The Osceola times., 1879-04-19

election case, the question being the pend.
ing amendment, namely, that the Hon. Chas.
/ ii. Bell is entitled to q seat as senator BY
virtue OF appointment by the executive Of
| New Hampshire. The amendment was
agreed to, and the resolution adopted .....
Tae army appropriation bill was taken up.
A resolution was adopted giving TO the
select committee, with power TO examine
the finance reports, accounts and books Of
the treasury department, the power to have
| printed the testimony taken from time to
: time, and such statements as the committee
may desire After executive session the
senate adjourned
In the senate, on the llth, Senator
Garland, from the committee on epidemic
diseases, reported joint resolution setting
forth that doubts exist rs to the legal organs
izstiou OF the national board OF health and
to remove them. The resolution rati6es the
organization and action of that body.
Agreed to.....The army appropriation bill
was then taken mp, and Senator Withers
explained its provisions. A number of
amendments were adopted. The clerk
reached the sixth section, which prohibits
the presence of troops at elections, etc,
when the senate adjonrned Till Monday.
HOUSE.
In the house, on the 9th, consideration
The debate closed, and the committee rose
and reported the bill. The amendments TO
the bill, which were all unimportant, were
agreed to without discus ion. The bill was
then passei-l4s to 122. House adjourned
TO the sth.
In the house, on the 8th, quite a de-
bate stsrted upon the propriety of instruct.
ing the chairman of the committee Of the
whole, when the house shall be in committee
on the legislative appropriation bill, TO
award the floor in accordance with the house
and not be bound by any list of speakers
which may be formed. After infolmal dis
cussion, the subject matter was referred to
the committee on rules......T The house then
went into committee of the whole on the
legislative bill. After finishing the consd.
Grafton Of sixty pages of the bill, the com,
mlttee rose and the house ad journed.
In the house, on the 9th, Mr. Stephens,
from the committee on rules, reported reso.
luton Tor the reappointment OF committee
on census, reform of civil service law, re-
| specting the ascertainment and declaration
OF the presidential election, prevention OF
epidemic diseases, ventilation of the hall,
aad the causes of the depression of labor
also to increase the committee membership.
Also rule providing that motion to sus-
pend the rules and pass the general appropri.
alton bill shall require three>fourths mas
iority, instead OF as now two,thirds. The
| first proposition recommended by the re.
port for the appointment OF certain select
committees was then agreed TO without
amendment. The second proposition, in
creasiDg the membership Of certain com.
mittees, was agreed TO without amendment.
The third proposition, in regard to the new
Isie. was stricken out and the following
10 hat he
committee on commerce shall have the same
privilege TO report bills making appropris-
tons for the improvement oi rivers and
hsrbors that Is accorded to the committee
Cd appropriations in reporting general ap.
preparation bills. lhe report was then
agreed to and the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 10th, the legisls-
tive appropriation bill was taken up in
committee of the whole. Mr. Mcmahon OF.
fered an amendment repeating the sections
providing for the biennial examination of
pensioners, which WAS adopted. Mr. Atkins
submitted an amendment, which was adopt.
ed, for the appointment of a deputy com,
missioner of pensions, at a salary of $500
Mr.. Money submitted an amendment in.
creasiLg the clerical force of the postoffice
department. Without action on the amend.
ment the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
In the house, on the llth, considera.
ton OF the legislative appropriation bill was
continued. An amendment TO increase the
clerical force in the postofice department
was adopted. Amendments were agreed to
instructing the commissioner to supply
reasonable quantity of seeds, shrubs, ETC.,
10 members Of congress for distribution
among their agricultural constituents, to re-
port the quantity of seeds, etc, distributed,
and the states and counties sent TO, from
whom purchased aud quantities The ap>
preparation for the purchase and distribution
of seeds, ETC., was increased from sixty>fve
thousand to one hundred thousand do lars.
NJ. Hunton submitted an amendment in.
creasing the appropriation for the eradca.
ton of infectious diseases among domesti.
Gated animals from twenty-five thousand to
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, lie
stated that the object of this large increase
was to stamp out the disease known as
pleurospneumonia, and the only way known
to eradicate the disease was to buy and Kill
all diseased. cattle which have been subject
10 the contagion. Without dlsposing OF the
amendment, the committee rose, con ni,tees
were announced, ans the house adjourned.