The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Senate

k. B. Taylor was sworn in as successor fO | General Garfield from the Nineteenth Ohio | district. Bills and resolutions were intro- | duced; To reduce the postage on letters to 1 two cents; to reform the civil service; pro- | viding for commission to readjust the tariff; calling on th. secretary of the treasury for in- 1 formation cove rng all payments ot every de- | ecripton made to U. s. Grant by the Unit t | States from e-time of entering the military academy at West Point to March 3, 1877...- | MT. Crapo int oducei 6 resolution declaring | that the cons truction of an interoceanic canal | meeting the waters of the Atlantic and | Pacific oceans by mears of ftreign capital 1 under the auspices of or through charter | from any European government is hostile to he established policy of the United States, and l cannot be assented to by this government. ... | Mir. Calkips offered the following resolution, l which unanimously adopted: Resoived, | That the sympathy of this House is hereby | extended to the unhappy laboring class of | Ireland in its effort to eff Ct reform in the present oppressive tenant system prevailing 1 in that country ... Further debate was had CD | tue electoral count resolution.
 MT. Williams introduced brief bill to pre- vent the introduction and dissemination Of | epzootic and communicable diseases of ami | mals in the United States. It appropiates | Sl ,000 COG to carry out the provisions of the 1 bill. MT. Morrill, offered Ia resolution in- | structiug the committee on postoffices and l postroads to inquire whether or not the existing telegraph lines largely interfere with the business of the postoffice department | and whether telegraphic service should not be | placed exclusively in the hands ot the general | government Adopted ... Mir. Randolph's | bill for the relief of Fig John Porter came up. l The following substitute offered by Mir. Dawes l was accepted by NIT. Randolph: "That the president is hereby authorized, within eighteen months from the passage of this act, in his discretion, by and with the advice and consent | of the Senate, to appoint to the army of Fig John Porter, who was dismissed by sentence of court martial, January l9, 1863; provided, 1 however. that such appointment sha give no high rank than colonel on the retired h,t and provided further, that said Porter slla1l | receive no pay or compensation or allowance | for the time intervening between his dislnissai and such appointment" MT. Ednunds moved to insert the words and not alter l ward " alter the words c eighteen months from the passage of this act Agreed to-. Mir. Dawes amendment was passed by a vote ot 3e yeas to 21 nays, and the bill then read
 third time and passed by 38 yeas to 2l nays
 Bills were intrcduced By MT. Hill for the
 retirement of small legal-tender notes. By
 Mir. Pendlet on to regu ate the civil service ot the United States, and to promote the
 efficiency thereof; also bill to prohibit Fe.-
 eral officers, claimants ard contractors from
 making receiving assessments or contribu-
 tions for political purposes -. The Senate re-
 sumed considei alton of the bill to establish an
 educational fund and apply portion of the
 proceeds oi he public lands to public education,
 and 10 provide TOT the more complete endOW-
 ment and support of national colleges for the
 advancement ot scientific and industrial edu-
 cation The bills supported in speeches
 by Messrs. Burnside, MorJil and Brown. and
 then confirmed. A report regarding trichinse
 in swine, transmitted by the secretary of the
 treasury, was received. Mir. Saunders intro-
 duced bill to provide for the sale of part oi
 the reservation of the Omaha Indians in Ne-
 braska. 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 o Mir.
 Edmunds, & ten minutes recess was tasen in
 his honor.
 The House joint resolution in favor ot an
 adjournment of Congress from December 22 to
 January 5, was disagreed to by vote of 27
 yeas to 3l nays. Mir. Wallace introduced
 bill establishing universal system of bank
 ruptcy. The pensions appropriation bill
 was read twice and referred to the committee
 on appropriations The educational bill
 after further discussion was passed. By the
 terms of the bill the proceeds oi the sales of
 public lands and the patent office fees are to
 be set aside fund, the interest of which
 is to be distributed among the States for edu-
 cational purposes. During the first ten
 years the distribution is to be made on the
 basis of illit teracy and thereafter on that of
 population. One-third from the start is to go
 to the agricultural colleges provided for under
 the act ot 1862.
 House.
 The pension appropriation bill, which appro- priates $50 ,000, 900, was reported and recom- mitted. The bill allowing marshals and deputy marshals to take bonds in certain cases
 was referred to the House calendar. MT
 Bicknell called up the Senate concurrent reso-
 lution as to counting the electoral vote, bat Mr. Bright raised the question Of consideration and the House after refusing to consider the
 resolutiomwent into committee ot the whole,
 Mir. Sparks in the chair, on the private calen. dar. =. The Speaker laid before the House g communication from M. Gambetta, president of the French chamber of deputies, in regard
 to an exchange oi documents between thai body and the House of Representatives; also aletter from the secretary of state transmitting } two additional volumes of the speeches of M , Thiers, presented by Mme. Thiers.
 , k. B. Taylor was sworn in as successor te
 General Garfield from the Nineteenth Ohit
 district. x. Bills and resolutions were intro l duced: To reduce the postage on letters tt a two cents; to reform the civil service; pro
 viding tor commission to readjust the tariff calling on the secretary of the treasury for in l formation covering all payments of every de @ scription made to U. s. Grant by the Unitss | States from the. time of entering the military . academy at West Point to March 3. 1877 ... 2 MT. Crapo introduced resolution declarin; 8 that the construction of an interoceanic cana a onnecting the waters of the Atlantic ant
 Pacific oceans by means of foreign capita
 under the auspices of or through charte 0 from any European government is hostile tt 0 the established policy ot the United States ,an,
 cannot be assented to by this government. :.
 Mir. Calkins offered the following resolution
 which was unanimously adopted: Resolved
 That the sympathy of this House is hereb, n extended to the unhappy laboring class c !, Ireland in it's effort to effect reform in tn II present oppressive tenant system prevailin, @ in that country Further debate was had ol n the electoral count resolution.
 F. Bills were introduced: By Mr. Hill for tn,
 retirement of small legal-tender notes. B,
 MT. Pendlet on to reguIate the civil servici \ of the United Statas, and to promote tn, b efficiency thereof; also bill to prohibit Eel IS erai officers, claimants aud contractors iron
 making or receiving assessments or contribu :. tions for political purposes The Senate re ' sumed consideration of the bill to establish a, E educational fund and apply portion of tn,
 proceeds ot the public lands to public education :, and to provide for the more cofnplete endow
 ment and support of national colleges for tn, le advancement of scientific and industrial odu IS cation The bills was supported in speeche ,e by Messrs Burnside, Merrill and Brown, an, ' theE confirmed. A report regarding trichins ' in swine, transmitted by the secretary of tn 'e treasury, was received MT. Saunders intro
 duced g bill to provide for the sale of part o l. the reservation of the Omaha Indiana in Ne
 braska Consideration was resumed of tn
 bill devoting part of the proceeds of publi lands and patents to public education | During the discussion General Grant entere # the Senate chamber, and upon motion Ol Mi
 Edmunds, ton minuts9 Tecesn was taken i hia honox. KS