, 1879-05-01

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 30.-In the Sennte,
consideration was resumed Of the House bill
providing for certain expenses of the nresent
session Of Congress al,d for other purposes, the
peuding question being whether It was III orltur
to nmclld, Us proposed by Sr. Plumb approprl-
a.ing Sl36, 600 to pay the ntlcsGe Of the present
session.
Tic bill was then passed, aud the Senate con-
sfdc1ch tic bill 10 prevent The Introduction OF
contagious or infectious diseases into tho United
States.
The amendment wns decided in order bya
vote OF IS agatnst Fl; discussed and agreed to.
Mr. Hamlln opposed the bill, and moved to
recommlt With instructions to frame code Of
rules md regulations to carry the object OF the
act Into elect. lie cou!d not support the pres
cnt measure, besa,iso Of It's scrcr!ty against our
commercial marine. md because. II tnado thu
National Board uf Health legislative bolr to
tile making OF rules nnll regulations. This Wns
too grave duty to he tntrustcd IN them.
Mr.. krFnan opposed the bill.
Air. Garland, OF the COMMITTEES, called Mt
tcntlon 10 The fact that tc bill required MI tho
rules aml regulations framed by tile National
Hoard of lIealt, tu be inifurm uni subject To
the approval Of the President. lilo saftl the
Committee did not want .lhe bill recommltted.
nB they hatl already dunn all they could to pre-
sent the bill III IN acceptable shape.
Mlcssrs. noar and Conkling opposed the meaa'
Without further proceedings tl'e Senate went
into executive session, and soon adjolrncd.
WAsn1NoroN, D. C.. April m.-lmmcdiate'y
after the reading Of tic Journal, tile Speaker
presented the veto n'easaeo Of fhr President
upon the Army Appropriation BILL "'''i 1t was
On tte conclusion OF tho reading Ut tho mrs.
aarc. whicll consumed thirty.lye minutes. slr.
Sparks offered tho following order:
Grdrr<d. That tho message ofshe President, Just
un9:d ~ 'ha of u"e
and TINT Tho House will 70. morrow proceed to con.
aider aaid message. and thereafter to reconsider
tSs s asa,y am for the a.ca yuar ending June s isso'
and thai said tnossa.o bc printed.
trilc order WAS adoptet.
1l.r following bsIla pasted: AppronrIatinc
tue ruGulste amount to pay ]. i. Eals tiu sun.a
due, ut.A to become due, TOR constructing jotltcs
at South Pass; amending tho scctIan Ut tho Re-
vlsed 9tatutes prescribing = penalty for coli.
sp!racy against III. CnItca slates.
hlr. 'Waahhurn, from thv Committee on Pub
lie La,,ts, ruported hill extending for two
years, fro October, 1878, taa time for the pay
mont Of pre.emptora on certain public lut,ds IN
Minnesota. rnsaed.
Mr.. Knott, Chairman Of the Committco Of,
the Judiciary, reported bill prescribing tho
time for holding United Statca Circuit mnd Dis
triet Courts In the District OF kentucky.
Mr. ltcrbert, from I'm Committee on the Ju-
dtciary,. reported bill amending Sec. 6.4t0 lie.
yised statutes. llu explained that under thu
existing law the penalty for conspirng either to
commit Nil ot!ense against or dctraud tho
United States was q fnn OF not less than 81 u0o
and not more than $l0,00Q, Als.l imprisonment
for not more thai, two years. As amended. thu
penalty would bo fiue Of not mu5o than
$4,000. or imprisonment for not moro than two
years. or both, At The discretion Of the Court.
Tile bill waA !sasstd.
Mr.. Le Fevru. from tile Committee on Ags!-
culture, reported 4 bill to prevent the tmporta-
ton OF diseased cattle sud spread Of Infectious
diseases among domestic animals. FFlutsd aud
recolntlitted.
Mr. Warner, from the Committee on Coinage,
Weights, IND MEASURES, rtportcd bill atueud.
lng certain sections Of the Royised Statutes Ee-
lating 10 coluage mil coin and bullion cert!a.
Gates. Iie also reported resolution msking
thu foregoing bill tle special order for Saturday
next, a,il frnm 1ar to day until disposed OF.
MI. GARFIELD suggested that ttae resolution
should ho 50 amended Ii to prevent the bill
from Interfering with the appropriation bills.
several Democrats They aro out OF the,
way"
flle yote was taken on the resolution, and r.
su.ted loS yeas to 1Q3 nays, the Speaker casting
Mu deciding vote.
Tho yeas anu uaYs were ordered, pending
which the Houst adjourned.
Tho Democratic caucus Was announced to
"a kA ,1&nA Ant1