The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-02
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, April %, Mr.. Mitchell
called up Senate bill extending the time to
construct and complete the Nerthe Pacific
Railroad. MessTs. Mitchell, Window, and
Lamar spoke in favor of the bill, and, after
some more discussion, further consideration
of the bill was laid over till tomorrow.
The House bill to release the legal disabili-
ties of women in the District of Columbia,
with an amendment by Mr.. Sargent, that
"no person shall be excluded from practic-
ing as attorney and counselor-at-law from
any court of the q. s. on account of sex" was
recommitted to the Judiciary Committee.
In the House, the resolution of the Mary
land Legislature reopening the Presidential
question was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. Mr.. Buffers bill fer the issue of
fractional currency and treasury notes of
one, two, three and five dollars was defeated
yeas, 120; nays, 124. The rules were
suspended, amid much confusion and dis
order, for the purpose of passing the river
and harbor appropriation bill. 1t appro-
pirates 81 100000 for the purpose, and was
passed by vote of 166 to IS. Mr.. Cox,
afterward, on a question of privilege, pre-
sented a protest against the passage of the
bill, on account of the vote on the appro-
priations being in gross, instead of by
separate votes on each theme. The protest re-
CARDS this as an infraction of salutary rule,
on billwhere the tendency is to combine for
general spoiliation upon the treasury.
Signed by twenty-eight members.
In the Senate, April %, Mr.. Morrill,, from
the Committee on Finance, reported favor
ably on the House bill to prohibit the coin
age of twenty-cent pieces of silver, and it
passed. The amendment of the House to
the bill granting pension to General James
Shields, SO as to increase his pension from
fifty to one hundred month, was, on
motion of Mr.. Sargent, referred. At the
concluson of the morning business, con.
sideration was resumed of the bill to ex-
| tend the time for the construction and com,
pletion of the Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Railroad bill
was read the third time, and
passed without division. After an ex.
ecutive session the Senate adjourned
In the House, after some time spent
in determining points of order, and amid a
great deal of confusion, the House permitted
the protest presented by MIR. Cox of New
York, a,.ainst the pa sage of the River and
Harbor Bill, to be read. After considerable
debate, Mr.. Mills then moved that, as a
matter of courtesy to those who signed the
protest, it be entered on the journal. Re
iected. Mr.. Sparks, from the Aipropria
tion Committee, reported the Indian Ap
Committee of the Whole.
In the Senate, April "a, Mr.. Window, from
the Conference Committee on House bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury tt
employ temporary clerks, and making ap
preparation for the same, also making ap
preparation for detecting trespasses ON pub
lie land submitted the report, and in expla
nation thereof said: "Two items on which
the second Committee of Conference disa
greed were first, SAC, 900 for Co lectors of In
ternal Revenue and $4,000 for additiona
Post Route Agents. The Com ittee hat
agreed to appropriate $4,000 for Co lector
and 81 800 for Mail Route Agents. On &C
count of the time which had elapsed sine
the appropriation was first asked for, it wa
thought the reduced sum would do for tn
balance of the fiscal year. This was not
case of actual deficiency, but the appropris
ton of money wou d enable the oficia t.
administer service more efficiently" Th
report was agreed to and the bill passed
Senate bill in relation to the jurisdiction o
District Courts in Utah, Wyoming and othe
Territories in matters OF divorce passed
1t provides tn It respective District Court
in New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Washing
ton, Dakota, Idaho and Montana shall hav
exclusive original jurisdiction in divorc
proceedings, and prescribes cases for whic
divorces may be granted. The Senate bi
to amend section 1881 of the Revise
Statutes of the United States so as to allo
sefunding by the Secretary of the Treasur
of tonnage tax when it has been exacted i
J contravention of treaty provisions passe,
Mr.. Window, from the Committee of Appr'
, priations, again called up the bill appr,
, priating 100000 to provide for del
cheney in the appropriation for publ
printing and binding and 1t passed .......
In the House, little business of general in
: portance was transacted The Senate bi
e was passed authorizing the President
make certain negotiations with the u
Indians in Colorado. The Senate Fundir
bill, in regard to the Pacific Railroad Cor
s missioners, having been reached on tt
e Speakers table, Mr.. Cox, of New Yor
! moved it be put upon its passage. tt
in full, and it was SO read. After sever
n hours of debate the main question W
o ordered and vote taken on the passage
: the bill, and resulted yeas, 248; nays, 2.
!. the bill passed. The negative votes we
;, cast by Butler and Lynde. The next bill I
the Speakers table was the bill for the
: peal of the Resumption Law, which W
d come up as unfinished business in the NOR
T. ing. An evening session was held for c
.. bate only.
h In the Senate, April 26, the House joi
resO ution granting the use of artillel
e tents, ETC., at the National Soldiers a
d. Sailors reunion, to be held at Mariet
,r Ohio, was passed. Mr.. Blaine, from t
" Conference Committee on the bill to pl
:, for the service of the government for
u current and prior fiscal years, submitted
at report. Blaine, In explanation of the
It. port said it was signed by two mem ers
lie the committee on the part of the Sena
of and two on the part of the House.
~ agreed upon, the appropria ion for print
~ for the Interior Department has been
or duced from $4,000 to $4,000. The Sem
conferees receded from the appropriate
of $4,000 for the public schools of
In District of Columbia, and also an appropl
II" ton of $25, 900 for the Hayden Survey I
sum for the mint at San Francisco had bt
nd reduced from $15, 900 to $12,0 0. The Sen
We conferees also receded from the appropl
Of ton of 81, 500 to ascertain the depth
he water and width of channel secured {
nd maintained at South Pass, Mississippi Ri1
cd and $4,000 for printing for War Depi
ment. The report, after some discussi
re was agreed to-yeas, 35; nays, 10.
We journed till MONDAY next...... In the Hot
M. the Senate repeal of the Bankrupt Law
he passed by large major ty; but it
N. found necessary to amend it slightly, 81
ha it wa found that the Senate bill was
es; worded as not to repeal the main act
1873, as incorporated in the revised statu
rot but only the first of 1867. The curl
nd. oversight by the lawyers of the Ser
ex. created much remark.
ne In the House, April 26, the Post-oi
Appropriation Blu was taken up IN y
lad mite of the Whole, and after some deb
VAS the Comittee rose and reported the bill
red the House. Ihe hrst amenoment on WI
vote was taken was one increasing the
vas preparations for Special Agents from
Mr.. 600 to $150,000. Agreed to-yeas, 102; N
hat 81. The next vote was on the amendn
ing provd ng that the per diem pay of Spe
his Agents shall only be allowed when they
tri- travelling on business of the Departm
Adopted An amendment providing
ans the compensation of Postmasters of
i've fourth class shall he based upon the nun
was of stamps cancelled instead of the nun
and sold at their respective offices, was ag
but to. After several other minor amendm
and had been adopted, the bill passed.
The In the House, April 27, in Committt
ack the Whole, the Indian appropriation