The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-08
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ALvIIn CONuh6SSs
In the Senate on the 18th the Hous,
bill was taken up, appropriating $4,000 fo
the payment of certain clerks and employe,
Of the two houses, and to supply the de6cien
cies in the appropriation for the mints and -
say Offices. An amendment was offered ap
propriating e136.000 to pay the mileage of tn
present session, but before action was taker
. message was received from the House an
nouncing the death of Representative Clark
when the Senate adjourned.
Prior to the reading of the journal in tn
House, message in writing, supposed to b,
the veto message was received from the Pfesi
dent. The House adjourned ~ . mark of 70
spect to the late Representative Clark.
On the Seth the bill appropriatins
el36 1000 to pay the mileage Of the present ses
sion passedothe Senate, After the passage Of
this bill to bill to prevent the introduction OF
contagious or infections diseases into the
United States was discussed.
In the House on the S0th it was ordered that
the Presidents message he spread At length
on the journal and that the House will pro
coed to consider the said message, and there-
after to reconsider the bill making the appro.
priation for the supplies of the army for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1880. and that the
message be printed. The order was adopted.
The following bills were passed Appropriat-
sums due, and to become due, for constructing
the jetties ut the South Pass. Amending the
section of the revised statutes prescribing Q
penalty for conspiracy against the United
States; extending for two years from October
It'll the time for the payment of the pre-
emptors ON certain public lands in Minnesota.
A bill was passed amending that section Of the
revised statutes in regard to conspirinR to
commit an offence or defrsud the United
afak>a TYnday h. Aviafin0 Law the r,analfv
for conspiring either to commit An odeuse
against or defraud the United States, was .
5kne not less than one thousand dollars, and
imprisonment for not more than two years;
and the amended penalty would be . fine of
not more than ten thousand dollars, or impris-
onment for not more than two years, or both,
at the discretion of the court.
On May the LIST the following resolution
was agreed to in the Senate:
Resolved, That the secretar, of the treasury
be directed to inform the Senate of the
amounts due and uncollected, if any, under
section 8 Of the act of August 5, 1861, entitled
An act to provide increased revenue from i'm
ports to pay interest on the public debt. and
for other purposes" and to state the reasons,
if any exist, why the same have not been col
lected, agreeably to the provisions of said
act
In the House on May LIST the bill reported
from the coinage committee amending the
statutes relating to coinage and to gold and
silver bullion certificates came up. The pend
ing question was on ordering the main ques-
ton on . resolution postponing till Saturday
next confederation of the bill and items as Or
dered. Yeas, lis; nays, l07. The resolution
WAS then adopted. The order made to recon
sider the army appropriation bill was called
up. A vote was taken upon the question-no
debate being allOwed-whether upon recon-
sideration the House will pass the army sppro-
priation bill, notwithstanding the objections
Of the President. The House refused to pass
the bill over the Presidents veto, the vote
Yeas, l20; nays, ITO. not the neces-
sary two-thirds in the Affirmative. It was
strictly . party vote. Only three of the Green
hackers voted for the bill and nine against it
In the Senate on the I'd bill amenda-
tory of and supplementary to the act to aid in
the construction of the Texas Pacific railroad
WAS introduced and after exciting consider
able debate Was referred to the committee on
bill to prevent the introduction into the
United States of contagious or infectious dis
esses.
The House was not in session on the ID.
There was no session of the Senate on
the Srd.
In the House on the 3rd the bill relating to
election cases was reported back
from the committee on elections. The bill re-
ported from the coinage committee amending
the statutes relating to coinage and coin and
bullion certificates was then discussed.
CRIME.
BANK ROBBERS.
The Workingmen's Saving Bank, OF
Pittsburg, Pa, was entered by two men At
noon on the 30th and the cashier who was alone,
was ut the point of the revolver ordered to
throw up his hands and make no noise. The
cashier fred on the thieves but they succeeded
in carrying of e2,30O, but in their hurried
fight dropped . package containing 500,
which was picked up on the street and return
ed to the bank officers. The thieves on leav-
ing the bank made for the river, and succeed
ed in getting over to this side, where the clue
to their whereabouts was Lost.
EXECUTION SUSPENDED.
At Richmond, Va, the court overruled
the motion for . new trial in the case of John
z. Poindexter, convicted of causing the death
Of c. G. Curtis, but suspended the execution
of the sentence to give the counsel time to car.
~ the ease to the court of appeals.
THE BLACK CAP.
The execution of Richards. the murder
er, took place in Minden, Nebraska, on the 26th
Fully $500 people witnessed the execution
Richards asked every one to join him in sing
ing the hymn There II . fountain filled with
blood" After two verses had been sung the
drop fell.
STAGE ROBBERS.
The Ruby Hill stage was stopped neal
Eureka, Nevada on the night of the S0th by
three men. The passengers and express boz
were robbed. The supposed robbers were fol
lowed by . sheriff. posse and one of the mer
Was captured and another killed.
HANGED.
Ezekiah Brodly, colored, was hanged al
Galveston, in the presence of 5000 people, fol
the murder Of negro named Pollock. Christ
mas.
ESCAPING LIFE srSrEScE.
Jesse Pomeroy, the boy murderer con-
fined in the Msssachusett State prison made
An unsuccessful attempt to escape on the
18th.
CASUAL.
ENroMsED FOB FOUR DAYS.
After four days the miners imprisoned
ct Sugar Notch, Pa, by the fall Of the roof OF
life by the meat of . mule which . boy, sent
to give them warning. had taken with him
and stream running through the mine gave
them needful water. Reflects of laborers con.
stantly At work night and day, finally succeed
ed in making channel through 6fty-foo,
block Of coal.
On the 2Sta the Enterprise Paper Mill.
ct Wilmington and the Logan House at Galena
Ill. burned, loss e42, 900. On the same day thu
business portion Of Gorham, n II. was de
stroyed. Thirty fam lies are homeless.
SIX FEET An HoUR.
The water at Houston, Texas, rose Is
feet in three hours on the 25th. All kinds Of
bridges and many houses were carried away
Heavy rains were the cause of the foods.
DOWN At SEA.
The steamer Nile from Elva to New
port has been Lost. She had . cargo Of ore
Three were saved of . crew OF twenty three.
POLITICS.
THE PREsIpKyIs VETO.
The President has returned to tn,
House Of Representatives without bis siRna