The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-04-05
Om,. UasIiuOtom LeHe'.
WAsRFxeToN. D. c., April. 1, 1878.
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WAsfFxeToN. D. c., April. I, 1873.
CONGRESS
drriuo the past week has been confined
mostly % routine business, and we note
the following
IN THE SENATE
the ioint resolution OF the Maryland LegIs-
latuTe asking that pensions be granted 10
Mexican war soldiers and the widows OF
said deceast soldiers, was introduced, as
aIse, bill to abolish the District of COlum-
bia Police Board. The bill appropriatlng
money for the detection of trespasscrs upon
oubIic lands. which contained clause
. throwing the public lands il certain states
into open market, was called up, slightly
amended and passed. Mr.. Howe, RepuO-
licau. delivered himself Of a peroratIon
ctiticising the policy of MIR. Hayes III very
harsh terms. House bill making RppTO-
priations for the consular service was re-
ported with amendments restoring the pay
, of consuls to that given them by previous
: laws The House bill extending our dlplo-
+ matte service in South America was concur
red in by the committee on appropriations
Of the Senate. 4 bill creating fund Tor
educational purposes, and aPproprlatlng
! the proceeds of public lands thereto, was
introduced 4 bill reimbursing Messrs.
Raw and Mcmillan in the sum OF LOCO,
made vacant by the resignation of Kellogg,
} of Louisiana, for the term ending May 4,
/ 1913, was passed. The funding bill of the
Pacific Rail Road was then called up, when
/ several speeches were made against the
bill presented 10y she Judiciary Committee.
The House bill upon the consular service,
above referred to-, was taken up aud passed
with the Senate amendments. n DIl TO
p construct narrow gua9e railroad to the
J Black Hills, from bismarck, and one TO in
corporate the National Pacific r. II. and
Telegrap ph Co, were reported from the
: Committee on Rail Roads.
IE THE HOUSE.
A bill amending the laws on coinage was
introduced by Mr.. Stephens, after which
: uuite a number of private pension bills
were passed. A bill was presented regu-
lating the value Of silver coin, in its subsd-
iaIy capacity, which makes legal tender
of silver to an amount not I'D excess OF SlO,
and also requires the Secretary OF the
Treasury TO issue legal tender money there
for, IN amounts of 500, when called upon.
Upon motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bill equalizing the coinage OF sill
yer and gold, aud to permit deposits III the
. treasury for this object, the House, by
. yoe of 40 to i02, declined to suspend tho
rules and the bill must consequently take
its REGULAR turn. 4 bill to prevent the in
iIOluCLloli illbO lllC NiAllCO Dtf'NCo " NcaANN
Ciuus and infectious diseases was passed
In the Dean-Fied contested case tie reso-
5 luton of the minority, declaring Field,
Republican entitled to his seat, on a yO,e
Of aves I20, nays 1l9, was lost by the
Speaker casting his vote with the nays,
thereby making a tic vote as well as de-
feat Of the resolution. a vote on the ma
joIity report giving the seat 70 Dean, Dem
, ocraJ, resulted in the seating Of Dean, and
f,a an -
refused by vote Of l01 TO 123 TO take up
the case of Doorkceper Polk. y report
fIOm the committee on ventilation was re-
J ccived, recommending !he removal Of the
, desks of members from the House.
THE ATTACK UrON TIE AD3tINIsTRATION
by Senator Howe vas listened TO by well
filled galleries of anxious hearers. The
floor of the Senate was also largely patron
g lied by Republican members from the
S House, among whom we noticed Packard
aud several other Louisiana Republicans o
. note. The speech, which covered over one
< huudr, pages Of manuscript and prepared
!, with great care, was delivered III tlat pe
II cuiiaTiy uninteresting, dry style which
o Characterizes the would be orator. Iii
denuncialions we're listened to Ly a large
i attendance than ever greeted the old man
0 before. Even Senators paid him the rdr
@ respect of occupying their seats during 1t
3 dDilNCrV. | ne Ola man CffmDlltleu O
every act Of Mr.. Hayes, c. g., his ca0iue
/ appointments, Southern policy, the aban
1t douiug of Chamberlain aud Packard, civi
g service reform, and particularly the aU
- pontment OF Democrats to Office. III
pitched into Secretary Schurz heavily auO
D ridcuiCd him almost to a degree of frenzy
III The idea Of foreigner holding Office don
n atall agree with the Republican appetite
T. His mock serious appeal for federation an
Fr,,ran. I1prnpprrfsr friends bzl
ID they come into power next March wa
~ quite affcclinUly farcical. Mr. Hayes an
ID fliends deem his effort too weak to be NJ
81, ticeG, whilst the radical Republicans al
quite delighted at what they are please
&c To call "a powerful arraignment Of the Az
ID miuistratiou." Some parts Of his haraugU
Ak were evidently intended to provoke a II
co tort from certain quick tempered Dem,
= Gratis, but the bait didn't take and IL
'H scheme feIl like wet blanket.
i'e THE MAJORITY OF THE ANTI-ADMJSIsTR,
oi TION REPUBLICANS
a in the Senate don'l hesitate to openly d.
clare that the future success of their par
compels an eutire separation from al
ma warfare upon the Hayes faction, aud III
too at once.
u" GENERAL. GRANTS
eu use Of a L. s. ship with which to do l
NE excursioning around Europe, calling
to Kings and Queens, Is very bitterly q
ar nOunced, even in the moro respectful
Republican quarters, and several memb'
oy of the House have been requested to off
py- a resolution as to the legal right of t
re- Administration to place a ship at his q
md pCsal.
-, RETURNING BOARD ANDEBsON's
continued confinement causes no lit
III uneasiness in Administration circles he
GU as they seem to think it the purpose of I
ylo- authorities in Louisiana To prolung
mai duress until April 9Th, that being
technical time for an application fo
Ce review of the decision to expire. Te
i've grams from officials here have been f
i'm warded to New Orleans as to the proba
ne course the Atty General will pursue,
with no reply yet thereto.
THE SEATING OF DEAN, DEMOCRAT,
herein before alluded to, which, as
Republicans claim, was caused only
aho the vote of Speaker Randall also eau
ntes them to denouuce it outrage
breach of propriety but as the real ca