Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-Mr. Sherman
presented the memorial of 1877 colored
citizens of Circleville, Ohio, setting forth
that at tile election in that State on Tues
| day last they were prevented from voting,
| notwithstanding the Fifteenth Amendment,
| the officers whose duty it was to allow
| them to vote having declined to serge
and their places being filed by totally irre-
sponsible persons leaving them, practi-
| cally, no redress. They ask for law to
| protect their rights hereafter. Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Mrs Lincoln,s Little Bill.
| Mr.. Edmunds, chairman of the Pension
| Committee, in reply to the inquiry of Mr..
Sumner as to when report on the bill of
Mrs. Lincoln might be expected, stated
| that the case has been decided, and would
be reported upon in the course of week.
He declined to state the decision In adj
vance of the report.
Intercourse with Mexico.
Mr.. Patterson introduced bill to repeal
all existing laws authorizing the transpor-
tation and expectation of goods in bond to
or from Mexico.
The Northern Pacific Railroad bill was
then taken up.
MIR. Harland conducted an argument
upon the necessity of adequate protection
for the rights of settlers as against the ex-
travagant donations of public lands to rail-
roads.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Butter, of Mass, made another
effort to introduce a joint resolution to
annex Dominica, but Mr.. Holdman OBJ
jected.
Mr.. Eldridge moved to adjourn, which
was rejected
Mr.. Eldridge gave notice that he would
object to any business being done In the
absence of quorum.
The Speaker proceeded to call the COM
mittees for reports of private character.
$1,000 for Ben Butler.
MIR. Bingham, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported resolution to pay the
expenses and counsel fees, not exceeding
$1,000, incurred by Butler in defend
ing the suit brought against him
in Baltimore, by Charles Wooley, for
Buffers action i'll sustaining the rights Of
the House.
Shall Andy johnson be Similarly
Compensated
Mr.. Burr suggested whether 1t was not
Just as equitable to reimburse Andrew
Johnson for his. Expense in defending him
self, for acts done in his official capacity?
Mr.. Bingham replied that that was quite
different thing; the representative OF the
people, in discharging their constitutional
duty, had impeached Andrew johnson, but
the other was case of suit by private
citizen against q member of the House,
for an act done by him in that capacity.
After further discussion the resolution
was adopted.
Mr. Kerr, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported a bill for the relief of Charles
Cooper and other contractors.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Tariff bill; Mr.. Wheeler IN
the chair.
FIanneIs, WOoIens, etc.
Resuming the bill, at the paragraph tax
ing harnels, blankets, goods, knit goods,
hats and yarns, several amendments were
offered and rejected. The paragraph in re-
gard to wooden goods remains as originally
reported in the bill. The next paragraph
was Oh belts made wholly or in part of
wooden worsted, for paper or printing ma
chimes, twenty cents per pound, and thirty
five per cent ad valorem. Motions to strike
out the clause, and to reduce the duty,
were rejected, when the committee arose.
Deficiency hill.
The House then took up the Senate
amendments to the deficiency bill.
Mr. Beck remarked that the bill had been
increased one million and q half of dollars
since it left the House.
Mr. Dawes repeated the statement with
the remark that the whole amount was
under $1,000 less than any general de-
ficlency bill for several years.
Among the Senate amendments was an
appropriation of S25, 200 for repairs to the
Charleston Customhouse.
House adjourned.