The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-06-20
CONGRESSIONAL.



The bill continuing General Shields pension Of
tl0O per mouth 20 his widow and children was
An amendment By Dawes, granting pension Of
A resolution BY Bayard, ordering printed for tho
use of she committee on military affairs papers
case, was adopted.
RlaIpe called up the Mcdonald bill and replied
The ARMY appropriation 6ill was received nom
Withers moved TO refer the bill to the committee
conkiing objected TO tho bill being read more
than once to-day II accordingly went over I'LL 10
Beck offered an amendments IN the nature oi
substitute for the legislative executive aud Judicial
appropriation bill. TheEuhstitute does not change
the amount approPrlsted put it e in.enced @ I'M
prove the form OF the bill ordered printed ana
Wallace reported without amendment house
hll making appropriations for certain Judicial ex
peuses. and said that he would endeavoF 70 call u
up for action 70 day placed on the calendar.
House.
Murch reported . reso. ution for Investigation OF
the mode OF construction, etc. OF public buildings
Of the government. with power 10 sit during recess
Rl Washington and other cities The resolution
was referred 70 committee Of the whole.
The eill rsported fren eommiisee on sisil service
contractors under The United States from contiib
uung money for Political purposes owing 70 the
expiration of the morning hour. went over without
The house proceeded 70 business on the speakers
table, when senate bill In regard 10 Jurors In Z. B.
Herbert by Instruction from the judiciary com
mittee. moved an amendment providing that IN
clerk and comm missionsss shall IN no wise have re
gard 20 POLITICAL afiaton but shall losk solely 20
qualifications prescribed 6y law persons possessing
reesrd % race color or eonat 4 on on q I5
sJsIes or Of any sISIe shall DC mpetept 70 serve
Robinson. representing the minority Of the judi
ciaEy committee, remarked that g the same pro,
vision had been embodied In the judiciary Dill
passed by the house the other day. no amendment
would be offered on ths part q The nin9sity -,
the judiciary committee, but was PFeeluded by
call for the previous question.
.h es oa cns aas or sSe ss om Sotia9 %
there was no quorum
AfleF more than Gn hour spent on call Of The
house. that ineiectaal movement was abandoned
and the house adjourned
W1SHExoTos. June 10.
The army appropriation bill Was read tho second
time and referred % the committee on appropri-
The legislative appropriation bill was taken up
as reported from the committee on appropriations.
alton bill WAS incompEehensiole- he preleEEed
.he form Of Shs sssoed bill and g sssi IN ne % 49, & %
committee might Be a6ls % report bill in the
Houston opposed the motion on account OF the
Davis. OF WesI Virginia, opposed WINDOWS mo-
lion and long discussion took place, although .
The motion 70 r com mmitsEas Iost-yeas, q nays
s3a party vote. except that Davis Of illinois, Eot-
The house supplemental post route bfi Was
amended and passed.
ON the legislative appropriation bill Blaine Of
hered amendment 70 EahAtttute $500 for eaSO9
for wagons for Transporting the senate mails
There was laughRf and confusion. nooooy neing
able % find such provision IN the BILL. and Blaine
would not tel where lt Hs. some dea9s5sS ;S PIP
drew The amendment and the reading o. me OIL
This sort Of thing continued until salisbury de
S RS9nSa 1b tes Ie. So . eonser
the bill would be 4 jackas n be couldn't under.
stand what congress meant BY t. Laughter and
BSiiey's smendment. aDpropriasing $500 for sta-
tsIics % De collected by the bureau Of education.
was adopted.
TheIbiii Was reported to the house. and The COM
mittee amendments agreed 70.
Beck assured Blaiae that the bill had nothing
affecting the disputed political question
Blaine said that be could noG bnd Out himself
what IL did not contain.
The bin then passed. Adjourned.
Morrison, from eommitiee on wayS and means.
reported a bill authorizing an allowances for loa1
By sskess O. e1sSsfy Of sp.Eiss tfo q
oistileEy warehouses tor exporlsnon feieffea 70
| Young Of Tenneasee, from committee on public
buildinss and gEounds reportsd ioiz1t EsSo,gs9n
! for the completion OF me iouncaiion o. tne HA4n
/ ingtOn monument; passed
| Morton reported BY unanimous consent . bill %
on he coast q he UniIsd stassz This biz wa
| reported By Fernando Wood In the last congrea,
1
bill is subjee 70 the terms OF such grants e. have
been heretofore made By congress for laying and
| maintaining telegraph cables The bill passed and
| house adjourned.
/ Senate.
WASHINGTON. June "A.
The committee struck out the dfth section. which
| provides that each member Of the graudAxinf
classes Of the military academies Of 1879 and lbsi
may elect and receive $50 and mileage 70 his plael
Of r,sIdence, snd thereby become ineligible 20 ap
poiIiment In the army, except In the event OF war
! until two years after graduation. and clause i
inserted IN the bill by the committee % repeal thS
existing law which prohibits any promotion OF ths
corps Of engineers 70 fill vacancy above the ranl
| OF colonel.
The morning hour having expired the Missis
sjppI improvement commission bill went over
end the senate considered IN committee Of th'
whole the supplemental judicial appropriation
| hill.
wallace explained the bill.
House.
The house resumed consid Grafton OF the blu pro
libiting political contributions By employees Of IN
government
The morning hour was consumed in voting upoI
dflat0ry motions and the bill went over Withou
Netion.
Buekner reported q bill requiring the reserve Q
nationsI banking associations 70 be kept Ia stand
ard gG Id and silver coins Of the United states
lieu Of lawful money printed and reeommitted