The Osceola times., 1879-03-01
OSCEOLA ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, MARCH J. 1879

in the patent Office at the figures appropri>
ated for last year. THE present bill pros
poses a reduction) Adopted. Mr.. Loring
moved to increase the several items of appro.
priation for the bureau OF education for
contingent expenses from $1,000 to $4,000.
Adopted. Alter rejecting number of
amendments, the committee rose and the
house adjourned.
In the house on the 18th, Mr.. Hale offered
a resolution directing the judiciary commits
tee TO report the JOINT resolution proposing
a constitutional amendment to prohibit the
payment of wtr claims except those of per-
scns loyal to the Union. The resolution
went over without action. Mr.. ) iarks made
a motion to suspend the rules for the purpose
of passing the bill appropriating S26 ,s52 200
for the payment of arrears OF pensions, The
bill was amended to include special pension.
ers and pensions to soldiers who enlisted
during tine war, but who died from disabilis
ties incurred after the cessation of hostili
ties. The bill appropriates the amount
stated out OF any money in the treasury not
otherwise appro pirate 1.-the river and
harbor appropriation bill was then passed,
and the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, Mr.. Cox
IN. " reported back the senate bill for
taking the census, with the house amend
ments. Mr.. Cox explained the pro visions Of
the bill. There WAS no reason, he said, why
mars shsls appointed to eJecp,e process esand
arrest persons should not be census take s.
Mr.. Garfield said that while he favored the
general features of the bill, there were some
he objected to: as n dch as he desired to see
the bill passed, he would vote against it IL
amendments were adopted which transferred
the power to appoint supervisors from the
r IL. l.. . -
states. Mr.. Butler thought the section un-
constitutional, and was opposed to the sec.
ton also because the enumerators would be
appointed on political grounds He was in
favor Of appointing one supervisor from one
political party end the next from another,
and so on. The bill was finally read by
sections for amendment Mr.. Carlisle moved
to amend so rs to provide that If any COVER
nor shall make nominations OF supervisors
before the fl rst Of April, 1880, the secretary
Of the interior shall make such appointments.
Agreed to. After the presentation and re-
lection Of other amendments, the committee
rose and took recess ...... Upon reassembling,
the house went into the committee OF the
whole on the legislative, Judicial and execu-
tive appropriation bill. Mr Page submitted
ar amendment providing that the system Of
pnbic land surveys be continued under its
present management, and striking out the
clause which abolishes the Offices Of surveyors
general. Agreed to. Other amendments
were proposed, when the house adjourned.
In the house, on the l9lh, the legisls-
tive appropriation bill was considered in
committee OF the whole. A point OF order
made against the amendment offered by
Mr.. Herbert, repeating the jurors test oath,
and regu atlng the mode OF drawing the pay
of jurors which was overruled. The
question then came on Mr.. Southsrd's
amendment repeating the section which
authorizes the appointment OF supervisors
of election. Without taking any action on
the amendment, the com@ittee rose and the
house adjourned.
In the house, on the Goth, the Florida
election case of Finley VS. Bisbee came up.
The resolutions of msjority of the com-
miitee on elections declare that Jesse j.
Finley, contestant, is and Horatio Bisbee,
| sitting member, is not, entitled TO seat az
representative from the first district OF Flor.
| ida. The minority report, in favor OF Bis
bee, was withdrawn, and the majority reso
lutions agreed to. Mr.. Finley was sworn in.
Adjourned.
In the house on the 2lst, there was a
spirited debate on the southern war claims,
resulting IN the rejection Of those for the
relief of John I. Armstrong, Of Alexandria,
Virginia. A. A, A. Richards, of Virginia
John Sumstein, of Tennessee; Hiram Johns
son and others, OF Tennessee. The only bill
agreed to was one for the relief Of Gibbs &
Co., of Charleston, South Carolina. Ads
iourned.