American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-12
FORTY-SixrH CONGRESS.

| In the Senate, on the 31st, a number of
bills were introduced and referred, among
them being one by Mr.. Grover to extend the
time for construction of the Northern Pacific
Authorize the National Board of Health to In
vestfgate and report OH Infectious aid con-
I tagious diseases of animals. ....The House
was not in session. . ans
In the Senate, on the list, the bill appro-
| printing 100000 for the purpose of dis
| injecting yellow fever vessels, passed Mr'
Cockren 3D., MOI introduced a bill for the
erection of a pnblic building ut Jefferson
| City, Mo. The Senate went into executive
session. pending motion by Mr.. Edrnunds
r., VIZ to take up the resolution
heretofore offered by. him declaring. that
the business and other interests of the
confined to the objects for which the extra
session was called: and when the doors re
Rins r.. Tenn n reported the Iesisiatiye Ap-
pro Ior AZ pill II aapprTprntes between
Of the Revised Statutes. and pro,
petit. shan be publiciy fo drawn rom boa
containing the names of not less than 800
which names shall have been placed therein
by the Clerk of the Court and a Commits
sioner to be appointed by the judge The he
the district and VIII known member of the
political party opposing that to which the
sections and laws authorizing the appoint-
ment of Chief Supervisors of Elections and
House went into CoInmittee of the Whole on
the bill, and speeches We're made by Messrs
tie side Of Inc mn House,
and by Messrs., Bedford (Col), Humphrey
(Wis) and Frye (Me.). on the Republican
side. t--= r.ritza.
In the Senate, on the I'd, various bills were
introduced, among them one by Mr. Harris
3D.. Tenn), providing for q treaty with Mex
leo. Mr.. Hoar's resolution condemnihg as
unconstitutional and revolutionary the Dem
Re fable Sy = Vote d q 70 so.s party vote.
the resolution. Mr.. SALISBURY a..
mission Of Mr.. Bell as SENATOR from New
hampshire, on appointment of the Governor:
Mr.. Hoar (R., Mass) presented the views of
the minority of the committee in favor of ad
mitting Mr.. BeIl signed by himself. Cameron
GR.. Wis.), and Ingalls, Qs., Kas). The Senate
the doors were reopened, adjourned:
In the House. an effort was made by Mr.
debate on the Army Approximation bin. but
objection was made on both sides and the
tst game as ns thee
shortest debate. Mr.. Williams r..
MT nsn snons IN Mp sS he
I'D; he by MI. Calkins !R.. Ind. and then by
Mr. Herbert ID, Ala), Mr.. Phister SD., ky;).
Pa) The Committee then arose and the
House adjourned. e.r-. -
In the Senate. on the Sd, the report of the
Committee ON Privileges and Elections on the
credentials of Charles II. Bell, appointed by
the Governor Senator from New Hampshire.
was taken up and Mr.. Hoar IT,, Mass.) argued
in favor of admitting Mr.. Bell saying there
was an unbroken line of precedents for so
doing. Mr.. voorhees, 3D., Ind introduced
James Shields q Brfgaiier- General Of the
Army. Mr.. CockrelI 3D., MOI presented
ing the passage of an act granting
pensions TO- survivors OF the Mexi-
ate Adjourned TIL Monday. In the III House,
the debate on the Army Approximation bill
Vas continued: Mr.. Knott o.. Ky;1 LED of,
Mr.. Blackburn 3D., Ky) followed by Mr.. Robe
son (R., n. J.) and others.
The Senate was not in session on the 4th.
1.-THE debate on the Army bill was con-
tinued iii the House. Mr.. Singleton 3D., Il)
opening. He was followed by Mr.. Weaver
g. D., Ia.), who raised a laugh by describing
how two political parties, after waging
met together every Saturday and voted like
50 as to prevent "the party OF the Center
from introducing measures of financial relief.
La Masyr Co. .n Ind p M r. jones' S t;o MI TeK
on an appropriaiio9 Sil Mr.. HaWiey R
Conn., then spoke in opposition to the
amendments, ana MI. Tucker ID, Val IN
their favor. Mr.. Garfield (R, o. then made
some further remarks, in which he
expressed his willingness to help the Demo-
Gratis to wipe from the statute book the law
authorizing the use of the army at the polls,
but said billfo thar purpose should be intro
duced in the regular manner. The commit
tee then rose. and the House ordered all de-
bate on the bill closed to morrow Saturday
at IL 80 p. M, after which it adjourned.
The Senate was not in session on the 9Th.
......In the House. the debate on the Army
bill and amendments was continued, and a
vote being finally taken the bill passed
yeas AS. nays 122. All of the Greenbackers,
with the exception of Messrs. Barlow (yt.)
and Forsythe UIl.) voted with the
Democrats in the affirmative. A motion to
adjourn to Tuesday was then made aud car
ried-years 154, nays 100. The Greenbackers.
with the exception of Mr.. BARLOW (Vt.) voted
in the negative, as did also II number of Dem
ocrats. (The effect of adjourning over Monday
is to prevent the introduction of all new
bills.)