The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-03-10
Congressional w ii,oonal Proceedings.
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' ~ Congressional Proceedings. .,.,
'.'l i2'a 4a WASHINGTON, March 2.
The Committee on Printing have com
menced investigating the charges against
the public printer Clapp. -.
Butler will press the Georgia bill as
soon as the Indian appropriations are over.
Bullock addressed the Senate Judiciary
Committee this morning.
The President has nominated Charles
II. Lewis, of Virginia, as resident minis
ter to Portugal. 9
Among the confrmations by the Sem
ate, are Charles H. Prince. postmaster at
Augusta, Georgia, and Thomas F. Will
son, consul at .Matamoras.. 10 -;
On Monday while the Senate was in
executive session, on motion, of Sumner,
the doors were opened for moment, and
during this unnoticcd session of about o
minute, he entered motion to recon-
slider the vote on the passage of the So
called Omnibus Disability bill, and that
motion is still pending. The motive as
signed for this action is to reach the case
of Senator Clingman, who is among the
number whose disabilities are to be re.
moved by the bill. ''" 80 .'''... ''-' VI 20
Whttemore says that his friends in
South Carolina have arranged for series
of meetingsin his district, TO be address
ed by hiMiin vindication of his conduct
in the disposal of the eadetships. His
object is to arrange; forshis reelection to
Congress. ~ ,.S aa folir.
The Senate, in executive session, post
poned TO 2lst instant tho nomination OF
Bradley, as associate justice, OF the Su-
preme Court, by a vote Of 80 against 26.
This gives time for the passage of
the new law granting Louisiana, Texas
and Mississippi judge resident in that
district. Kellogg took prominent part
in defeating the confirmation. ....
| In the Senate, resolution was intro
duced and laid over for future considera-
tion requiring the President to communi-
cate whether any measures had been
taken to suppress the slave traffic on the
coast of Africa Sac go 80 ''''''.''.''; -.
The Funding! bill was discussed, and
Sumner read q long printed speech dis
senting from the views of the Finance
Committee in regard to the nature of
tho bond in which the debt should be
| funded. 80
,,...... WASHINGTON, March 8.
In the House, the Committee OF Ways
and Means was directed to inquire into
the expediency of exempting brick-ma-
kers from the manufacture tax, and ex-
empting from the revenue tax persons
quarrying blue stone. A resolution was
introduced favoring heavy tax reduc-
tion on fruit brandy. The air line rail
road, hence to New York, after strng-
gle, was postponed. The tariff bill, after
q contest between Butler and Schenck,
was taken up. Brooks and Howe's
speeches were much praised.
Butler offered the Georgia bill as
privileged question. .s"e
Farnsworth said Butler was unauthor-
lied by the Reconstruction Committee to
make q report ~. ~ ', .'
The Speaker said the difference between
the gentlemen was q point OF veraclty,
not of order. Butler said am respon-
sible." -oat ,s'- 'r
The Speaker said he must recognize
the chairman. a -os- 1rs
DuGleT TcjuSeu w w ShISS"iSSU ~ oio
colleague, when squabble ensued and
the House adjourned.
The Senate is considering the Judicia-
ry BILL on the amendment requiring AS
sociate Justices 10 reside within their re-
spective circuits. The Election Commit
tee vote 7 to against seating Segar as
Representative ut large from Virginia.
Stevenson and Burdet report in favor of
continuing Sheldon in his scat. Kerr re
ports in favor OF ousting Sheldon and
seating Hunt. These reports 80 direct
ly to the House, without manipulation.
In the Senate, the bill changing the
United States Supreme Court Circuits
was considered Wiley offered an amend
ment to dispense with the requirement
that Judge shall be resident of the
circuit for which he is appointed. He
urged that the President should be allow.
ed 20 make his selections from the nation
at large, and not be limited to localities
whereas in Southern circuits it might be
difficult to find n man whose loyalty was
of such character as to warrant his eleva-
ton to tho Supreme Bench. Davis do
MED the right Of Congress to interfere.
A resolution calling for the names of
the States that had ratified the ffteeDth
amendment, was adopted.
The funding bill was considered, and
without action, adjourned.
t. The Government now holds l0O0OO,-