Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-04-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,
In the Senate, on the sth, the Army Appro-

| ileHts. MT Blillne (R., Me.) gave notice OF an
| amendment making it penal offense, pun
ishable with fine and Imprisonment, for any
military, naval or civil officer, any other
person, except for the purposes named in the
bill to appear armed with a deadly weapon
of any description within a mile of any poll
ing place where general or special election
for for @Reepreseentative e to Congress is being held.
The ce-President appointed on the Com
mittee 10 Investigate the Affairs of the
sroS e % tRs wisS, str'e GORDON ORD NiSs} a.. CAN Gam,
withers d., Ya.I, and Garland o., Ark, f,
Mr.: Bayard o., Del) introduced bin re-
test oaths and disqualification of jurors in
Courts of the United States, and asked unan-
imous consent TO put the bill on its passage
without referring it to any committee. Mr..
Edmunds QR-, VIZ objected, and the bill
vas referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Consideration of the New Hampshire Sena-
torial case was then resumed, and after de-
bate the Senate adjourned without action....
In the House. the Legislative bill was taken
up in Committee of the Whole and some 60
pages disposed of before adjournment.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the New Hamp-
shire Senatorial case was further considered,
but no action was taken. Mr.. Carpenter
Bolrs appointment, while Mr.. Mcdonald
ID, Ind and Mr.. Jones 3D., Fla.) both
spoke in favor of admitting Mr.. Bell. In
Committee on Rules, reported a resolution
for the reappointment of the following select
committees: Census, Reform of Civil Serv
Declaration of Presidential Election. Pre-
vention of Epidemic Diseases, Ventilation
of Hall, Causes of Depression OF Labor; also
to Increase committee membership as fol-
lows: Enrolled Bills to Z. Coinage to IL,
dietary, Elections, Commerce. Appropri-
attons, to Is each; also, a new rule pro-
viding a motion tn suspend rules and pass
the general appropriation bills shall require
three -fourths majority instead of as now
two-thirds. The report was then discussed.
The first proposition recommended by the
rpnnrt for the annOintmPnt a certain select
committees, was then agreed to without
amendment The second proposition, in
creasipg membership of certain commit
tees, was agreed to without amendment.
The third proposition, in regard to the new
rule, was amended so as TO read-"That here
after the Committee on Commerce shall have
the same privilege to rep )rt bills, making APP
propriations for the improvement of rivers
on Appropriations in reporting general ap-
preparation bills"-and adopted. Other
amendments were agreed to, giving to the
age, and Ways and Means. leave to report at
any time, and authorizing the majority to fix
a day for consideration Of any public bin re-
viding that the morning hour should not be
dispensed with on any day, for any purpose,
except by two thirds vote.
In the Senate, on the 10th, vote was
reached on the New Hampshire Senatorial
case, the pending question being an amend
ment declaring Hon. Charles II. Bell entitled
to his seat. The amendment was carried
yeas S5, nays 2s The Demccrats voting in
CFla.), Mcdonald Qnd), Randolph N.
j., Voorhees, Ind.), Walker tArk.,,
Republicans who voted I'm the negative were
Senators Carpenter (Wis.) and Conkling IN.
W. senator Davis (ul) also voted in the
his seat. A resolution was adopted giving
| to the Select Committee power to ex-
SndE SmiRe reporTf nd
ment. the power to have printed testimony
taken from time to time and such statements
adjourn over Good Friday was disagreed TO
| by a vote Of % yeas TO "a nays. The House
| considered the Legislative Appropriation
bill in Committee of the Whole, but did not
reach any vote.
In the Senate, on the 11th, Mr.. Hereford
| d., w. va.) called up Mr.. Hoar's resolution
declaring the Democratic programme for the
| passage of the appropriation bills to be un-
consI itutional and revolutionary, and made
| a speech against IL, insisting 10 such action
was contemplated rs would justify such q
conclusion. He concluded by saying: IRE
peal the obnoxious laws and all will be well
Give the people a free free @ election and ;i1 iai1
| prevail throughout our borders. Repeal
these acts, and by so doing assert the doc
ment without the Intervention of the Army
The Army Appropriation bill was then taken
up. and Mr.. Withers, ID, Va) explained it.
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| Committee on Appropriations having agreed
| to resist all amendments, and the majority
| of the Senate seconding them accordingly
the reason assigned by MIR. Withers for such
| n course was that amendments would delay
| the passage of the bill. The Clerk reached
the 9Th section, which prohibits the use o.
| troops mt election places, etc., when the Sen
| ate adjourned till Monday-yeas %. nays %
| ......In the House, In Committee of the Whole
| Nv. Blackburn 3D., Ky in the chair, consider
alton of the Legislative bill was continued
| and a number of amendments were adopted
| The Speaker announced the standing com
mittees, and the House adjourned.
The Senate was not in session on the 18th
THE House further considered the Leg
islative Appropriation bill in Committee o
| the Whole. The subject of controlling ant
4 Graduating contagiou diseases among do
mestic animals was referred to the Commit
tee on Agrie1,tnre; The aRpproPration APP .n orn 10
and other injurious insects was placed unde
control of the chronological Commission
Mr.. Hurd ID, O.) moved that when the Hous
adjourned day, it be tin Tuesday Tn
| motion was understood to be made TOR tn
purpose of excluding the introduction
The yeas and nays were ordered, and tn
motion was rejected-yeas lO', NAYS los al
the Republicans voted in the affirmative, AM
all Greenbackers in the negative, ,as did all bu
the following II Democrats: Bicknel (lnd.)
Blount [Ga.l. Clymer (Pa. Cook fGal. co
Hurd CO), Johnston (Va.), Morse (Mass.,
and Talbot (Md.). Among the pairs an
nOunced was the speaker with hepuOncai
Kelley (R., Penn.) voted with the Greenbsck
erS. --s'r
In the Senate, on the 14th, after the intro
duction of several memorials and bills, con
| sideration of the Army Appropriation bf
was resumed, the pending question being o
Mr.. Blaine's amendment, prohibiting the NJ
pearance within a mile OF a polling place {
any person armed with a deadly weapon {
any kind. and Mr.. Blaine lR Me0 addresse
the Senate at length, Mr.. Wallace ID: Penn
replying. the House, under I'll
, Monday call of States, Mr.. Ladd Co., d., Me
and silver on the same footing; The point |
, order was thereupon raised by MIR. Cong'
(R., Mich.) that the introduction of bills r.
Qutres one days notice, ana that no sue
r notice had been given. The speake
, after quoting several rules bearing 9
the subject, overruled the point. a
e appeal from the decision was taken
Mr.. Conger, and a motion to lay u
appeal on the table was made by "
4 Cox d. \; y; The question W, vi
: morning hour. Mr.. Monroe (R., o. moved
suspend the rules and adopt the following
= ResOired, That in the Judgment of the Hou
a the business interests of the country requi
that no legislation changing the law in regal
to the currency or the tariff shall be unde
s taken at the present session OF Congres
n | Tho resolution was defeated-yeas los, ma
III. The members of the Committee on Wa
: and Means voted AS follows; Affirmative
q Morrison, Democrat, and Garfield, Congt
. Frye and Dunnell, Republicans. Negative
e Tucker, Welton, Gibson, Phelps, Mills al
- Carlisle, all Democrats. Not voting-kelle
Republican, and Wood, Democrat: nun
n Der of financial bills were then filed und
IS the head of petitions. They We're referr
:. To the Committee on Coinage, Weights a
- Measures, who, under the rules recent
y adopted by the House, have leave to rept
l. ut any time.
l. What Distracted Kentucky Ill
hand.