Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-03-04
FORTY.SIXTH CONGRESSs-.FIRST
SESSION.


nounced that he would on the following day ask
a final vote on the Military Land Warrant bill.
Mr.. Bailey gave notice of an amendment admit
ting free of duty clothing and other oontribu-
tiOns, from abroad, and for the relief of col
ored emigrants. In respect to the memory OF
George Washington the Senate then adjourned
..., HoUsE.--Bllls intrOduced Organizing a
Court of Pensions, to consist OF Chief Justice
and four Assistant Justices who shall receive
an annual salary of S4,0O0 each; to provide for
the introduction and cultivation OF the clnchona
plant in the United States to release the legacy
and succession tax for the taxation of lands
granted by Congress to aid in the construction
of certain railroads; placing on the free list pa
per suitable for books and newspapers; abolish
ing the tax on tobacco; reducing the tax on dis
titled spirits to fifty cents on every proof gallon.
Memorial addresses were delivered upon A. M.
Lay, of Missouri, and the House adjourned,
SENATE, Feb. PA number of pc
titions were presented asking the reduction of
duty on chemicals used in the manufacture of
paper Mr.. Vest presented petition signed by
! over five thousand citizens of Missouri, Kansas
Arkansas and Texas, praying for such leglsla-
tion as may be necessary to open the Indian
Territory for settlement on terms just to the
! Indian tribes and honorable to the Govern
| ment. Mr. Gordon presented resolutions of the
| Society of the Army OF the Potomac requesting
| legislation for the preservation of data relative
to the battle of Gettysburg. The following bills
were reported from committees and placed on
| the calendar: To increase the efficiency of the
National Board of Health; abOlishing the mill
| tary reservations of Forts AberOOmbie, Seward
and Ransom in Dakota; to reduce the price of
| public lands; to prohibit officers and employees
Ofand claimants against, or corporations created
or aided by the United States. and contractors
under the United States from contributing mon
ey for any political purpose. The Senate Joint
resolution providing for o treaty of reciprocity
with France was reported back from the Com
mlttee on Foreign Relations and indefinitely
|
memory of the late A. M. Lay, of Missouri, was
introduced and after eulOgistic addresses by
Messrs. COckrell, KirkWoOd and Vest the Senate
adjourned. :. HoUsE,-Mr. Springer Chairman
of the Committee on Elections, submitted ma
jOrity report of that Committee relative to the
Pennsylvania contested election case of Curtin
US. YOkum, declaring the election null and
void and remitting. the question to the
people of the district. A minority report
wss submitted declaring Yokum entitled
to the seat. Both reports were ordered
printed and laid on the table. The Star SerV-
ice" deficiency bill was reported from the APP
preparation Committee and ordered printed
and recommitted. Consideration was resumed
Of the Court Removal bill Mr.. Reagan, rising
to question of personal privilege, sent to the
Clerks desk and had read an article in the New
York Sun of the l1th inst, stating that he, as
Chairman of the Committee on Commerce. had
involved himself in trouble ip regard to the In
ter-State Commerce bill, and that he had charged
that improper influence had been used to defeat
Ills DILL, anu Uudb ULb DlGdhtE udu bbOCh6u
the committee so as to secure its defeat.
He declared that statement to be a
gross perVersiOn Of the truth, which showed q
desire to heap 0dium upon him. Mr.. Randall
having called Mr.. Cox to the chair took the floor
and said that when his attention had been called
to the article in the Sun he had naturally felt in
dignant and had called the attention of the gen.
tleman from Texas to it. That gentleman had
said that the language was not his, and that he
would see that a correction was made. That
correction had been made and then his (Ran-
dall's) connection with the matter ended. The
House then went into Committee of the Whole |
on the revision of the rules. When the commit |
tee rose Mr.. Morrison introduced bill repeating
the discriminating duty on medicinal bark and |
the House then adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. GA motion by Mr.. |
Garland to repeal section 1918 of the Revised |
Statutes removing political disabilities, led to
debate which was continued until the expiration |
of the morning hour, when the Military Land |
Warrant bill was taken up. The question recur- |
ring ON the motion of Mr.. Edmunds, made sew
eral days before for the indefinite postponement |
of the bill, it was agreed tOyeas 28 nays 2l. |
A motion to reconsider the vote was lost and |
the Senate then adjourned. -. HOUSE.. Bills |
reported from committees and reCommitted: To |
prevent the adulteratlOn of food; amending the |
Constitution as to the election of President and !
Vice President. Memorials were presented by |
Mr.. McLane and referred praying for the |
removal of tax on paper and repeal of |
the duty on pEEinting type, MIR. Davis,
was adopted, calling on the President for copies
of such dispatches as have been recently re-
ceived from the Consnl General at Shanghai on
the subject of slavery in China, and that portion
of the penal code which fOrbids expatriation.
Mr.. BlOunt, from the Committee on Appropria-
tiOns, reported back the star service deficiency
bill, and it was referred to the Committee of the
Whole. The bill was debated at length, but
without action the committee rose and the House
adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. 26.-Mr Maxey, from
the Committee on Post-ofices and Post-roads
reported, with amendments, the Senate bill to
authorize the refunding to postmasters of funds
Or valuable letters lost or stolen. Placed on
The calendar. Mr.. Blair submitted a res
Dlution directing the Secretary Of the
Navy to transmit to the Senate any information
in the possession Of the department in relation
10 the present condition of affairs in Alaska.
Adopted =. HoUsE.-Mr. Warner introduced
Oint resolution reaftrming the Monroe doc
5rine, The resolution was referred TO
ihe Inter,0ceanic Canal Committee Mr..
Reagan, Chairman of the Committee
IN Commerce, reported bill to establish
Board of Commissioners of Interstate Com
nerce. The House then went into Committee
II the Whole on the Star Service Deficiency bill.
several amendments were adopted, anG the
committee rose and reported the bill to the
House, when it passed. Adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. 27.--Mr. Morgan sub
nitted a resolution requesting the President to
nform the Senate what action has been taken by
lim under the act of 1878 for the distribution of
he Mexican Claims Commission Award, the
rounds of such action, and what further action,
any, is in his opinion required in the premises.
ldOpted. On motion of Mr., Voorhees,, the i, b.,
ill admitting free of duty clothing and other
hartable contributions from abroad for the I
elief Of oOlOred emigrants in Kansas was taken
lp and passed. Consideration was then re-
umed of unfinished business, the Military {
and Warrant bill, the question being on Mr.. /
ldmunds motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill, was indefinitely postponed.
Ifter some discussion MIR. Mcdonald moved to |
Ostpone the motion to reconsider until the sec =
nd Monday in December next, which was
greed to. The bill for the relief Of Fitz John S
,orter was taken up but at the request of Mr.. I
loar was laid aside temporarily to allow him to .
amendments to the Star Service deficiency
i'll were introduced and referred to the Commit !
% on Appropriations. Executive session and
diournment until March 1st.. q. HoUsE--A q
esOutiOn directing an investigation of the Charg-
! against the Commissioners of the District of :
Columbia, made in a communication from the 1
nited States Treasurer, was adopted. A me c
lorial was presented praying for the abolition .
i the duty on printing type, The House then q
ent into Committee Of the Whole on the revi- Y
ion of the rules A number of amendments +
ere made and agreed to when the committee
)se and reported the rules to the House, and 9
office was given by Mr.. Blackburn that he would {
sk final action upon them on the I'd of March.
djOurned until March lst.
rom the Palm-LeaF to the VeIIum Pa
per-