The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-06
SOMERSET, OHIO, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6, 1879,

authorizing the Secretary of War to erect
| headstones over the graves of Union sol
| dies, in public or private cemeteries, was
| passed. The bill for the appropriation of
money to build public buildings in various
| cities of the country was under considera-
| ton when the House adjourned.
In the Senate, January 2S, the testimony
! of James E. Anderson, taken before the
| Committee of the House, and affecting Sen
| ator Matthews, was received from the
House, and referred to a select committee
appointed last session. The bill making
the 22d of February legal holiday in the
District of Columbia was passed The Sec
ate refused to remove the Ma ional Capital
| to g more central portion of the Union.
The bill to pay Warren Mitchell for cotton
| seized by the government during the war
was considered at length, but third read
ing was refused---17 to 80. By vote of 20
| to 16, Mr.. Edmunds's resolution declaring
| the validity of the 18th, 14th and 18th con-
stitutioual amendments, was taken up, but
Mr.. Edmunds not desiring to occupy the
| hooS, the Senate adjourned ...-...In the
House, the Legislative Appropriation Bill
was reported and referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole. The bill to restrict the
immigration of Chinese was passed.-yeas,
1856; nays, 72. The Post-ofice Appropri.
alton Bill was considered. The amount
| to be allowed for railroad transportation of
mails was increased to SO, 600, 900, and for
steamboat transportation to 100000 No
fna! action was taken ON the bill. An addi-
| tional land district was created in Idaho.
In the Senate, January 20, by resolution
passed, hereafter all persons not accom-.
panied by Senator will be excluded from
| the for of the chamber. A bill was passed
| providing that no person under the
age of twenty-five or thirty-fve
shall be appointed chaplain in the
army. The widows of the late Admiral
Paulding and Gen. Robert Anderson were
allowed pensions of $50 per month each.
| The pension of DR.. Mary E. Walker was in
creased 10 $50 per month. Mr.. Allison was
placed on the Judiciary Committee in
place of Mr.. Christiancy. In executive
session the appointment OF Sena-
| tor Christiancy as Minister to
Peru was unanimously confirmed.
In the House, the Post-ofice Appropria-
ton Bill was considered in Committee of
the Whole. Anumber of amendments were
discussed, and afterWard adopted. No final
action was taken. At the evening session
bills were passed authorizing the Chilli.
cothe and Des Moines Railway Company to
bridge the Missouri at Lexington, and The
Bloomfield Railway Company to build
bridge across the Wabash. fal -s@- cess
In the Senate, January 80, special COM
mittee of five was appointed to report upon
the rights Of the Senate in the matter of
amendments to the Post Route Bill, which
includes the Brazilian Mail Line subsidy.
Mr.. Edmunds's resolution declaring the val
idity of certain constitutional amendments,
was discussed, Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama,
making the set speech of the day
in opposition to the resolution. Before
Mr.. Morgan concluded, the Senate went
into executive session.....In the House, the
| Postoffice Appropriation Bill, after many of
| the items were Increased in amouDt was
| finally passed. A wrangle ensued on de-
voting the morning hour to discussion of
| the Southern claims, and the remainder of
the session was taken up in roll calls and
other hlibustering. In the afternoon a
number of bills were introduced and re-
| ferred. H .a .t t- t--.' =
/ In the Senate, January 81, Mr.. Pruden,
Assistant Private Secretary of the Presi-
dent, appeared in the Senate Chamber wi b
4 a message from the President. He was ac-
companied by a messenger bearing a huge
bundle of documents, supposed to be from
Secretary Sherman, regarding the New York
Customs appointments, but the bundle
was not disturbed in open session. The
Vice President laid before The Senate the
credentials of George G. Vest, elected
United States Senator from Missouri.
Placed on file. Mr.. Saunders, from the
!, committee to inquire into the expediency
{ of transferring the Indian Bureau from the
Interior to the War Department., reported
that the committee had been unable to
agree, and submitted a report accom-
panied by bill to authorize the President
; to temporarily transfer the custody,
control, and management of the Indian
tribes from the Interior to the War Depart.
ment and for other purposes. Laid on the
table, and Mr.. Saunders gave notice that he
would call it up for consideration at an
early day. In the House, Mr.. Morgan,
from the Committee on Indian Affairs, re.
Tod h fnr oil Of fnf cof+I oh,
sentee Shawnee lands in Kansas. Passed
1 The House then went into Committee of the
: Whole, Mr.. Covert in the chair, on the pri
vate calendar, the pending bill being the
one known as the Fairfax Seminary Bill
Mr.. White opposed the bill as war claim
! and Mr., Potter defended it, arguing that il
l was not war claim. After further
E debate the motion to report the bill te
r the House was defeated-yeas, Is; nays
/ 7S; and on motion of Mr.. Burchard, the
> enacting clause was stricken ont, and tht
: zcommittee lin accordance with rule), ros,
! and reported its action to the House, which
] by vote of yeas, 121 nays, SO, concurred il
that action. : i6-a- by z--5 sz18s
In the Senate, February. 1, Mr.. McCreery
: from the joint committee appointed to in
d quire into the expediency Of transferrin,
Y the Indian Bureau from The Interior to tn
|. War Department, submitted report signe,
;. by four members Of the committee, in favo
| OIL tH6 FrdISI6T. oruereu printed. MI
! Hear. from the Committee on Privilege
Il and Elections, presented minority repor
n in favor of the sixteenth amendment to tn
n Constitution, prohibiting State from dis
!. franehising persons on account of sex
Ordered printed. The report is signed b.
y Messrs. Hoar, Cameron (Wis. and Mitchell
=, The Vice-President laid before the Senat
>. communication from the Secretar
, of War, inclosing letter from tn
- Chief of Engineers respecting the plan Q
8 the national survey proposed by the Nationa
e Academy of Science, and Transmitting
IL drawing to accompany the report of tn
# Board Of Officers on the Eads improvement
. at the South Pass of the Mississippi River
- the letter of the Commissary General Q
q Subsistence relative to the organization Q
20 a Subsistence Department, as proposed b
the bill to reOrganiZe the army, and est
i mates OF additional appropr ations require
- for the War Department., all of which wer
t- referred. He. also laid before the -Senat
e, communication from the Secretary of Wa
" inclosing a letter from the Attorney Geners
n. in relation to extravagant damages awarde
:, by local juries for damages under the Fo
~ and Wisconsin River improvement &C
as Referred. Considertion was then resume
y. of the resolutions of Mr.. Edmunds, decla
s. ing the validity of the 18th, 18th, and 15t
70 amendments to the Constition, an
i Mr.. Morgan continued his argument in fave
u. of the substitute presented by him. M
le Bayard tten took the floor, but yielded
II Mr.. Ransom for motion Of executive Sc
n sion......-In the House, the Speaker a
,e nounced that the regular order of busine
~ was the morning hour, and the pending bi
ie to be the bill for the relief of Maggie Barto
as This being "Southern claims BILL y it WI
IT, discussed at length by Messrs. Chalme1
he Hooker, Wells, and others, and the bill we
in over till the next morning hour. The Arm
10 Reorganization Bill was called up, but aft
nc some confusion the House refused-ye
ng II, nays 12--to consider that bill, al
on the Army Appropriation Bill. N
Hewitt, of New York, having charge of Il
70 bill, explained its provisions It lapp1
priated 26,747, 800, as against the estilna
ds of $29, ,6S4 500, and the appropriation Ia
in year of $25,77s,1S7 The reduction in arr