 1885 message was received from the
House, announcing concurrence III the report
of the conference committee on the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
1 HOUSE. June 19.-Mr. Ewing moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill to reti.e
national bank notes aud substitute treasury
notes for them rejected, yeas 1U9. nays 40.
The result was greeted with applause on the
Republican side. The bill passed providing
that on and after Oct. l. lS7slegal tender notes
will be received in payment OF custom
duties, yeas 153, nays So. A motion was made
k~
tlon proposing constitutional amendment
forever prohibiting payment Of any claim for
property taken used, injured or destroyed by
y s. troops during tee war of the rebellion
unless the owner was loyal to the government
and gave neither aid nor encouragement to
the enemy: Agreed to, yeas IA. nays 81.
Mr.. Atkins then made the conference report
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 original
iy reported appropriated $l6,448,O00. As it
passed the House, $l7, $50, ,1S6, and as it passed
the Senate, $ss'"75, ,loO exclusive Of the appro-
priation for the Halifax award. AS it came
from the conference committee the bill had
been cut down to $19,250.1O0 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. tits roughly estimated that the
aggregate Of appropriations made by Congress
for the fiscal year ending with June, 1879, will
be about Sl7OOOO,OO0. The bill pBssed both
Houses appropriating $65.000 for the con-
struction Of the Fort Smelling bridge, and
granting the right of way.
SENATE, June 2O.-The time oil adjourn
ment was extended TOT AM Thursday. There
was an all night sessio Of both Houses to close
as far as possible, the conference business
In answer to an enquiry Senator ingalls, said
the pension pill would require the expenditure
OF about s3n, 900 from treasury. At 6:53
the clerk Of the House appeared with the SUM-
dry civil bill which. was Immediately signed
the President Of the United statesfor his sigma:
tqre; the President being in his room at the
capitol, having remained there during the
night The Senate then nheld brief executive
session. and when the doors were opened, the
committee to wait on the President reported
that he had no further communication to
pro tc,,a formally declared the session of the
Folty fifth Congress adjourned sine die.
HOUSE, June 20.-Thc House extended
the time Of adjournment to O'Clock, A. NJ. to
give time for the enrolment OF the Sunu:y
civil bill. At 6:53 a message was received from
the President that he had no further comma
nications to make, and the House adjourned
without day.