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

Sen0te, REQ. Zo.-Ihe NlCe-RreSldent
submitted a telegram from the California
Constitutional Convention thanking Congress
for the triumphant passage Of the bill restrict
ing the immigration OF the Chinese, and de-
claring that Senators and Coneressmen who
supported the bill will receive the lasting
gratitude Of the people in Califo mia. By
vote Of yeas 25, nays 36, the Senate refused to
take up the resolution declaring David 7.
Corbin entitled to a seat as senator from
SOUTH Carolina in place Of N. c; Butler, the
Pennsylvania, Conoyer, Matthews and Pat
terson voted with the Democrats in
the negative. The Senate then pro-
ceeded with the consideration of
amendments proposed by the Committee on
Appropriations were agreed to. The House
resolution announcing the death OF Mr..
Frank Welch, late RePresentatiye from Ne,
resolutions Of respect to his memory we're
agreed to, after which the Senate adjourned.
Rouse.-A motion by Mr.. Monroe
to suspend the rules and pass the bill apply
ing 80, ,00O, 900 of the proceeds of the sale of
certificates Of deposit authorized to be
Issued hs a.,i in aid of Of funding the pub
rears Of pensions was defeated-yeas, 1i6;
nays, 17S. The House then went into Com
mittee Of the Whole on the Legislative Ap-
gropsiation bill, the question being on Mr.:
creating the Office of Electoral Supervisor,
etc. After prolonged discussion a vote was
taken and the amendment was adopted-yeas,
135; nays, ITO. The bill as amended was re-
ported to the House, and then passed-yeas,
143; nays, III. A committee Of conference
was ordered on the Army Appropriation bill.
Senate, Feb. 26.-Mr. Conover intro
duced q bill amendatory of and supplementary
to the act to incorporate the Texas Pacific
Railroad Company. Referred. Mr.. Bayard,
from the committee on the bill to ameLd the
which was agreed to and the bill passed. Mr..
Edmunds, In accordance with resolution
adopted some days ago, reported the bill to
further protect the constitutional right of
Placedon thecalendar. Consideration Of the De
nctency Appropriation bill was then resumed.
long discussion ensued upon the amend
ment TO strike out the clause appropriating
ment Of Justice, payment Of deputy marshals,
etc, and It was finally rejected. and the bill
then passed. A bill was passed authorizing
the secretary OF the Treasury to ascertain and
pended and the Indebtedness assumed by the
State Of Kansas in repelling invasions and
suppressing Indian hostiiities, and enabling
large and protect the SAN Antonia arsenal.
HoUse.-The Census bill after being
amended 80 as to vest the appointment of su-
pervisors In the President by and with the
consent Of the Senate was passed. The sugar
bill was taken up. Consideration Of the bill
was interrupted in order to let Mr.. Springer
ask for the order in the Seward case. Mr.. Con-
ger objected and moved to adjourn, Pend
Conference Committee on the tobacco
bill, presented a report, and explained it. A
sharp colloquy ensued between Mr.. Conger
and Mr.. Tucker in relation to the action of
the committee regarding the tax on matches.
Mr. Tucker finally moved the previous ques-
tion. Mr. Conger showed . disposition to in
terpose diiatory motions, and in order to pre-
when he took the floor to speak on the sub
tect of the tax, motion to adjourn was made
on the Democratic side and carried
Senate, Feb. 27.-Mr. Teller, from
the special COMMITTEES to inquire into the al
legged violation Of the constitutional rights Of
citizens during the late elections, submitted a
Sf 4. the sSs %ie{sI e and s.,a The minority
Teller also submitted . resolution continuing
the committee until next session, and author
king it to sit during recess. Objected to by
fused TO take up the Geneva Award bill and
took up the House bill making appropria-
tion for the payment Of arrears of
pensions. Amendments were agreed to
providing that pension agents shall receive
Tor their services In paying arrears, etc,
thirty cents for each payment; that In no case
shall Arrears Of pensions be allowed and paid
from q time prior to the date Of actual dis
from the Committee on Pensions providing
for dividing the States and Territories into
districts not to exceed seventy-six in number
Pending discussion the bill was laid aside tenn
porarily. Mr.. Withers called up the House reso-
lutions In memory OF the late Beverly B. Doug
las. Suitable remarks on the life and charac-
ter OF the deceased were made by several Sen
ators, and the Senate, as q further mark of
respect to the memory of the deceased, ad-
journed.
Hosse.-Mr. Randall made a personal
explanation in regard to the charges made
against him In . letter written in September,
1876, by Special Agent Williams to A.
B. Moore In regard to appropria-
tion warrants issued to the Bureau Of En-
ton iof the appointment Of special commit
tee to inquire into such charges. Messrs.
Hall, Kelley and Thompson, Republicans,
paid q very fine tribute to the integrity of the
speaker, and secuted the charges as unworthy
OF serious Investigation. Mr.. Randall, how
ever, insisted that Q formal inquiry and re-
port was due to him and to the country, and
therefore BY unanimous vote the committee
was granted. The conference report on the
amendments to the tobacco bill was agreed
to. Mr.. Springer rose to q question Of
privilege and desired to call up the
penditures in the State Department for the
arrest Of George 8. Seward as q contumacious
witness A number Of dilatory motions were
tnterposed, but the resolution was finally
S607 revised statutes Of the United States,
providing that interest on bonds called under
the provisions Of said section or surrendered,
shall cease after Thirty days from the date OF
surrender or call instead OF three months as
the law now stands
Senate, Feb. 2S.-A communication
from David T. Corbin, contestant for the seat
from South Carolina, withdrawing from the
contest, was read and laid on the table. After
passing o number Of private bills on the cal
endar the bill making appropriations for the
uavment Of arrears of pensions was taken up.
9Th vas rejected: The amendment providing
that pensions shall commence from the death
or discharge from service of the person on
whose account granted; providing that appli,
to. Mr.. Shields offered an amend
ment that the law granting penions to sol
diers Of the war Of 1872, approved March 9,
1878 is hereby made aPpsea6is to soldiers sts and and
amendment was agreed to-yeas, So; nays, 81.
Question was then taken on the bill and 1t
was passed-yeas, 3S; nays, 70. Ihe Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill was then taken up
and q number of amendments were submitted
and agreed to but without further action the
Senate adjourned.
House.-Mr. Blount, of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported back
| the Post-office bill with recommenda-
ton, which was agreed to, that the
Senate amendments with two excep-
tions, the Brazilian subsidy and classification
of mail mattel T, be non-concurred in In gross.
The committee also recommended that the
two excepted amendments be non-concurred
in, but desired that they should be voted
for debate. After q long debate the
| amendment providing for Brazilian mail
subsidy was rejected-yeas, SO; nays,
amendments for classification of mail matter,
the Sergeant-at-Arms appeared at the bar uf
| the House, having in custody George F. Sew
ard. After . heated discussion, Mr.. Seward 8
/ case was referred to the Judiciary Committee
to report what action should be taken, and on
motion of Mr.. Butler, Mr.. Seward was dis
charged from custody on his own recogni-
| xance.