The Saline County journal., 1879-01-30

defnining and describing the duties of thu
treasury in certain cases, referred; . stormy
debate arose in regard to the Southern claim
| bill, in the course of which Mr.. Bragg stated
that if the South was solid for tho Democratic
party simply for the purpose OF getting money
out Of the treasury, it wuold be well for the
Northern Democracy if the Southern Demo
Gratis went over to the Republican party, and
he hoped they would do SO. The HOuse then
proceeded to the consideration of the resolu.
tions in honor of the memory of the lat<
Beverly Douglas, of Virginia number Of
eulogies were pronounced. and the resolutions
adopted. House adjourned.
In the Senate ON the 23d bill was pre-
sented in regard to taking the census, placed
on the calendar. conference committee OF
three were appointed on Indian appropri-
alton bill. bill to grant to the American
Ocean. Cable ind Telegraph Land Wire asso-
citation of Philadelphia the right of way and
privilege to Law, land and operate submarine
telegraph cables on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, and to establish telegraphic communi-
cation between the United States and EUROPE
and Asia. Referred. The report of the COM
mittee on the consular and diplomatic sppro-
priation bill were agreed to and the bill pass
ed; the amount of appropriation il $l, ,067 ,835
The bill to promote the education of the blind,
placed on the calendar. The bill to amend
the patent laws considered and passed. The
House bill appropriating 460 1000 to carry out
the provisions of section 254 in regard to ex-
penses of transporting coin and bullion and
$4,000 for miscellaneous expenses. The
House amendments committee appropriating
$4,000 to be applied to defraying expenses in
such investigations or inquiries as have been
or may be ordered by the Senate during the
Forty-fft Congress; casa for army reorgani-
zation commission, and 1858 for committee
to inquire into the expediency of transferring
the Indian bureau to the war department
were agreed to. The bill was then read . third
time and passed. After executive session ad-
iourned.
The House on the 23d, after considering the
diplomatic appropriation bill which was agreed
to, went into committee of the whole on the
bill to apply the proceeds of sales of public
lands to the education of the people, after q
warm and lengthy discussion, the committee
rose wit-out acting upon the bill and its
amendments. A conference committee of
three were appointed on the Indian appropri-
alton bill. A bill to regulate commerce be-
tween the United States and Canada, referred.
A bill for taking the census, ordered printed.
Several amendments were offered to the bill
to regulate the rate of postage, but after con-
siderable discussion the House adjourned
without taking action thereon.
The Vice-PresIdent presented memorial
to the Senate on the oath from the Woman's
Suffrage association praying for an amend
ment to the constitution prohibiting States
from disfranchising persons on account of sex.
Referred. A resolution for information in re-
gard to the commission OF bankers and brokers
bonds, after amendment the resolution was
v,anol;nr over The nost.I h;Ii wb;ch ~. fn.i.
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iut;on dsci.r;na H. n.I;S;,1 af a. ,a.h Ia.,,
and I5th .rnenSment tn ths c,n.t;tnt;o, ,r.s
80 - I:.S -.
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oen"'e 'neh soJourneo uhlh nonoAy'
In the House on the 18th, the Senate bill ap-
propriating s6O,OOO for the transportation of
coin and bullion was cOncurred in. A resolu-
ton directing .he committee on Ways and
Means to consider the enacting of law to
equalize tide internal revenue tax among all
States. The House then went into committee