The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-05-29
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY
senate.

senate.
Mr.. MoNiillsu. Of Minnesota, from the com
mittee on claims, reported with amendments
the House bill making appropriations 70 pay
claims allowed by the Southern claims COM
mission. number Of pension bills were
passed, among others bill granting pensions
to Louisa ]. Guthrie, widow OF Capt. John J.
| Guthrie Ellen Saxton, widow OF James SAX
ton Celia Bell. widow OF Stephen Bell and
Rorana Walker, widow Of Willis Walker, whose
husbands were drowned while attempting 70
render assistance to the crew OF the Ohiteu
states steamer Huron A message from the
President in regard to the Halifax fishery
award was laid before the Senate and oroered
/ 10 be printed. Adjourned.
Mr.. WHITE presented resolutions OF the
Maryland Legislature in favor OF an appropIi-
alton for the construction OF ship canal 70
connect Chesapeake and Delaware Bays ana
argued in support Of the project An ADVERSE
report was made from the judiciary committee
ON the bill permitting women to practice be-
fore the Supreme Court. The bill to re-
peal the resumption act WAS taken up and Mr..
| Morrill,, of Vermont, argued at length in favor
Of special resumption. The bill authorizing
the President to appoint Gen. Shields briga-
der general in the army on the retired list was
| then taken up in committee Of the whole. Mr..
| Sargent offered an amendment providing that
Gen. Grant be placed on the retired list, with
full pay, and it was adopted, by 80 to rs.
Adjourned.
The bill forbidding the further retirement Of
| legal tender notes was reported fayorably by
the committee on finance The bill giving
salaries to certain custom house officials in.
stead Of allowing them moieties was reported
and placed on the calendar. E. The bill author
izing the appointment Of James Shields as 9
brigadier-general on the retired list WAS taken
up. Mr.. Thurman moved to amend by stTlk.
ing out the enacting clause and providing FOL
an increased pension to Gen. Shields, which
after considerable discussion, was rejected, 81
to SO. The bill was then rejected 80 to b..
The bill to provide permanent form Of gov
eminent for the Distric. of Columbia was Their
called up and read, after which the Senate
went into executive session, and then ad
iourned.
The deadlock which had lasted four days il
the House, arising out of the presentation Of
resolutions for an investigation into the alleged
irregularities Of the Presidential election in
Florida such deadlock being caused by the
refusal of the Republican members to vot'
upon these resolutions and the inability Of thu
Democrats to obtain quorum-was at las
broken after proceedings which were charac
terized by much disorder and confusion, with
controversies on points Of order, which once o.
twice became quite personal On the thirt
attempt to vote on the demand of Mr.. Potte
for the previous question, 147 Democrats q
quorum) passed between the telers voting il
the affirmative, while one, Mr.. Harrison, O.
Illinois, voted in the negative. The Republi
cans refrained from voting. The demand fol
the previous question being seconded, Mr.
Hale moved to lay the motion on ths table
which was rejected by strict party vote. Th'
main question was then ordered by LAT to /, thu
Republicans refraining from voting, and thu
resolution was adopted by 145 to 2, Mills, Of
Texas, and Morse Of Massachusetts,, voting IL
the negative, and the Republicans again no
voting. The House then adjourned.
bill was introduced giving the guarantee o.
the Government to the payment of five pei
cent. interest on bonds to be issued by various
canal and railroad companies 10 the amount o.
$1S9, 900, 900. The Speaker pro tenn, (Mr
Sayler Of Ohio, announced the committee OF
alleged frauds in the Presidential election, anC
Mr.. Garfield presented a cable dispatch from
Minister Moves, at Paris, requesting to be sub
penaed to appear before the committee. &. Ii
Commi' tee Of the Whole Messrs. Kimmell ant
Humphrey spoke on the army appropriation
bill, after which the House proceeded to the
consideration OF District of Columbia business
Adjourned.
The army appropriation bill was debated
Messrs. Sparks Of Illinois, Banning of Ohio
aud Caldwell Of Tennessee defending the bill
and arguing in favor Of reduction in the army
while Messrs. Phillips and Garfield were op
posed to such reduction During the debate
Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts,, made speed
on the labor question, in which he advocate,
the cause OF the workingmen, saying ther
never had been any legislation in behalf of tn
industrial classes, and that they we're paid in
sufficient wages.