The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-12-26
XLIXTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.

| First Session.
WASHINGTON, December 49, - SENATE
! Bills introduced BY Mr.. Teller-To provide
for the free and unlimited coinage of the sill
yer dollar. Senator Henderson
Relating to pensions, II pensions all per-
sons who served for at least one year during
| the late war and were discharged upon q
surgeons certificate as unfit for further ser.
vice. Mr., Plumb-To provide for. the pay
ment of bounty to certain discharged SOL
diers of the U. s. Army By Senator Saw
yer-To provide for the purchase of the Sur
geon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal and
Green Bay with Lake Michigan, in the State
Of Wisconsin, 1t appropriates S2OO,0O0, and
directs the Secretary of War to purchase
the canal for the United States.] BY Senator
lngalls-To provide for determining the ex-
istence and removal of inability of the Presi-
dent to discharge the powers and duties of
his office TT provides that on tho represen-
taton of two heads of departments to the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States thai the President is unable to
discharge the duties, of his Office, the
Chief Justice shall convene the Court,
ton OF such alleged Inability
s nator Pumb-To extend the laws of the
United States over certain unorganized ter
rtory south of the State of Kansas. A num-
Der of resolutions calling for information on
special subjects from the Executive Depart
ment were agreed to. MIR. Hoar's Presiden-
tal succession bill was discussed by Messrs.
Maxey, Beck, Edmunds, Morgan. Call and
Evarts. At2:5O p. IN. the Senate went into
executive session and at 4;40 p. m. adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Browne Qnd) offered reso-
luton changing the rules so as to provide
that leave to print in the Record shall be al
lowed only when question is under con.
sideration. Referred. On motion of
Mr., Norwood GaJ Senate bill was
passed removng the political disabilities of
Alexander X. Lawton, of Georgia. The dis
cussion of the proposed revision of the rules
was then resumed by Messrs Randall, His
cock, Burrows, Ho man, Wellborn and
BIount. Without concluding the general de-
bate, the House adjourned at 4:a5 p. m.
WASHINGTON, December H. SENATE-Mr.
Mitchell, the newly elected Senator from
oregon, was sworn in. number OF bills
were introduced including one from Senator
Teller, providing for the issue of silver certi-
fcates on the deposit of standard dollars.
BY Senator Jones tArk) To provide for the
, sale of the Cherokee Reservation, in Arkan-
sas. By Senator Sewel-To encourage the
erection OF monuments on,the few important
battlefeds of the revolution. The Presiden-
tial succession bill was passed without divis-
ion as reported from the committee. Mr..
Edmunds' motion TO S rike o.: that part pro-
J viding for the repeal OF existing laws direct
ing an early election was de-
feated. Mr.. Edmunds' bill to regulate the
, Presidential count, which was sent to the
| committee as an amendment to Mr. Hoars
bill, was reported tavoraby as separate
measure and placed on the calendar to be
taken up at the first opportunity. In eXecu-
tive session at 1880 p. m, a long listof recess
nominations were referred The Senate ad-
, journed az 3;40 p. m.
/ HoUsE-In the House the rules were dis
| cussed, general debate closing at 4 O'Clock.
Every am ndment proposed was voted
down except one to increase the membership
. | OF the Committee on Accounts to nine. AT D
a | o'clock the House adjourned.
2 WASHINGTON, December 1s.-SENATE.-- The
bill granting pension of 5000 a year to
> | Mrs. Grant. passed without debate. Mr.
Hampton introduced q bl making it unlaw-
full for Senators or Representatives to re-
commend or solicit appointments to office.
The resolution OF inquiry in regard to the al
( legged organization of Dakota as State was
, discussed until O'Clock, when the joint
Beck introduced a resolution authorizing
5 the Finance Committee to inquire
whether Section 1854 of the Re-
d nag Tnr bas
) | obeyed. Among the measures introduced
a were the following: By Senator Frye-In re-
o ation TO the departments of the army o. the
Q United States. II provides that all future
/ appointments, as heads of the departments
OF the U. S. Army shall be officers selected
' from the army and nominated by the Presi-
Q dent, and confirmed by the Senate to be such
Q heads of departments, for terms of four
= years. 1t declares that this provision
u shall not apply to the head of any
d department until that office shall first be-
COME VACANT. . The President may may in
his discretion, however, at any time,
n, place upon the retired list any existing head
r, of department, and the retired list is en-
ID iarged for that purpose 1t further provides
!" that the Adjutant General, the Quartermas
r, ter General. the Commssary General of Sub
z. sistence, the Surgeon General the Chief OF
Engineers, the Oh eff of Ordnance and the
Paymaster General shall be appointed by Sc
No lection from officers of the corps to which
J.. they belong, not below the rank of Lieute n
ILL ant Colonel, and shall have during their term
SO and no longer, the rank and pay of Brigadiel
General. The Judge Advocate General shall
be appointed from the corps of Judges AID
y, vocate, and have the rank and pay of Briga
Of der General during his term only The Chic
:. Signal Ofhcer may be appointed from any o
10 the officers of the army not below Captain
IN to rank rs Colonel of Cavalry durng his in
10 cumbency in that office. The officers of thu
% Inspector Generals department are to he APP
pc nted as at present. BY Senator Ingalls,
L.. To prevent the unlawful inclosure of public
- lands. 1t is the bill introduced by Mr.. In
40 40 gals in the last Congress. Adjourned unit
III Monday.
en- HOUSE ALI proposed amendments to tn
new rules were voted down, and motion t.
strike out the clause distributing the appro
n priation was rejected-e9 to s27, The re
ha mainder of he report was then agreed to
w The Senate bill granting a pension to Mrs
en- Grant was called up and passed-frice, o
es Wisconsin, alone dissenting; The hoida,
"a January 3. The House adjourned at 6:2
gs Pm.
&C. WASHINGTON, December 19-SENATE-No
ha in session. HOUsE.-An invitation to atten
i, tne new orleans EXpOSltlOn DecelnDer -
H. was laid on the table. The Speaker ar
ly nounced the appointment of the Commute
on Enrolled Bills. A resolution was adopte
=, for the creation of select committees on tn
tn election of President and Vice President o
"a the United States, on reform In the civil SCI
"a vice, on ship-buildng and ship-ownng il
W terests, on alcoholic liquor traffic, and o
,r- ventilation and acoustics of the House Nj
or Findlay, Of Maryland, tried to get up tn
!. Senate Presidential succession bill by unan
-. nous consent, but failed on the suggestio
nd of Mr.. Reed that the regular course was t
nm have the bill referred to a committee. A ca
of the States for the Introduction OF bill
W. was objected to. Among other measures tn
q following were Introduced by Mr. Brown
nd Of 1ndiana: Referring to the President tn
.O controversy between the United States an
TO Venezuela in regard to the award of 1866
granting pensions to soldiers the Mexica
- war; increasing pensions of the survivors {
ho the war of 1872, and granting arrears to pc
l., sons pensioned by special act. The Hous
ali0i rned at Ia n