Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-09
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Senate.

Mr.. Williams introduced bill to regulate
the legal value of metal money, and to provide
| for the free and unlimited coinage of gold and
| silver bullion and to restore com to circula-
| ton Mr.. Conkling presented a memorial OF
the Woman's National Christian Temperance
! Union demonstrating against any legislation
that would promote the interest of importers
and dealers in liquors The Clerk of the
House appeared and announced the passage OF
the bill making appropriations for the judicial,
executive and legislative branches Of the gov
eminent for the year ending June 80, 1880, in
which he was instructed to ask the concurrence
OF the Senate. Referred TO the Committee on
| Appropriations Mr.. Pendleton addressed
the Senate in favor OF his bill giving members
OF the Cabinet seats in Congress, and Mr..
Morrill, spoke in opposition thereto -. Mr..
Lamar, by request, introduced bill providing
for double-stamped envelopes and double
stamped postal cards. The bill 10 prevent
the introduction OF contagious diseases was
taken up without action Adjourned.
Mr.. Wallace introduced bill to authorize
the payment of certain claims for arrears OF
pay and bounty, which was referred to tho
Military Committee 1t provides "that widows
and minors, heirs of deceased Union soldiers,
who have been defrauded of the bounty and
arrears of pay due them by law bymeans OF
forgeries perpetrated by their attorneys, shall,
when such forgeries have been the result of no
fault or negligence on the part of the claim
ants, be paid the amounts equitaby due them"
There is no means OF knowing the amount
involved in the bill, as the persons to whom it
applies generally live at remote points in the
rural districts, but it is believed to be large
The torgeries we're mostly perpetrated between
the years 1866 and 1862 and the forgers gen.
orally escaped punishment by keeping the
claimants in ignorance of the fact that the
claims were finally settled until tho statute of
limitations secured them immunity from
prosecution.
House.
The long debate on the Legislative Appro-
priation bill came to an end with speeches by
Messrs Ewing, Garfield, Hoar and others,
alter which Mr.. Weaver moved to strike out
all the proposed legislation except the provis-
ion in regard to the test oath. Defeated with
out a division. Mr.. Garfield then offered an
amendment striking out all the proposed legis-
lation. This was defeated by a vote by tellers
of yeas 1923; nays, 1870. The bill was then
passed-yeas, l40, nays, ll9. All the Green
hackers except two voted with the Democrats.
Adjourned.
A message from the President, vetoing the
Army Appropriation bill, was announced. ...
Mr.. Price announced the death OF his colleague,
Mr.. Clark, and said that the Iowa delegation
and Mr.. Clark's family had decided to dispense
with the customary public funeral He offered
the usual resolutions OF respect, and for the
appointment of q committee to attend the re-
mains to the deceased Congressmans home.
Passed. after which the House adjourned.
The Presidents message, vetoing the Army
Appropriation bill, was read, and at the conclu-
sion the following ORDER offered by Mr.. Sparks,