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21
Month
June
Year
1878
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Tuesday, June 11. - Sekate. - A number of bilis were passed, among theni the River and Harbor Appropriation bilí ; the Senate bilí to reituburse Kansas for expenso incurra! jo repelling lnvasions and suppresaing Indian hostilities ; the Senate bill to provide for the salo of portionB of Forl I-cavenworth m'lttary reeervation in Kansas ; the Seiiate bilí to próvido aililitional rejjulation for homestead and pre-eroption entries on public land-, - it provideB for the pubJication of nol ices of intention to enter agricultural lauda under the law named. Hocse.- Thc Houee devoted nearly tho entirc day, in cominittee of the whole, to the consideration of the Sandry Civil Appropriation biU. Wednesday, June 12.- Senate.- Mr. SauuderB introduced a bilí proposing to grant tho rghl of way and forty sections of land per niile to a'd tho construction of a rallway and tclegraph line froni Omaha, through Dakola and Wyotulog, to tho National Yellpwstone park, to connect with the Northern Pacific railroad in Montana, easl of the Ii3th meridian The select corumitteo to iuqiure into tbe allrged frauíls in Louisiaua, unaer the reeolutiou cf Mr. Matthews, was authorizrd to Bit during the sessiOE of the ScDatc The Sonate bilí anthorizing Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to prosecule suits against the United States, in the Suprime Court of the United States, on account of sales of public lands in eseh State; the Senate . bilí in relation to the Venezuela Mixed Cominiseion, and the Deficiency Appropriation bilí were passed Mr. Voorhees preaented the petition oj Peter Cooper, praying for the repeal of the SpecieReauniption act, and remonstratingaeaiDst tbe proposed adjournment cf Congreas until Borne legislative nieasures for financial relief have been pasaed. Refcrred The House joint rosolutiou to provide for the enforcement of the Eight-Hour law waa postpoued till next December. House.- The Honre devotrd the day to the Sundry Civil Appropriation bilí. Mr. Kelley offered an amendment providiog that no uionry hfrein appropriated shall be used for engraving, iguing selling, or otherwise dispoeinR of bonds or other aecuritiea cf (he United Statos for thc purpoee of bringiog about or providiDjí for thc resumption of Fpecie payment. ltejected - ayes, 8d; najs, 1(5 Amendmcnta for thereúsue of $10,000,1)00 of treasury notf s now held for the reiemption of fractional curreney, and for advertisement of tuo Balo el bond') were ruled out of order. Thdbsday, Juno 13.- Senate.- The billa fixing the salaries of (he Surveyois of Cuetoms at Iialtimore and Portland, Me., at $t,COO per annum each, and tho Surveyor at New York $3,500, wcro pasned The House biil to reslore certain lauda iu lowa to settlement under the Ilomoetead law, anc for other purposee, paimed. It applirs to all vacant uusppropriated lands heretofure withdrawn for the Mipsiseippi and MifíBOllri railway in that State Mr. Voorhf es moved to lay the calendar aside, and take up (he bilí to repeal the líesuniption aet. After a sharp diecni-Bion the motion prevailed- 3') to 29- and Mr. Ferry presrtitcd a subs'itute or thc House bilí agreed upon by the tenate Finance Committw. Mr. Voorheea moved to amend by what waa virtually ihe House bilí. Aftcr a brief debate the result was the passage of thn following substituto for the House bil!, which unconditionally repealed the Kesumptiou act : " Be it enacui: That froni and aftcr the pa?iai;e of tni8 act United Statea notes chalí le receivabie the same as coin in payn.ent for -1 per cent. bonds now aathom.ed by law to be imued, and on and after Oet. 1. 1878, said notes shall bo receivabie for duties on imports.': House. - The House was engpged all day, and in the evening until midnight, on the Snndry Civil Appropriation bill. Fbiday, Juue 14.- Sf.nate.- The Committoo on Privileges and ElcctiODS reportcd adversoly on the joint resolution proposiDg an amendment to tho constitution forbidding Ihe disfranchlsement of persons on account of scx. Mr. Hoar subniitted a minority report The bil to creite a slnking fund to pay the indebtfidness due the Government by the Kansas Pacific railroad was pased....Mr. McEonald (by request) introduced a bill to provide an additional fnnd for the repayment to tho United Statn of inoneye advancod in aid of the TJnion Pacific Railroad Company The House bill to increase the pemions of certain pensioned soldierB and sailora who have lost both hands, both fcet, or sight of both eyes ín the eervice of the country, f rom $'0 to $75 a month, was passed Mr. Oglesby, froni the Committce on Pnblfc Lands, reported back Ihe memo.ial of William McOarrahan, praying the passage of a law to authorize tho perfecting of the patent claimed tohavo been isfned to him by the United otate for cerlain landl in California, wíth the recommeudation that the prayrr of the petitioner be denleJ, and ihat the memorial be indeflnitely postponod 8o ordered. House.- Mr. Burchard (Rspubüean), of lUinois. introduced a reeolution declaring that any attempt to inferiere with the title of President .Haycs M would le revolutionary and diKipjiroved by the House," and moved to suspend the rules and adopt it. Agreed to- yeas, 215; rays, 21. Subapquently the Judiciary Committee reported a resolution to the same effect, though worded somewhat d;fferently. This was also adopte d by a vote of 23t t 11- Ihe following being the negativo vote : Blackburn, miss, Boone, Cooke, Cox of New York, Hamilton, Henry, Kimmell, Maybam. Piidemoro, Robertgoa of LouiBiana, Smilh of Georgia, Springer. Warner. Tho House passed a largo number of private bilis. Satuhday, Juno 15.- Sejíate.- Mr. Morgan submítted a joint reaolution proposing an amendment to (he constitution alíowiug tbc President of the United States to approvc aoy part of appropriation bil's, and to dis&pprove any portiou of furh billa an he may tbink proper. Referred Mr. Wadleigli, from tbe Committfo on Privi ege and Elections made a report upon the cbargrs tbat the electiou of Senator Giover wat procured by traud and bribery. The report saya that the evidence did not Bustain any of such charges. The committee was discharged from furtuer coneideration of the subject The bill appropi iating $20,000 to dtfray tlie expenats of the House Belfct comui ttee on alleged fram'B ii tte Prcsidental election, and $20,0: 0 to difray tho cxpenaes of theinv. stigation ordered bv ib érate, was pa&fed, wilïx an amondment plaiiug $10 ( 00 at the d spoBal of the Attorncy (ieneral to presecute any person for crime diecovered in conneoiion with the inquiry - The Committee on l'inance waa difeharged from thi furthor confideration of a largo number of pctitious in regard lo the repeal of the Sii.cic-ltesumption aet, remonetizatlon of eilver, together with numerous bilis in regard to the payment of cuptoms duties in lega!-tfnder notca, aiulthe "Goloid '-Cnin bill, nearly all of the subject? having been covared by bi la passed Conference reporte on tte Army and River acd Iíarbor bilis were aífreed to, and thc billa paaed The amondment of the House to the bill of the Senate lncreoing tbe pension cf (ien. Shirldv, of Missonri, to $100 a month, was concurrcd in, and the bill pasíoí. HoutE- Tuo Uouso did nothing beyond dteonai tlic bill to amend (he Interna' llevenne laws and liRlen to conference reports on appropriation billa. Pome of thn Republicana fillbutered to previ nt the pasFace of (he Interna! Revenue bill. tbe prnposed redueli'n of the tobáceo tax cousUtut.nx tlio ol - jectionable feature B'jth honses agreed t pottpone the fiual adjournment to TuCB'.lay, June 18. Monday, June 17.- Senate.- Aíter a bricf dlscussion, but without amendment, the Houce bill to organizo the Llfe-SjviDg Service was paased. It authorizea the Secretary of the Treaeury to ftr tablish number of now stations on tho sea and lake coiste. and provides for the appointment of a General Superintendent by the President, and of a Dist) let Superintendent for the Onlf coast by the Pecretary of thi pi r miry, et A resolution was adopted a'ïtborizing Ihe Committee on Education and Llbor to inquire into the industrial conditíon of the country ; the extont, nature, aad rftuaea of the depresión of hnBinenn and tbc f rei didlencftfi of labor, and wliat reracd'es, if any, cmleprovided by iiationallegtsiation, and repoit by b:II or otherwise. . . .Tho Senate had a long debate ou the auiendnient to the. 8nudry Civil bilí, appropriating $0,000 to defray tho expeuees of tl.e cominisRion sent by tho President to New Orlcans to arbítrate between NicholjB and Pacliard. lïio ainenciment was tabled by a vote of 32 to 23, Hodbe. - A regoïution was adopted aulhoriztng a select committee to inquire into the deprepsed condition of lubor thronghoni tho country, and recomituud reniedicB thcrefor Tlie bill to amend tho 'ntcraal Kevenue ï.iwe was passed after a long deate. lts principal provlelon in to reduce tue obacco tax to 16 euts per pound... Mr. Hurri, 'rom tbc Cocumitteo ou Eioction, reportnl bat Kobertaou, of Loutxiaua, and Kun, of L.oii8iana (tho sittiog membero in tho contcKtrdelectien caet't-) are pntitled to their eeats, and that in tho Mabania contoöted-eiectiou caso of Haraieon and SUelloy additional tcstiuioiiy may bc taken. Tho reporte were all agreed to. Mr. Harri also reported a reroliitlon to pay tbr ten conteeiants and conteBtees $1,000 eacU, and the two others $.300 eacb in partfor ihcir expenses of the content. Agrecd to ïhe oontcsted caso f rom South Carolina - RlcbardBon vb. Eainey - was postpoued li:l next seewon The House, alter a long and aniniatcd debate, Jaating till uiidnlht, defeatcd the bill appropriating $5,500,000 to pay the awardof the HaJifaz Fisberiea Commiasion. The scène atteuding the defeat of this nieasure aa olio of tho most violent in the history of the Hession. It was the inttntion of the manager uf the bill to prevent debate. Mr. Uutler diHcovered tbis and becaiue very deuiouKtrative in hl eft'ort to defy the autliority of the House. He iieked unanimous consent to speak, which was re(nsed, violent objection being made froni all parts of the hall. Mr. Butler iuH;Hted upon apeakiug, hut hisvuice wasdrowued in tho tumult, lbo Bhonta fioiu the iiepublican sido were deafeniüg, aud (juile droAiictt Mr. liutler'B voice. Turuiug arouud and facing tho tCepubUcan side of tbc House, he dened them to Btüp nini, aud bhook nis head iu a belligerüiit w;ty. The Hergeant-rtt-Arm8 was fmally eent to Mr. Uutler, aiid n mained standing by him with orders to seat him untll tho tumult ended. Mr. Butler oiïered a rfsolution, which wag Hdopted without a diggenting voice-, requesting the Henate to instruct Hon. .Stanley Matthons, a inembsr of that body, to appear and tcstify before the House Committee on Electoral Frauda. There was hstlc debate on the resolution, and as httle appcarance of interest in it.

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