Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1881 — CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY. [ARTICLE]

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

hisay. SENATE.—Mr. Hoar offered a resolution Instructing tW Judiciary committee to consider the report whether the assembling the seat of government of large bodies of organized and armed trtxqe, not under the command bf.ofiicelS of the United fetatesror any , national authority, be not likely to prove tn the fatnre a dangerous practice, apd whether any legislation or opinion by congress on the subject bedeslrable. It wis laid over. Consideration of the postal appropriation bill (appropriating, as reported from the senate committee $41,157,431) was resumed lu committee of the whole. The* senate, without ac&m, went into exweativeeaHslwt, and when the doors trere re-opened it adjourned. HOUSE.—Alter disposing of some miscellaneous busirrrssjdhe house, at 12:30, went into coubßittee of the Whole on thl o private calendar. The bill making . Indianapdar. passed some twoutozen [tension bills, including a pebMon of S3O a month to Col. Thomas Worthington, of Ohio.

MATVBBAY.

SENATE—Mr. Morgan, on bebaU of the committee to consider the state of the law in relation to elections of 6 resident aud vice-president, stated >at though anxious to bring forward some proposition in reference to this important subject from the committee, it would be in vain to do so at this late stage of the session, and they would, therefore, abandon the pending .measure before them. Consideration of the postal apppropriation bill was then resumed; and Mr. Hamlin’s amendment for an appropriation of $1,000,000 in aid of the American ocean mail service was discussed. No disposition was arrived at, aud Monday was set aside to consider it until disposed of. HOUSE.—A bill reported by the iuter-oeeanlc canal committee’ in aid of the Tehuantepec ship railroad (Eads’scheme), gave rise to a disorderly struggle over the question whether the report hfcd been authorized*. Finally, on motion of Mr. Cox, the whole subject was laid on the table by an almost unanimous viva voce vote. The House then went into committee of the whole on the river ami harbor appropriation bill, •f’cnoral debate being Limited to, thirty-five minutes. General amendments were offered and finally, at 4:40, the first paragraph of the bill,, the appropriating clause, was disposed of. In forty minutesfoore three of the forty pages of the bill bad been considered, when the committee rose' and the house adjourned. ■•VMT. SENATE:—A very large number of petitions were received from temperance organizations for a constitutional amendment to prohibit the manuJaeturp and sale of alcoholic beverages. A bill authorizing the paying of prize- inAney to the officers of the Farragut Meet for the destruction of the enemies vessels in 1862, accompanied by a special report was adopted " without objection. The postal appropriation bill was proceeded with in committee of tlie whole. The committee arose the bill was reported and passed. A message was received announcing the death of Hou. Fernando Wood, and as a umrWbf res)»eci the Senate iulj<>iirii>-d. HOtIHE.—A number of bills were inti»luce<l and referred. The House was in committee of the wide, the most of the session on District of Columbia matters. TVKMDAV. SENATE. —The house funding bill was taken up and Mr. Bayard made a long speech. A discussion followed upon the question whether the bond should be a long or short one, in the course of which Mr. Williams said his objection to a long bond is, that so long as it is out we will never get rid. of the national banks, and I am in favor of underpaying them by all the means in my power. The question was taken on tne amendment reported by the finance committee, to make the clause read: “The secretary of the treasury is iiereby authorized to issue bonds to an amount not exceeding $400,000,000,” which was agreed to. A number of other amendments were offered, when the' senate adjourned leaving the bill to come up to-morrow as unfinished business. HOUSE —Went into committee of the whole on the river-and harbor bill. The speaker ruled that the bill was a special appropriation bill. A large number of amendments offered were rejected, with the exception of one or two verbal amendments, by a majority of about 100. As the last amendment was voted upon, and no quorum votirife, the point was raised, and the committee rose.

WjKI»NKMf»AY. SENATE.—After briefly considering the calendar, the senate took up the funding bill, and Mr. Morrill advocated the measure as reported., After a statement by Mr. Bayard that he would press the bill to conclusion to-morrow, the senate w'ent into executive session, and when the doors opened it adjourned. HOUSE.—The house met at 10 o’clock in continuation of Tuesday’s session, and went into committee of the whole on the river and harbor billSeveral amendments were offered and rejected when the house took a recess to 7:30. When the house reassembled, a bill passed providing for the distribution, after three months notice, of unclaimed divider is among the creditors of national banks. The house then went into committee of the whole on the river and harbor bill, and remained in session until after midnight. THIIMDAY, •SENATE:—A number of bills were favorably reported and placed on the calendar, among which, were bjlMkfor government buildings at Terr/lßtfce, Ind., and Columbus, Oliio. hees offered a resolution, wnicWMviSff agreed to, instructing the committee to inquire lintW (rMA best method of protecting Upnorl cent pureliasers from the inipoafitiom practiced by fraudulent vVndera of 1 K tents and patent-rights, and reßort bill or otherwise. The senate yA | spnled discussion of the funding ltl| with thegenerally understood purptts* of disposing of the bill to-day, evengr a night session were necessary; Much discussion followed when a vote was ■ taken on the amends ment of the committee flxjnm the interest rate at 3)4 instead of 3 pen cent., as fixed by the house. Amend * ment rejected—ayes 25, noes 33. Aik the committees amendments were disposed of. The committee of the whole rose and reported the bill to the senate. It was ordered printed, and the \ senate then, at 11:30, adjourned. HOUSE:—Mr. Hubbell reported back the pension appropriation bill, with senate amendments, recommending concurrence in some and noniHmcureencein others. The report was agreed to. The speaker laid before the house from the president a communication from the secretary of state bn relation to the resolution addressed to the house on the 31st of Jjinuftry, on the subject of intemaTlohai action for the restoration of silver to full use as money. The president states that the prospect of an niternational conference on that qpbjeet promises such valuable results to the country that he recommends immediate attention of congress, and the propriety of an appropriation of this government at such conference. The message was referred. 'The house then adjourned.