The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-04-08
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
from the proceeding gs Of the rast week
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The bill incorporating the National Ed1ca;io al
Association, and the bill amending the act of 1879,
authorizing the issue Of twenty-year five cent: en-
bill to provide for issuing patents fox public lands
claimed under Pre- mption and Homestead Laws,
in cases where claimants have become insane, was
| ( commtnic ton froih the Secretary Of State In
response to the Senate resolution calling for infor-
nation conce rning action under the Spanish Claims
| Treaty Of 1873 was ref rred to the Committee on
| F'reign Relations with inst. uctions t' make tuch
recomm ndatoa 10 the Sc, ate as proper under
with the Gale ndar Bill iptroadcet by Mr.. Herman
to provide for interr ationai Exhibition on the
DISCUSSED Mr Eaton; ffom the Committees on ap5
sP0rsd with Paose the
calendar. This IS the bill which contains the de-
heency appropriations Of s6 7e for Un tel States
Marshals and D. puties and S. 600 for the Govern
| mept Printing Offc-. The Senate then resumed
conside alton Of tine Geneva Award Fill. Mr.. Thur
Hoar bs str hing out the clause proydfng that the
Court Commissioners should consider ana d'los as
second-class claims sor payment, premiums for war
| risks.
| Mr.. Logan, from the Committee ON Military Af-
fairs, reported adversely on the joint resolution
orzng the Secretary ef War to furnish tents etc
| to the Grand Army OF the Republic TO convene in
Wi.co; sin there being no tents available for the
bu,pore. Placed on the calendar. He, also from,
ate bill authorizing the Preside to restore Dunbar
R. Ransom to his former rank. Placed on the ca
endar. The House bill for the protection If ,he
Potomac fisheries, and for the rvation Of shad
Pending action on the Genevs ward Bill the SEN
| ate went into executive session.
The bill providing for the International Fxhibi-
tion III New York in 1889 taken up and passed
| veas 2e, nays 81 The bill introduced b. Mr. Pad
dock. to equalizc hornrseads by allowi locations
in more than one Pace where necessary to make up
$50 &C es, passed The NOR ing hour expired
and the immediate Deficiency Bill was taken up.
al ar IN RI
quire for tbs United States title to the site of F. 1T
Stockton, Texas. was passed: The bill authorizing
military prism Fl. Leavenworth 10 the support of
the institution was laken up and passed. The bill
taken up After the bill and report Of the Committee
indian Aft irs together with the letter from s
tary schuz showing the urgent n.ct s,ity for the
passage of such bill, had been read by the Clerk,
Mr. Coke yielded 10 a motion for an executive
sion, which prevailed.
Referring to Mr.. Townshend s bill touching upon
the repeal of tariff certain articles Withdrawn
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, Mr
Robertson said that he voted tor Mr.. McLanes
proposition for the purpose Of bringing the TowLs
heLd hill before the House. had he understood a
certain d. csion of the Speaker he would have voted
against the proposition, because he not a pro-
eeonss s;,r Several private bills we're
War to lend ten United States flags TO the nennial
Commissioners 1T Nashville, Tenn. Mr.. King, from
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bill to Increase the efficiency of the National Board
of H. al. b. Placed the House calendar. Mr. Nc
Gowan. from the same committee, reported a bill
adtho izng the President to call sanitary confer
ence to meet at Washing top d. C. Placed on the
House calendar The house went into the Commit
tee of the Whole on the Consulac and Diplomatic
striking out the clause appropriating $20,MO for
Charge Affairs and diplomatic officers abroad, was
defeated. Mr.. Blackburn offered amendment
providing that if any Envoy Extraord nary, Minis
ter Plenipotentixay or Minister Resident shall be
more in any one year, the salary of ouch officer
shall be 30 per cent. of the amount Appropriated,
the 80 pei cent to be coverted into the rrear-
ury. Rejected-yeas SIS, nay 20. r
The report of the Committee of the Whole on the
Ar ny Appropriation Bill states that after deliberate
study Of he estimates AID full inquiry Of the
ious officers of the War Department. the committee
had concluded that the etimates of the department
S sdd be eaxng the ,s. sum R, Sf sS
which is 1871 500 less than the appropriated
for the present fiscal year. The report contains
the supply of the army. After discussing the
tested election cas- the House adjourned.
tion of BardleY slemons of the Second Dis
in behatf of the contestee vote was taken on the
declaring the seat vacant It was deeated by 50 to
l52. The tstien REQUIRED on the majority
titled to tbs seat. Adopted 14D to 81 Mr. Mercy,
Chairman OF the Committee on Postoffices ard Rail-
roads: reported b OK the Post Route Bill and it
Mr.. Singleton, Chairman Of the Committee on
| Printing reported resolution for printing 5000
copies OF the report ct the Select Committee on De-
preston of Labor upon the subject of Chine e i'm
mi. ration, bch. after some opposition, fualiy
alreed The House proceedei to consideration Of
the Senate bill to amend the census act, ard the
amendment of the House mnittee on Census
thereto. Those amendments strike out Of the Senate
bill the following s"ctions Section 2. which rtikes
out of the census act much provides for in
quiries to the natura ion of foreign boru per-
sons ard to the ow erstip of the publ debt;
Section 6, hich relates to the duties of the Enum-
erator-; Section 7, which quire, each Supervise
Of the Census to forward one of the two sets of
tuIns received from the Enume,a a ors to the Com
other in the Office of the Secretary of State of the
State to which he belongs Section s, which arpro-
prates $350,000 to pas the Enumerators for the
extra services requirei by this act" The COM
mittse also rt commend the adoption of amend
ment directing that the Superintendent Of the
Census shall collect and publish statistics of the
peo,lr of the District of Alaska. The amendments
ytre sd dODtad and the bill pavspd,