Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-05-17
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Senate,


The Senate judiciary committee reported the
bill to repeal the bankrupt act with a perfected
saving clause, but objection was made to i'm
mediate consideration 49,. The resumption re-
peal bill was called up and discussed at some
length and then laid aside go. The bill agreed
on by the post-offce committee to establish
steam mail service to Brazil was submitted as
an amendment to be proposed to the postal
appropriation bill. Adjourned
Mr.. Mcdonald, of Indiana, presented petit
ton signed by large number of persons pray
ing that Gen. John @. Fremont be included
in the bill now pending to place Gen. James
Shields on the retired list of the army. Re
ferred to the committee on military affairs 80.
Mr.. Gordon, of Georgia, spoke in favor OF the
repeal of the specie resumption act, and said
he would seek to present single proposition,
which he had no doubt he could prove, and
that was that ill-advised legislation was the
prime cause of our financial depression to-day
:. The pension bill was reported and dis
cussed without action. Adjourned.
The Post-office appropriation bill was report
ed with amendments. :. . The proposed amend
ment granting subsidy to the Brazilian
steamship line was also reported The House
bill forbidding the retire ment of greenbacks
was called up, read second time, when a
motion to refer it to the committee on finance
was offered and discussed without action.
The pension bill was discussed at considerable
length. Mr.. Edmunds moved to strike out the
second section of the bill, which, as agreed
upon, reads, &C. From and after the passage of
this act, in case of vacancy from any cause, the
office of pension agent shall be flied by wound
ed or disabled Union soldiers or the widows
or daughters of Union soldiers" The motion
was rejected by 80 to 20 and the bill was then
passed. The Indian appropriation bill was
called up and discussed without action. Adj
journed.
The act of July 8, 1876, was amended SO as
to authorize the issuing of 500 stand of arms
to each of the Territories. The House bill
| forbidding the retirement of greenbacks was
referred to the finance committee . 4. The
Indian appropriation bill was taken up, snd
various amendments were adopted. Ad
journed.
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, reported bill to reg
ulate Interstate commerce and prohibit unjust
discrimination by common carriers. Mr.. Rea
gan explained that the object of the bill was t.
prevent discrimination in charges for freight
by railroads, SO that no greater rate should b.
charged to one shipper than to another. Tit
corporations were also forbidden from enter
ing into combinations for the purpose Of dis
eliminating against persons or places. Thu
only other material provision was that the,
should not charge more for shorter distance
than for longer distances on the same line o
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preparation bill was resumed. Adjourned.
bill declaring it unwise to waste tim
discussing the Wood tariff bill at present, wa
introduced. Mr.. Wood moved to refer it to hi
committee, and Mr.. Page moved to refer it t.
the committee of the WHOLE which latter wa
agreed to by 1876 to 10. "A motion to suspend
the rules and pass bill reducing the Tobacco
tax failed OF two-thrds vote. The bill
establish 2 permanent government in the Dis
trict of Columbia WAS discussed without action
Adjourned.
The tariff bill came up and was opposed b
, Mr.. Banks, of Massachusetts. . Mr.. Single
ton, of Mississippi, made conference repor
on the bill to regulate the advertising Of ma
lettings. Agreed to-. Mr.. Butler, of Masss
: chusetts, introduced bill to provide for
tariff commission. Adjourned.
The speaker announced the committee on tn
census as follows: Messss. Cox of New Yorl
Mills Stenger, Lyon of Georgia, Carlisle
Hatcher, Ballou, Jorgensen, Ryan, and Wi
J liams of Oregon. Mr.. Harris, Of Virgins
chairman Of the committee on elections, RI
ported resolutions in regard to the conteste
i election cases from the second district of Sout
: Carolina, the sixth district of Mississippi, an
8 Oregon, declaring the sitting members Messr
! Cain (Republican), Chalmers Oemocrat), an
l Williams (Republcan), entitled to their seat
0 Adopted. .Messrs. Tucker of Virginia, an
Robinson Of North Carolina, spoke in favor {
. the tariff bill, Adjourned