San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-15
FORTY-FFTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the 2Sth, consideration
was resumed of the House bill to forbid the
further retirement of United States legal
tender notes. Various amendments were
voted down and the bill passed-yeas Al, nays
IS. The bill defining the manner In which
certain land scrip may be assigned and To-
Gated or applied by actual settlers, and pro:
viding for the issue of patents in the name OF
the locator or his legal representative, also
passed. The House took up the amend
after disposing Of them, the bill passed
without division. The most important amend.
ments are those transferring the control OF
the Indians to the War observation-disclosures
by 100 yeas to 1l5 nays; and prohibiting the
use Of the army as a posse comtatus-,
adopted by 100 yeas to 70 nays. The numeri.
cal strength OF the army is fixed at 10000, and
there is a general reduction in the number
and pay of officers. Mr.. Waddell, Chairman
of the Post office Committee, reported favor
ably on the bill to establish the Post.
al Savings Depository and to nS aid IN
ness of the United States; also,
the bill providing ocean mail steamship sery-
ice between the United States and Brazil.
ported a bill appropriating 900 to provide
tor the transportation of the United States
mail between Galveston, Tex, and Vera Cruz,
Mexico. All of which were referred to Com
mittee of the Whole. Mr.. Caldwell, from
same committee, reported bill amending
the Revised Statutes so as to provide that
every Postmaster, except those appointed
by the President, shall make quar-
terly reports of money received or charged
by him for postage, ETC., and that every POST
master appointed by the President shall rem
der monthly accounts of all such moneys so
received Passed. The Senate amendments
to the bill for the repeal of the Bankrupt law
were then taken up and the bill passed.
September 10 is the date fixed for the bill to
take effect. 1t now goes to the President for
his signature.
In the Senate, on the Goth, the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill
was discussed at length, many amendments
being disposed of. The Consular and Diplo-
matte Appropriation bill was then taken up
and passed. Pending consideration of the
bill a message was received from the House
of Representatives announcing that body
had agreed to the Senate concurrent
resolution in regard to final adjourn
ment of Congress, with amendment,
fixing the date at June IL instead of June o.
No action was taken by the Senate In the
House, Immediately after the reading OF the
journal, Mr.. Wood called up the Senate adj
iourument resolution, and moved TO post
pone its further consideration until June :,
a. determined by the House Democratic eau
chs The yeas and nays were ordered, but,
fearing from the number of Democrats ABB
sent the motion would be lost, Mr.. Wood
interposed motion TO adjourn, Tor the os-
tensible purpose of ascertaining, by roll call,
whether there was a quorum present. The
veas and nav being taken the motion to adj
journ was defeated A motion was then MADE
70 lay the Senate resolution on the table, ana
thf. vas lost The senate resolution Tor
final ad;oururneut a. amended, 90 take place
on the I5th of June was then adopted The res
olution nov goes back 70 the senate, ana tha'