The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-06-25

meroc. reported tavorably on the House joint
resolution direciing the Secretary Of Wa 70
appoint a board Of engineers 20 consumer NC
feasibility az ereciing a bridge over or pieieins
a tunnel under the Detroit river. fassed.-
The Army Appropriation bill was taken up
and discussed. An the sections except tlsi
relating 60 troops At the polls were acted upon
Adjourned.
Mr.. Hostetter, chairman OF the COMMITTEE
on Civil Service Reform, reported hack win
substitute bill prohibiting officers OIL elnin,
ants against, or contractors under the unite9
States from contributing money Tor political
purposes The Senate bill in regard TO JnIois
in United States courts being taken up, nj
Herbert, by instruction Of the Judiciary Coih-
mittee, moved an amendment providing that
in selecting names Tor grand and pett Jurors
the clerk and commissioner shall in no wise
have regard 10 political afiihation, but sh,ih
look solely to the qualifications prescribed oy
law. Persons possessing such qualifications 10
be entitled 10 serve without regard TO race,
color or previous condition of servitudei but
no officer or employee of the United States OF
OF any State shall be competent to serve
There was u call tor the previous question on
the bill, and the Republican side OF the House
thereupon (at the suggestion OF Mr. CohsefJ
rcirnined from voting, so that there was no
quorum TO second the previous question: a
call of the House was ordered. After more
than an hour spent on n call OF the douse 'ni't
Intellectual movement was abandoned ana lie
House adjourned
MIR. Morton, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported bill relative TO ocean tele-
graphic communication. He stated that lhe
bill provided for the free landing OF ocean
cables, and asserted that it would reduce the
charges for telegraphic communication Al
was n similar bill to that which had passed tile
House and Senate at previous sessions, though
| il had never passed both houses at the same
session. Passed. "A bill was reported authoIlz-
| ing the Secretary oithe Treasury andP POSTMASTER
| General to sell the old New York post-oiiice AZ
public auction before Ayfil l, looO, PROVIDED II
: all bring not less than S250,OOO The
| Speaker presented message from the fresl-
| dent transmitting the report of the Secretary
of State relative to the steps taken by tins gov
ernment to promote the establishment oil an
interoceanic canal across the Isthmus OF Darlen'
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
| Adjourned.
| The Legislative Appropriation bill was re-
| ceived from the Senate and, together with the
Senate amendments, was referred to the Com
mittee on Appropriations. The House re-
| sumed the consideration OF the bill prohlblllhs
political assessments and contributions. The
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| House without quorum A call of the House
was then ordered which consumed the morn
ing hour, and the bill went over without ac-
! ton The bill to prevent the spread oil
! pleuro- pneumonia among cattle was recon-
| mitted to the Committee on Agriculture. Adj
| iourned.
A large number OF bills and resolutions were
introduced, among them being one prohibiting
the handling of money in the Treasury and
| prohibiting the increase OF the Understanding
debt OF the United States ... Mr.. Springer
from the Committee on Elections, moved To
suspend the rules and pass the following bill
to prohibit military interference at elections
" Whereas, The presence OF troops at he polls
is contrary to the spirit OF our institutions and
the traditions OF our people, and tends to de-
| stroy the freedom of elections; therefore, BE
it enacted, That it shall not be lawful to bring
or employ Mt any place where a general Oh
special election is being held in State any
! part of tho army or navy of the United States
ms police force to keep the peace at the polls
! The motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill was lost; yeas, l0S; nays, S2-not the
necessary two-thirds in the Affirmative. -.
bill was passed allowing presumption settlers
| twelve months after the date of filing theil
entries to compile their residence. Adjourned
Mr.. Atkins submitted the report OF the CON
ference committee on the JOINT resolution re
peaing certain clauses of the Sundry Civil APP
preparation bill, approved March 3, 1879. The
report was agreed to-. Mr. Atkins reported
back the Legislative Appropriation bill and thu
Senate amendments thereto, with repor
recommending concurrence in some and non
concurrence in others. The committed
recommendations were ull concurred in
The bill prohibiting political contributions wa
discussed with much acrmony by Messrs Nc
Lane, Conger and others, Adjourned.