Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-02-01
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate, on the 21st, Mr.. Morrill,, from
the Committee on Finance, reported, without
amendment, the House bill passed by the
House on the 10th inst. to facilitate refunding
OF the national debt Placed ON the calendar.
Mr.. Matthews presented q bill to prevent the
Introduction of contagious or infectious dis
eases into the United States and to establish
Bureau of Public Health. Referred. After
a further consideration of the bill to amend
the Patent laws and the Naval Appropriation
bill the Senate went into executive session.
In the House, Immediately after the reading
of the Journal, Mr.. Potter called up the reso-
luton presented by him yesterday, directing
Frauds TO inquire into the cipher dis
patches, and making appropriation of
$4,000 to defray the expenses of such inquiry.
Referring to certain charges that had been
made concerning his connection with this in
vestigation, Mr.. Potter denied that he had
any understanding or bargain with any per-
tigation, his sole purpose being to get Mt the
truth of the matter. Mr.. Butler opposed the
motion, on the ground that Congress had no
Jurisdiction over the private correspondence
OF any body, especially private persons. Mr..
Hewitt and others spoke in favor of the reso-
luton, and IL was adopted without division.
In the Senate, on the 23d, the report of the
Conference Committee on the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill was agreed to
and the bill passed. The total amount ap-
propriated is 81 .0s7, s35. Mr.. burnside report
the education of the blind Placed on the
calendar: The bill approPriates s25o 90 as
sioP er'u II the % blind through @ IN the ns Ameri %S
can Printing House for the Blind, the money
to be invested in per cents, and the interest
to be paid to the institution. The bin to
amend the Patent law was then taken up
and passed. The bill appropriating $4,000
for expenses of the Potter Investigating
Committee passed. In the House, the bill
to apply the proceeds Of sales OF public
lands to the education of the people WAS
nays % tthe np Democrats Voting S in the 9 af' I
firmative and the Republicans in the
negative) and Mr.. Goode explained the OBJ
ject of the bill, stating that this fund was to
be dedicated to the free education of all chill
dren, both white and colored, but he would
oppose every proposition to establish mixed
TO the white and colorcd races. The bill was
considered in Committee of the Whole, but
not disposed OF.
In the Senate, on the 22d, the House bill,
reported from the Committee on Finance yes
terday, to facilitate the refunding of the ma.
tional debt, was passed unanimously. The bill
now goes TO the President. Consideration of
the Naval Appropriation bill was resumed,
against a.sa t ne she clause 0 providing foF free
Mr.. Beck. After some further dis
passed. Mr.. Edmunds moved to take up the
resolutions submitted by him in regard to
constitutional amendments. Mr.. Thurman
to-yeas "a; nays, 10. In the House, quite a
stormy debate arose in regard to the South
Messrs. Bragg, Ellis ua.), Conger. Chalmers
and others. The House then proceeded to
consideration of the resolution in honor of
the memory of the late Beverly Douglass,
Representative from Virginia.
In the Senate, on the oath, the resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for
information in regard to commissions paid
bankers and brokers for negotiating sales Of
United States bonds, etc, was agreed to. The
conference report of the House to establish
post routes, and for other purposes, was
taken up and discussed at length, a
motion to refer the question to "A
special committee of five Senators being
agreed to. The resolutions recently sub.
mitted by Mr.. Edmunds, declaring the
validity of the Thirteenth. Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution,
came up, and Mr.. ThurmBn moved an ad-
journment, which was rejected by
"a yeas to 25 nays. Various dilatory mo
ocrats, when finally another motion
| to adjourn was carried-yeas, % nays, y.
| In the House "A resolution directing the Com
| mittee on Ways and Means to consider the
| feasibility of enacting alaw to equalize the
internal revenue tax among all states was
adopted, and twelve bills ON the private cal
| endar passed. The evening session was de
| voted to business of the Judiciary Commit
| tee.
The Senate was not in session on the 25th
......The House spent the entire session in