American citizen., 1879-04-19
FORTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the 7th, bills to repeal
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad grant and
for the relief of the Central Branch Union
Pacific Railroad Company were introduced.
the House, was referred to the Committee
on Appropriations. There was no session
OF the House.
In the Senate ,on the Sth, the Army Appro-
priation bill was reported without amend
ments. Mr.. Blaine(R, Mel gave notice of an
amendment making # penal ofense, pun
ishable with fine and Imprisonment, for any
military, naval or eivil officer, or any other
bin, to appear armed with a deadly weapon
of any description within n mile of any
pspecia electo1 for to Con
gress is being held. The Vice President ap
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Gsi,Sna SSId0a S alf Si T'4SsGs SassTa v} a.
DeL) introduced bill repeating
of the United States, and asked unanimous
consent to put the bill ON its passage without
R, VIZ objected. and the bill was re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Consideration of the New Hampshire Sena-
torial case was then resumed, and after de-
bate the Senate adjourned without action.
up in Committee of the Whole and some 60
pages disposed of before adjournment.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the New Hamp-
shire Senatorial case was further considered,
but no action was taken Mr.. Carpenter Qa.,
Wis., argued against the legality of Mr.. Bells
appointment while Mr.. Mcdonald Cd, Ind.)
Of admitting MIR. He'll -. In the House, Mr..
see om Rules the res"Ision
for the reappOintmcnt of the following
selects; select committees S,, Census: Reform OF Civil
Declaration of Presidential Election, Proven.
ton of Epidemic Diseases, Ventilation of
Increase committee membership as follows: s. :
Enrolled Enrol a., Bills Iaa to H., Coinage to II.
dietary, Elections, Commerce, Appropri-
ations, to Is each. Also, u new fnlc
the general appropriation bills shall require
three, ,fonrths majority instead of as now
The ilrst proposition recommended by the
report. for the appointment of certain select
committees, WAS then agreed to without
ereasing membership of certain commit
| tees. was agreed to without amendment
rule. was amended so as to read-"Tbat nat beres
after the Committee on Commerce shall have
preparation for the improvement OF rivers
and harbors, that Is accorded the Commttee
"ral Pappropriation sporsdns adSns
I'D. Other amendments were acreed
she ooinaga sas %ays sanh
Means, leave to report at any time, and au
sidcration of any public bill reported by on,
of these committees; and providing that tn,
morning hour should not be dispensed witt
on any day, for any purpose. except by a two
thirds vote.
In the Senate, on the 10th, vote wa
reached on the New Hampshire Senatoria
case the pending question being nm amend
mcnt declaring Hon. Charles II. Bell entitled
to his seat. The amendment was carried
: yeas %, nays IS. The Democrats votin. II
the affirmative were Senators Iiayard UJcl.)
Gordon (Ga), Grooinc (Md), Jonc
(fla.l. Mcdonald Qnd), Randolph (N
ID, voorhees, CInd). Walker (Ark.), Whit
; (Nld.) and Williams tky.). The Republican
who voted in the negative were Senators Car
pcnter (Wts-) and Conkiipp n. ". senate
Davis (ili.) also voted In the negative Mr.
r Bell WAS sworn in and took his seat. A reso
, lution was adopted giving to the Select Com
mittee power to examine finance reports
5 accounts and books OF the Treasury Depart