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2
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May
Year
1879
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April 23.- In the Senate, Mr. Pendleton in trodnced n bili to authorize the Secretary o the Treasury to repair and extend publi buildings owned by the Government at Cleve land. Consideration was then reBumed of the arm; appropriation bill. Speeches were made bMr. Williams (Dem., Ky.), Mr. Blaine (Rep. Me.) and others and the Senate adjourned. In the House a resolution was adopted appropriating three thousand dollars to mee the expenses of the labor committee ani granting the committee leave to sit during the recess. On motion of Mr. F. Wood (üêm., N. Y.) resolution was adopted rsquesting the President to consider the expediency of entering into a convention with France for the negotiatíon of a treaty which shall secure a more equal interchange of the preducts and manufactures of each country. The House went into committee of the whole on the legislative bill and spent the res1 of the day and evenins1 in debate. April 21.- In the Sen ate Mr. Dawes (Rep. Mass.) presented the petition of Mrs. Caroline Webster, widow of Col. Fletcher Webster, asking to increase her pension from thirty to fifty dollars a month. The lady was the only surviving representative of Daniel Webster's family, and had been made poor by the destruction of the Marshneld property. Referred to the committee on pensions. The discussion of the Wallace resolution occupied the morning hour, after whioh the Army Appropriation bill was taken up, and Mr. Conkling addressed the Senate in opposition to the proposed amendments. He spoke for three hours. The House, resuming Wednesdsy's session, went into commitree of the whole and continued the discussion of the legislative appropriation bill. The debate was continued through the day and evening Bession. April 25. - In the Senate Mr. Harris (Dem., Tenn.), from the committe on epidemie diseases, reported his bill clothing the National Board of Health with certain powers, and look ing to a national quarantine to prevent the introduction of contagious diseases. Consideration of the army bill was resumed. The President pro tem. announced that the bill was now on its passage as it carne from the House, no amendment having made. The bilis was then passed - yeas 41; nays 80 - a party vote, Judge Davis, of Illinois, voting with the Democrats. Mr. SHaron (Rep., Nev.), was the only absentee not paired. The House, in committee of the whole, resumed the consideration of the Legislative Appropriation bill. Speeches were made by Mr. Sherwin (Rep., 111.), Mr. Thomas (Rep., 111.), VIr. Hooker (Dem., Miss.). Mr. Springer (Dem., 111.), Mr. Ewing (Nat., O.), and othere. April 26. - The Senate was not in session. The House went into committee of the whole on the legislative appropriation bill, under the ftve minutes rule, the diBCussion under that rule to close at 2 o'clock. Speeches were made sy Messrs. Ewing, (larheld, Horr and others. The bill was then passed, yeaB 140, uays 119. l'he Republicana present all voted in the nega;ive and the Demócrata in the affirmative. Of ,he National Messrs. De La Matyr, Gillette, Jones, Lowe, Murch, Stephenson, Wright and Yocnm voted for the bill, and Messrs, Barlow, Ford, and Kelley against it. Dúring the vote Mr. McKenzie (Dem., Ky.), rose and inquired what party was guilty of starving the Government to death, to which the Speaker replied "The country will judge as to that." April 28. - In the Senate, the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill from ;he House was received and referred to the committee on appropriations. The House joint resolution to repeal certain clauses in the sundry civil appropriation act of Maren 3, 1879, passed. It makes an approïriation for the extensión of military tele;raph Unes in Montana and Texas, and repeals the authority heretofore given the Secretary of War to lease the water power at MoJine to ;he Moline watex power company. The bill givin seats on the floor of the Senate and House to the heads of departments was aken up, and Mr. Pendleton made a speech in ts advocacy. The Senate took up and passed the bill providinu for the publication of a supplement to the revised statutes. The bill to prevent the introduction of conagious or infectious diseases into the United 5tates was then taken up, pending which the tenate went into executive Bession, and, when iheiioors were reopened, adjourned. April 29. - In the Senate the House bill was .aken up appropriating about $52,000 for the myment of certan clerks and employés of the ,wo housen, and to supply a deficieney in the appropriations for mint and assay offices. Mr. Plumb (Rep,, Ks.) offered an amendment appropriating $136,000 to pay mileage of he present session, but before action was taton a message was received from the House announcing the death of Representative Clark, when the Senate adjourned. The President returned to the House th Lrmy Appropriation bill without his approval, with a message giving his reasons for vetoing t. The House promptly adjourned as a mark of espect to the memory of the late Representative Clark. A lawyer drivmg along a country road asked a woman who was walking in the same direction which way he had to turn to reach B . The wonian gave him instructions, and added that she was going in that direction, and would point out the way. "All right, good woman," said the lawyer, jump upj better bad company than none." After jogging some miles f arther, the woman descended and thanked him for the drive. "llave I much f arther to go ere I reach the B Road ?" asked the limb of the law. "Oh, you passed it some two or three miles back," was the answer, "but, as I thoujjht bad company was better than none, I brought you on !"

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