Congress

April 29.- In the Senate the House bill was ken up appropriating about $52,000 for the yment of certan clerks and employés of the ' ro houses, and to supply a deíiciency in the 1 propriations for mint and assay offices. g Mr. Plumb (Rep,, Ks.) offered an amendj ent appropriating $136,0C0 to pay mileage of t e present sessi on hut bef ore action was taj tn a message was received from the House ' nouicing the death of Kepresentative Clark, i ien the Senate adjourned. i The President returned to the House the , my Appropriation bill without his approval, th a message giving his reasons for vetoing 1 The Housa promptly adjonrned as a mark of speet to the meniory of the late ; ro Clark. . April 30.- The Senate considered the bill to ' event the introduction of contagious or J ctions diseases into the United States. Mr, Hamlin opposed the bill and moved to '_ oomrnit it, with instruetions to frame a code j rulL3 and regulations to carry the object f j e act into effect. He could not support the esent measure because of its severity r -ainst . J ir commercial marine, and because i.made t e National Beard of Hea'.h a legislative dy in making of rules and regulatio! % This is too grave a duty to be intrusted to them. ' Messrs. Hoar (Rep., Mass.) and Conkling ' tep., N. Y.) also opposed the measure. Without further proceedings, the Senate ] ent into executive session and soon j urned. , In the House the following bilis passed: ' ppropriating the requisite arrount to pay J. . Eads, sums due and io become due, for conructing jetties at South Pass; and amendiug ie section of the Revised Statutes prescribing ie penalty for conspiracy against the United ates. May 1. - The Seaate resumed conBideration E the bill to prevent the introduction of conigious or infectious diseaBes into the United tatet. Mr. Harris (Dem., Tenn.), chairman of the ïlect committee on the subject, explained ïat the object of the bill was to regúlate :mmerce with foreign nations so as to preent importation into the United States of untagioiis and infectious diseases, and to bo sgalate commerce among the several States b to prevent the importation of such iseases into one State from another State. 'his was the precise and only object of the 111. He defended the constitutionality of he measure, and opposed the recommitment of he bill. In the House the bill reported from the oinage committee amending the statutes reating to coinage and to gold and silver bullion ertificates came up. The pending queBtion vas on ordering the m .in qi'estion on the csolution postponing till Saturday next the ;onsideration of the bill, and it was ordered, lyes 115, nays 107. The resolution was then idopted. Adjourned till Saturday. April 2- In the Senate Mr. Johnson (Dem., ia.) introduced a bill ameadatory of and supjlementary to the act to aid in the construeion of the Te'xas Pacific Kailroad. It autborzes the company to extend its line from the oresent western terminus to El Paso, thero to mite with the South Pacific Railroad. The resolution of the committee on privileges and elections to investivate the claim of Spofford to Kellogg's seat was taken up. Mr. Hoar (Bep., Mass.) offered a substitute Jeclaring the action of the Senate in seating Kellogg final and conclusive. Without disposing of the matter, cons;deration was resumed of the bill to prever 5 the introduction into the United States of contaious or infectious diseases. Mr. Garland (Dem., Ark.), made a speechjto show the conBtitutional power to pass the bill ind the necessity for doing so. Something, he said. must be dore. The yellow fever was no urdinary calamity to be dealt with. It would require 20 years for the South to recover what it lost by the calamity last year. The question was Btated to be on the pending motion, namely: To recommit the bill to the committee with instructions to report a code of rules and regulations to carry the act into effect. It was agreed to take up the question on Monday. May 3.- In the House, Mr. Stephens (Dem. Ga.), from the committee on coicage, weights and measures, reported a bill to enable importers to use the metric system of weights and measures. Refcrred to the committee on ways and meanB. Mr Warner (Dem., O.) submitted and amendmeut providing that the gold and silver bullion which shal) becjtnc the property of the government bv the return of certificates to the Treasury in payment of the dues thereto shall be coined and paid out the same as other money. He made an argument in sartport of his aubstitute andquoted in favor o' his argument from the writings and speeches of Hamilton.Jefferson and Webster. Mr. Claflin (Rep., Mass.) obtaiued the floor and the House adjourned. May 5 -In the Senate shortly af ter assembling consideration was resumed of the bill to prevent the introduction of contagious or infectious diseases into the United States. The bill was recommitted for amendment. Mr. Eaton (Dem., Conn.), introduced a bill similar to that of the House, to prohibit military interference at elections. Referred to the judiciarv committee. In the House Mr. Ladd (Nat., Me.) introduced a bill providing that it shall not be lawful to bring to or employ at any place where a general or Bpecial election is beimi held in a State, any part of the army or navy of the United States, unlecs such force be necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States or to enf orce section 4, ai ticle 4, of the Constitution of the United States, and laws made in pursuance thereof.on application of the Legislature or the Executive of a State where such force is to be used. May 6- In the Senate Mr. Beek (Dem., Ky.) reported from the Committee on Appropriations, with amendments, the Legislative, Kxecutive and Judicial Appropriation bill, and gave notice that he would eall it up at an early day. Tho principal amendments made by the Committee on Appropriations are those which were agreed upon by the committee yesterday, iuctuding the ommission of the House clause directing $10,000,000 reserve to be isaued in payment of arreara of pensiona. A resolution authorizing the taking or testimony in relation to the claim of Spofford, was considered. Mr. Hoar (Rep., Maas.) offered a substituto declaring that the Senate had airead? aettled the case on its merits, by declaring that Kellogu was entitled to the aeat. Mr. Cameron (Rep., Wis.) argued that the question was decided in October, 1877, in favor of Kellogg, and against Spofford, and the Senate at that time declared the proceedings to be final and conclusive. The chairman of the committee (Mr. Saulsbury) had never known of a court taking testimony in ordnr to ascertain whether a case was iinally adjudicated. Mr. Carpenter (Rep., Wis.) said when he firBt heard of thé proposition to unseat Kellogg he langhed it to scorn. He could not believe the Democratie party would undertake a thing so revolutionary and unequaled in partisaa atrocity. The Senator from Delaware (Saulsbury) had told them that the Demócrata were in earnest. The action proposed was a violation of reaaon, justice and parliamentary proceedings, and threatens the seat of every llepublican becaiise the Demócrata were in the majority,