Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-06-13
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY
Senate.

Mr.. Teller introduced bill to authorize the
Secretary of the Treasury to make contracts
for the recovery of money, property and the
proceeds of sales oil property belonging to the
United States, and tor other purposes. Re-
terred TO the Committee on Civil Service and
Retrenchment. e. The House bill to establish
post routes came up, and, after the amend
ments made in Committee OF the Whole were
agreed to, it was passed. Adjourned after an
executive session.
Bills were introduced and referred rs fol-
lows By Mr.. Ingalls-To amend section 2,305
of the Revised Statutes, which allows service
in the army, navy and marine corps to be de-
Quoted from the time required to prove title to
homestead. Referred to the Committee on
Public Lands. He also introduced bill au-
thorizing certain Cherokee reserves to institute
and prosecute suits before United States courts
tor land claims under certain treaties. By Mr..
Walker-To amend the act establishing the
Southern Claims Commission so as to extend
the same TO Indian tribes; also providing for
settlement with the North Carolina Cherokees
in regard to their lands in North Carolina. All
OF which were referred to the Committee on
Indian Affairs. By Mr.. Hill-To amend the
act to provide for the sale of desert lands in
certain States and Territories. Adjourned.
Mr.. Pendleton reported from the Committee
on Foreign Relations the House Joint resolu-
ton No. 80, to authorize the expenditure OF
$40, 900 for the representation of United States
products at the Sydney and Melbourne ma
tional exhibitions in 1879 and 1880. Passed
-. Mr.. Bayard called up Senate bill No. 1916,
to repeal sections SOL, 500 and S2l and part
OF 800 OF the Revised Statutes, relating to the
jurors test oath. The Senate decided to con-
slider the bill-yeas, %; nays, 10. Mr.. Wade
Hampton then spoke in favor of the bill, max
ing his maiden speech He defended the con-
duct of the white people of the South, and
asserted that they were patriotic and wanted
to maintain the Union in perpetuity. During
his speech Mr. Hampton said that he would
not in any event vote to deny the necessary
appropriations to support the army and the
departments of the government. Several
amendments to the bill, proposed by Mr.. Ed
munds, were lost. Adjourned.
House.
Among new bills introduced were the follow
ing: To regulate the value of money issued by
the authority OF the United States and to pro-
vide further internal revenue for the govern
ment; it provides tor the taxing of promissory
notes, bonds and mortgages, and makes it UNI
| lawful to charge more than five per cent. in
terest. Prohibiting the funding of United
States bonds, payable in Treasury notes. into
gold bonds. To substitute legal tender green
back currency for national bank paper. Re-
pealing the test OATH Reducing the salary OF
the President to $4,000 For the importa-
ton of quinine free OF duty. To regulate the
stations of soldiers during elections; it pro-
vides that on any day appointed for any gen.
eral or special election OF a Representative in
Congress, no soldier within two miles of any
city town or place where such election shall
be held shall be allowed to go out OF the bar.
racks at which he is stationed, unless for the
purpose of mounting or relieving guard, or Of
giving his vote, after which he shall return
Immediately. Bills were passed: Providing
for commission for the Improvement of the
Mississippi river. Appropriating 800 900 foI
the international exhibition to be held al
Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, in 1879 and
1880. Mr.. Kenna moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill authorizing producers tc
sell 800 worth of tobacco on the farm where
produced free of tax, and without requiring
license therefor. Defeated-yeas, 112; nays
81. Not the necessary two-thirds in the at
firmative. Adjourned.
Mr.. Acklen, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported the following bills. which
were ordered to be printed and recommlUteu
For the protection and propagation of sal
water fish; to incorporate the United States
Board of Trade, Agriculture and Commerce
-. Bills were introduced and referred as fol
lows: By Mr.. Anderson-A bill for the relic
of settlers on the public lands. By Mr.. Thomp
son-To regulate the number of supervisors o
election and deputy marshals. By Mr.. Buck
ner-Relating to the public debt; also impos
ing tax on sales of stocks and bonds; also
prohibiting the payment of interest on deposits
by national banking associations. Mr.. Buck
ner, the Chairman of the Committee on Bank
ing and Currency, reporteda resolution direct
ing that committee to investigate the affairs O
the Ocean National Bank, OF New York, ant
the German National Bank, of Chicago, and tt
inquire especially into the management of th,
assets of the banks by the respective receivers
and the conduct of any officer of the govern
ment touching said recevership or the dispo
sitlon OF assets. Adopted by 1913 to Ga. Thu
Senate amendments to the Post Route bill
were concurred in. Adjourned.
The House discussed the bill in regard to tn,
removal of cases from Federal to State courts
and that to prevent the expectation of disease
cattle. The Legislative Appropriation bill
was reported and recommitted to be printed
THE report OF the board OF inquiry in Fit
John Porter's case was submitted to the Hous
as it had been to the Senate. Adjourned.