Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1881 — CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY. [ARTICLE]

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

TKIDAY. ’’ SENATE—BiII to place Gen. Grant on the retired list reported with two amendments—laid over. Naval appropriation bill received from the house and referred.. After the expiration of the morning hour, the Indian appropriation was taken up. Mr. Wallace stated the nature of the amendments by the .senate committee, which added $71,000 to the bill. ■ln committee of the whole the amendments to the bill were agreed to. The bill was reported to the senate. the amendments concurred in, and the bill passed. ' In the house, senate bill for the retirement of General Ord, with the rank and pay of major general, passed. The contested election of Boynton va. Loring coming up, the house, after listening to Loring, seated him without a division. Mr. Keifer then called up the contested election case of Bisbee VB. Hull, from the second district of the report of the committee on election being unanimously in favor of Bisbee, the contestant. Without action upon the case, the house took a recess. The evening session was for the consideration of senate Bins on the private calendar.

natvkbay. The house was in session all Friday night, Adjourning at 6 a. m. Saturday. The time was spent in vain attempt to get a quoroum, the members it seems climbed out the windows of the cloak room as fast as the Ser-geant-at-arnls brought in the absentees at the door. The proceedings were enlivened by all sorts of antics and incidents and the entire session was the broadest kind of a farce. MON DAT. SENATE:—After the dispatch of some unimportant routine of business, Gen. Logan asked the unanimous fo* take up the bill placing the retired list. Mr, Vest ’ahd a confab arose which the rest of the morning Udifr. The Indian territory bill coming jlp tn regular order'Gen. Logan hgota made an ineffectual attempt to briagiupthe Grant bill. Indian bill dls“cfiksediill the senate went into executive session. HOUSE— Bills were introduced to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy ; for the construction of a double track railway from New York to Council Bluffs; for the better protection of life on the seas and lakes. Tbe bill for taxation of stocks in national banks was placed on the calendar.'The trtll for the apportionment JA in eougress, was reArim Jthe census committee. nfciWMfrtetevent Jnto enmmittee of the wholuun the -nostoffice appropria,ttdn.bilL f '4(ter tnp committee arose, a bill was introduced to define the Texas - and the Indian Territory, v < ’•< , ‘ TFESDAT. w Mr, Beck submitted a declaratory resolution in favor of pending legislation to permit our citizens to purchase ships and engage in foreign carrying trade, and for the registration pf sucn as American ships, owned,, commanded and officered by ofir. ctyizens. Mr: Doris, 1 of introduced a bill in relation to the resignation of judgesAprfvourts who may be permaluently disabled to discharge tpelr dutteAilhsli . i 'LS)gun renewed ms motion to postpone the pending order of the calendar, and take up the Grant retirement rbHL\; He Add he did not grvdosieA^xlissues the motion further, außmfakrtl Tor a Vote. Aftee'some reteWs by-tetear, the vote was taken: ayes 3s, teN’ts Lamar and Davis voting x ifith the Republicans. The .bjlliopterridfiitional expenses of the •eendue, tec, passed. .-The' Indian bill wris then diseussedftifi the senate went into execuhln the,? o ***? Jhe- senate amendihents To The military pcademy apHiil concurred in, an! thhliH pfov id ingfor the deficiency ofsre23irtnlii tbe appropriation for Joan of the Disof Ckriumbns was passed; also the bill anproDriating S3O 000 for the monuof the battle of bouse then went into comnnflee or the dfliole on thfr post.toffioa Appropriation bill. Several ainendtaente were rejected, when the offinmittee arose; reported the bill to the house and it was passed. The reports of the committee in the contested election case of Yates vs. Martin, Ist Jtortii Carolina district, were braridfibftnted. • Mr. Bioknell tried to '■ls*' atetesideration of his electoral -4°.Wkt resgluttan, but, was cut .-off by 2’ >4 ¥ OJR ta torat. recltfngthe constftotional ■wovistoßß on thatsubject. Laid over. 'Post office appropriation. bUL received frofirtbe house And referred The In-diattvlapd-|in-»everalty bill was discasßel tit bkigtJu without a vote. Pen•skfif l«|ipißaoaUan bill reported and placed on tne Calendar. , fin thateonse, at tbeexpiration of ley morning hour. ~ Mr. Bicknell called up hib-.resolutions touching the electoral xcMnt. The whole day was spent filibustering—the tactics of tbe Republicans being td break a quorum by Refusing to vote. / JinabTion haeyet been taken on the nomination of Governor Hartranft as I pustmaster of Philadelphia, and it is thoiightthat it will be allowed to go over And die with the administration.