The Newtown bee., 1879-05-06
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Senate.

Mir. Dawes said he held in his hand petition from Mrs. Caroline Webster for increase of pension She is the widow of Colonel Fletcher Webster, son of Daniel Webster. MT. Dawes referred to the public services of the Webster family, and stated that Mrs. Webster had lost nearly everything by the fire at " Marshfield" ]" last year. She now receives pension of $50 a month, and she asked an increase to $50 a month. Mir. Dawes then introduced bill to increase the pension accordingly. Referred to Committee on Pensions MT. Johnston in troduced a bill giving the consent of the United States to the prosecution of the suit of G. w
 Curtis Lee for the recovery of the Arlington estate, on certain conditions =. Mr. Conklng made long address on the Army Appropria- ton bill, after which several amendments
 offered by Messrs. Blaine and Windom, were rejected by a strict party vote. Adjourned. All the amendments to the resolution giving the Secretary and Sergeant-at- Arms of the Sen- ate power to make changes in the offices under them without consulting the President of the
 Senate, were rejected by strict party vote,
 and the resolution was adopted All amend ments to the Army Appropriation bill were rejected by party votes, and the bill was finally
 passed as it came from the House by a vote of fl yeas to 30 9ays-Mr. Davis, of Illinois, vot- ing with the Democrats. The only pairs an- nounced were the following: Mr. Davis (W Va.) with Mir. Windom, and Mr. Hoar with MT. McPherson. MT. Sharon was the only absentee. Adjourned.
 Mir. Williams introduced a bill to regulate the legal value of metal money, and to provide for the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver bullion, and to restore coin to circula- ton MT. Conkling presented a memorial of the Womans National Christian Temperance Union remonstrating against any legislation that would promote the interest of importers and dealers in liquors .. The Clerk of the House appeared and announced the passage oi the bill making appropriations for the judicial, executive and legislative branches of the gov ernment for the year ending June 30, 1880, in
 which he was instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations =. MT Pendleton addressed the Senate in favor ot his bill giving members ot the Cabinet seats in Congress, and Mir. Morrill, spoke in opposition thereto. Mir. Lamar, by request, introduced bill providing for double-stamped envelopes and double stamped postal cards The bill 10 prevent the introduction of contagious diseases was taken up without action. Adjourned
 Continuing the debate on the Legislative Appropriation bill, Messrs. Gillette of Iowa, and De La Matyr, of Indiana (Greenbackers) took part in the discussion, both asserting that while they could not see any pressing necessity for placing the proposed legislation to repeal
 the election laws in appropriation bills, and while they would vote to strike such legislation oNl; yet II IL Was lllcy Nould SOlt TOT the passage of the bill. A number Of other speakers were heard, and the session was ex- tended into the evening. Adjourned.
 The long debate on the Legislative Appro- priation bill came to end with speeches by
 Messrs. Ewing, Garfield, Hoar and others, alter which Mir Weaver moved to strike out all the proposed legislation except the provis- ion in regard to the test oath. Defeated with l out division. Mr. Garfield then offered an amendment striking out all the proposed legs-
 lation. This was defeated by a vote by tellers of yeas, 123; nays, l30. The bill was then passed-yeas, 140, nays, 119. All the Green
 packers except two voted with the Democrats. Adjourned.
 A message from the President, vetoing the Army Appropriation bill, was announced. =.
 Mir. Price announced the death of his colleague,
 Mir. Clark, and said that the Iowa delegation and Mir. Clark's family had decided to dispense
 with the customary public funeral. He offered the usual resolutions of respect, and for the appointment.o .of committee to attend the re-
 mains to the deceased Congressman's home.
 Passed, after which the House adjourned.