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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
On the 29th, both Houses of Congress
adjourned, soon after assembling, in respect
to the memory of the late Representative
Clarke. ..
In the Senate on the 30th, the considera'
ton of the House bill providing for certain
expenses of the present session and for other
purposes, was resumed, the pending question
being whether it was in order to amend as
proposed by the Plumb appropriation Of
$4,000 to pay mileage for the present ses'
sion. The bill providing for the expenses Of
the Senate passed, after which the health bill
was discussed at considerable length.
In Che House, Immediately after the read
ing of the journal, the Speaker presented to
the House the veto message of the President
upon the army bill, and it was read by the
Clerk. Little or no attention was paid to
the reading by members on either side Of the
House. On the conclusion of the reading Of
the message, Mr.. Sparks offered the following
Ordered, that the message of the President,
just read, be entered at length on the journal
as required by the Constitution Of the United
States, and that the House will tomorrow
proceed to consider said message and there
after to reconsider the bill making an appro-
priation for the support of the army for the
fiscal year ending June goth, 1880, and that
said message be printed. Adopted. The
House adopted an order for entering the veto
message on the journal, and for its considera'
tiUu TO mUrruw.
In the Senate on the 1st instant, the only
matter considered was the bill to prevent the
introduction, of contagious or infectious dis
eases into the United States.
In the House, the question came up as
unfinished business Of the previous day on the
postponement until Saturday of the bill re-
ported from the Coinage Committee, amend
ing the statutes relating to coinage and gold
and silver bullion certificates. Pending the
question was an ordering of the main ques-
ton on the resolution postponing the consid'
Grafton of the bill relating to coinage and
certificates, and it was ordered-yeas 115,
nays 1O7. The resolution was then adopted.
Mr.. Sparks, of Illinois, called up the order
made yesterday to reconsider the army appro'
priation bill, and the House voted upon the
question whether, upon reconsideration, the
House will pass the bill, Notwithstanding the
objections of the President. No debate was
permitted upon the motion. The House re-
fused to pass the army appropriation bill
over the Presidents veto, the vote standing
yeas 120, nays 110-not the necessary two
thirds in the affirmative. 1t was strictly a
party vote. Only three of the Greenbackers
voted for the bill; nine voting againstit.
In the Senate on the 2nd, Mr.. Johnston,
of Virginia, introduced bill amendatory of
the Texas Pacific Railway act, so as to take
some of the lands granted to it and vest them
in the Southern Pacific Railway Company,
and providing for junction of the two
roads at Ell Paso, etc. Referred to the com.
mittee on railways. The pending business
was announced as being the resolution of the
committee on privileges and elections to in
vestigate the claim of Spoford to Kellogg's
seat. Hoar offered substitute declaring that
the former action Of the Senate seating Kel-
logg, was final and conclusive on the subject.
The Kellogg-Spoford contest went over with
the expiration of the morning hour. The
health bill was further considered.
The House was not in session.
In the House on the 3rd, the consideration
of the bill reported from the coinage COM
mittee, amending the statutes relating to
coinage and coin and bullion certificates, was
resumed. Warner, of Ohio, offered an amend
ment providing that gold and silver bullion,
which shall become the property Of the gov
ernment BY the return of certificates to the
treasury in payment of dues thereto, shall be
coined and paid out the same as other money.
He made an argument in support of his sub
stitute, after which Cladin, of Massachu-
sets, obtained the floor and the House ad-
journed, whereupon Democratic caucus was
announced to be held forthwith:
In the Senate on the 5th, the consider
alton of the bill to prevent the introduction
of contagious or infectious diseases was re-
sumed and recommitted in order to be amend
ed. The bill to extend the time for special
postal service was passed. Eaton introduced
a bill similar to the one in the House, to pro-
hibit military interference at the elections,
which was referred to the judiciary committee.
In the House, under the call of the States,
the following bill was introduced and refer
ed: By Ladd, of Maine, to prohibit military
interference at elections-referred to the COM
mittee on the judiciary. The following is
the text of the bill: "Whereas, The presence
of troops at the polls is contrary to the spirit
of our people, and tends to destroy the free
dom of elections; therefore, be 1t enacted, &C.,
That it shall not be lawful to bring to or em-
ploy at any place where general or special
election is being held, in State, any part of
the army or navy of the United States, un-
less such force be necessary to repel the arm
~ onono;os of tho IIn;tad Statos or to enforcn