Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-04

on motion OF Hoar and 1t was disa-
greed to, ayes 20, nays %. The bill
was then passed, yeas A, nays 8,
Eaton, Garland and Hereford.
Allison made a report from the
Conference Committee on the Leg
islative, Executive and judicial
Appropriation bill, that they were
unable to agree. He said the Com.
mittee could agree upon every
question in the bill except the po-
litical questions. 1t might as well
be understood that the question of
an extra session depends on the po-
litical questions involved in two or
three bills and if 1t was the inten-
ton Of the gentlemen to insist on
that legislation there could be no
agreement and there must be an
extra session. On his motion an.
other Committee of conference was
ordered and Window, Allison and
Beck were appointed.
On motion of Ferry, the Senate
bill exclusively establishing post
routes in various States was passed.
Allison made report from the Sc
lect Committee appointed at the
instance Of Senator Masthews, in
June last, 1t concludes as follows:
After full consideration they find
unanimously, the statements ofl
Senator Matthews to be true, and
that lie had no connection with
any real or sup posed frauds in the
election in Louisiana and he has
not been guilty of any corrupt corr
duet in any Of the matters referred
to in the testimony.
AT 7:20 A, NJ. the Senate ad-
journed till l P. NJ.
The Teller Committee was au-
thorized to sit during recess to con-
tipue inquiry iuto the alleged vio-
lation Of the constitutional rights
of citizens during the late elections.
An executive goasion was then
held.
After executive session non.con-
currence of the House in the Sem
ate amendment to the River and
Harbor bill was announced. The
Senate insisted and II conference
was ordered.
The Census bill was agreed to
with the House amendments.
Davis. of Illinois, called up the
bill for tho relief of totally blind
soldiers. Passed.
Conference report on the FoItifi-
cation bill was agreed TO npl the
bill passed.
Mcmillan called up the bill ap.
propriating for the payment of
claims reported by the Southern
Claims Commission. Passed.
Wilson submitted the report of
the Conference on the Deficiency
Appropriation bill. Agreed to.
Window submitted the Confer
ence on the SundryCivil bill, but Ed
dmunds objecting to its present
consideration, it was temporarily
laid aside.
Recess till p. NJ.
HOUSE. - The first hour was
passed in disposing OF some busi-
ness on the Speakers table. Bills
in relation to the Northern Pacific
and KaGsas Pacific Railroads were
referred to the Committee of the
Whole. Bills relating to home
stead settlements on public lands
within railroad limits were passed
The conference report on the forti-
! ficatiOns bill was agreed to by q
strict party vote. The report Of
the Committee on Expenditures in
the State Department for the i'm.
parchment Of George +. Seward
was taken up.
The majority report of the Judi
| n. CnYN1 ifton nvnnn1i
of the State Department was read.
1t presents seventeen articles OF
peacbment against George +.
Seward, and concludes with reso.
luton directing that seid Seward
be impeached for high crimes and
misdemeanors while in office, pro-
viding for the appointment of
seven members to proceed imme-
diately to the bar of the Senate
and there impeach said Seward in
the name of the House and the
people of the United States and for
the appointment of seven mana
gers to MAINTAIN and support the
impeachment proceedings in the
Senate. The views of the minority
recite the difficulties of the posi-
tion of the Shanghai Consulate in
the early years of Stewards admin
istration of the office, when he was
young and inexperienced; the in
adequacy of the clerical service
furnished him, and his appropria-
tion of certain consular fees to pay
for additional clerical work. While
the minority do not mean to ap-
prove that method, they say that it
had been known to and received
the unqualified approval of the
government. They recommend
that the whole subject be referred
to the Judiciary Committee.