Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-10
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS,
Second Session.
WAsHIsGTos, February 8.
Senate.


The census bill was taken from the table
and referred to the committee on census.
The Speaker announced the regular order
to bill reported last evening, from committee,
| relating to exchange of coin and votes at the
| sub-Treasury at New York, &c.
The bill was laid on the table.
Mr.. Whitthorne asked leave to present the
| report of committee on naval affairs.
| Mr.. Conger objected, and the House then
went into committee upon the army apprc.
priation bill
Mr.. Bruce, from the committee on i'm
provement of the Mississippi river, reported
without amendment the House bill to provide
for Mississippi river improvement.
| Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Window, from the conference commit
tee on Indian appropriation bill, submitted .
report, which was agreed to and the bill then
passed. The amount appropriated Is "a, 49,
| FOG.
| Messrs. Conkling and Dawes presented pc.
titions against the proposed change in stamp
ing cigars.
Mr.. Saunders gave notice that he should
soon call up the bill for the tranfer of certain
Indians to the care of the War Department.
| Mr.. Sargent, from the conference commit
tee on bill to abolish the volunteer navy, sub
mtted report in explanation. The COM
| mttee agreed to allow all officers mustered
out Of service one years pay.
The bill affects one line officer and twenty
six medical officers
| A resolution to print the report of Prof.
Baird, New York Commissioner of Fisheries,
for ls77-7s, was passed.
Mr.. Rollins submitted an amendment to
House bill to amend the laws relating to in
ternal revenue, reported this morning, pro-
viding that no savings bank recognized 40
such by the laws of its State, and having no
capital stock, shall, on account of mercantile
or business deposits heretofore received upon
| which no interest has been allowed to parties
making such deposits, be denied exemption
allowed to savings banks having no capital
| stock and doing no other business than re-
ceiving deposits to be loaned or invested for
the sole benefit of the parties making such
deposits, without profit or compensation to
the banks, if such bank has paid the lawful
tax upon the entire average amount of snch
business or mercantile deposits.
The amendment was ordered printed.
The bill providing for payment to officers
and soldiers of the Mexican war three months
extra pay, provided for by the act of July 10,
ls4s, was amended so as to include officers,
seamen and marines of the navy, and officers
and seamen Of the revenue marine service.
The amendment to have the bill apply to
those who served in the war for the preserva.
ton of the Union was rejected, and the bill
then passed.
The bill providing for the settlement of the
accounts with various Southern railroad CON-
panies, came up.
The bill was opposed by Mr.. Edmunds.
Pending the discussion the Senate adjourn
ed until Monday.
II. L. T. Beal was sworn in to All the va
cancy caused by the death of Beverly B.
Douglass of Virginia.
The army appropriation bill came up.
The original amendment to transfer the
Indians to the War Department was defeated
by yeas SO, nays l0l
The bill and amendments were then re.
ported to the House.
Mr. Buffers amendment authorizing rail.
road companies that may have telegraph lines
to transmit kilograms for the government and
general public, at rates to be fixed by govern
ment. was adopted.
The amendment for the reorganization of
the army was agreed to, yeas ll6, nays 80.
| The amendment expunging from the re-
vised statutes the authority to have troops at
the polls on election day ito keep the peace"
was adopted, yeas ITO, nays 50.
The amendment repeating the law which
requires that military headquarters in time Of
peace be established at points where govern
ment owns buildings and barracks, was
adopted.
The bill then passed.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Clymer,
BlOunt and Hale as conferees on the naval
appropriation bill.
The resolution calling on the Secretary Of
War for information in regard to any balance
remaining in the treasury for direct tar col
lected for South Carolina, was adopted.
| Adjourned to Monday,