The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
PASSAGE OF THE ARMY APPR0PIuA-
TiON BILL ny THE SENATE ND
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL BY TIVE
HOUSE.
The senate,

! WASHINGTON, Feb. "a Senator Jones CON-
ciuded his argument in favor Of ths telegraph
Clause In the army appropriation bill, and at
2.5o vote was taken on Howe's amendment,
which was adopted by u vUt. OF 80 to a. Tho
next vote WAS on the substitute offered Sat
urday by Jones, which was lost by S5 to 26.
Beck amendment Was next lost by a vote OF
35 to 33.
was lost by q vote Of 45 to %.
At 4:35 Eaton moved to strike out the
whole amendment .Lost-27 to35.
The amendment was then declared adopted
by the same vote. Other amendments TO the
various sections were offered and acted upon
without material change Of the other sections,
except that the Senate by rising vote of 8
yeas to So nays, refused TO strike out section
58, anthorising detail OF army officers for
special Indian duty.
Eaton renewed his motion to strike out the
sections relating TO telrgraphs, and Jones
r. newed his notion but the Senate reatfirmed
It's previous action and passed the bill.
The House.
WASHINGTON Feb. M-The house met Mt
10 O'Clock and proceeded with the Internal
revenue bill. 1t nOH-eoncurred In the Senate,
clause relating to the claims of reetifers and
concurred In liking the date at May first and
non-concurred In the tax on matches
The House, at this point, adjourned Satur-
days session and called 10 order for Mondays
session and read the journal OF Saturday.
The last clause OF the revenue bill, relating
Mr.. Garfield moved to lay the Bill and
amendments on the table. Lost by vote Of
116 To lat.
The question then rested upon the Senate
amendment relating to the tar on banks, and
1t was non-concurred in-yeas 1876, nays f3l
The House then directed the appointment
OF a COMMITTEES OF conference on disagreeing
votes.
under Call Of States the following bills were
Introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Cox, OF New York, providing for tho
retirement OF the national bank notes.
BY Mr. Kelly, OF Penn5ylvania, to authorize
the issue Of coupon certificates of deposit In
aid OF system for refunding the national
debt.
ByMr. Harmer of Pennsylvania, In relation
TO the laying OF submarine cable ON the At
lantic coast.
BY Mr.. Cabell, OF Virginia A Joint resolu-
tion OF the Virginia Legislature In regard to
the usurpation of power by the Federal judi
ciary In Virginia
BY Mr.. Jargensen, Of Virginia: Authorizing
and directing the President Of the United
States TO cause an investigation to be made
OF the disposition of the funds deposited In
London to the credit Of the late Confederate
government, and providing for the distribu-
ton OF the same among the disabled and In
digent ex-Confede rates.
By Mr.. Finley, of Ohio: Granting addI-
tional bounty to the soldiers who served In
the Union army.
By Mr. Bright, of Tennessee-A resolution
OF the Legislature OF Tennessee In favor OF
the removal Of the duty ON guinine.
Mr.. Hooker, OF Mississippi, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill making
number of appropriations for the coHstruc-
tiOn OF public buildings.
Mr.. Cook, OF Georgia, hoped that the bill
would not pass: IL had been rejected by the
The House refused to pass the bill by vote
Of 63 yeas to 1877 nays.
Mr.. Atkins, OF Tennessee, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the sundry civil appropria-
tlon Dill, which aDpropriates the sun OF $780,
627, ,203.
Mr.. Garfield hoped not
The reading OF the bill ives demanded and
1t occupied two hours.
Mr.. Blackburn, of Kentucky, asked Mr..
Atkins II he seriously contemplated passing
this Dill under suspension OF the rules.
Mr.. Atkins said he had made the motion 10
suspend the rules and pass the bill. The bill
does not appropriate more than one-haR Of
the estimates.
On rising vote on the passage OF the bill
there were lib yeas to 62 nays. The yeas and
nays were then demanded, and the bill was
passed by a vote Of 18l yeas to 10 nays.
Mr.. Springer, or Illinois, called up the reSO-
luton offered on Saturday directing the Ser
geant- alarms TO arrest George e. Seward
and bring him to the bar OF the House to
answer for contempt.
MIR. Hale raised the question OF considera-
tion, and Mr.. Springer tfen withdrew the
motion, and gave notice that he would call up
the resolution tomorrow.
Mr.. Ellis, Of LOUISIANA moved to take
recess until 7 30 O'clock, for the purpose OF
taking up the contested election case OF Rich
ardson vs.. kainey, from the First South
Carolina District.
Mr.. Conger hoped not. We could not spare
Mr. Rainey until the appropriation bills were
passed. There would be no one to see them
correctly enrolled.
Pending Mr.. Ellis motion the House de-
termined to take a recess until 10 a. In. to-
morrow, when the military committee will
report.
The House accordingly at 8 80 p. N. took a
recess.