Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-06-27
Congressional Summary.


"WEDNESDAY, June 19-Senate.- After
being in executive session several hours.
the doors were reOpened-at 2:25 P. NJ.
Bills on the calendar were then consid-
cred. The conference committee on
the civil sundry bill having failed to
agree, a. resolution was adopted extend
ing the session until 16P! NJ The reso,
luton, extending the session until ten
o'clock, was agreed to- - ~ -
At the evening session Mr.. Allison
submitted the following: RESOLVED, That
the select committee appointed under
theresolutiOn of the 9th inst, to make
inquiry concerning the alleged connec-
ton of Senator Matthews with matters
relative to the late presidential election
in Louisiana III exercising powers grant
ed to sit during recess of congress, may
hold It's sessions IN such place or places
as itshall deem most convenient for the
purposes of investigatation. Agreed
TO.
AT 1885, a message was received
from the house of representatives, an
nouncing the concurrence of that body
in the report of the conference COM
mittee on the sundry civil appropria
ton bill. Mr.. Window, chairman Of
the = committee on appropriations,
made a brief explanation, and the re-
port of the commission conference was
then agreed to, and the bill passed. The
president pro TEN. here announced as
committee on part of the senate, to con-
slider the subject of 1eorganizing the
army, Messrs. Burnside, Plumb and
Butler. The president pro tenn. also
appointed Messrs. Oglesby, Saunders
and McCreary as committee on the
part of senate to consider the subject
of transferring the Indian bureau
from the interior to the war depart
ment. At A. NJ of the Goth inst, the
senate adjourned sine dc
WEDNESDAY, June 19-House.-AIr
Ewing moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill to release the national
bank notes and substitute treasury
notes for them; rejected, yeas 109
nays 114. The result was greeted with
applause on the republican side The
speaker appointed the following COM
mittee to attend the funeral of Repre-
sentative Quin, of Albany: Messrs.
Mahew, Blount, Caldwell, Jones, n. III.
Townsend and Jones, (Ohio) A reso-
luton was adopted to pay the widow Of
Quinn his arrears of pay and the pay he
would have received for the remainder
of the term. Mr.. Southland moved to
suspend the rules and pass the follow
ing: That on and after the 1st of Oc-
tOber, 1873, legal tender notes shall be
received at par in payment of custom
duties. Agreed to and the bill passed
153 to 53. Mr.. Haskell moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill provid-
ing that all pensions on account Of
death wounds received or disease con-
tracted in the service of the United
States during the late war snail COM
mence from date of death or discharge,
and for payment of arrears of pensions
on that principle, and also providing
that no claim agents shall be entitled to
any compensation for making appl;-
cation for arrears of pensions; agreed
to-yeas 161, nays 81.
Mr.. Conger moved to suspend the
rules and pass the joint resolution pro-
posing Il constitutional amendment for
ever prohibiting the payment of any
claim for property taken, used, injured
or destroyed by United States troops
during the war of rebellion; unless the
owner was loyal to the government and
gave neither aid nor encouragement to
the enemy; agreed to, yeas IA, navs
81. The speaker announced the follow
ing committees: On reorganization of
the army, Messrs. Banning, Dibbrell,
Bragg, Straight and White, Penn. y
on transfer of Indian bureau to the war
department, Messrs. Scales, Boone,
Hooker, Van Voorhees,, and Steward;
on the labor question. Hewitt, Thomp-
son, Rice and Boyd. Mr. Atkins then
made a conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill. He explained
the report which, however, he had not
signed because, he said, of the appro-
priatiOn for the Halifax award which
he thought unjust The bill, he said,
as originally reported, appropriated
SIG, $4,000; as it passed the house,
S17 $50, ,196; and as it passed the SEN
ate, So, 2,O75, 100, exclusive of the ap-
preparation for the Halifax award. As
it came from the committee the bill had
been cut down to $19, $50, 100, also ex-
elusive of the Halifax award A dis
cussion ensued regarding the Halifax
award. The house then proceeded to
vote on the conference report and it
was adopted, its opponents being in too
small majority to order either yeas and
nays or tellers, and the vote on division
being ayes, 129; nays, So The an
nouncement of the result was hailed
with applause. At 3 A. NJ. of June 29th
the house adjourned sine die.