Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate met at p. m, on the 25th, af-
ter an all-night's session devoted mainly to
consideration of the Deficiency Appropria.
ton bill. By a vote of yeas IS, nays SO, the
Senate refused to take up the resolution de-
as senator from South Carolina I'm the place
of NJ. Q. Butler, the present incumbent.
Messrs. Cameron of Pennsylvania, Conover,
Matthews and Patterson voted with the
Democrats in the negative. The Senate
then proceeded with consideration of
the amendments proposed by the Committee
on Appropriations were agreed to, as follows
Appropriating So. .eSs to pay the Denver Pacific
the malls; s., 900 for the widow of Bayard Tay-
lor, late Minister to Germany; 5000 for the
widow of Justin f. Colburn. late Consul. Gen.
eral to Mexico; $40 900 for the Contingent
fund of the Senate, to be applied toward de-
frayiDg expenses OF such investigations and
afsr he dirncted m ny pSem % or may mere
Forty fifth Congress. In the House, a mo
ton made by Mr.. Monroe to suspend the rules
and pass the bill applying $4,000 goo of the
proceeds of the sale of certificates of deposit
authorized to be issued in aid of refunding
the public debt to the payment of arrears, oil
pensions was defeated-yeas, lie ;naSs,l73. The
House then went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Blackburn I'm the chair, on the
Legislative Appropriation bill, the question
being on Mr.. Southard's amendment repeal
ing the law creating the office of Electoral
Supervisors, etc. After some additional dis
cussion of the measure. the amendment was
carried-yeas. lS5; nays, llO-and the bill as
completed was subsequently reported to the
House and passed.
In the Senate, on the Goth, Mr.. Edmunds,
from the Judiciary Committee, reported a
bill further to protect the constitutional
rights of citizens and to punish violations Of
the same. Placed on the calendar. Mr.. IN
gals, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
reported favorably on the Bill for the relief
of settlers upon absentee shawnee lands In
Kansas. Placed on the calendar. The bill
to amend the Internal Revenue laws passed.
Consideration was resumed Of the Dt-
ficiency Appropriation bin, and LONG dis
cussion eiisued upon tho amendment appro-
pristing S25o,OCo TO supply the deficiencies of
the Department of Justice and payment OF
Deputy MarshalS. Messrs. Thurman, Voor-
hees, Beck, Garland, Wallace of Pennsylvania,
and other Democrats charged that this money
was used as a corruption fund by the Rep.b.
lcans. Mr.. Beck moved to reduce the amount
to $4,000 Rejected=yeas, n; nays, IS. The
bill was then passed. MS amended, by strict
party vote. humber of pension bills were
passed, also the bill authorizing the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to ascertain and report
to Congress the amour. of money expended
and the Indebtedness assumed by the State of
Kansas IN repelling irvasions and suppress
ing Indian hostilitics, and the bill enabling
large and protect the San Antonio Arsenal. -. .
In the House, the amended Tariff bill was un :
der consideration, the proposed reduction OF
the duty on sugar being discussed at length.
In the Senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Teller,
from the special committee to inquire into
the alleged violation of the constitutional
rights of citizens during the late elections,
submitted the report OF the majority, and
said the minority reserved the right to sub
NIT their own report. Ordered printed.
MIR. Teller also submitted a resolution con-
tinuing the committee until the next session,
and authorizing it TO sit during recess. OBJ
jected 10 by Mr.. Bayard, and laid aside. Mr..
Mcdonald called up the House bill to provide
for holding District and Circuit Cotirts OF the
United States at Fort Scott, Kansas. Passed.
The House bin making an appropriation for
arrears of pensions was carried and num-
Der OF amendments offered, but the bill was
House, the Conference report on the
International Revenue bill was Con-
the COMMITTEES on EXpenditures in the State
Department., for the arrest of Geo. +. Seward
as contumacfous witness, was agreed to.
Mr.. Randall made personal explanation in
regard to the charges made against him in q
letter written in September, 1876, by Special
Agent Williams to Mai. w. b. Moore, in regard
to appropriation warrants issued to the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing. and offered
resolution for the appointment of n special
committee to inquire into such charges. II
was agreed to. The evening session was de-
voted to reports from the Committee on
Ways and Means.
In the Senate, on the list, consideration
of the sundry Civil Appropriation bill was
resumed. Committees of Conference were
appointed on the Post-office and Deficiency
Appropriation bills......1n the House
Sugar bill. it was withdrawn, moi
to be presented again to the present
taken up. and a substitute adopted. establish
ing Board of Health to meet in Washing
ton to frame rules and regulations, to make
of of the Chinese Immigration bill bill
was read. A motion to pass the bill ovel
the Presidents veto was lost--yeas, 100; nays
95-not the necessary two thirds. Confer
ence Committees were appointed on the Post
office and Deficiency Appropriation bills.
In the Senate, on the 2Sth, after passing {
number of private bills on the calendar, the
bill making an appropriation for the pay
ment of arrears of pensions was taken up
All financial amendments having been dis
posed of, the Senate proceeded to act on the
amendments heretofore made in Committe,
of the Whole and concurred in them. Mr.
Shields offered an amendment that the Law
granting pensions to soldiers of the War o
1919, approved March 9, 1878, is hereby mad,
applicable to the soldiers and sailors in tn,
War with Mexico in 1876 The amendmen
rin said that the amendment of Mr.. Shield
would take $50, 600 from the Treasury. TIL,
question was then taken on the bill, and 1
amendments to the Census bill were non
concurred in. The Sundry Civil Appropria
tion bill was further considered. but at a. m
the Senate adjourned without having II dis
posed of. In the House, the Conference
Committees report on the Post office Appro
priation bill was taken up aud agreed to, will
which was rejected-yeas, SO; nays, l57-an'
| the clause for reclassifying the mails. Geo
Il. Seward appeared before the bar of th
House in custody of the Sergeant at Arms, ol
account of his contumacious conduct in re
| fusing to produce before the committee Ger
| tain books and to answer certain question
prOpounded by the committee. On motion
| the case was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee and Mr.. Seward was discharged upol
his own recogniZance. In the evening tn
Pension bill was further considered.
The Senate session Of the LIST was contin
ued until 4p. m. of the I'd Sunday, when
recess was taken until p. m, which was fol
lowed by another all might session. The Sen
ate sent back to the House the Legislativ
| Appropriation bill, amended by the omission
| of the repeal of the test-oath and electio
| laws. The River and Harbor bill was passed
| including an amendment appropriatin
sI5O.oso to Captain Eads, which received
reconsider the vote giving arrear
of pension TO veterans of the Mexican Wa
tion was then made to exclude ali those VIII
had sympathized with the Confederacy
This motion was lost by II vote of 26 to q, sey
| eral of the Republican Senators being absen
Mr.. Hoar then moved to mitJefferson Davi
This gave rise to "A heated discussion, partiC
ipated in by Messrs. Hoar, Garland, Gordor
Ransom, and others. Mr.. Hoar's amendmer
was rejeeted-yeas, 90; nays, 25-an
shields's amendment, it was again adopte
| with but three dissenting votes-Messrs. Ef
ton, Garland and Hereford. Conference Con
| mitteeS were appointed on the various apprC
priation bills at issue. The Teller Committs
were authorized to sit during recess. At u:
n. m. the Senate adjourned until p. m.....
The House met mt n. IN. on the I'd and I,
fused to concur in the Senate amendment
to the Legislative and Sundry Civil Appr'
prtation bills. At IL O'Clock recess WI
taken until p. m. The report of the Con
mittee on the Seward impeachment case wi
then read. The House adjourned at 30 a. L
The Senate session of the Sd began at
M, the previous days session having close
after daylight. The House amendments
the Census bill were concurred in. The Coi
ference Committees report on the Fortiflci
tion Appropriation bill was agreed to. II
bill making an appropriation for the pa,
mcnt OF claims reported by the SoutheI
Claims Commission was discussed and pas