Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-06-21
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate, on the lUth, the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill
| was received from the House and referred
to the Committee on Appropriations. A con-
| current resolution, providing for adjourn. .
ment June IL. was also received and referred
70 the Committee on Appropriations. Mr..
Coke moved to take mp and consider the
resolution discharginR the Committee on
Finance from further consideration of the
Warner Silver bill, and declaring it before
the Senate for action. Lost-yeas 81. nays %.
| All of the affirmative votes were by Demo
Gratis. Eaton of Connecticut, Groome OF
Maryland, Jones of Florida Lamar of Mis-
| sissippi and McPherson of New jersey Dem
ocrats, voted against the resolution. ON mo-
| tion of Mr.. Voorhees,, the Senate took up the
| House joint resolution, passed to -day, pro-
viding for the erection of n monument to
mark the birthplace of George Washington.
MIR. voorhees,, in the course of a few remarks
| in advocacy of the resolution, said
| it would be a graceful act to mark
the conclusion of somewhat acrimonious
session of Congress, for the Senate to pass
patriotic spirit evinced by the House in its
and the resolution passed without a dissent
ing ing voice; ice ~ In the House, Mr.: Morrison,
reported resolution providing fof
the final Adjournment of Congress
at noon on the 18th. of June. Adopted.
Joint resolution appropriating $500 for a
monument to mark the birth place of George
Washington. He remarked that the house
of Washington's parents had disappeared,
and nothing remained to show to posterity
where the Father of His Country was born.
Adopted without dissenting vote. Mr.. Nc
Mahon 3D., o. reported back from the APP
preparations Committee the bill making
| appropriations for certain judicial expenses
| of the Government. 1t was referred to Com
mittee of the Whole, and the House immedi-
atelv went into committee, all general debate
| on the bill being limited to forty minutes.
The bin was then passed-yeas 102. nays SIS
a strictly party vote, the only Greenbacker
voting being Mr.. stevenson, who voted in the
Affirmative.
In the Senate, on the 11th, consideration
was resumed of the Mcdonald bill to author
'ze the use of troops in certain cases. and to
repeal certain election laws, and Mr.. Hill OF
Georgia spoke in reply to a recent speech by
Mr.. Blaine. Mr.. Blaine gave notice he would
at another time reply to Mr.. Hills remarks.
Mr.. Beck. from the Com -nittee on Appropria- r.
tons, reported back. with sundry amend
ments, the House Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill. and said he
would endeavor to have It taken up for ac-
tfon to morrow. Ordered printed and placed
on the calendar. In the House. Mr.. Knott,
of the Judiciary Committee, submitted the
| report of that committee on the Veto mes
sage of the President. Printed and recon-
mitted; 9da The House lou then proceeded to con ,,
Mr. Clymer, member of the Committee on
Appropriations, who had charge of the bill,
made brief explanation of It. Mr.. Haw-
thorne moved to reduce the maximum
of the Army from 1900 to 15,0eo. After de-
bate it was rejected. Further discussion fol-
"no money herein appropriated shall be paid
for subsistence, equipment, transportation or
compensation snio of an army to be used IS
l5a, nays u. The. negative vote was
bliss, Clardy, Clark (Nio.), Coffroth, Cool, COX,
Nichols, Persons, Rothweil, siemens, Smith
IN. j }, Smith (Ga), and o. Turner. Repub.
lfcans-Messrs. Bayne, Briggs. Cowgirl. Dag
gett, Hall, Humphrey, Joyce. Keifer, O'Neill,
Williams (wis.) and Young (O). The Demo
Gratis voting against the passage of the bill
did SO on the ground that It was not strong
enough to cover the points at issue.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Beck Of
fered an amendment in the nature of a sub
stitute for the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill. The substi-
tute does not change the amount ap-
propriated, but is intended to improve
the form of the bill. ordered printed
priations. Mr.. Wallace, from the Committee
on Appropriations. reported without amend
ment House bin making appropriations for
Placed on the calendar. The bill continuing
to his widow and children was taken up.
An amendment by Mr.. Dawes. granting a
pension of 500 a month to Mrs. Fletcher
Webster. was adopted, and the bill passed
Mr.. Blaine called up Mr.. McDonald's bill, and
replied to Mr.. Hills speech of yesterday.
The Army Appropriation bin was received
from the House, but Mr.. Conkling OBJ
jected to the bill being read more than
once to day, and It accordingly went
In the House, Mr. Murch CD, Me.J. from
the Committee on Public Buildings, report
ed a resolution for the investigation of the
mode of construction, ETC.. of all public
buildings of the Government, with power
to sit during recess at Washington and other
cities. Under point of order made by
Mr.. Garfield (R, o. the resolution was re-
ferred to Committee of the Whole. bill
was reported from the Committee on Civil
the United States @ fSA''STs fpom eon.ribntl nh%el
ing money for political purposes. OWING
the bill went over. The Jurors bill was ia
ken up at the expiration of the morning hour
an amendment was proposed bv Mr.. Herbert
| ID, ,Ala.) of the Judiciary Committee, and the
previous question called for. The Republi.
cans, upon suggestion of Mr.. Conger (R.
| Mich.), refused to vote, and a call OF the
House being made, showed no quorum. The
| House then adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the Army Ap.
| preparation bill was read a second time and
referred to the Committee on Appropriations
On motion of Mr.. Maxey the House supple
| mental Post-route bill was taken up, amend
| ed and passed. on motion of Mr.. Beck the
| Senate proceeded to consider the Legisla
tive, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill as reported tiont from the oowmitte,
thought he could not vote for the bill a
passed by the House. 1t was an incompre
| nenslDle aHa'r, ana he moved TO recOmmt
the bill. so that the committee might hav,
an opportunity TO report in usual form. Mr.
Houston opposed the motion on account o
motion to recommit was Iost-yeas %, nay
| S2-a strict party vote, except that Mr.. Davt
| of Illinois voted yea. The bill was reported
| back to the Senate, and the amendment
| made in Committee of the Whole agreed to
| Mr.. Blaine obtained an assurance from Mr.
| Beck that the bill contained nothing affectin,
the disputed political questions, Mr.. Blain,
saying he could not find out himself wha
1t did or did not contain. The bill
| House, Mr.. Young d., TeDn.) from the Com
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, re
ported a joint resolution for the completion
of the foundation of the Washington Monu
ment. Passed. No other business of i'm
portance was transacted.
In the Senate, on the 14th, Mr.. Mcdonald
from the Committee on Public Lands, report
ed favorably on Senate bill to grant addition
| al rights to homestead settlers on publi
lands within railroad limits in Missouri an,
Arkansas Passed. 1t provides that il
eertain cases wnere railroad companie
lands settlers may take odd sections
| Mr.. Cockrell presented joint and concurren
ing the passage of an act to allow certail
Missouri regiments of volunteers thei
bounty. Referred: The Army Appropriation
bill was reported back from the Committe
on Appropriations with sundry amend
ments and placed on the calendar.....
ry, from the Committee on Public Lands. re
ported a bill extending until October I, 1ss,
the provisions of the act, approved March I
1877, in regard to grasshopper sufferers. Pass
ed. The Legislative Appropriation bill wa
received from the Senate, and, together wit
the Senate amendment, was referred to tn
Committee on Appropriations. number @
miscellaneous bills were called up, but non
Of Importance disposed of.
In the Senate, on the 10th, Mr.. ingalls,
at his own request. was excused from furthe
service on the Committee of Privileges an
Elections, and the President pro tenn. ap
pointed Mr.: Logan I'm his stead. The supple
mental Judicial Appropriation bill was dis
| cussed at some length and passed-yeas g
nays Is. On motion of Mr.. Withers, the Arm
| Appropriation bill was taken up, and withou
action thereon the Senate adjourned..... Il
the House, a number of miscellaneous bill
were introduced under the Monday call {
| States. Mr.. Springer ID. Ill }, from the Com
mittee on Elections, moved to suspend tn