Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-07
CONGRESSIONAL. SUMMARY.



A bill to reinstate Colonel Marcus A. Reno,
lately dismissed from the army tor conduct
uHbecoming an officer, was introduced.
Adverse reports were presented on the bill
. increase the pensions of wounded soldiers
~. the war OF 1912, and on the bill to repeal the
law prohibiting planters from selling Leaf
tobacco at retail.
The bills appropriating 100000 for
public building at Denver, $l50,0G0 Tor
public building at Montgomery, Ala, and
$50, 600 for marine hospital at Memphis
~ ere passed.
The bill appropriating SlOO, 900 for monu
ment and 500 600 Tor celebI alton at York.
own. Va, was laid aside.
The army appropriation bill with its "rider
| prohibiting the use of troops at the polls wa
| passed by party vote.
Mr.. johnson offered bill to provide fo
the suppression of infectious and contagi0u
diseases of domestic animals
Mr.. Bailey spoke in favor oil and Mr.. Kellogg
opposed the resolutions declaring Henry NJ
| Spniford entitled to the scat in the Senate
now held by William Pitt Kellogg.
The post route appropriation bill was take,
up r third time and passed.
A petition was presented from the commits
stoned officers OF the army for legisla ion that
will entitle all who have served fourteen
years in the grade OF lieutenant to the rank
and pay oil captain.
TO the bill authorizing retired list for nom
commissioned Officers oil the army, Mr.. Allison
offered an amendment that in addition to the
number OF cadets at the West Point academy
now authorized by law, the President shall
each year appoint two colored cadets at large.
While discussing the amendment the morning
hour expired and the bill went over.
The resolution declaring Henry M. Spofford
| sl..I 81 L
William Kellogg was further discussed by
Messrs. Blaine, Butler, Bnyurd, Bailey, Cam.
oron, OF Wisconsin, and others.
Mr.. Eaton reported, without amendments,
the House bill making appropriations Tor the
naval service.
Mr.. Burnside reported adversely the bill
authorizing the secretary OF the navy to detail
officers and furnish supplies to the Polar
expedition fitted out by Messrs. Morrison and
B own to search for the remains OF Sir John
Franklin.
The bill to authorize and equip an expedi-
ion, known as the Howgate expedition, to
! he Arctic seas, was passed. -.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, submitted the
majority report of the committee to investi
gate the account OF the treasury department
He said all his allegations had been proven
| Differences OF ninety or one hundred million
dollars had been found, but whether the
| figures represented actual cash differences
was another thing. Most of the discrepancies
were made between 1860 and 1871 Mr.. In
| gals submitted a minority report on the same
subject. He said the minority could not agree
with Mr.. Daviss report, and that the latter
had spent two and halt years, at vast ex-
| pense, with corps of trained assistants, and
had not developed single fact not known to
the country since 1871. There were no
changes made in the original entries III the
leasury department, and only neces AIRY
| changes made in statements to correct errors
and omissions, and no charge OF fraud came
| from any source.
House.
| The joint resolution for the abrogation of
| the Clayton-Bulwer treaty was referred to the
| commit ee of the whole.
A Joint resolution directing the secretary of
war to furnish the governor OF Missouri with
500 tents Tor the benefit of the tornado suf-
ferels was passed.
The speaker announced tbs appointment of
| the following members as select committee
to investigate the alleged corruption in regard
to the contested election case OF ponnelly
against Washburn: Messrs. Carlisle, Bick-
nell, Reagan, Lounsbery, O'Neill, Updegralf
and Butterworth.
Mr.. Thomas, of Illinois, has inti oduced q
bill to amend the internal revenue laws 80 MS
to impose tax upon every package OF oleo.
margarine or imitation OF butter equal to ten
cents for every pound and authorizing theco
missioner of internal revenue to provide spe-
cial stamps, and TO issue the proper instructions
and regulations in regard to the same. The
bill also provides penalty OF 100 per cent
additional tax and fine not exceeding 81, 900
for evasion or noncompliance with the law
imposing the tax.
The resolution requesting the President, ii
not incompatible with the public interests, to
transmit to the House copies OF the CORES
pondence with the English government leat-
ing to the alleged interference with American
fishermen in Fortune Bay In January, 1878,
was agreed to.