The Newtown bee., 1879-05-20
CONGRESSIONAL SUNTMAR

On motion of My. Ingalls, it was resoll that the President of the United States be reaested to communicate to the Senate infonation about the invasion of the Indian TerIpry by white men. Mir. Eaton moved tit the House bill to prevent military interfence in elections be taken up for a second reing, it having been read first time on the Ievious day. MT. Edmunds' motion to refer thbilI to the Committee on the Judiciary was lt by a vote of 3l nays to 24 yeas The Seate re- sumed the consideration of the resoluon re- ported from the Committee on Privilees and Elections, asking for authority to talk testi- mony in the case of MT. Spofford, who cntests the seat of Senator Kellogg. The fobwing amendment by Mr. Hoar was accepted :'And the said committee further instruted to inquire and report whether bribery oIother corrupt or unlawful means were used to ecure the election of MT. Spoford, the memorlist." The resolution was then adopted ... Afr the introduction by Mir. Blaine of an amellment to the Army bill, punishing persons wb shall cary a concealed weapon within a mileof any place where an election for Representatives to Congress is being held, the Senate adjarned.
 The bill to authorize the annual enli4ment of 750 boys in the navy was passed. Nj. Me Donald called up the bill to authorize Sruille Braden to be placed at the foot of thdlist of ensigns on the active list of the navy. This is the youth who not long ago was pull in naval college in England, who took the oaeen's HsctIdl dHi OIllcf pTlZcS, ana NilO was s1ereu the appointment of midshipman in the British navy, but uecIiIeu rcu,on ,,1eso t11e ceptance of it would have required the renun- citation ot his American citizenship. Messrs. Chandler, Anthony, Burnside, Logan, Allison, Teller and Cockrell opposed the bill, and Messrs. Mcdonald, Voorhees, aad Whyte spoke in it's favor. The bill went oyer, and consideration of the bill to prevent military in- reference at the polls was resumed. Adjourned
 MT. Saunders introduced a bill to amend the pension laws and to punish agents tdr viola tions thereof, and MT. Teller bill to provide for the publication and distribution of the Congressional Record ... MT. Harris, tom the Committee on Epidemic Diseases, reported a substitute tor the bill heretofore reconmitted to it to prevent the introduction of contagious or infectious diseases into the United States. ....Speeches against the Army bill were made by Messrs. Edmunds, Blaine and Chandler. Referring to the Kellogg case the latter raised a storm in the Senate by using the following language: F'Ihere are twelve Senators on that side of the house that every man on this side believes have poorer titles to their seats than the honorable Senator from Louisiana has tC his. By fraud and violence you occupy youI seats; now show the road how to vacate seats in this body, if you dare" Mr. Chand Ter called to order by MT. Beck, but the President pro tenn. overrulei the point of or der. Quiet having been restored MT. Chandler resumed his speech, after which the bill wa! passed as 1t came from the House by B to 23- strict party vote. Adjourned.
 The Legislative Appropriation bill being un der consideration, MT. Edmunds inquired whether what is called political legislation i the same as that proposed last year, did i differ by enlargement or diminutiony MT Beck replied he was not prepared to answer as he had not compared the two propositions l The Senate proceeded to act on the araend ments to the Legislative bill, and agreed t | those restoring the compensation ot the Sen ate's officers, clerks and other employees which the House had reduced Mir. Hill the l spoke with reference to that part ot the bi proposing new legislation with regard to jurors | supervisors of election, etc. He was followe by MT. Chandler, after whicn tha Senate ad | journed.
 Mir. Hereford introduced bill to authoriz l the payment of customs duties in legal-tende notes. =. Mr. Jonas presented q memorial ( the Louisiana Constitutional Convention, ask ing for g. complete system of levees on th Mississippi river below Cairo MT. Bayart from the Committee on Finance, reported tl House bill, with amendments, to provide fo the exchange of subsidiary coin of the Unite Statt for lawful money. He said the deman
 for the passage of the bill was general, an some relief should be given from the glut l subsidiary coin at the commercial center This bill would not affect the volume of GU l 7. .o l ton ot the Legislative Appropriation bill VI
 resumed, the question being on striking ol
 the clause recommended by the Committee ( Appropriations, directing the Secretary of tf l Treasury to pay arrearages of pensions vii
 the $I0,00O, ,000 kept as special fund for u
 redemption of fractional currency. It was q
 cided in the negative-yeas, 25; nays, 37-ar | therefore the clause remains in the bill. A,
 journed
 Il House.
 Mir. Chalmers, of Mississippi called up, as
 question of privilege, the resolution offered
 him for an investigation into his conduct I Fort Pillow, during the war, and made stat
 ment in regard to that affair. Mr. Goode,
 Virginia, from the Committee on Educatit
 and Labor, reported a bill directing the exec | tive officers of the government to carry o
 the provisions of the Eight-hour Labor law l 1868, and made brief argument in it's fave I Mr. Rice spoke against the bill, and Messr
 Cox, of New York, and Murch in it's fave The bill went over without action. After q
 batting the bill amending the bill in regard
 coinage, and coin bullion certificates, witho ] action, the House adjourned.
 I The bill to enforce the Eight-hour law l government offices was debated. The b 1 was opposed by Mir. AIcMillan, and advocat' I by Messrs. Cox, Of New York, and Goode ] motion by MT. Cannon to lay the bill on Il table was agreed to by vote of l03 yeas to I nays. A motion to reconsider, made by M 4 Cox, was defeated, thus killing the bill for th session A discussion on the bill to amer
 the laws relating to coinage and coin and br l lion certificates followed, after which t
 House adjourned
 MT. Knott, chairman of the Committee
 the Judiciary, reported bills, which we
 passed, removing the political disabilities John R. Waddy and J H. North, of Virgini
 also a bill removing the political disabiliti of J. c. Pemberton, of Philadelphia, Pen
 Mr. Cox, of New York, said that the Judicia