Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-30
CONGRESS.
The Prayers of the House Chap
lain--2525 Bills introduced
this Session.
Vests RECOMMENDATION Bill
Referred to Finance
Committee.
Senator Window Prevents an Ad-
jOurnment To-day.
The Presidents Appeal to Congress.

WASHINGTON, June 3O.-HoUsE.-
The chaplain asked the blessing of
the Lord upon all measures that have
been wisely and prudently adopted.
A message was received from the
President announcing his approval of
the judicial expenses bill. Also
veto message of the marshals bill.
Only a few bills of any general in
terest were introduced on the call of
States.
The number Of bills introduced the
present session is about 2525. Much
OF the morning hour was consumed in
reading bills introduced, and taking
the yeas and nays upon a motion of
reference. The last vote showed 157
members present-thirteen more than
a quorum.
After some personal explanations
denying any knowledge Of the bargain
between the Southern Democrats and
the Republicans the veto message of
the President was read.
The house refused to pass the bill
over the veto, the vote standing. yeas.
81 nays, 63-not necessary two
thirds in the affirmative. The speaker
requested the members not to leave
the city to-day.
A message was read from the
President calling attention to the i'm
mediate necessity of making some
provision for due execution by mar.
shals and deputy marshals of i'm.
portant duties entrusted to them.
The message was referred to the com
mlttee on appropriations.
SENATE - Consideration was re-
sumed Of Mr.. Vests reconciliation
of silver bill. The pending question
was the motion of Mr.. Allison to re
fer the resolution to the finance com
mittee. The motion was agreed to-
yeas, %; nays, %, as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Anthony, Bayard,
Blair, Burnside, Cameron, (Wis.),
Carpenter, Chandler, Conkling. Eaton,
Terry, Hill, (Cal), kellogg, Herman,
Kirkwood, Logan, Morrill,, Paddock,
Platts, Rollins, Saunders, Whyte and
Windom-23.
Nays-Messrs. Beck Butler, Call,
Cockrell, Coke, Davis, (Ill.) Garland,
Harris, Herford, Houston, Jones,
Jones, (Fla) Maxey. Morgan, Pendle-
ton, Salisbury, Slater, Vance, Vest,
Voorhees,, Walker and Williams-22.
Messrs. Cameron, (Penn.) McMil-
Ian, Mcpherson, Edmunds and Davis.
who would have voted yea, we're
paired with Messrs. Wallace, Davis,
CIV. Va.) Grover, Thurman and Hill,
(Ga.) who would voted nay
Mr.. Eaton, from the committee on
appropriations reported favorably ON
the house joint resolution to adjourn
sine die at 2 pm, to-day.
Mr.. Window objected to the pres
ent consideration and the resolution
goes over till tomorrow. He stated
that he regretted to be Obliged to
object, but as it was in his power to
prevent the majority from adiourning
to-day without passing apppropria-
tion bills for which congress was CON
vened, he thought it his duty to give
them the right to think over this
resolution and come to better one.
Mr. Chandler then arraigned the
Democratic party for its course in the
present'sessiOp,
Consideration was then resumed of |
the senate bill relating to vessels not
propelled wholly by sail or internal
motive power of their own, exempt
ing such craft from enrolment or
license.