American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21

| of the Government. 1t was referred to Com
mittee of the Whole. and the House tmnedf-
on the bill being limited to forty minutes
The bill was then passed-yeas lo2 nays s5-a
Voting being Mr.. Stevenson, who Voted in the
/ Affirmative.
! In the Senate, on the 18th, consideration
was resumed of the Mcdonald bill to au-
thorize the use of troops in certain cases, and
to repeal certain election laws, and Mr.. Hill
of Georgia spoke in reply to recent speech
tee he would at ahosher time reply
from Mr. the hi. aommtte aFks on Apprs aaf
atoms, reported back, with snndry amend.
Judicial Appropriation bill, and said he
would endeavor to have it taken up for ac-
the ths House
OF the judiciary Committee. submitted
o Of shat on ta aed
committee The House ,9 then proceeded, to
S Mr. q, o the
on Appropriations, who had charge of the
bill, made a brief explanation of it.. Mr..
of the Army from 5000 to 5000 After
debate it was rejected. Further discussion
that "no money herein appropriated shall
be paid for subsistence, equipment, trans
at of to
being closed, the bill passed.yeas 172. nays
81. The negative vote was divided between
Democrats-Messrs. Bliss. Clardy. Clark
fMo' G1iroth Cook. Cox DUNN S,n FrSsss
Persons: Rothwell. Slemens. Smith n.
~. Smith tGa:l. and o; Turner. Regub-
licans-Messrs. Bayne, Briggs, Cowgirl. Dag
gett, Hall, Humphrey. Joyce, Refer. O'Neill.
Williams CWis.) and Young (O)- The Demo-
DID Il
enough to cover the points at issue.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Beck Of
fered an amendment in the nature of a sub
stitute for the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Judi Augmentation bill The substitute
the form of the bill. Ordered print
Al eeS Mr.. wallace. from the
Committee on. Appropriations, reported
appropriations for certain judicial expenses
and said he would endeavor to call II up
On Gent the sbisss
P %ido% and ehilGren per vas saRen up Hn
pension of 500 a month to Mrs. Fletcher
Webster. was adopted. and the bill passed:
replied to Mr.. Hills III speech Of yesterday.
from the House, but Mr.; Conkling objected
to day, and it accordingly went over till to-
morrow without reference. In the House.
on Public Buildings. reported resolution
for the investigation of the mode of con-
ene or al so lii Of
ing recess at Washington and other
cities cit nndep point hn OF order made deb, by
red to Committee of the Whole. bill was re-
ported from the Committee on Civil Service
against, or contractors under the United
States from contributing money for
expiration q "t the morning 1 hour. the biii
went over. The Jurors bill was taken
mp at the expiration of the morning hour.
an amendment was proposed by Mr.. Herbert
3D., Ala-) of the Judiciary Committee, and
the previous question called for. The Re-
(R. Mich), refused to vote, and a call OF the
House being made, showed no quorum. The
House then adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the Army APP
bill was read a second time and
referred to the Committee onAppropriatfons
On motion of Mr.Maxey, the House supple
mental Post route bill was taken up, amend
Beck. the Senate proceeded to consid-
er the Legislative. Executive and Judi |
Committees on Appropriations. Mr.. Window
thought he could not vote for the bill as
passed seds BY the House. It was an incompre.
the bill, SO that the committee might have
an opportunity to report in usual form:
of the delay it would cause. Mr.. WINDOWS
motion to recommit was lost-yeas, %; nays,
nos pa voted The S
reported back to the senate. and
the amendments made in Committee of the
Whole agreed to. Mr.. Blaine Obtained an as |
surance from Mr.. Beck that the bill contain |
ed nothing affecting the disputed political
questions. Mr.. Blaine saying he could not find
out himself what it did or did not contain.
The bill was read n third time and passed..
In the House, Mr.. Young 3D.. Tenn.), from the |
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, |
reported joint resolution for the compile |
ton of the Washington Monument. Passed |
No other business of importance was trans |
acted.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Mcdonald,
from the Committee on Public Lands. re-
ported favorably on Senate bill to grant ad |
ditional rights to homestead settlers on pub |
lie lands within railroad limits in Mis- |
souri, and Arkansas. Passed. 1t provides |
that in certain cases where railroad COM |
panies have taken even numbered sections |
Of lard settlers may take odd sections. |
Mr.. COckrell presented joint and concurrent |
resolutions of the Missouri Legislature urg-
ing the passage of an act to allow certain |
bounty. Referred. The Army Appropria-
lion bill was reported back from the Com
nittee on Appropriations with sundry
and placed on the calendar.
In the House, Mr. Bennett of Dakota Terri
,Ofy, from the Committee on Public Lands,
exported a DILL extending until October i, 1880,
,he provisions of the act, approved March 3,
s71, in regard to grasshOpper sufferers. Pass
I'd. The Legislative Appropriation bill was
he Senate amendment, was referred to the
Committee on Appropriations. A number of
miscellaneous bills were called up, but none
" Importance disposed OF.