The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-05-15
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
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The Senate judiciary committee reported the
bill to repeal the bankrupt act with perfected
saving clause but objection was made to i'm
mediate consideration .... The resumption re-
peal bill s-called up and discussed at some
length and then laid aside 80. The bill agreed
on by the post-office 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 G. 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. -.
Mr.. Gordon, OF Georgia, spoke iu 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 il-advised legislation was the
prime cause OF our financial depression to-d'y.
The pension bill was reported and dis
cussed without action. Adjourned.
The Post-offico appropriation bill was report
ed with amendments. .. e. The proposed amend
ment granting a subsidy to the Brazilian
steamship line was also reported The House
bill forbidding the retirement Of greenbacks
was called up, read a second time, when q
motion to refer it to the committee on finance
was offered and discussed without action.
| The pension bill was discussed at considerable
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second section of the bill, which, as agreed
upon, reads, "From and after the passage Of
this act, in case of vacancy from any cause, the
office of pension agent shall be filed 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
| iourned.
The act of July 8, 1876, was amended so as
to authorize the issuing of 800 stand Of arms
to each of the Territories. :. The House bill
forbidding the retirement of greenbacks was
referred to the finance committee. The
Indian appropriation bill was taken up, and
various amendments were adopted AID
iourned.
House.
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas reported bill to reg
ulate Interstate commerce and prohibit unjus
discrimination by common carriers. Mr.. Rea
gan explained that the object Of the bill wal
to prevent discrimination in charges for freigh
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. TIT
only other material provision was that the.
should not charge more for shorter distances
than for longer distances on the same line o
carriage Consideration of the legislative ap
preparation bill was resumed Adjourned.
bill declaring it unwise to waste time dis
cussing the Wood tariff ILL at present, wa
introduced Mr.. Wood moved to refer it to hi
committee, and Mr.. Page moved to rt fer it h
the committee on the whole, which latter wa
agreed to by 1876 to 18 :. "A motion to suspend
the rules and pass bill reducing the Tobacco
tax failed of two-thirds vote. The bill t
= establish permanent government in the Dis
! trict of Columbia was discussed without action
f Adjourned.
The tariff bill came up and was opposed b
= Mr. Banks, of Massach1setts :. Mr.. Single
: ton, Of Mississippi, made a conference repol
on the bill to regulate the advertising of ma
lettings. Agreed to 4. Mr.. Butler, of Massa
chusetts introduced bill to provide for
q tariff commission. Adjourned
: The speaker announced the committee Q
the census as follows: Messrs. Cox of New Yorl
, Mills, Stenger, Lyon, Smith of Georgia, Ca
Isle, Hatcher, Ballou, Jorgenson, Ryan, an
!. Williams OF Oregon. Mr.. Harris, of Virgins
a chsirman Of the committee on cleo ions, n
!. ported resolutions in regard TO the conteste
\ election cases from the second district Of Sout
: Carolina, the sixth district of Mississippi, an
Oregon. declaring the sitting members, Messr
Cain (Republican), Chalmers (Democrat), al
y Williams Republican), entitled to their seat
Adopted. Messrs. Tucker OF Virginia, al
y Robinson of North Carolina, spoke in favor
! the tariff bill. Adjourned.