American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-08


of Mrs. Spriggs, was fatally burned. About
$500 in coin was lost in the ruins.
Captain Paul Boynton has undertaken
to float from Pittsburg to New Orleans in
his life-saving suit.
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
In the Senate, on the oath, the Army APP
preparation bin being under consideration,
it was voted-yeas p, nays 3l-to strike out OF
of the bill the clause inserted by the
House allowing railroad companies to
merciai PURPOSES. other important
amendments were disposed of, and the bill
the Freedmanis saving and Trust Company
passed. In the House, con sideration of the
Internal Revenue bin was Resumed, and the
Conference Committee was appointed. The
Civil Sundry Appropriation bill passed under
suspension of the rules. .F
The Senate met at p. M; on the 25th, af-
ter n all nights session devoted mainly to
consideration of the Deficiency Appropria-
ton bill. BY avote of yeas e5. nays 36. the
Senate refused to take up the resolution de-
claring David T. Corbfn entitled to his seat
as Senator from South Carolina in the place
%essrs. ' of f Pesnayvnnia Son
with the Democrats in the negative.
The Senate then proceeded with considera-
the amendments proposed by the Committee
on Appropriations were agreed to. rs follows
Appropriating s5s, 25s to pay the Denver Pacific
the mails; 81 900 for the widow of Bayard Tay-
Tor, late Minister to Germany; g 900 for the
erai to Mexico; $4,000 for the Contingent
fund of the Senate, to be applied toward de
frnying expenses of such Investigations and
after be directed by the Senate dur
ing, the Forty fifth .Congress..::....
roe to suspend the rules and pass the bill APP
plying $40 900 900 of the proceeds of the sale of
in aid OF te p1pc debt Se to ise
payment of arrears of pensions was
aaef defeat 1is; nays, lss. The The
Whole, Mr.. Blackburn in the chair. on the
Legislative Appropriation bill, the question
Supervisors. etc. After some additional dis
cnssion OF the measure, the amend .n my was
completed was subsequently reported to the
House and passed.
In the Senate; on the s8th, Mr.. Edmunds.
from the judiciary COMMITTEES, reported bill
citizens and to punish violations of the same
Placed on the calendar. Mr.. Ingalls,. from the
Committee on Indian Affairs. reported
Srs on the D for TIE relief Of
in Kansas. Placed on the calendar.
The bill to amend tho Internal revenue laws
L
Deficiency Appropriation bill, and long dis
cussion ensued upon the amendment appro
cies Ct the Depart Rpans IN" Of Justice
Mes,ss Srbesp ts ra.shal
Wallace, Of pennsyiyania se and 10th other pemo
Gratis charged that this money was used as a
corruption fund by the Republicans. Mr..
Rejected-yeas, 81; nays, IS: The bill was
f narpv amended a sa by hills strict
the iii the nais
tary of the Treasury TO ascertain and report
to Gonsfess the amonnt of money expended
Kansas in repelling inyasions and suppress
ing Indian hostiIitfes, ard enabling the Sec
and protect the San Antonio Arsenal........
In the House, the amended Tariff bill was
of the dntv nn sm, are ainp on
length. The Senate Census bill passed.
In the Senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Teller,
from the special committee to inquire into the
alleged violation of the constitutional
submitted the report of the majority and
said the minority reserved the right to sub
Mr.. Teller also submitted a resolution contin
uing the committee until the ne Xt session, and
authorizing it to sit during recess. Objected
to by Mr.. Bayard, and laid aside. Mr.. Melon
aid called up the House bill to provide for
holding District and Circuit Courts of the
The s az r9 Scott
arrears OF pensions was considered and a
number of amendments offered. but the bill
was laid aside without action........In the
Internal Revenue bill was concur
the Committee on Expenditures in the State
Department., for the arrest of Geo. +. seward
as as. p contImacious witness, was agreed TO-:
regard to the charges made against him in a
letter written in september, 1873, by Special
to appropriation warrants issued to the Blu
reau of Engraving and Printing, and offered
was agreed to. The evening session was de-
voted to reports from the Committee on Ways
and Means.
In the Senate, on the 2Sth, after passing a
number of private bills on the calendar, the
bill making an appropriation for the payment
Of arrears of pensions was taken up. All
of. the Senate proceeded to act on the amend
lnents heretofore made in Committee of
Shields offered an amendment that the
law granting pensions to soldiers of the War
of lsi2, approved March 9, 1878 is hereby made
to the soldiers and sailors in the
war with Mexico in 1916. Amendment was
agreed to-Neas; 36; nays, q. Mr.: Morrill, said
take $50, 000, 00C from the Treasury. The ques-
ton was then taken on the bill, and it was
amendments to the &C" Census bill We're mon" nom
concurred in. The Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton bill was considered. but at 1 q. m.
the Senate adjourned without having it dis
posed Of. In the House, the Conference
report on the Post Office Appro-
priatiOn bill was taken up and agreed to,
with the exception of the Brazilian mail sub
stdy, which was rejected-yeas, 50; nays, l57-
and the clause for classifying the mails.
George +. Seward appeared before the bar of
the House in custody of the Sergeant-at-
Arms on account of his contumaciOus con-
duct in refusing to produce before the Com
mittee certain books and to answer certain
questions propounded by the committee.
On motion, the case was referred to the Jul
dietary Committee and Mr.. Seward was dis
charged upon his own recognizance. In the
evening the Pension bill was further consid-
cred.
In the Senate, on the LIST, consideration
of the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was re-
sumed. Committees of Conference were APP
pointed on the Post-oflice and Deficiency
bills. In the House,
after some desultory debate the
Sugar bill, it Withdrawn. not to
be presented again to the present
Congress. The Senate Yellow Fever bill was
taken up, and IL substitute adopted, estab-
fishing n Board of Health to meet In Wash
fngton to frame rules and regulations, to
make / vestigatiOns, etc. The Presidents
veto of the Chinese Immigration bill
was read. motion to pass the bill over the
Presidents veto was lost-yeas, 1903; nays,
Committees were appointed on the Post Office
ana deficiency Appropriation bills.
CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS.
The Potter Committee.