Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-30

A bill to reinstate Colonel Marcus A. Reno,
lately dismissed from the army Tor conduct
uRbecoming an officer, was introduced.
Adverse reports we're presented on the bill
10 increase the pensions of wounded soldiers
OF the war of 1912, and on the bill TO repeal the
law prohibiting planters from selling leu
tobacco at retail.
The bills appropriaiing 100000 for
public building at Denver, $4,000 Tor
public building at Montgomery, Ala, and
$50 600 for q marine hospital at Memphis
were passed.
The bill appropriating 100000 for monu.
ment and $40 900 for a celebl alton at York
town. Va, was laid aside.
A joint resolution accepting rom the heirs
OF Thomas Jefferson the desk on which the
Declaration OF Independence was written was
passed.
In debate on the army appropriation bill
Mr.. Blaine's motion to strike out the section
prohibiting the use of troops at the polls was
defeated by vote OF % nays TO 20 yeas-a
party vote. OF er amendments OF a similar
tenor by MessI s. Edmunds, KirkwoOd and
Blaine were defeated by nearly the same
vote.
Bills were passed removing the political dis
abilities OF Roger A. Pryor, OF New York;
authorizing the secretary OF war to turn over
certain condemned cannon to the government
OF South Carolina; for tile relief oil settlers on
the public lands.
A joint resolution for the disposal OF the
Chinese indemnify fund was reported and re
ierred to the committee OF the whole.
The speaker announced the appointment Of
Mes.rs. Carlisle, Gibson and Garfield, as the
members on the part OF the ways and means
committee, to take into consideration the
losses of revenue arising from the alleged
evasion OF the stamp tax on cigars and other
articles subject to excise duty.
A joint resolution appointing managers for
the national homes for disabled volunteers
was reported. The bill relative to machinists
in the navy yard was passed by a vote of
l57 yeas to 81 nays.
Mr.. Cox reported from the committee on
foreign affairs resolution requesting the
President to take steps o abrogate the Clayton
Bulwer treaty He reported it, he said merely
| Tor printing and recommittal, inasmuch as the
committee had taken no definite action upon
it. Ordered printed and recommittsd.
The Indian appropriation bill was pas sed
| with amendments.
Mr. Manning offered, under instructions
from the committee on elections, q resolution
| for an investigation into the facts relating tC
the reception by Mr.. Springer OF an anony.
nous letter which purported to be an attempt
| 10 corruptly influence his action as member
OF the election committee in the ease Of Don.
nelly against Washburn. Mr.. McLane's mo.
ton to lay the resolution en- the table was re.
iected by SO to A, and the resolution wa:
passed by l06 to S..
The House accepted from the heirs OF
Thomas Jefferson the desk on which the
Declaration OF Independence was written.
The naval appropriation bill was passed.
Mr.. Garfield called attention to a copy
righled poem by Mr.. Downey, OF Wyoming,
occupying fifteen pages OF the Record, pur-
porting to be an argument OF his bill appro-
priating 800, 900 tor paintings upon the walls
OF the capitol illustrative oil the lite of Chlst.
Mr.. Garfield said he supposed that members
had perfect liberty to speak in verse or
prose, but the question was raised whether a
gentleman had right TO avail himself OF the
privilege to pIiut copyrighted book. He
moved that the fl st fifteen ages of the Recot
be referred to the committee on rules, with
instructions to inquire whether they should
become part oil the permanent record. Mr.,
Downey said that he had been told by the
librarian OF Congress thai there was no qnes-
ton OF his right to copyright an argument
which would appear in the Record. He had,
however, no objection to the motion made by
Mr.. Garfield, and it was passed by ITO yeas to
los nays.