Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-03-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, on the 4th, Mr.. Window

In the Senate, on the 4th, Mr.. Window
reported that the Committee of Conference
on the Legislative, Executive and Judiciary
Appropriation bill had been unable to agree.
BILE to agree was the proviso of the House
liking the pay of jurors in United States
Courts and repeating the test oath; and also
so much of the Revised Statutes as provides
for the appointments of supervisors of Elec-
tions. The House took the position that tire
only condition on which an agreement could
be made was that the conferees on the part
OF the Senate should recede from that point.
Mr.. Blaine said the only point of difference
between the conferees on the Army bill was
the 5lst section, which proposes to amend the
Revised Statutes so that no army or naval
oeiais ON ha,s shall bring troops where elections
The House conferees insisted upon this
amendment, to which the Senate conferees
would not consent. Mr.. Beck said, the con-
dition of things seemed to be this. namely:
The. House rconferees insisted that armed
soldiers should not be at the polls at the time
of elections; that there should be no inter
ference where the rights of mon were in
duct their elections without Federal inter
position; and the determination seemed to
be that unless these rights were respected
they would refuse to make the appro-
prfation to carry on tho Government;
and if the demand of the ma
and II there should be an extra session, which
would be much regretted, the committees of
both houses would be organized at ones,and
separate bills framed in a day. The two
houses would then ask the President to
agree with them to repeal the law allowing
keeping the peace. and to repeal the laws re.
lating to Jurors, so that persons brought be-
fore courts may have fair trial and an
other bill providing that the United States
-Government shall not interfere with affairs
pertaining to the States. When these three
bulls have been signed by the President then
Congress Will pass every appropriation bill
without attempting any further action. If
the President should veto, the bills thus
Further remarks were made by Messrs. Conk-
ling, Beck, Thurman, Blaine, Garland,
Matthews, Hoar and others. motion was
then made that the Senate recede from its
position relative to the Legislative bill, and it
was rejected-yeas, 26 nays, 30-and the SEN
ate decided to adhere to its amendments, At
10 o'clock the vice-Prcsident ANNOUNCED
that he would NOT preside again during
the present session so that President
Anthony submitted a resolution declaring
Thomas w. Ferry elected President pro tenn.
Allen g. Thurman Rejected-yeas, e6; NAYS,
2s: Mr.. Ferry was then declared elected, and
he was escorted to the chair by Mr. Thurman.
Mr.. Cockrell made an effort to secure action
on the bill for the retirement of Gen. Shields
as Brfgadier General, but IL was frustrated
by an objection from Mr. Sargent of Caiifor
tinuing the appropriation for the Army and
for legislative and judicial expenses for six
session. Mr.. Salisbury objected tn its pres.
ent consideration and It went over at noon.
Mr.. Ferry, President pro tenn, then said "The
time fixed for the final ad1ournment of Con.
gress having arrived, the Chair declares the
Forty fifth Cnngress closed without day..
In the House, Mr.. Hewitt, on the suggestion
of the Republicans. made a statement as to
the matters in controversy. He stated that
an ngreement could be reached on all of
them except as TO the presence of troops at
the polls. Mr.. Foster said that If even now
the House would pass, under a suspension of
the rules, bill which he had in his hand, the
extra session could still be avoided The bill
was q verbatim copy of the one introduced
in 1876 by the then Chairman of the
Appropriation Committee for an extension of
appropriations for the various departments
OF the Government. The bill which he pro-
posed now to pass under a suspension of the
rules was to continue for six months the APP
preparations of the present fiscal year for the
Army, and for the legislative, executive and
judicial expenses of the Government. He
asked that he might be allowed to move
suspension of the rules for the passage OF
this bill. The rules were not suspended. Mr..
maze m report from .S tine eotee
ed in the letter of Special Agent Williams
against the Speaker, Mr.. Carlisle occupying
which was read, affirms tharevery statement
of wrong in the letter was without the sem
5anGe n OF truth 'da and at no time deserved & & to
presented the report of the Committee on
Election Frauds, with the views Of the minor
cirher dispatches. They were ordered print
ed The measure known as the Nc
Gown bill then passed. II pr9yides
ington, to establish rules and regulations in
regard to public health, to obtain and com
municate Information on the subject
of epidemic disease, and to report
to the next Congress- Mr.: Sparks
moved to suspend the rules and
concur in the Senate amendments to the ar
rears of pensions bill. Agreed to with but
dissenting votes. message from the Presi-
dent, transmitting the report of the Centen-
nial Commission, was laid on the tablef~'4he
Senate bin for the appointment of JAS Shields
as Brigadier General on the retired list was
taken from the Speakers table and passed
yeas, ls3; nays. 56-the Speaker voting in the
affirmative, to make the necessary two thirds
majority. Mr.. Atkins, at l 10, reported that
the Conference Committee on the Legisla-
tive bill had not been able to agree,
and he moved that the House "adhere," :"
which was finally agreed to. Mr.. Garfield
Carlisle being in the chair) offered resolu-
ton of thanks to Speaker Randall. 1t was
unanimously adopted. After a stormy and
exciting scene, and the delivery of strong
political speeches on both sides, the Speaker
delivered his farewell address and the House
was adjourned without day.