Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-03-03
foRrY-F1FrH CONGRESS.

ing the pay of letters carriers, both of
which were passed.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the Legislative Appropria-
ton bill, the pending question being on
the amendment repeating the sections of
the Revised Statutes prescribing test
oath for jurors. A point of order was
made which was overruled by the Chair.
and the amendment was adopted. A
point of order was also raised against
the amendment repeating the Election
laws, but it was overruled, and bitter
political debate ensued.
Thursday. Mr.. Shields addressed the
Senate in favor of placing the name of
survivors of the Mexican war on the
pension rolls, after which the considera-
ton of the Post Office Appropriation
bill was resumed. Several amendments
to the Brazilian subsidy clause were Of
fered and rejected. the only one of i'm
portance which was adopted providing
that the contract shall not be considered
in force if the service on either line is
abandoned or discontinued. Shortly be-
fore midnight, after protracted debate
the subsidy amendment was adopted by
vote of % to IL. After discussion
the bill was passed.
In the House the Florida contested
election case of Finley against Bisbee
was called up. and the majority report
in favor of Finley was adopted, and Mr..
Finley was sworn in. In the evening
memorial services in honor of the late
Representatives Welsh and Williams
were held.
Friday. In the Senate, the bill ex-
tending the limits of the Port of New
York was passed. The bill regulating
the transportation of animals was dis
cussed and passed. The Senate then
took up the Army Appropriation bill,
and several amendments agreed upon
by the Appropriation Committee were
adopted. Pending action on the bill,
Mr.. Ferry called up the resolutions in
memory of the late Representative Will
liams, of Michigan.
In the House dispute took place in
regard to the order of business, which
was finally decided in favor of the MORN
ing hour and the House proceeded to con-
slider reports of a private nature. At
the conclusion another contest occurred,
and it was decided to go into Committee
of the Whole on the private calendar.
Saturday. The credentials of numer-
GUS Senators were presented in the Sem
ate: Zachariah Chandler was sworn in
the Army bill was debated and the
House sections looking to reorganization
of the Army were stricken out the rail-
road telegraph section was debated and
will be voted upon on Monday.
In the House there was much confu-
sion about the order of business the
Snnnta nnnnanaonta Tn rho Anti Ghinneo
bill were concurred in; the Internal
Revenue bill was taken up and all the
Senate amendments concurred in except
with reference to tobacco, matches, etc.
these items are yet to be disposed of,
Monday. In the Senate the Army
bill was debated at much length; the
railroad telegraph amendment had in.
Vulnerable amendments offered to it, but
these were nearly all defeated; the orig
inal clause was left in the bill; the
Senate was in session very late.
In the House. the Sundry Civil bill
was passed under a suspension of the
rules; the Internal Revenue bill was
passed with the Senate amendment
about the date of the reduction of the
tobacco tax approved the tax on match
es were abolished; a number of new
bills were introduced, as also a resolu
ton looking to the recovery of Confcd
crate funds held in England.
Tuesday. In the Senate the night
session of Monday lasted until nearly
a. m. of Tuesday; the bill in regard Il
contagious diseases was finally passed
in the following day session the Senate
refused to take up for action the case o
Mr.. Corbin, who contests the seat of Mr.
Butler; the Deficiency bill occupied thu
remainder of the day.
In the House the Legislative bill wa
taken up and passed; the Republican
fought the section repeating the Fedora
election law both in Commute of tn
Whole and in the House, but were. o
course, Outvoted; they then flibusteret
against the passage of the bill, an,
would have left the House without
quorum had not Republican fror
Minnesota voted by mistake; being un
able to recall his act, the bill was the
passed.
Wednesday,. A good deal of routin
business was transacted in the Senate
yesterday, the Internal Revenue bill
being reported from Conference Com
mittee and passed In the course of it
the Deficiency bill was then taken up
debate took place on the clause for pay
ing the expenses of prosecutions fo
election frauds, the Democrats objectin