The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-06-26

THE NEWS.
0vITH CONGRESS.

pIOPk18bAnu O10 was toeu tAkeQ up Inc Zen
ate inslsted upon its amendments TO the sup
Elemental Judicial appropriation bill, and
Measrh Wallace, Davis, of West Virginia, and
Booth, were appointed conferees on the part
of the Senate on . disagreeing vote Of the two
houses. The report Of the conference commit
tee was adopted. Mr.. Conkling denounced the
army bill; Mr.. Lamar in very unparliamentary
language called Mr.. Conkling iar-Conkling
said he was another and both gentlemen were
brought to order by the president, who
threatened to clear the galleries if the applause
continued. The discussion of the power to
send for absent Senators was resumed, and 1t
o'clock .. m. there WAS no prospect of sd-
journment
A bill was introduced in the House on the
18th on . joint resolution defining the mean
ing of section 2, of the act making appropria-
tions for the payment of the arrears of PEN
sions, and passed it. It includes within the
provisions of that act all persons who have
been, or who may hereafter be placed upon the
pension rolls by virtue of any special act of
Congress. The House then resumed the con-
sideration of . bill prohibiting political as
eessments, which went over without action.
Mr.. McMahon, from the appropriation COM
mittee, reported back the judicial expenses
bill with the Senate amendments, and on his
motion amendments 2 and 8 (verbaD were
concurred in, and amendment No. l, excepting
from the provisions Of the bill of section S7S2
of the revised statutes, was ncl-ccEcurred in.
The bill was reported for the exchange of trade
dollars for legal tender dollars. After long
debate the bill went over. The report of the
Legislative appropriation bill was submitted to
the conference and agreed to. The speaker
announced the appointment of Mesars. Nc
Mahon, Cobb and Monroe As the conferees on
the judicial expenses bill, and the House ad-
journed.
On the 10Th the Senate continued in
session. The Senators having dozed all night
in the Senate chamber. 1t was impossible to
assemble the absentees and at fifteen minutes
to ten the sergeant-at-arms proceeded to the
execution of the order to compel the atten-
dance of absentees. Forty-ive Democrats and
i've Republicans were present. This number
was increased from time to time by the arrival
of other Senators. There was . long wrangle
among sleepy and i'll tempered Senators
without result. When the chair said that
1t the close Of the morning hour he should
have announced the resumption of the consid-
Grafton of the army appropriation bill, and
did 10 now. Mr.. Carpenter said: understand
that there il no doubt on this side that . vote
may be taken by six o'clock tomorrow, and no
attempt will be made to defer the proceedings
beyond proper debate. This was consented to
by all around. After some further debate the
Senate, on motion of Mr.. Thurman, and in
pursuance of the proposition of Mr.. Carpenter,
adjourned.
In the House on the 18th Mr.. Mcmahon sub
mitted the conference report upon the judicial
expenses bill. The report brought on dis
cussion. The conference report on the ju-
dietary bill was adopted by . strict party vote;
l02 to IS. The trade dollar bill was then taken
up. After the debate the House proceeded to
vote upon amendments, and the following
were adopted: On motion of Mr.. Warner, that
the trade dollars that have been chopped or
in China shall be excluded from the
provisions of this act. That trade dollars re-
ceived under this act shall not be counted -
part of the coinage of silver authorized by the
act of February, %, 1870. The bill passed
without . division. The following is the text
of the bill - passed: Be it enacted ETC.: That
the secretary of the treasury shall cause to be
exchanged At the treasury and at all sub-treas-
uries of the United States, legal tender silver
dollars for trade dollars at par. Provided the
weight of said trade dollar has not been re-
duced below the standard weight and limit of
tolerance provided by law for the single piece,
and shall rec0in said trade dollar into legal
tender dollars, a now provided by law, and
shall stop the further coinage of trade dollars,
provided that the trade dollars recoined under
this act shall not be counted Is part of the
coinage of silver required by the act of Febru-
airy IS, 1878; and, provided further, that the
trade dollars that have been chopped or re-
stamped for circulation in China, or other for
eign countries shall be excluded from the pro-
visions of this act.
In the Senate on the Goth, Henry W.
Blair, of New Hampshire was sworn in. A res
OlutiOn was placed on the calendar authorize
ing . committee to investigate memorials re-
lating to the election of Senator Ingalls,, and
to appoint subcommittee to take testimony
in Kansas or elsewhere. A resolution was
adopted directing the secretary of the State
to communicate to the Senate a copy of the
proceedings and the accompanying papers Of
the international silver conference at Paris.
Mr.. Ingalls, spoke at length Oh the exodus
question. Mr.. Vest declared that the negroes
were deceived by false representations of gov
eminent support, and sent to the clerks desk
and had read, . circular, by one Lycurgus
Jones, intended for circulation among the
blacks, even promising them government sup
port in Kansas, and saying that Congress in
tended to deprive them of their freedom. Mr..
Ingalls, pronounced the circulation forgery,
intended for the precise purpose to which it
had just been put. A debate ensued, after
which several amendments to the army bill
were offered and rejected. The bill was then
reported to the Senate and put on its final pas
sage. At l:50 = m, the question was put. and
the army bill was passed, yeas, IS; nays, 10;
5 .. m. the Senate adjourned.
The House on the Goth received the legisla-
tive appropriation bill, which was reported by
the committee on enrolled bills, and signed
by the speaker. The House then went into
on the private calendar. The letter
carriers deficiency bill was reported back to
the Senate and placed upon the calendar. The
struck out the entire amount (S7l,-
0C0) voted by the House for the payment of
increased salaries to letter carriers for the cur
rent fiscal year under the reclassi6cation au-
thorixed by the act of last February. and re-
duced the amount to S4l5,000, provided by
the House for the payment Of increased sals-
ries and the extension of the free delivery
service for the next fiscal year, to $780, 600.
After about An hour in committee, the private
bills were reported to the House and passed.
Mr.. Lapham presented the views of the mi
nority Of the judiciary committee on the veto
message ordered printed. The speaker sub
mitted applications of . dozen mmebers for An
indefinite leave of absence; leave Was granted
only in case Of sickness.
On the 2lst in the Senate the report of
the conference committee on the disagreeing
sea bill, was taken mp and adopted by party
vote. Resolutions authorizing the committee
ON privileges and elections to investigaee the
Ingalls, case, were adopted. The bill regu-
lating the intercourse with Chinese subjects
was taken up and referred. A resolution.
heretofore offered by Mr.. Walker, calling on
the President fos information - to lives and
pfoPcity lost IN ceftAin AnolAn WArs WAs tAKen
mp and adopted. Mr.. Kellogg introduced .
bill to provide ocean mail steamship service
between the United States and south Ameri-
CO; referred. The following amendments TO
the judicial expense bill were submitted: The
committee add an appropriation of els 900 to
enable the commissioners Of the general land
Office to settle the claims Of the several States
for the sale of lands, and $4,000 for inde-
ments Of the court of claims; also, Sl,l22 for
the salary of on additional justice of the
Supreme court of tn eDistrict Of Columbia
The committee ON Indian Affairs submitted
an amendment to appropriate e6oS, las for in
terest due the Osages on the svAils of dimin-
ished revenue of lands in KAnsas- Adopted.
The House joint resolution authorizing the
completion Of the foundation of Washington
monument, passed. Adjourned.
In the House on the 9lst. the army appro-
priation hill ma nreaentAd nv the commitxee