Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-02-27
CONGRESS.

VOrdDi6 report was MADE on the clalu
of Anna Ella Carroll, of Maryland, fol
compensation for plans and service:
rendered during the war. Mr.. Nc
Creery made speech in opposition tC
the bill to fix the pay of letter-carriers
Mr.. Matthews argued in favor OF hi.
amendment placing duty on tea and
coffee, but there we're but four votes in
the affirmative. A proposition to fix
the tax on tobacco at 20 cents was de-
featedi. Small distillers of whisky moi
making more than thirty gallons daily
! were exempted from certain provis
ions of the law by a vote OF Al to 19
A motion to allow drawback On tax
paid tobacco was defeated. The date
of the law going into feet was alter
ed to the 15t May. The DILL rs amended
was passed by vote of 40 to q.
In the House the Census bill, with
ed in committee. A discussion took
place on the provision giving to the
governors of the States the nomination
of supervisors of the census, hitherto
appointed by the Secretary of the In
terror. At the evening session the
sections of the Legislative, Judicial
and Executive bill relating to land
surveys were debated and amended 30
as to continue the present system.
In the Senate on Wednesday MIR.
Whyte submitted amendments to the
River and Harbor bill, increasing the
appropriations for Baltimore harbor to
$3.50, 600, and 81, 900 for completing the
survey for the ship canal. The House
bill fixing the pay of letter-carriers was
passed. The Postoffice Appropriation
bill was taken up, and the Brazilian
mail steamship subsidy considered.
The point of order that the amend
meut was new legislation and not ger
name was rejected by a vote of 80 to %.
Motions to reduce the appropriation to
500, 900 and to limit the contract to
four years were rejected. Without fur
ther action the Senate adjourned.
The House was Occup ed in debating
the amendment to the Legislative
Appropriation bill repeating the sec
ti0n authorizing the appointment OF
supervisors of elections. The discus
sion was very warm, but no vote was
taken.
In the Senate on Thursday the Bra
lillian subsidy provision of the Post
Office Appropriation bill was again un-
der discussion. An amendment to al
low the owners of foreign vessels to
compete for the contract was rejected
by a vote of 10 to 81. Numerous 9TH
er amendments were rejected. The
Senate remained in session till after
midnigh ten the subsidy was passed.
In the House the Republicans OBJ
jected to any business except motion
10 go into Committee Oh the Legisla-
tive bill. Mr.. Cobb, of Indiana, called
up the Florida contested election Case,
and Notwithstanding objections, the
House decided to take it up. The res
olution of the majority report was car
ried, and HOratiO Bisbec, the sitting
member, was displaced, and Jesse J.
Finley, the contestant, declared to be
entitled to the seat by vote of 13l to
I22. Mr.. Finley was then sworn in,
taking the modified oath. Notice was
given that the South Carolina Contest
ed election case would be called up on
Monday.
In the Senate on Friday a petition
from Wisconsin was presented asking
for constitutional amendment requi-
ring educational qualifications for vo-
tiers after the year 1900 A bill amend
ing the law with regard to the trans
portation of live cattle was passed,
with amendments, one of which re,
quires that agents should be stationed
at Baltimore and other ports to inspect
cattle intended for export. The Army
bill was taken up. The
clause in relation to the transmission
of dispatches over railroad telegraph
lines was passed.
In the House an attempt to take up
the Legislative Appropriation bill was
we're considered. Three bills for the
payment of war claims were debated
and In each case rejected by striking
out the enacting clause.
Among the communications present
ed to the Senate Saturday was one from
the Secretary Of the Treasury suggest
ing leg islation to prevent the ship
ment of diseased animals. Hon. Zach
ariah Chandler, from Michigan, v as
sworn in and took his seat. The con-
'ideration OF the Army Appropriation |
bill was resumed, the question being |
IN the amendment striking out the
sections, which was
agreed to-Seas As, nays IS. The pro-
vision iOrbidding the use Of troops at
elections was also stricken out by a
strict party vOte-yeas 81, nays 80.
When the provision authorizing rail-
'oad companies to do telegraph busi-
vas reached, Mr.. HIVE offered an
amend ment requiring railroad compa-
lies to accept the restrictions imposed
IN telegraph companies, one of which
s that their lines may be purchased
~ the government at an appraised
7aluation.
lUur in the House of Representatives
he Committee on Expenditures in the
state Department presented report
'rdering warrant to be issued for the
rrest of Minister George F. Seward
or contempt. The House then pro-
eeded to consider bills on the Speak
RS table. The second bill reached
vas that for the repeal of the Resump-
ion act as amended by the Senate. Mr.. {
Ewing, from the Banking and Curren-
Y Committee, submitted two amend
Dents, which gave rise to a long de K
ate, in the course of which Mr.. Gar [
eld moved to lay the bill, with the {
ending amendments, on the table.
his Was agreed to-yeaS al. nays 10
he Anti-Chinese bill was taken up
nd the Senate amendments were con-
lrred in. The next bill was that 8
hanging the internal revenue laws. {
everal of the Senate amendments .
vere concurred in.
On Monday in the Senate House !
i'll authorizing the Secretary of ihe e
lazy 10 accept for a voyage of explor-
tiUn the ship Jeannetta, rendered by 9
g. Bennett, was passed. This Army
appropriation bill was taxed up and .
fter adopting and rejecting various r
nendments proposed, the bill was :
assed. A committee of conference .
'as ordered on the bill to amend the :
Internal Revenue laws
In the House The Civil Sundry Ap- 9
ropriitiOn bill was passed. Bills in y
oduced and referred: Directing the .
resident to institute inquiry as to the y
isposition of funds belonging to the
'-called Confederate States remaining T
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