Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-06-20

that he would at another time reply TO Mr.. i
Hills remarks. Mr.. Beck reported with /
amendments the House Legislative, Executive /
and Judicial bill. Placed on the calendar. |
Adjourned.
Mr. Beck submitted an amendment in the |
nature of a substitute for the Legislative, Es- |
ecutive and Judicial Appropriation bill. The |
substitute does not change the amount apprO-
printed, but is intended to improve the form
OF the bill. Ordered 10 be printed and referred
TO the Committee on Appropriations. Mr..
Wallace reported without amendment the
House Judicial bill . Mr. Blaine called DIP the
bill authorizing the use of troops in certain
cases, aud replied 10 Mr.. Hills speech OF the
day before. Pensions OF 500 each per month
were granted TO the widows OF General James
Shields and Colonel Fletcher Webster. Ad-
joufned.
House.
Mr.. Clymer, from the Appropriation Com
mittee, reported the Army Appropriation bill,
which was ordered printed and recommitted,
This is identical with the army bill previously
passed at this session, with the exception of
an appropriation for storehouse at Omaha,
Neb., and the substitution of the following TO
section 6, in lieu OF that section in the previous
billsi ''Section 8. That no money appropriated
in this act is appropriated or shall be paid for
the subsistence, equipment transportation or
the United States to be used as police force
to keep peace at the polls at any election held
4 within any State" -. The Postal bill was dc
bated without action. Adjourned.
After the introduction OF number of bills
and resolutions MIR. Atkins chairman of the
| Committee on Appropriations, reported u sub
stitute for the Legislative, Judicial and Exeeu-
tive Appropriation bill, stating that it was a
unanimous report. He moved to suspend the
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clause OF the bill provides that there shall be
appropriated for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1880, the same sums of money and for like
purposes, and containing the same provisions
thereto, as were appropriated for the service
of the fiscal year ended June 80, 1879, for the
| Legislative judicial and executive expenses of
the government, except as hereinafter de-
clared. Itthen recites the objections seriatim,
and makes many independent appropriations
not in the bill of last year. The item for the
Southern Claims Commission continues the
salaries up to the 10th of May, 1880. 1t con-
tains an appropriation of $40, 900 for the ex-
penses OF delegate to the international Silver
Convention. The bill repeats the law requir-
ing biennial examination of pensioners, and
it directs the Secretary of the Treasury 10 issue
Immediately Tin payment of arrearages of
pensions as they may be adjusted) the legal
tender currency now in the Treasury held as
a special fund for the redemption OF fractional
currency. 1t also provides that the fractional
currency presented for redemption shall be
redeemed in any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated. Mr.. Atkins said the
restrictions on the vetoed bill which had Gre
ated such contest on the floor were not en-
braced i'll the present bill, nor was the appro-
priation Tor the contingent expenses for the
courts, amounting to 50, 100000. 1t was upon
that portion of the bill that the restrictive
clause had been placed in regard to the pay
ment OF supervisors and deputy marshals
That matter would be embraced in subse.
quent bill-a supplemental bill-which would
be reported by his friend from Ohio (Mc.
} Mahon). The bill was then passed, there be-
ing twenty-one votes cast against its passage
Adjourned.
Mr.. Harris resolution to appropriate So 900
Tor monument. to mark the birthplace O
George Washington was, passed. Mr.. Cox
of New York, chairman OF the Committee OF
! Foreign Affairs, reported Joint resolution
reciting that under the laws OF Russia discrimi
nation is made against Israelite citizens of thu
United States in the matter OF holding real es
tate, and directing the President to take imme
date action to have the treaties so amended
as to remedy the grievance. Passed Mr.
Mcmahon, from the Committee on Appropria
TONS reported back the bill making appropria
eminent Referred to the Committee OF tn
Whole, and alter debate, during which nun
Der OF amendments offered by Republican
! members were rejected, the bill was passed b.
a strict party vote of 102 yeas to IS nays
Adjourned.
A bill Tor the adoption OF the Metric System
of Weights, Measures and Coinage was re
ported by Mr.. Stephens. Printed and recon
mitted ..On motion of Mr.. Frye, the bi
0 relative to the removal OF causes from Stat
n to Federal Courts was referred to the Com
a mittee of the Whole, with the understandin
{ that it should not be brought up again durin
d the present session 80. Mr.. Knott chairman
the Judiciary Committee, submitted n repoI
e upon the veto message OF the President. Oh
e dered printed and recommitted. The repol
is reply to the messages of the Presiden
G vetoing the bills to prevent interference wit
; the elections. The Army Appropriation bi
= was presented Mr.. Clymer explained the bill
: He said it was precisely the vetoed BILL say
!, in these particulars-the substitution of ne,
a sixth section, the appropriation of $4,000 TO
the building of q storehouse and depot
y Omaha, and the appropriation of $50, 900 for
. new military post near the Niobrara river
y The amount appropriated was over SIG, 900
;, 600 - being about $l,000,000 over tn
q appropriations for the, current fiscal yea
. An amendment reducing the army from Is, 90
q to $4,000 men was rejected. General debat
q followed on section 6, providing that no none
q herein appropriated shall be paid for the sui
/, sistence equipment, transportation or con
,f pensation of the army to be used as a polio
n force at the polls, which Mr.. Baker, of Indians
: moved to strike out. The motion was reject
ed only ten voting for it. Finally the bill We
u adopted by q vote of liz yeas to 81 nays. Az
IL journed.
Mr.. Hostetter, chairman of the Committe
y on Civil Service Reform, reported back with
e substitute a bill prohibiting officers of, CLAIM
h ants against, or contractors under the Unite
81 States from contributing money for politics
N purposes :. The Senate bill in regard to juro
,. in United States courts being taken up NJ
Herbert, by instruction of the Judiciary Con
mittee, moved an amendment providing thi
in selecting names for grand and petit juro
the clerk and commissioner shall in no wi,
n have regard to political afilation, but sha
d look solely to the qualifications prescribed /
10 law. Persons possessing such qualifications
n be entitled to serve without regard to rae
le color or previous condition of servitude; b,
-e no officer or employee of the United States
?. of any State shall be competent to serv
J. There was call for the previous question G
g. the BILL and the Republican side OF the Houl
l. thereupon (at the suggestion of Mr., Congo
s. RETAINED from voting, so that there was I
II quorum TO second the previous question.
q. call of the House was ordered. After MOI
than an hour spent on call of the House tn
l. Intellectual movement was abandoned and ii
ID House adjourned,
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