The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-06-27
VOL. |.
THE NEWS.
YLVth CONGRESS-.


penseS and compensation OF the commission
appointed by the President to go to Louis
lana: Six thousand dollars. or so much
thereof as may be necessary. Mr.. Spencer
said he was astonlshed and surprised that
the committee on appropriations should
recommend an appropriation of this sort.
Mr.. Window, the chairman of the commit
tee on appropriations, said the appropria-
tion was recommended by the President Of
the United States and also by the Secretary
of the treasury. Mr.. Hereford inquired II
Senator Window was willing to pay that
amount for putting Packard out and Mich
OILS in. Mr. Window replied he would not
pay cent. 1t was very worthless Job.
Mr.. Conkling demanded the yeas and nays
on the amendment, and said he would vote
no. In Louisiana a condition of things ex-
listed which according to constitution and
statutes passed in pursuance thereof, sum-
moned the President of the United States
to answer one question, and that was
whether Packard was or was not legal gov
ernor OF that commonwealth. COnkling
would not stop now to argue whether the
President could avail himself of II tourists
commission to answer that question. This
commission sent to Louisiana was told to
disregard the only question which was ad-
dressed to the President; 1t was told to pro-
ceed upon their grounds. and, in other
ways the so-ca'led commission was without
warrant of the law and its doings were In vio-
lation ofthe law. 1fanybody borrowed from
a National bank, or any other bank, money
to embark In this enterprise, it was not the
business Of the Senate to insert a provision
in an appropriation bill TO do that which
would hereafter be claimed to legallze it,.
He hoped the brevity with which he had
spoken would not lead any one to imply
that he questioned the undoubted right of
the President to decide whether troops
should be employed in Louisiana or not; but
he did say to the Senate that sending five
tourists or visitors to Louisiana and allow
ing them to remain there to consummate
that which they did, was In his Judgment
not only behind law but beside law and in
violation of law. Mr.. Sargent then renew
ed his motion to lay the amendment on the
table as 1t was agreed te. Yeas, 81; nays.
%. After brief discussion, but without
amendment, tho House bill to organize n
life saving service passed. The bill to
amend the statutes in relation to patents
and for other purposes was postponedunti
next session.
The House again took up the tobacco
bill. Mr.. White who called for tho reading
of the engrossed bill, withdrew that call.
The bill then passed-yeas, 100; nays. 10S.
Its principal provision is to reduce the to-
bacco tax to sixteen cents Il pound, to go
into operation on the 1st of September, If
the Senate shall pass, and the President
approved it. Mr.. Thompson offered pre-
amble and resolution reciting the depress-
ed condition of labor and industry through
out the country, and providing for select
committee to sit during the recess to in
quire into the causes thereof and remedies
therefor. Adopted.
In the Senate, on the 18th, large
number Of bills were disposed of. Mr.. Tel
Ter submitted an amendment appropriating
S100 900 for the removal of the Indians from
their reservation on White river. Colorado.
Agreed to. The bill having been consider
ed in committee of the whole was reported
to the Senate. Mr.. Paddock called up the
House bill for the relief of settlers on pub
lie lands. Passed. In explanation OF the
bill Mr.. Paddock said 1t was merely to ex-
tend the provisions of the net of March Sd
1877, so as to allow the settlers who had
their crops injured by grasshoppers to
leave their homesteads temporarily for the
purpose ofobtatning sustenance. Mr.. Wal
lace of Pennsylvania, submitted n petition
of the subcommittee Of the National Re-
form association, warning Congress not to
adjourn without issuing $1,000 900 of le-
financial measures.
The House, after concurring in the Sem
ate amendment to various district bills, the
Senate substitute for the bill repeating the
resumption act was reached. Mr.. Fort
moved to concur in the Senate amend
ments. The Senate amendments were final
ly non cOncurred in for want of the neces-
sary two-thirds majority l4O to 105 So
that bill fails. The amendments were TO
make greenbacks receivable for four per
cent. bonds and for custom duties. The
vote was taken after much uproar and eX-
ctement, and was mixed one, both rs to
politics and localities. The Senate resolu-
ton extending the time for adjournment
until Wednesday at skip. m. was concurred
in. Mr. Pound moved to suspend the rules
and pass the Senate bill extending for ten
years the time to complete the Nothern
Pacific railroad. Defeated-yeas, 79 nays
1877.
After several postponements of the
hour of adjournment, seven o'clock on
Thursday morning was finally fixed as the
hour. In the Senate, at seven o'clock Mr.
Ferry, president protein, said: The hour
of seven o'clock having arrived. 1t gives me
pleasure to congratulate the Senate on the
termination of u session Of nearly sever
months duration, and to comply with tho
Joint resolution Of the two houses fixing the
hour Of final adjournment, permit me, Sen
ators. to cordially thank you for yourfav
your confidence and yourcourtesy, without
which l should have failed to meet the del
icate and responsible duties Of the chair
Commenting you all In parting to the care
of the same beneilcent ruler who has pre-
served unbroken our number Throughout
our prolonged labor, now ended, l declare
the second session Of the Forty-lfth Con
gress adjourned sine die" Applause OF
the floor.l
In the House, the hour Of seven oclocl
having arrived the speaker said: Gentle
men of the House Of "presentatives-Th,
| arduous labors Of the session are closed
Let us hope. under the providence of God
that they will insure the solid welfare an(
| happiness of the people. Expressing tn,
fervent hope that each and every one o
| you may have safe journey to your re
| spective homes. 1t only remains for tn
| speaker In pursuance Of the resolutions o
the two Houses for the adjournment of tn
Forty-ilfth Congress, to declare that thi
House stands adjourned without day.
(Applause.) Owing to the early hour tn
adjournment took place 1t was very quiet
not dozen pers 0ns being In the galleries
and not more than fifty members present
| Washington Notes.
MATTHEWS COMMITTEE ORGANIZES.
On the 21st the Senate investigation
committee, Of which Senator Matthews
chairman, was organized. and called Jas
A. Anderson. Mr.. Anderson declined t
answer questions until Mr.. Matthews shoul
go before the Potter committee to answe
such questions as might be put to him. Th
Senate not being in session the committe
could not hold Anderson for contempt, an
an adjournment was had after several pr
vate consultations.
THE POTTER INVESTIGATION
SHORT SESSION.
The Potter investigation committe
had short session on the 18th, and H. {
Clarke, late private secretary to Gov. Ke
logg, was examined by Mr.. McMaho
relative to the second set of Louisiana elet
toral certificates. The witness sald III
two lists Of returns lay on the table in Il
committee room at New Orleans, accordlr
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