The Portland daily press., 1879-03-22
XIV CONGRESS- IsT SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. March q.

WASHINGTON, March 81.
large plumber of bills were introduced. among
them one by Mr.. Beck repeating so much of the re-
ysed statutes as prohibits the appointment to the
army of any person engaged in the late rebellion.
Mr.. Mcmillan submitted joint resolution propos-
ing an amendment TO the constitution, giving the
President the power to disapprove The items in
appropriation bills special legislation inserted
therein.
Mr. Hoar offered resolution concerning as I'M
constitutional and insurrectionary the attempt of one
House TO make the passage OF appropriation bills
conditional on the consent OF the otner ana the Pres
dent, to provisions they do not approve
Mr.. Wallace Directing. ths resolution went over.
Mr. Wallace called up the resolution heretofore
submitted nv him calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury far statement as to the pay OF marshals
and the employment Of deputy marshals in the
,.,o aloc,,ons In New Ytrs, Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Maryland.
NJ Gambling offered another amendment so
,,,,o o+bsr States After debate it was re-
jected. s Ia,
was agreed to- covering all the States, but iniorma-
ion as to New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Massa
chusets was not to be deferred until additional in
f rmation as to other States was prepared.
Mr.. Edmuuds offered an additional resolution
calling upon the secretary to report fully all infTma-
ton in his possession touching the occasion and the
necessity Of such expenditures and the provisions OF
the law under which they were made.
This was rejected.
Mr.. Edmunds then offered an amen1ment Ill
modified ford which was also rejected.
Mr. Wallaces resolution as amended By Mr.. Conk-
| ling was then agreed to-.
Edmuuds called up his lesolution proposing to con-
fine the business of the session TO the object for which
| il wa. called. On motion of Mr.. Wallace it was
tabled; yeas IS, nays 2s, a strict parfyyote.
| Mr. Booth was appointed member of the board Of
regents Of the Smithsonian institution in place 4
| Ex-senator Sargent.
The Senate at p m met into executive session and
| when the doors were opened journed until Mon
| day.
Among the bills introduced were the following:
For the protection of the Texas fronter authorizing
the equipment of an expedition to the Arctic seas;
amending the Revised Statutes so to authorize the
purchasing of foreign built ships by American citi-
zens providing for the retiring Of trade dollars and
their reconage into standard silver dollars for bet
ter protection OF life in marine disasters.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Ellis offered resolution increasing the mem,
bership of the committee on elections from IL tt
10. Referred to the committee on members.
Mr.. Frye said that he had desired to apologize fol
a remark he had made the Other day, namely that
he did believe in the total depTavity Of the Dem
ocratc pariy. The vote upon the Florida case hae
shown him that he was mistaken. Uaughter.l
Reagan desired to refer several bills, but MIR Con
ger objected. He also objected to the reference of
resolution which Mr.. Young desired to offer for thu
reappoiutment Of the yellow fever committee
| The House adjourned at ~ 20 until next Tuesday.