Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-02-27
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


Senate.
Mr.. Mcdonald submitted a resolution pro.
viding for the appointment OF a committee OF
nine Senators TO consider memorials, resolu-
tons, proposed bills, ETC., relating to female
suffrage. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Richardson introduced bill to return
to the producers of cotton the tax collected by
the government, which has been declared by
the United States supreme court to have been
illegally collected.
Petitions were presented by several Sena-
tors for a sixteenth amendment to the Consti.
tuition giving women the right to vote.
Mr.. Teller has introduced q bill to enable
Indians to become citizens of the United |
States, and for other purposes.
Mr.. Herman, from the committee on finance, |
reported with amendments the bill to provide |
tor a celebration at New York in 1881 oil the |
| one hundredth anniversary of the treaty OF |
peace and recognition OF American independ-
| ence. The bill creates the United States |
international Commission" under whose
| direction the exhibition is TO be held. This |
commission will consist OF two members
from each State and one from each Territory,
and about sixty citizens OF New York, men,
| toned by name in the bill. This commission
| is to be appointed within sixty days after the
passage OF this act, and is required to report
| 10 Congress at the first session alter its APP
| pointment suitable date tor opening and
i
as in its Judgment may be important. The
bill provides that no compensation shall be
| paid to the commission, its officers or agents,
from the treasury, and that the United States
shall not be liable for any expenses attending
the exhibition or accrueing by reason OF the
same. Tue commission is authorized to re-
ceive subscriptions Of capital stock, not ex.
ceeding Sl2, 900 900, to be divided in ten dollar
shares The shareholders are 10 be called
together in the city OF New York, by public
notice, and are to elect a finance committee
from among the shareholders or members OF
the commission, consisting of twenty-five
persons who, when elected, shall-if not
already so appointed-be ex.officio members
of the commission. The bill was placed on
the calendar. .. ,u., A..
committee on privileges and elections in the
case OF Senator Ingalls,, charged with securing
his election by the means OF bribing members
II the Kansas legislature, were presented.
The majority report exonerates Mr.. ingalls,,
but says that bribery and corrupt means were
employed by persons favoIing his election TO
secure that end. The minority report, signed
by Messrs. Cameron, OF Wisconsin, Logan and
Hoar, exonerates Mr.. Ingalls, from any COM
plicity in improper practices, and asserts fur
Their that corrupt means were used to defeat
and not to elect him.
Petitions against the passage of the proposed
House bill reducing the uuty on importation
OF steel rails from twenty eight dollars to ten
dollars per ton were presented by several
Senators, signed by officers OF many railroad
companies, among them the Pennsylvania,
, the Milwaukee and st. Paul, he Philadelphia
and Reading, the Central OF New Jersey, and
the Delaware and Hudson Canal.
A memorial from the st. Paul (Minn. }
, chamber OF commerce, asking that the Pres.
, dent may employ public steamship TO receive
, and transport contributions to 4reland, alter
debate, was referred to the committee on
d appropriations.
, | Mr.. Randolph INTRODUCED an amendment to
the bill for the relief OF Fitz-John Porter. The
amendment authorizes the President to NOM
, mate, and with the consent OF Congress, to
, appoint General Porter colonel OF infantry
IN the United States army.
A MI. Harris, from the select committee on
: epidemic diseases, reported tavornbly the
Joint resolution authorizing the President to
: call an international sanitary conference.
. | Placed on the calendar.
, Mr.. Jones, from the committee on naval
affairs, reported the following joint resolution
: gThe secretary of the navy be, and he is
, hereby authorized to employ any ship OF
a vessel belonging to the navy ct the United
= States, best adapted for such service for the
? purpose of transporting to the furnishing ponl
A of Ireland such contributions as may he made
;, for their reliet, or to charter or employ under
the authority OF the United States o suitable
q American ship or vessel for such purpose
n Any sum of money necessary 10 carry ont the
4 provisions of this resolution is hereby appro-
n priated." The joint resolution was considered
= and passed.
It On motion of Mr.. Bragg, the Senate bill TO
j. the removal OF the body OF the late Major
General George Sykes from Fort Brown
Texas to West Point, n. Y, was taken from
the speakers table and passed.
Is Mr.. Baker introduced bill amending tn
p statutes prohibiting the employment of con
Il victs in the manufacture OF such articles q
r may be brought into competition with skllle,
3. labor.
N sections of the act of August, 1871, relative t
In the use OF marshals and supervisors at tn
polls, and the act OF 1872 on the same subject
IS Mr.. House introduced a bill requesting tn
" President to open negotiations with certain
foreign governments relative to the importa
RS ton of tobacco into their dominions.
Is A bill has been introduced by Mr. Keifei
OF granting pensions to certain sailors and 20
O. diers OF the late war who were confined in SC
" called Coniedel ate prisons.
De Mr. Persons introduced bill admitting fire.
re OF duty machinery tor manufacturing cotto
Is fabrics.
IN of the foreign affairs committee on the Ackle
case to the effect that the charge ma lie again.
~ Mr.. Acken by the New York Herald AN
~ Detroit Post was true. The committee d,
a sired to be discharged from the further cor
Il, sideration of the matter, and alter a deba,
=, the House agreed to this, and instructed tn
u judiciary committee to consider the who
~ subject and report what action the Hous
N ought to take. The charge made again,
i, Representative Acklen is that he impose
ar upon the House paper which he falsel
q. represented to be a report from the committe
~ on foreign affairs, Of which committee he i
-" a member.
An adverse report was presented from th
committee on coinage, weights and measure
an on the petition of the bullion club of Ne