The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-12

debtedness of the District of Columbia
passei......t In the House, the Senate amend
mehts to the House Uracshopper Bill, ex-
tending the time of the ps4mfht,. ny pre-
etnptors, has beeh agteed to- Mr.. Huckner,
Cssirrian of the Committee on Banking
and Currency, reported a resolution direct
ing an investigation into the affairs of the
Ocean National Bank of New York and
German Na'iopsl Rank of Chicago,
especiallt into the management of assets
by the respective receivers. The resolution
was adopted-yeas 12S, nays "a.
In the Senate, June 5, by vote of ayes
twenty one and nays eighteen, the bill
reported yesterday by Mr. Bayaid from the
Judiciary Committee relating to juries and
the repeal of Sections Sol, $50 and SCI of
the Revised StatntsS was tsseh up. Mr.
HAMPTON, after briefly supporting the bill.
spoke upon the general political Issues. la
the course of his speech, Mr.. Hampton said
he would not in any event vote to deny
necessary appropriations to support the
army and the departments of the Govern
men. The Presidents ppessagsi Transmit. 81 i:
ting The record in the Fhs
John Porter case. was referred
In the House, Mr.. Atkins reported the
Legislative, Executive and Juiicial APP
preparation Bill, and moved the bill be
printed and recommitted. Mr.. Hawley
offered an amendment to the motion, in
structing the Committee on Appropriations
to report bill substantially in the form of
the Legislative Appropriation Bill last
agreed to, excluding thefefrcm all general
political legislation and all appropriations
for judicial expenses. Mr.. Atkins there
upon Withdrew the bill, The House then
resumed the business of the morning hour.
On June 8, the Senate Finance Com nit
tee voted, five. to four, to bcstpone
tction : On the Warner Silver Bill until
next December. The vote stood: For post
ponement-Messers. Herman, Bayard, AL
| lison, Ferry. Morrill,; sgainst--Messrs.
Voorhees,, Beck. Booth and Jones
of Nevada. The action of the
men in the Senate, and the first thing in the
morning hour was resolution by Mr..
Coke of Texas, discharging the Finance
| Committee from its further consideration
Objection being made, the resolution went
over till tomorrow. The bill to abolish
the the 'ef Houss esth BE Ans Tas
Bin B wv was r reported, 3D. ordered printed, and
recommitted. This bill is identical with
the Army Bill previously passed at this
session, with the exception of the appropri
alton for store-house at Omaha and the
substitution of the following as section six
in lieu of that section in the previous bill
Seetlon 3, Ihat no money appfoprlateo
in this act is appropriated, or shall be paid
for the subsistence, equipment, transporta
tion, or compensation for any portion OF
the army of the United States to be used al
police force to keep the peace at the polll
at any election held within any State" Tht
Senate bill creating the Northern Jndicia
District of Texas was passed. The HOUSE
went into Committee of the Whole upon tn,
bill making additional appropriations fol
the Post-office Department..
The House, on June T, defeated the bill!
repotJed from the Committee on Appropr1
ations to rednce the pay of the letter car
riers, and passed an appropriation of $4l5,
600 to continue the service as it now is TO
the next fiscal year. The Kellog- -Spoffort
contested election case isproceeding befor
the Senate Committee. So far each ha
succeeded in fully establishing his owl
entire innoceuce, and the fact that his op
ponent was elected by the most bald-headet
bribery and corruption. -.