The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-17
xLvITH CONGRESS.


In the Senate on the It'll Mr.. Booth In
ci6c railway grant. The preamble asserts that
the company has failed to construct the main
line of its road prior to July 18th, - required
by its charter Of July 9th, 1856, and that il
has in fact at this time only completed it
road to Vinita, Indian Territory, the distance
of which is las miles from it, eastern termi-
mus, and that no portion or section of the road
has been completed since 1871. The bill pro
vides for the immediate repeal Of the grant
except % far - the road shall be completed
ON the 4thof July next and for the restoration
to the market of all lands along the line Of the
uncompleted road, to be disposed of in the
same manner - other public lands. The army
appropriation bill was received from the House
and referred to the committee on appfopna-
tions. Mr. Ingalls, introduced bill for the relief
of the central branch of the Union Pacific rail-
road company. 1t proposes to ralease the COM
psny from allobligations to the government of
the United States under the acts of 1862 and
1864, upon the condition that it shall within
six months from the enactment Of this bill ex-
ecute and file with the secretary of the interior
. full release and discharge of the government
from all further claims under said acts. The
bill provides, however, that nothing contained
therein shall be construed ~ depriving the
company Of any rights it may now possess of
running in connection with other roads, - the
said rights are set forth in the 18th section of
an act Of July End, 1864, and an act amenda-
tory thereof approved June 20, 1874. The bill
on motion of Mr.. Ingalls, was laid upon the
table for the present
The army appropriation bill was report
ed to the Senate on the 9Th without amend
ments. The Vice President appointed . com
mittee to investigate the Affairs Of the Freed
mans Savings and Trust Co. Mr.. Blaine gave
notice of An amendment making 1t Q penal Of
tense, punishable with fine and imprisonment
for any military, naval, or civil officer, or any
other person except for the purposes named in
the bill, to appear armed with any deadly
weapon of any description within . mile Of any
polling place, where . general or special cleo
ton for representatives to Congress is being
held. Mr.. Bayard's resolution calling upon
the secretary of the treasury for . statement
of the sums paid John l. Davenport super
visor of elections at New York, since 1870, was
adopted, and the consideration of the New
Hampshire senatorial case was then resumed,
and after debate the Senate adjourned without
action.
Quite . debate was started in the House
upon the propriety of instructing the chair
man of the committee of the whole, when
the House shall be in committee on legisla-
tive appropriation bills. to award the floor In
accordance with the rules of the House and
not be bound by list of the speakers which
may be formed after an informal dis
cussion of the subject. The matter was
House then went into committee of the whole
on the Legislative bill, the consideration to be
under the five minute rule, and all general de-
bate to be reserved until the political features
of the bill are reached. The section in regard
to the treasury department having been reach
ed, Mr.. Debrell submitted an amendment pro-
viding that no collector at any port of entry
shall be allowed q salary greater than the re-
ceipts at said port; nor shall the expenses of
collecting at any port exceed the gross receipts
1T the same. Rejected An amendment pro-
viding that the compensation of gaugers shall
not exceed three dollars per day. Rejected.
An amendment was adopted providing that the
salaries of storekeepers shall not exceed fifty
dollars per month. An amendment providing
that hereafter when legal tender treasury notes
are re-issued they shall be re-issued in the
same denominations as originally issued. A
point of order was raised that the amendment
changed the existing Law and was not in the
interest of economy, which point of order was
sustained by Chairman Mills and the amend
ment was ruled out. After finishing the con-
sideration of sixty pages of the bill the COM
mittee rose and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 9th consideration
was resumed of the New Hampshire Senatorial
case and after considerable debate the Senate
went into executive session, anu wnen the
doors reopened adjourned.
In the House the discussion of the rules was
interrupted by q person in the gallery exclaim
ing Woe! Woe! Woe! to this den OF thieves;
The doorkeeper promptly removed the disturb
er. Mr.. Stephens, from the committee OF
rules, reported resolution for the reappoint.
ment OF the following select committees: cen
sus, reform OF civil service law, respecting tne
ascertainment and DECLARATION OF the fresi
DENTAL eeietion, prevention OF cpl
denlc diseases, sioiation OF law: cause