The Osceola times., 1879-04-26
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n the srnate. on the l4ih, various
unnsgtnls asd biih vsrs intscdseed and
vo6ssrua- A1sag th>a vsrs The fo1osing !:
- nonsfsr Vase. 10 anend - mach Of
- esvfl s1propFiAfioz set Of 1873 ~ pro
viAu fss tks PAY of mall confracton In the
soa.hern ssnfss before The rsb<llioa- By
0sss1ss Mseenn; 70 snead the eonstitufiss
\ s.gnF1 70 spPrcpnsrs.A ~ s~ns'or
lnQlb: Rss tks psynsat II the Indian var
bss1s q fAs s9sts q csilfornis. sad bill
= esaAh,f6k jsiieial district in the lniian
Insissgy. Uesaxsr Csspentsr introduced .
S1I = s.sn1 fks ~ .ssd ssstste. in rexs-d
. ~ esoe<ion of United s.s.<s sssators
n IN y d~igssA to remedy defect in
- oxfs1zsg isw vnieh vzs rsesntiy broafhs
fn1D pubise visv By the Ssw Hanrshire
- .The sruste res1Ded cousid<rsfisn
e ~ any spDroprix<ioa bill. the pending
ausstios he1se On Senator BisiBe's an.snd
nsss psshisifing the sppsxraacs virhie
nile of The polling places OF any p<rson
srnsd vish . deadly weapon Of az kisd.
IL diseas-ioa vss continued until the close
q - ss.ion-
II the - ssse, on the 18Th. . note vss
roerivsi iron vics-pFs-idsnt Wheeler. stat
ins thss owing to usas oi liable sb<ence, be
void se unable te preside ever thst body
~ . fsu dsyA Senator Bsysrd thea of
fssod the follosisg: Resolved, that In tne
nurnss b ssd be 10 hereby chosen presi-
dssf Of the senate pro tempoye- senstor
Anfheay moved % . ssbs<;fats the nanse Of
neaas W. Ferry. d sagreed to-ls 70 p
-hsd he resolution psned.--.--The fol
loo ne hails we're inrodnced and referred:
D. 0sastes Plumb: To provide for the
sDeedy ecmpletion Of . iine Of railroad and
tsisxrsph between the ports Of the lorer
WfsSosrpi river and the southeyn frontier
Il ~ Units1 States. and 10 aid in the ecn-
stvucfioa Of the same, and for ether pur.
posss--.Tbs army spcsoprisuon bill ..
fhsn taken up. and 3 nstor Llrsn add sessed
he senate. He ws folio 1ed By senator
Beck, and before his speech Wa finished
ths senate sdjosrned.
In the s<nate, on the I6,h, Senator
KslleeT iusrpdsesd bill providing for the
sstabllakmenf Of . resuship mail service
between the United States and BraxiL Re
fsnsi..-..nhe senate then resumed eonsid-
ssnsion Of the army bill Benstor Beck
coatinued his remarks from Yesterday. AT
sessisu, sad when the doom rsopensd sd-
jou4nsd.
In the senate, on the 18th, the army
aSprspriafion bill was taken up, and Sena-
tsf Rasdolph spoke in its favos. After ex.
scusive ssssien the senate adjourned till
Nesdsy.
II IL house, on the 18th, considers-
tios - rsssned Of the legislative appro-
psiatioa bill, ths pending amendment being
that inerea,ins 70 two hundred and fifty
tksssssd dollar. the appropriation for con
amoaE domesticated animals. After long
debsss the whole subject vas stricken from
sks bin, ssd the pro. osition asreed to re-
cs0mesding the house 20 reisr the whole
nassar 70 tse committee on agricniture.
o. notion Of NJ. Hsskel, the sppropris-
tien for investigating the babih Of the
est1esrvorm and other injurious inse u was
plseed under the control Of he entorologi
oal commisicnsr. Mr Young submitted an
amen1Dsnt providing that the agents under
ths southern claims commission shall give
pc<ics 10 claimants whose claims it Is pro
pessd 70 investigate Of the place and time
Of taking testimony. who shall have the
night 70 e,os-examine Witnesses who may
- presented " elsinants- Agreed TO. Mr.
Bsaeg movsd 70 strike out all provision for
he sos,hsrs claim. commission, and to in
ssrt elssss r,pealing the Law creating the
Dssf vas postponed until Thursday next.
1hs house sdjournsd.
In the house. on the 18th, Mr.. Lad
introduced . bill 70 put the coinage Of gold
asd silver upon the same footine......A
L. a..1
adopt . resolution that in the Judgment Of
he house the business Interests Of toe
country require that no legislation chans sing
~ lsw In regard TO the currency or tariff
shall be undertaken at the present session
Of conxreA The rssolution was defeated
1o9 70 Ill.,. NJ. Young Tenn. introduces
. bill 70 increase the efficiency Of the ns-
tioual hoard Of health and 10 prevent the
intseduet on and spread Of courageous dis
eases; referred .....Mr. Atkins moved TO 60
info committee Of the whole on the legisla.
tive bill The motion was agreed to and
the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, Mr.. Chal
msrs rose 10 personal explanation In re-
gard to statements made in the Cincinnsti
@ sstts and Eaqui-er, connecting him with
the battle OF Fort Pillow aud criticising his
Get on at that place, and in regsvd 10 a
speech made in Cincinnati by Bspjsmin
Butterworth. He offered q resolution for
the appointment Of q committee, TO be CON-
posed. OF ex union soldiers, q msjority OF
whom shall not be democrats, to investigat-
n report upon the charges. After ebate,
the resolution was held over for he present.
..-..The house went into committee OF the
whole on the legislative appropriation bill,
the pending question being on Mr. Bragg's
motion to insert clause repeating the law
creating the southern ella ms commission.
ard the substitute therefor offered by Mr.
Young (Tenn.j abolishing the commission
but transferring the claims nov pending
before II to the court Of claims Both were
rejected. Mr.. Springer offered sn amend.
meat abolishing the southern claims com.
misslon and providing that sov person Who
msy have claims against the United States
10 which court Of claims would now have
Jurisdiction. bat founded on equity and
justice, and not barred by limitation, NAV
die his plea In court OF claims. II further
provides that the court shall report IL,
hnding 10 congress, and congress shall not
allow or authorize the payment Of any
private claims not pay able under the exist.
ing lag, until The claims have been investi.
gased bv court OF claims, and report botn
of the amendments 1.-The committee rose,
and the houss directed that ali debate on
the amendment shall close in ten minutes
altar the house again goes into committee.
Adjourned.
In the house, on the 10th, under the
can Of committees, Mr.. Stephens reported 9
bill for the interchange OF subsid sry coin
Tor legal tender money, in sums OF ten
dollsrs and multiples thereof, and making
such ooln leeaitender In all sums not ex.
cesding twenty dollars. ...... Mr.. Young fem
ehairmen Of the committee on epidemic
d'ssssss. reported bill, for which the
senate joint resolution TO the same effect
was subsitutsd. relating TO tne orsanixati IN
A. = aatfnual ho~wd nfh h..tsh