Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-Mr. Wilson in
| troduced Joint resolution for the better
| observance of Sunday in military and nav
| al academies. Referred to the Military
| Committee.
R1veIs and His Constituency
Mr.. Revels presented a petition from the
colored men of Philadelphia for the pas
sage of bill to secure to all persons the
| protection of the laws. Referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
| Agricultural Scrip, without Distinc-
ton of Color.
MIR. Drake, from the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor, reported a substitute for
the joint resolutions concerning colleges
for the benefit of agriculture and mechan-
| ical arts. The substitute provides that
distinction, on account of race or color, or
previous condition of servitude, in any
| such institution, or by any State, shall
occasion the forfeiture of lands and scrip.
Railroad and River MOnOpOlics.
Mr.. Howell made his first speech in sup
port of his resolution that in every grant
of lands to railroads proviso shall be in
oorporated securing the rights of settlers
to homesteads on grants, and requiring
lands to be put in market at an early day
and at price not exceeding 50 80 per
acre. He desired a permanent policy by
which the protection of the West and South
west from the great evils of land monop-
oily would be made feature of railroad
grants as inevitable " as the Wilmot
Proviso used TO DO in territorial bills.
The resolution was adopted
Funding.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the funding bill
Mr. Corbett submitted and advocated
an amendment previously introduced by
him as a separate bill. Without action the
Senate went into executive session, and
soon adjourned.
HOUSE
Senate amendments to the posi- route bill
we're concurred IN.
A I4th Amend lent Puzzic.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
Judiciary Committee to inquire whether
the Cherokee, Choctaw or other tribes of
Indians are United States citizens under
the Fourteenth Amendment, and whether
if they are any treaty or contract be
made with them as tribes or nations.
Thrce-Ycar-OIG whisky.
joint resolution, introduced yester-
day by Mr.. Beck, extending to three years
the time for keeping distilled spirits in
bond, came up.
Mr.. Marshall S amendment was rejected
yeas, "a; nays, S6-and MIR. Hooper's
substitute, requiring the payment of one
cent per gallon for each month after the
first year, was agreed to without division.
Mr. Washburne, Of Wisconsin, moved to
lay the bill on the table as being bill to
suspend the collection of the revenue on
whisky for the remainder of this Admins
tration. Lost-yeas, 81; nays, 104. The
bill as amended passed without division.
Another CarPetbagger Censured.
Mr. Logan, chairman of the Committee
on Military Affairs, made a report in The
case of John Il. Deweese before the com
mittee Mr.. Deweese having resigned,
the committee reported the following reso-
luton, the report being signed by the men,
bes of the committee:
Resolved, That John L. Deweese, late
Representative in Congress from the Third
Congressional District of North Carolina,
did make an appointment to the United
States Naval Academy lii violation of law,
and that such appointment was influenced
by pecuniary considerations, and that his
conduct in the premises has been such as
to show him unworthy of a seat in the
House of Representatives, it is therefore
condemned as conduct unworthy of Re-
preventative of the people.
The testimony was read from the Clerks
desk.
Didn't Know il was WTOnG--The
Secretaries of War and Navy Im-
PIicated
Mr.. Deweese made statement that at
the time he received the money he didn't
know that there was any wrong in it. The
Secretary of War and the Secretary of the
Navy were both cognizant of what he was
doing Soon as he realized that he had
done wrong he returned the money and
sent his resignation to the Governor Of his
State He had not acted from any MERGE
nary motive, for he had expended 81, 900
IN his State in the last Presidential election.
The resolution was adopted unanimously
on a vote by yeas and nays.
How TO Settle Old Scores.
Mr.. Logan asked instruction from the
House what the Committee Oh Military AT
fairs should do in the investigation of the
cadetship appointments improperly made
by members of the Fortieth Congress.
Messrs. Woodward, Bingham, Banks and
Logan expressed opinion that the House
had no Jurisdiction, while Mr.. Cobb, of
Wisconsin, thought it would be unfair to
certain ex-members, against whom evil
dence had already been taken, to cut them
off from defense.
In reply to the question, he mentioned
the name of Mr.. Cults, of Alabama, who
had been charged with receiving money
for an appointment to the Naval Academy,
which statement he (Cullis) denied.
Various suggestions and resolutions were
| offered and modified.
Finally, the following, offered by MIR.
Garfield, was agreed to: A provision that
nothing contained in this resolution shall
be construed to prevent said committee
| continuing and completing all investi-
| cations already commenced, having been
| first adopted, and then recensidered and
rejected.
Resolved, That under The execution / of
| the order of the House of Feb. 4, 1870,
the Committee on Military Affairs be re-
| instructed to continue its. investigation of
all purchases of cadetships, by any person
| who has been elected as a member or del
egate of the House of Representatives in
the Forty-frst Congress, or by any person
who holds any executive or judicial Office.
ThciGOId Panic
Mr. Garfield, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Banking, presented the testimony
taken in the gold investigation, and the
report agreed to by the committee, and
Mr.. Cox presented the minority report of
himself and Mr. Jones, of Kentucky.
Both reports were laid on the table, or
dered printed and recommitted. The re-
committal gives the committee control of
the matter, so as to call it up any time.
| Adjourned.
THE IEIS CN) MARK EXPLAINED
From the Richmond (ya) Enquirer.
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