The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-07-13
CONGRESSIONAL,

CONGRESSIONAL.
| WASHINGTON, July 6.-House se-The House commit
tee Pacific Railroads held meeting last night fol
the consideration of the Texas Pacific railroad bill
which recently passed the Senate and agreed to re
port adversely upon the sections establishing the
at five feet and providing for various branch roads
They will also recommend that the stockholders be re
qulred to pay up ten per cent. on five millions dollars
instead of twelve millions as provided by one of thu
sections of the Senate bill
| Seaate-Abbott, from the Committee on Pacf,
Railroads, reported with amendments bill incorpo
rating the contemplated rans-continenal railroad un
der the name of Western North Carolina Extension
Railway Company. 1t authorizes the Western Nortl
Carolina railroad the Wilmington Charlotte and Ruth
erford, and the Spartansburg Union railroad compa
nies to consolidate for the purpose of constructing and
completing continuous railway communication, vii
Asheville, N. c. and Ducktown, Tenn, to Cleveland
Tenn. or Dalton, Ga, connecting the ports of New
bern Wilmington and Charleston with San Diego, Cal
ornia by way of the Southern trans continental rail
way.
An amendment TO the House river and hafbor ap
preparation bill, by Sawyer, was adopted. 1t appre
PIRATES $1,000 for the improvement of Town Creek
near Charleston S. c.
| Conference committee on funding bll-Thurman
| Summer and Davis.
River and harbor bill reported as it came from the
House. Sawyer moved an appropriation for a survey
and examination of Charleston Harbor with the view
! to removal Of the distinctions. 1t is well known
that these distractions put in the Southern har
bors during the war. We have report from the en-
gineers hen but it is provided for new surveys te
be made of all these harbors and until the result o
these surveys was known the estimates could not be
made, and it is but to make appropriation in ad
vance OF course, if the Senate chose to load down
the bill with amendments and kill it, they could do it.
but he asked them to stand by the committee.
House-The Committee on Public Lands reported
3 bill defining swamp and overfowed lands, which
provoking much opposition, was postponed to next
session.
Conference report on post Office appropriations was
adopted
Conference report on currency reported the bill as
adopted by the Senate, except that the new currency
| is fixed at -four millions
| Durrell, from louisiana was seated.
Four thousand dollars voted Judge Bailey, who helc
| the Governers Ue.tG,at vf election.
| Pat Woods case occupied the balance of the day
| WASHINGTON, July 7.-Hoase-The House, on mo
ton adhered to its amendments to the funding bill
and demanded committee of conference. The Sen
ate's new amendments referred to the Committee
on WAYS and Means
| Pat Woods case was resumed. Brooks made q
point of order that Wood should be present. Wood
| was brought to the bar.
Buffers amendment mprisoning Wood to the fourth
of March was defeated SO to SO.
motion to reconsider the vote rejecting imprson-
ment TO the Atm OF Marcn was Haue, "Heu unpusteF-
ing commenced, which promises to occupy the day.
The House finally passed, by majority, the resolu-
tions regarding Woods, which mprisons him three
months.
Conference report on currency adopted. The bill
provides for an increase of 1854 100000 circulation
and the retirement of $45000,000 three per cents.
The Senate provision n relation to coin notes is re-
tained and the House provision for the retirement of
twenty Ave millions in the States in excess with
proviso that this amount shall not be withdrawn until
the entire $54, 100000 shall have been taken by the
States now deficient. 1t goes to the President.
Brooks introduced bill to incorporatehe Tehuane-
pee Railroad and Ship Canal Company. Referred to
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Reconstruction Committee motion to re-
port the general amnesty bill for action at this session
was lost by tie yote-the Committee stood 5 to O..
AS there were absentees it is possible that this
action may be reeonsidered at some future meeting.
Some of the Southern members give notice OF their
intention to test the sense of the House upon this
subject by introducing General Buffers bill and asking
vote on it under motion to suspend the rules.
Senate-The Judiciary Committee discharged from
consideration of female suffrage memorials.
The bill requiring lquidang National banks to re-
tire their notes, passed.
Sawyer, from the Committee on Appropriations, re.
ported the House special Deficiency Appropriation
BILL which provides that in the 9th Military District
the nav of registrars and shers shall be six dollars
per day, instead of five fixed by the act of 1870,
and makes necessary appropriation to supply the de-
cheney. The bill passed.
The Post Office Committee reported bill for steam
ships between Cedar Keys and Havana.
Naval Appropriations resumed and passed without
amendments, and goes to the President
The Apportonment bill passed with amendments,
which takes it back to the House.
WASHINGTON, July s-.Senate.-The Senate Yves oc-
cupied all morning the bill. relieving seventy-hVe
Kentuckans FROM political disabilities An amend
ment covering some FIVE thousand persons was offered
This bill passed. and the general disability bill was ta
ken up This bill contains about 5000 names. 1t was
proposed to insert the name OF A. y. r. Nicholson,
of Tennessee, when objection was made ana tne
name was withdrawn-seyera names were stricken
out-tbe bill then passed. The proposition to strike
out ex Senator Robt Johnson of Arkansas was mega
tived. IN
House-The House passed the river and harbor bill
as amended by the Senate 1t goes to the PRESIDENT
House then went into committee on deficiency appfo'
priation bill.
WAsH1sGros, July 9-jSenate The Senate is dis
cnssino the Chinese question and Mrs Lincolns PEN
sion. Yates impeached Mrs. Lincons loyalty.
Army APPROPRIATION bill passed in session Tonight
Senate confirmed Jno. D. Pope, attorney for the
District of Georgia. vice Aekerman; G. r Peck, col
lector of internal revenue, second North Carolna os
trict: n B. Richard collector third North CafslEa !,
N P. Trist, postmaster, Alexandria, Va; A. s.ench
postmaster, Demopols, Ala; L. r. Gamhra, post
master San Antonio Texas Commodores Seifndge
Sehenck, Melanton, Smith and Boggs, to befear adj
miras.
On the legislative appropriation bill proViso has
been introduced preventing the Court Of Claims from
entertaining suits brought against the government by
residents OF the Southern States though they can
plead return to all civil rights, by amnesty par
dom They must show, afBrmativey, that they were
always loyal they must go to Congress for relief
Hoase-Tax bill, as amended by the Senate, Was
concurred in as regards income allowing metallic to-
bacco packages, allowing articles transported from
ports Of entry other points in bond reducing duty
on steel rails Non-coneurred in amendment regard
ing oranges lemons prunes and other tropical fruits
also an amendment regarding cigars; also spirits
wines and brandies; also taxing cotton bagging The
bill goes to the committee Of conference
Blaine issued warrant for Pat Woods imprison-
ment.
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