The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-12-29

Bills we're introduced: By Mr., HUI tor the
retirement Of small legal-tender notes. By
Mr.. Pendlet ON TO regulate the civil service
Of the United States, and TO promote the
encieney thereof; also . bill to prohibit Fel-
erAl officers, claimants and contractors irom
making or receiving assessments or contnbu-
tons Tor political purposes .... The Senate re-
sumed consideration OF the bill 10 establish an
educational fund and apply a portion OF the
proceeds OF the public lands TO public education,
and to provide TOR the more complete endow-
ment and support of national colleges for the
advancement OF scientific aud Industrial edu-
cation .... Tue bills was supported in speeches
by Messrs. Burnside, Morrill, and Brown, and
then confirmed IA report regarding trichins
in SWINE, transmitted by the secretary OF the
treasury, was received. -. Mr.. saunders intro
dnced a bill to provide for the sale Of part Of
the reservation of the Omaha Indians in Ne
braska 80. Consideration was resumed OF the
bill devoting part OF the proceeds OF public
lands and patents TO public education.
During the discussion General Grant entered
the Senate chamber, and upon motion OF Mr..
Edmunds, a ten minutes recess was tasen in
his honor.
The House Joint resolution in favor oil ar
adjournment OF Congress from December q
January 5, was disagreed to by a vote OF u
yeas to 81 ays....M Wallace introduced
a bill establishing a universal system OF bank
ruptcy The pensions appropriation bill
was read twice and referred to the committee
on appropriations 80. The educational bill
alter further discussion was passed. By tue
terms of the bill the proceeds OF the sales OF
public lands and the patent ofice fees are to
be set aside as a fund, the interest oil which
is to be distributed among the States for edu-
c%ationsl purposes. During The first ten
years the distribution is to be made on the
basis of ILL eracy and thereafter on that OF
population. one-third from the start 10 to go
TO the agricultural colleges provided tor under
the act OF 1862.
Mr.. Cockrel presented a petition of certain
citizens OF Missouri and Kansas reciting their
citizenship, their desire 10 settle on lands in
the Indian Territory purchased by The govern
ment, and their stOppage by United States
troops, and asking for permission to settle on
said lands and build up homes there MIR.
Hoar presented a petition for a universal
bankrupt law. pom motion OF Mr.. Cam
eron the vote by which the Senate disagreed
to the House joint resolution for the adjourn
ment OF Congress from December % TO Jani-
ary 5, was reconsidered, and the resolution was
then passed by 80 yeas to 26 nays....On mo-
ton of Mr.. Herman the House bill authorizing
the New York Chamber of Commerce to erect
n statue OF George Washington on the front OF
the sub-tressury building was taken up and
passed.
House.
e. .. Taylor was sworn in as successor to
General Garfield from the Nineteenth Ohio
district T.. e. Bills and resolutions were intro.
duoed: To reduce the postage on letters to
two cents; to reform the civil service; pro-
viding for a commission to readJust the tariff;
calling on the secretary of tho treasury for in
formation cov,rtng all payments OF every de-
s~cription made to U. S. Grant by the Unit d
States from lifetime OF entering the military
academy at West PoBt TO March 3, l877....
Mr.. Grape INTRODUCED a resolution declaring
that the construction of an interoceanic canal
C injecting the waters OF the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans by means of Il reign capital
under the auspices of or through a charter
from any European government il hostile to
he established policy OF the United States, and
cannot be assenled to by this government. 80.
Mr.. Calkius offered the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted: ReS0iued,
That tho sympathy OF this House is hereby
extended to the unhappy laboring class OF
Ireland in its effort to eff CT q reform in the
present oppressive tenant system prevailing
in that country =. &. Further debate was had on
the electoral count resolution.
A resolution calling on the postmaster
HtueThl II lllOTLlhIlOu h5 W lIO ubLchllJu w
untrankable mail matter in the Washington
postoflce with an amendment calling on the
same officer for information as to the abuse OF
the frank by members OF Congress or the loan
OF the frank for any person was reported and
adopted. 80. The electoral count resolution
again came up on Mr.. Becknell demand for
the previous question but as the Republicans
refused to vote the House was lett without II
quorum, and Mr.. Becknel said he would not
further press the matter at present 80. The
funding bill was taken up and discussed. -.
The consular and diplomatic appropriation bill,
appropriating 81, 100, 43O, and the military
academies appropriation bill, appropriatiag
1922, 1875, ware reported from the committee
on appropriations and ordered to be printed
A concurrent resolution providing for q
recess in Congress from December % to
January 5, 1881, was agreed to....In COM
mittee oil the whole on the pensions appro-
priation bill Mr.. Hubbtll, who had charge OF tht
bill, stated that it appropriated $50, O0O,COO OF
exactly the amount called Tor by the esti'
mates, 1t contained a proviso that accrued
pension due the indian pensioners should. in
the discretion OF the commissioner OF pensions
be paid in installments. When the bill Tor the
arrears OF pensions had been before the House
it had been stated that it woul | only require {
few millions. Up to November l, 1880, the
government had pnid out tor arrearages alOn'
$24 600, 900, The average arrearale s to eacf
of the oil | pensioners had been found to b'
$3.50. At the date OF the report OF the com
missioner of pensions there had been 2Sl SO,
claims pending, and tho average arrears OF
each new claim was 81, 100. Surprising tina
thirty per cent oil those claims would be dis
allowed, there would still be in round mum
bers 1871 900 arrearages to be paid, which, a
the rate OF 81 leo each, would amount 4