The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-03-06

fore made to reconsider the vote by which
the bill making appropriations to pa,
said that when the bill was before them, OF
the 18th ult many Senators good naturedll
voted for the amendment of Senator Shield
placing the soldiers and sailors Of the Mexican
and sailors Of the war of 1872 as to pensions
The best estimate he could obtain showed
that this latter amendment SO generously
adopted would take from $30, 900 ,0O0 to $40,
100000 out of the Treasury. The Senate
yeas 2S, nays "a. reconsidered the vote b,
which the bill was passed, and then recon
sidered the vote by which the Shields amend
ment was agreed to, yeas, %; nays, "a. Tit
Senate at four O'Clock Monday morning wa
still In session.
House.-Bills passed: Extending the
provisions of the act Of 1874 for the relief o.
settlers on railroad lands; Senate bill grant
ing lands to Minnesota in lieu of lands hereto
fore granted; extending the time for payment
Of pre- emption on public lands in Minnesota
for protection Of settlers on public lands
providing that settlements under pre- emptfoI
or homestead laws shall be deemed to create
contract between the Government and settlers
establishing land district In the Black Hills
for furnishing trusses to disabled soldiers. The
Senate amendments to the Deficiency Appro
priation bill were non-concurred in and
committee of conference ordered. The Sugar
bill was withdrawn. A motion to suspend the
rules and pass the Senate bill amending the
patent laws, was rejected. The Senate yellow
Fever bill was, after some discussion, laid or
.Sn the table "a nrvsce M Springer as
Committee on Expenditures in the State De
partment) O report and resolution for the inn
peachment of George F. Seward, late Consul
General at Shanghai and now United State.
Minister to China The House refused-l0s
to 126-to consider the impeachment ques
ton. The Presidents veto message of the
anti-Chinese bill was then read. The ques
tion being put by the Speaker: "Shall the
bill pass, the objections of the President tc
the contrary notwithstanding; the vote re
suited, yeas, 100, nays, 95; there not being
two-thirds in the Affirmative the bill was re.
iected.
Senate, March 3.-The question re.
curing on Mr.. Shields amendment, Mr.
Mitchell moved to amend so that no person
who served in the Confederate army, or occu
pied civil Office under the Confederate Gov
ernment, shall be entitled to 8 pension undel
this act. Disagreed to, yeas, "a; nays, %; q
and Patterson, who voted with the Demo
Gratis in the negative. Mr.. Hoar offered
an amendment providing that no pension
shall ever & be paid ..; under this his act tS
Southern Confederacy. This amendment led
to long and acrimonious debate at the con.
clusion Of which the amendment was agreed
to-yeas, %; nays, y The bill then passed
port from the conference committee on the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Approprf-
alton bill, that they were unable to agree.
He said the committee could agree
upon every question in the bill except the po-
litical questions. Another committee was
appointed. On motion Of Mr.. Ferry the Sen
ate bill exclusively establishing post routes In
various States passed. The Teller Committee
was authorized to sit during recess to con-
tinue inquiry into alleged violations of the
Constitutional rights of citizens during the
late elections. The amendment of the House
to the Census bill were agreed to and the bill
passed. Bills passed: For the relief of soldiers
and sailors becoming totally blind in the serv-
ice Of their country; the Fortincation Appro-
priation bill; making appropriations for the
payment Of claims reported by the Southern
the educasion of the blind The House
amendments to the Sundry Civil bill and the
River and Harbor bill were disagreed to.
Hoxse.-Bills relating to homestead
settlements on public lands within railroad
limits were passed. The conference report on
the Forti6cation bill was agreed to. By strict
party vote the report Of the Committee on
Expenditures In the State Department for the
impeachment of George F. Seward was taken
up. The report Of the majority Of the Com
mittee on Expenditures In the State Depart-
ment was then read. 1t presents seventeen
articles of Impeachment against George +.
Seward. The views of the minority were also
read, recommending thai the whole subject
be referred to the Judiciary Committee. The
discussion was interrupted number of times
mittees on the River and Harbor bill, the De
fciency bill and the Post-office Appropriation
bill to present reports, and the House finally
adjourned without action.