American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-02-22
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the 10th, the House bill
authorizing the issue of certificates of de-
posit of the denomination of $40, in aid of the
refunding of the public debt, passed with
an amendment increasing the in
ing several bills ON the calendar
senator McCreery spoke in favor of the trans
ment. The House bill to authorize the CON
structfon OF bridge across the Missouri
ported favorabiy from the Committee on
Commerce and placed on the calendar.
In the House. an attempt was made to sus
tant bills, but this failing. the House went
into Committee of the Whole on the Legisla-
bill.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the vice-Pres-
ident submitted a communication from the
Secretary OF the Interior in answer to a resolu-
ton inquiring what additional clerical force
will be necessary in the Pension and Surgeon
Generals offices to secure to applicants for
claims. Commissioner Bentley says no
increase OF force can secure to applicants
system now established by law. The settle
ment of claims in this office can not be mate
rally reduced. except by furnishing higher
order of talent. l. e., lawy ers, whose education
and experience render them experts in the
examipation and consideration of testimony.
The Naval Appropriation bill passed after the
report of the Conference Committee had been
agreed to. Numerous bills for the removal
OF pOl1t1cai ulSaD1l1t1eS also passed. In the
House, the conference report on the Naval
Appropriation bill was agreed to. The House
then went into Committee of the Whole on
the Legislative Appropriation bill.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Saunders
called up the bill recently introduced by him
to authorize the President, temporarily, to
transfer the custody, control and manage
ment of certain Indians from the Interior to
the War Department. He spoke at
length in favor of educating Indians
to enable them to become citizens.
The Senate bill regulate applications for
restoration to the active list of the Navy
passed. In the House, the conference RI.
port on the bill to abolish the volunteer navy
of the United States agreed to- The
House then went into Committee of the
Whole, MIR. Blackburn in the chair, on the
Legislative, Judicial and Executive Appro-
prfation bill.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Kellogg in
troduced bill to secure the completion of a
line of railway from san Antonio, Texas, to a
point at or near Ell Paso upon the Rio Grande
and to be known as the Mexican and Pacific
Extension of the Galveston and San Antonio
Railroad. He spoke briefly in favor of the
construction of the road, which asked but
$40 600 "A mile from the Government. The bill
was referred. Mr.. Morrill, called up the bill
reported from the Committee on Finance n
few days ago, authorizing the CONVEX siou
of national gold bonds, and it passed
The House bill TO restrict the immigration
of Chinese was taken up. and Mr.. Sargent
advocated the measure. At the close of his
remarks hc made an effort to force n vote
upon the bill, but by vote of 30 to % the Sen
ate adjourned In the House, letter wiis
presented and referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means from the Secretary OF tho
Treasury, stating that there will probably II,
"A deficit IN the revenues OF the Government
during the next fiscal year Of s27, OO0, 900, and
asking authority to issue per cent bonds b,
cover such deficiency. The Legislative, Ju