The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-22
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National Associated Press to the Star.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The Post to-day
contains the statement that Mr.. Wetherell,
husband of Miss Emma Abbott, pays Mr..
Hess, of the Hess Opera Troupe, $4,000
for surrendering the field for next season,
and will manage the English Opera in the
States, with his wife as leading prima
donna.
FRAMING HIS VETO.
WASHINGTON, April 22-The National
Republican announces this morning that
the President has gone so far in serious con-
sideration of his duty in relation to the
Army Bill as to prepare the outlines of a
veto of that measure
Should the bill pass in its present form,
the President has frequently re-
marked to Republican members who have
called upon him at the Executive Man
sion during the past week, that he is thor
oughly in accord with his party in this
matter.
AID FOR THE IMMIGRANTS.
AT a recent meeting of the Executive
Committee of the National Emigrant Aid
Association it was resolved that the Treas
urer of the Committee, Hon. f. NJ Nc
Pnerson, of Philadelphia, be requested to
solicit by public announcement immediate
contributions for giving temporary relief to
the colored immigrants who are suffering
from want and sickness in Missouri, Kan
sas and elsewhere.
To-day i'm Congress.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The reading of
yesterdays Journal, which was very long
one, ana would have occupied an hour or
two, was dispensed with and the House
Immediately resumed the consideration of
the bill to provide for the interchange of
silver coins for legal tenders. The pending
question was upen Mr. Stephels's
motion to reconsider the vote by
which the amendments to the first
and second sections Of the act were
adopted, and after discussion the motion
to reconsider was laid on the table, and the
sections were passed as amended.
Two amendments which were offered on
Friday one to make the trade-dollar a
egal-tender to the same extent as the
standard silver dollar, and another to au-
thoriZe the issue of fractional paper cur
rency, were withdrawn.
The next amendment was cne offered by
Newberry, of Michigan, to provide that all
coins of every description of the
United States face value Of
% cents and iunder, shall be received at
any post-otfice in payment of postage
stamps for any sum not exceeding So.
The amendment was adopted.
The bill was then passed as amended.
Mr.. Knott, for the Judiciary Committee,
recommended that in the Hazen-Stanley
Court-martial only certified copies Of files
be allowed, and that witnesses for Court
martial be not summoned from distant
States. Adopted.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the Legislative A Appropriation
Bill, Blackburn in the chair. Baily, Covert
and Muldrew addressed the House.
SENATE
Mr. ingalls, introduced bill for the con-
struction of a railroad from Denison, Texas,
to the Rio Grande. Mr.. Ingalls, read a
communication from the Mayor of
Wyandotte, Kansas, setting forth the
deplorable condition of the negro EN-.
igrants who have come into that State from
the Southern States. Mr. Ingalls, accom-
panied the paper with a bill for the relief
OF these people, He added that at the
proper time he would address the Senate
on this question.
The Wallace Resolution to rescind the
order regarding the appointment of sub
ordinate officers, was then taken up.
MIR. Pendleton offered an amendment,
providing that, inasmuch as the Vice
President was not Senator on
this floor, it would be more in accordance
with proprety that the appointments made
by the Secretary and the Sergeant-at-Arm
be ratified by majority of the Senate.
Mr.. Anthony asked that the resolution
be laid over on account OF the absence of
Mr.. Wallace.
Mr. Pendleton gave notice that he would
call up his resolution to allow Cabinet
ofHnap TO tl,a
the Army Bill is disposed of.
Mr. Garland obtained the floor and ad-
dressed the Senate on the Sixth Section of
the Army Bill