Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-28
THE EVENING STAR.
February -. 1879.
CONGRESSIONAL,
" ac.fSi0A NJ

nnc'Msten Of Yesterdays Pro...S
the Ssna ~ hen our report closed reS,erf,v
'hs senate sn was In executive session. 'eS'erdaS
"a. O'Clock pm. the doors were rSono,o,
Inc census bill, as amended nv r. sit ~
WAS teieried TO the census COMMITTEES HouSe'
,,,, nc SSnale then resumed consideration or tba
osil naklng an appropriation for the nsym sug
OF arrears OF pensions Amendments pprS LIN
py the committee on appropriations prnypS 1s S
t Ihas pension agents SHAH receive for their SER
vices 10 paying arrears, &C.. thirty cents for
each pay ment, and appropriating sI5 o0S n mao
sucn expense, and striking out OF the House hII
the clause providing that the ACT grantinSr o.
rearS or pensions shall extend II nenSionS
g1ahteo py special act of Congress, were agreed
Mr.. Dawes submitted the amendmont rooor,
ca oy him from the committee on finanee nr1.
Vldlng that in no case Shall arrears OF nensinps
o oe, aiiowea ana paid from time prior 10 the
uaIe OF actual diSa bility. Agreed to-
Pending consideration, the bill was laid aside
temporarily. '''-e
Mr.; Window. from the committee on appro-
prtationS, reported with amendments. fhe sun
dry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Withers called up House resolution "a
memory OF the late Beverly Is. Douglass a Rpl-
resenlallNe In congress from the state OF Viz
g1nia. Suitable remarks upon the life ava
character OF the deceased were made By MesSry
Withers, Thurman, Hereford and Ransom. aud
at 6:2o pm. the Senate as further mark o. re-
Spect TO tie memory OF deceased, adjourned
HOUSE-After our report closed
Mr.. blackburn rose 10 a personal PNplana-
ton and sent 10 the Clerks desk and had read
the effect that he (Blackburn) had been The
cause OF delaying the passage OF the anti-ChI-
neSe bill 10y refusal 10 accord il precedence
over some Insignificant legislation. lie simply
desired to say that The charge was utterly with
out foundation.
Mr.. Carlisle (as Speaker pro tenn announced
the appointment OF MeSSrS. Gambler. Lynd.
ThrocIunorton, Frye and Monroe as the select
committee authorized under the resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Randall
Mr.. springer moved the previous question on
= ri
United States minister TO China, brought be-
fore the bar OF the House for contumacy The
previous question was seconded and the main
qUeslon ordered, thus leaving an hour for
debate.
At the close OF the debate, which was partIc-
pateu in by half dozen members. the vote was
taken on The resolution offered by the minority
or TIE committee, 10 the effect that Seward was
lustihed In his refusal. Ii was rejected-yeaS
Ll9, nays l42, party vote. The question then
required on the majority resolution. directing
the Sergeant-at- arms TO arrest Geo F. Seward
forthwith, and to bring him before the bar of
the House. Adopted-yeas I05, nays as
lie House then, at q O'Clock, took a recess
until ;, the evening session TO be for reports
from The committee on ways and means.
EVENING SESSION
the House met at ) O'clock and Mr. Wood
chairman or the ways and means committee re-
ported a OIL respecting protest and appeals
from decisions OF collectors OF customs; passed
Also, Oil amending section 1863. OF the Revised
statutes. SO that the interest on bonds called
uIGer the provisions OF said section or Surren-
dered under the provisions OF the act to facllI-
tate the refunding OF the national debt SHALL
cease and determine after the expiration of
thirty days from the date OF the surrender or
the date OF the notice required to be given by
The Secretary OF the Treasury, provided that
nothing herein shall affect existing contracts
mace In pursuance or law. Mr.. Wood explained
the provisions OF the bill As the law now
stood, In the process OF fefuIding the bonds re-
deemed. as well as the bonds issued for their re.
Cemptlon, bore interest for thirty DAYS for
tnIee months after the date OF the call. The
DILL was passed.
The House at Il o'clock adjourned