The Osceola times., 1879-05-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
In the senate, on the 2Slh, the legisls.
tive, executive and judicial Appropriation
bill was received from the house and re.
ferred to the committee on appropriate ons.
..... Senator Williams introduced a bill to
regulate the legal value of metal money,
and to provide for the free and unlnited
oinage OF old and silver bullion, and 10
restore coin TO circulation. Rsierred .....
Senator Vest introduced a bill granting to
the state OF Missouri the lends heretofore
granted 10 the 81. Louis and Iron Mountain
railroad company, aud the repeating so
much of that act as places a limitation on
the grsnt..,.. Senator Pendleton Introduced
a bill to increase the educational facilities
and est ,blish normal training schools for
the behefit Of Indian tribeI who have edu.
oatiousl claims on the United States. Sena.
/ tor Pendleton moved that bis bill be laid on
the table, to be called up hereafter. Agreed
| to.....The senate took up and passed the
bin providing for the publication of sup.
| plement TO the revised statutes. 500. The bill
I TO prevent the introduction OF contagious
or infectious diseases into The United States
was taken up, pending which the senate
went into executive session, and when the
doors reopened adjourned.
In the senate, on the 29th, the house
bill was taken up, appropriating hfty.two
thousand dollars for the payment Of certain
clerks anil employees of the two houses and
TO supply def iencies in the appropriations
! for mints and assay offices. Before action,
a message was received from the house an
nouucng the death of Representative
/ Clark. A resolution was adopted providing
ior a joint committee to superintend the
funeral, and the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the Both, considera-
| tion was resumed of the house bill providing
/ for certain expenses OF the present session
OF congress aud for other purposes. The
! bill was passed, with an amendment appro-
prating one hundred ard thirty.six thous.
and dollars to pay mileage for the present
Eession...... The bills TO prevent the intros
| ductiou OF contagious diseases into the
| United States was then considered, and
without action the senate adjourned.
10 the senate, on the lst, considers,
ton was resumed OF the bill to prevent the
introduction of contagious or infectious dis
eases into the United States. After further
debate on the pending bill, Mr.. Wallace,
from the committee on appropriations re-
ported a bill to provide for the payment Of
bounty and back pay to those who were de-
U
/ they had no conn ection. n.....Mr. Salisbury,
| from the committee on Dnvile res and elec
tions, reported a resolution instruoting that
committee to inquire into the matter of the
contest of II. NJ. SpofJrd against William
I P. Kellogg, regarding a sect in the senate,
with power to send for person, and papers,
| and 10 employ q stenog;apher TO take testi.
mony either in Washington or New Orleans
| by the Subcommittee,
In the senate, on the 2l, the Tesolu.
| tion of the committee on privileges and
| elections TO investigate the claim OF Mr..
| Spoflord to Sc ,stor Kellosg's seat was taken
up. Senator Hoar offered a substitute, de.
claring the action of the senate in seating
Kellogg final and conclusive, but without
| disposiog OF the matter consideration was
resumed OF the bill TO prevent the intI oduc-
tion into the United States OF contagious or
| infectious disease ...... Senator johnson in,
troduced bill amendstory aud tupplemen.
tary 10 the act to aid in the construction OF
the Texas Pacific railroad. Referred.
After executive session the senate adj
journed till Monday.
In the house, on the 26th. the legisls-
| tive appropriation bill was first in order.
| The discussion thereon continued until two
o'clock, when vote was ordered and the
bill passsd--l40 TO il9. Adjourned till
| Tuesday.
In the house. on the Goth, prior to
the reading OF the journal, a message in
writing supposed 10 be the veto message)
was received from the president. The house
promptly adjourned as a m ark OF respect to
the memory of the late Representative
Clark.
In the house, on the S0th, imme iiately
after the reading of the journal, the spes k er
presented the veto message OF the president
| for the army appropriation bill, and it was
ordered to be entered on the Journal.
The following bills passed AppropristiDg &
the requisite amount TO pay j. B. Esds the
sums due or TO become due FOR constructing
the ietties at the south pass. Amending
the section in the revised statutes prescrih.
ing the penalty for conspiring against the
United States. Adjourned.
In the house, on the lst, the bill re,
ported ftom the coinage committee, amend
Ing the statutes relating to coinage and 10
gold and silver bullion certificates, came up.
1t was adoptsd......Mr Sparks called up the
order made the day previous TO reconsider
the army appropriation bill. vote was
taken upon the question, no debate being
allowed, whether upon reconsideration the
house will pass tie army appropriation bill
Notwithstanding the objections OF the pres,
dent. The house refused to pass the bill
over the presidents veto, the vote standing
yeas. i20; nays, no: not the pecessary
wo.thi.is IN the affirmative.