Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-23
CONGRESSIONAL. SUMMARY.
Senate.

Mr.. Logan submitted a resolution call
ing for information in reference to the
recent mutilalion OF one OF the ca1ets
at West Point. Messrs. Eaton and
Maxey thought the resolution premature
Mr.. Logan modified his resolution so as to
request the President to transmit such intor-
nation us in his judgment would not be in
compatible with the public interests. In re-
marks on the resolution, Mr.. Logan said the
reports regarding the outrage were extraordi-
nary and he wanted the facts. The resou-
ton was supported By Messrs. VOORHEES,,
burnside, Bruce and Hoor, but the morning
hour having expired it went over.
The House resolution authorizing the print
ing OF 30,00) copies OF the report on the manu-.
facture OF sugar from beets, prepared by Com
missioner LIE Due, was passed; also, the
House resolution for the printing OF
100000 COPIES of tho report of the
commissioner for the year 1879. The
resolution for printing 5000 additional copies
of the report of the naval observatory on III,
eclipse of 1879 was passed.
The resolutions for printing 10000 copies of
he reports of the chronological commission
IN the Rocky mountain locust and 5000
copies OF the report on zoology were passed.
The Geneva award bill was informally taken
up for the purpose of allowing Mr.. Mcdonald
to speak upon it. He supported his proposed
substitute for the bill reported by the commit
lee on the judiciary. The substitute makes
The first class oil claims those resulting from
damages by Confederate cruisers; the second
class, claims Tor two per cent. additional inter-
est on former awards; the third class, claims
for reimbursement for war risks. 1t also al
lows interest at six inst cad Of four per cent.
judgments hereafter rendered. He commended
that the award fund is a national indemnity
collected by the United S! ates as a nation from
treat Britain as a nation 1t was not merely
an award for damages, but satisfaction OF
national claim.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Bruce to re-
inhurse colored depositors for losses incurred
by the failure of the Freedman's bank.
The bill ratifying the Ute agreement was
finally passed by a vote OF thirty-seven yeas 10
sixteen nays.
bill providing tor the sustenance OF GER
tain starving Apache Indians was read third
time and passed.
Mr.. Hoar presented q memorial of thirty
seven promin' mt eX- Federal army officers of
Mas. achusetts asking that no partisan action
be taken on the bill for the relief of Fitz John
Porter.
Mr.. Voorhees, submitted resolution in
structing the committee on pensions TO report
bill authorizing pensions to the 1000 surviv-
ing soldiers and sailors of the Mexican war.
The consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, which appropriated 81, l46, 1856, an in
crease OF 81 900 over the bill as passed by the
House, was presented and after being amend
ed somewhat was passed.
House.
The House received the following message
from The President: " I'm response to the reso-
luton OF the House OF February II, on the
suhiant If nepntio ions eononrnipu tho ami
grafton of Chinese to the United States, !
transmit herewith report OF the secretary OF
state, to whom g matter was refer ed" The
report OF Secretary Evarts says: "NO intor-
nation has yet been received which enOble
me to say more than that our representations
have been accepted in an amicabe spirit end
with respectful cons 'deralion, and that a salts
factory solution can be reasonably anticipated
from the negotiations thus opened and in
progress"
Mr.. Warner introduced a bill authorizing
the secretary Of the treasury to transmit sub
sidiary silver coins through the mails as third
class matter; also, establishing a bureau OF
mines and mining, manufactures and statis-
tics, in the interior department, and changing
the designation of the bureau OF statistics to
that OF the bureau OF commerce.
Mr. Chalmers introduced joint resolution
citing that as the recent purchase OF Federal
bonds by the secretary OF the treasury have
produced marked and sudden fluctuations in
the New York stock Market 1t shall be I'M
lawful for the secretary oil the treasury to
purchase any bonds without giving one weeks
notice.
Mr.. Geddes introduced bill proposing a
constitutional amendment that no person
shall be eligible to the office of President for
more than two terms.
Mr. Hutchings introduced a bill to establish
uniiom system of bankruptcy.
The House lavorably considered the bill to
provide permanent construction fund for the
navy, and also to authorize and equip an ex-
petition to the Arctic seas.