Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-02-06

ey bill which forbade any increase be-
yond what existed December !, 1878;
providing that the Postmaster General
shall make no deficiency during the
current fiscal year; providing that
stamps shall be manufactured by the
Buresu of Engraving and Printing il
it shall be cheaper tnan at present cost;
also the Senate amendments of previ-
Gus night-hnal action on the bill not
being reached.
In the Senate on Thursday Mr.. Ed
munds' resolutions in relation to the
constitutional amendments were de-
bated. Mr.. Morgan com pared the res
OIutions to an inverted pyramid, its
real object concealed in verbiage. Be.
fore he had completed his argument
he gave way to AN executive session.
Mr.. Burnside, from the Com mittee on
the Army Reorganization, withdrew
certain portions of it to be referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs, the
balance of the bill to stand as the re-
port of the committee. After the ex'
ecutive session the Senate adjourned.
la the House The POstoffice Appro'
priation bill was amended by adding
so, 600 to the appropriation for route
agents. and the bill passed. Mr.. Hew'
lit attempted to get the Army Reor'
ganization bill before the House, but
Was prevented by the expiration of the
morning hour. A bill was presented
for the construction of ship canal to
connect the waters of New York Bay
and Newark Bay. Adjourned.
In the Senate on Friday, the busi'
ness in open session Was not impOr'
tant. The private secretary of the
President appeared with a message
and huge bundle of documents from
Secretary Sherman in regard to the
New York nominations. At l O'Clock
the doors were closed for an executive
session, and not reopened Till 4:30,
when an adjournment took place.
In the House the Senate amendments
to the bill to abolish the volunteer ma
Wy were nOn-concurred in. The House
in committee on the private calendar
resumed the consideration of the bill
for the relief of Fairfax Seminary, in
Alexandria, Va. After debate the
motion to report the bill to the House
was defeated, and the enacting clause
was stricken out by a vote of III to SO.
The two statements of the committee
on the Indian transfer question were
submitted and ordered to be printed.
Adjourned.
In the Senate on Saturday sixteenth
amendment to the Constitution was
presented from the Committee on
Privileges ami Elections, prohibiting
the States from disfranchising persons
on account of sex. The debate on Mr..
Edmunds' resolutions declaring the
validity of the amendments to the
Constitution was resumed. Mr.. Bay
ard obtained the floor, but gave way
for an executive session.
In the House bill for the relief of
Maggie Barron gave occasion to Mr..
Chalmers, of Mississippi. to reply to
the recent speech of Mr.. Bragg, of
Wisconsin, regarding Southern claims,
rebuking the latter for speaking with
out authority for the Northern Demo
crats. The debate was continued by
Mills, of Texas, and Mr.. Hosker. of
Mississippi, until the morning hour
expired. The House then went into
committee on the Army appropriation
bill, and debated the subject of reor'
ganization. Without action the House
then adjourned.
LII O0udtS q AOI
transferring the Indian Bureau to the
War Department was introduced; a
joint resolution for treaty with Mex
leo was introduced and referred. A
bill was also reported and ordered
printed, to prevent the introduction of
infectious diseases in the United States
and to establish Bureau of Health.
In the House bill appropriating
800, ,000, 900 for the payment of arrear'
ages of pensions was introduced. The
bill to make goldandsilver interchange
able was lost; also the motion to sus'
pend the rules and pass the bill author
izing the issue of $40, 900, 600 in four per
cent bonds for the payment of pension
arrearages. Memorial exercises in re-
spect for the late Representative Quinn
were conducted. -.. r.