The Portland daily press., 1879-05-13
XLvICONGREss-1sT SESSION
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May r.
Mr.. Window addressed the Senate to show
that the police of the Democrats is revolu-
tionary and unconstitutional. He said that
the wiser men of the party were overruled by
their vicious and reckless party associates.
MIR. Coke argued that the election laws ought
to be repealed, because they interfered with
the freedom of elections and rudely intruded
upon the rights and duties of states to keep the
peace at the polls. This was beyond the reach
of federal legislation.
Senate at 5.16 went into executive session,
and when the doors re-opened adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Cox the petition presented
Saturday stating that Congress ought to adj
journ because its session endangered all the
best interests of the country was corrected on
the record so as to include Cox's objection
(Which was not voted on Saturday. This ex-
cludes the petition from the official records of
the House.
Under call of states Mr.. Reed of Maine in
troduced bill for a monument in the naval
cemetery at Annapolis. r
Mr.. Warner moved to proceed to the consid
GRAFTON of the silver bill. Defeated.
The income tax bill was defeated
The veto message was then presented and
read. There was considerable applause on the
Republican side when the sentence was read
which insists that the power of federal author
ity to employ troops when necessary must not
be interfered with, and there was an ineredu-
lous sheer on the Democratic side at the Presi-
dents assurance that he desired to act in har-
mony with Congress. The Republican applause
was repeated at the reading OF the sentences
relating to President Jackson's crushing multi
fcation and Lincoln's issuing a call for troops
to save the Union in 1861 also at the allusion to
hostility to the state government, and again at
the suggestion that the bill was an intrusion of
state supervision amounting i'm spirit and ten
dency to state supremacy.
On conclusion of the reading Mr.. Knott Of
Tered a resolution directing that the message
be entered on the Journal, and that the House
Will proceed tomorrow to consider the same.
Agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Wood the resolution for
final adjournment on day of May was re-
ferred to the ways and means committee.
Mr. Deering moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill making appropriations for the
support of the army.
Mr. Knott interposed a motion to adjourn
which was defeated
The House then proceeded to vote on the
motion to suspend the rules and pass the
army appropriation bill, being the same as the
regular House bill with sixth and ninth
a party vote. Mr.. Murch voted yea, and Mr..
Ladd nay. The result of the vote was received
by clapping of hands on the Democratic side,
The House at 4.30 adjourned.
METEOROLOGICAL.
INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FoUR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL)
OFFICER, Washington, d. c.,
May 10, 1 A. NJ.
For New England
southeast to southwest winds, with stationary
or higher temperature, stationary or falling
barometer, fog and haze, followed by partly
cloudy weather, and on immediate coast posi-
bly, light rain.
A New Brunswick Post Office Robbed
and Burned.
NEWTON, N. B., May 12.-The post office
and adjoining store were robbed and burned
by burglars Loss by fire $40 600