American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-15

that unless n 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, ISIS, shall he can
celcd. The amendments were agreed to
yeas 70, nays H. senator Christiancy sub
/ mitted AN amendment restoring the trduklng
J privilege to the President and Vice president
| OF the United states. senators, Representa-
| tives 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 land the bill then passed
/ yeas 81, ma, 3 15......In the House, the Tariff
| bill came up as by agreement yesterday. \
emac iii clause '' of the bill N and it was
adopted-yeas H. nays 12O-so the bill was
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 Yoor
hees spoke at length in favor of an early
consideration of the bill to repeal the Re-
sumption act No greater question, he said,
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 it in 60 minutes. The Army
Appropriation bill was then taken up, and
by unanimous consent the hve-Ininute rule
was applied to all amendments, except
those in regard to the transfer OF the Indian
Bureau and forbidding the use of the Army
amendment of the Committee on Appro-
priations. increasing the Army to ., 100,
amendment of the committee to strike out of
the House bill all of the section in regard to
reorganization the army was also agreed
to Pending discussion on the Army bill,
Senator Thurman, from the Committee on
to be known as 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 manutac
tured tobacco at l6 cents per pound, and on
cigars at s. per 900. The General Deficiency
bill was then further considered in Commit
tee of the Whole.
In the Senate, on the 9TH, Mr.. Bruce sub
mitted an amendment to the River and Har-
Dor Appropriation bill, so rs to appropriate
s., 696, 900 to close gaps and crevasses In the
lev.es of the Mississippi River. according
to the recommendations of the Commisson
bill. Referred. After the morning business
the Senate resumed consideration of the
Army Appropriation M bill I'm Mr.; Blame:
Committee ON Appropriations had come to
the con fusion that it would not be wise to
unite the Indian question with the organiza-
ton of the Army, under the same commits
sion: He, therefore, submitted a substitute
for the House section to transfer the Indian
Bureau to the War Department, so as to pro-
vide for the appointment of three Senators
and four Representatives As a joint commit
tee to inquire into the eNpediency of trans
ferring the Indian Bureau to the War Depart
ment and report to Congress before the first
of January, 1879. Agreed to. Mr.. Burnside
submitted an amendment providing for
Commission to consider the subject of Army
reform, etc, consisting of three senators,
three members OF the House of RepI esenta-
tivcs and three officers OF the regular Army.
Agreed to. The Committee Appropria
lions reported in favor of striking out the
18th section of House BILL which forbids use
of Nrmy posse comitatuS Pending discus
sion of this SEE ton the Senate adiourned-.-.
In the House, the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill was reported and referred to Committee
of the Whole. The House then went into
Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Bcebe in the
chair, on the General Deficiency bill, and sew
eral amendments were disposed OF. An even
ing session was held, but no business OF i'm
portance transacted.
In the Senate, on the Sth, Mr.. Spencer SUBJ
rnitted resolution for the appointment of II
select committee of sSenators to inquire into
and investigate all the charges of fraud and
iliegality, intimidation, violence, etc, occur
ring during the late Presidential election in
South Carolina, Florida, louisiana Alabama,
Mississippi, Oregon and other states; also
to inquire into the electoral count. aud
into all the circumstances attending the
reorganization of the Louisiana State Govern
ment, etc, etc Objection being made by Mr.
Bayard, Mr.. Spencer gave notice that he
would call up the resolution every day until
avote should be reached On motion of Mr..
Matthews, further consideration of the Texas
Pacific Railroad bill was postponed till the
first Wednesday after the first Monday in
December next. IN submitting the motion,
tation with friends of the measure he
had concluded not to submit the motion to
had previously announced. The President
pro tenn, i'll response to several senators, said
the effect of the motion would simply dis
pose OF the bill tor the present session, but
gave il no priority at the next session. The
Army Appropriation bill was then taken
up, the question being upon striking out the
18th section of the House bill, forbidding the
employment of the Army posse conf
tatus. Upon vote being taken the motion
to strike out was lost-yeas 81, nays 30. The
bill was then passed. The House passed
the General Deficiency bill.