The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-12-14

D>A uePaA'eu ofOanef sleep on 1h0ugh
gone from Us forever, thy name has been
placed in the golden urn of pleasant memo
r'ssl Sofs. soft be thy resting place! And
when Spring comes with the sweet music of
the birds. To spread her mantle of green upon
the earth, may her earliest buds bloom and
blossom upon thy grave.
WARRINGTON.
CONGRESSIONAL XIII SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.
Mr.. Anthony introduced bill to amend
an act to enforce the right Of citizens of the
United States to vote in the several States Of
the Union, amending the 18th Section Of said
act 20 - to prohibit not only direct force,
menace and bribery 10 prevent free exercise
OF the rights Of suffrage, but also the use of
any writing, device, token, word or gesture,
with intent to intimidate voters, or counsel.
ling and indirectly procuring the Use of any
such means Of intimidation.
Mr.. Anthony also introduced resolution
- teSsSess ess<A R&AshlSu auu COTIukN
practices in elections. The same bill was in
troduced BY him last Congress.
After brief executive session the Senate
adjourned.
Mr.. Banks offered 4 resolution calling on
the President for instructions to naval CON-
manders in Onr waters for the protection Of
American life and property; and the main
tenanee Of the dignity Of the flag; for infor-
nation relative to the recent executions in
Havana, and in relation to the failure Of
Spain to carry out her promises of reform in
the West Indies. All were adopted.
Mr.. Butler objected to resolution calling
on the President for information of the inva.
sion Of North Carolina BY troops.
Several bills were introduced and referred.
AT 10 O'Clock the House went into Com
mittee Of tie Whole, with Ellington in the
Chair.
An apportionment bill reported at the
last session, provides that, after the 23d Of
March, 1872, the House Of Representatives
shall consist Of 2S1 members, TO be appor-
toned - follows: Maine, 5; New Hamp-
shire, 2; Vermont, 9; Massachusetts,, IL;
Rhode Island, 2; Connecticut, a.; New York,
81; New Jersey, .; Pennsylvania, %; Della
ware, l; Maryland, 6; Virginia, 9; North
Carolina, S; South Carolina, 5; Georgia, 3;
Alabama, Z; Mississippi, 6; louisiana, 5;
Ohio, 10; Kentucky, 10; Tennessee, 9; In
diana. II; Illinois, l9; Missouri, IL; Ar.
kansas, 4; Michinan. .; Florida, l; Texas,
6; Iowa, 9; Wisconsin, 8; California, 4;
Minnesota, 3; Oregon, ]; Kansas, 5; West
Virginia, 3; Nevada and Nebraska, l.
The second and third sections OF the bill pro-
viding for additional members in the Forty
second Congress, on motion of Farnsworth,
vas struck out.
Ater considerable discussion and the Of.
fering of various amendments, the Commit.
ton OF the bill, and the Hou=e adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, De-. 7.-Vario,s bills we're
introduced and referred, after which the
House took up the bill codifying the postal
laws, but before the reading of the bill was
concluded the morning hour expired, when
the House adjourned to Monday.
SENATE.
Mr.. Sumner presented petition from the
colored citizens asking for a supplementary
civil rights bill, which was tabled.
Senator Pomeroy P,e-enied bill 10 unite
the postal and telegraph service.
Mr.. Sumner gave notice of bill To abol-
ish the office of Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, and the reduction of taxation.
After an Executive Session the Senate al
journed Jill Monday.
Fire-Cennssssee Appreciated.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-WalPs Opera
House burned this evening. Los, $4,000;
insured.
The Republican Senatorial Caucus, this
morning, appointed the following COMMITTEES
to report ON the changes in the standing
COMMITTEES: Messrs. Buckingham, Sawyer,
Pomeroy, Frelinghuysen and Ferry. An
opinion prevails that the only changes will
be the placing Of Mr.. Morton as Chairman OF
the Foreign Relations and transferring Mr.
Cameron to the Committee ON Elections and
Privileges.
Nsssisasions Sent 20 she Senate.
WASHINGTON, dec. 6.-The following
nominations, among Others, were sent to the
Senate to-day: Assessors Of Internal
Revenue, JOS. X. Colby for Utah, VIM. l..
Warning for New Mexico; Collector of In
ternal Revenue, A. King, Nevada; Thomas
w. Bennett, OF Indiana, Governor of Idaho;
Msrsh Geddings, of Michigan, Governor OF
New Mexico; Frederick Watts, of Pennsyl-
vznia, Commissioner Of Agriculture; George
Bancroft, Of New York, Envoy Extraordin-
ary and Minister PlenipOtentiary TO the
German Empire. Consuls, ]. w. Griffin,
Of Kentucky, at Copenhagen; Weston Flint,
Of Missouri, at Chin Kiong; J. W. Lucas. OF
Illinois, at Tunstall. England. Postmas,ers,
J. ID. Feat, ElkO, Nevada; A. Towle, Bea-
trice, Nebraska; &. II. Taylor, Bogamon,
Montana; J. W. Patterson, Humboldt, Kan
sas; Mr.. X. b. johnson, Leavenworth,
Kansas. The Senate, in executive session,
confirmed tn. nomination OF Milton W.
eynolds A. Receiver Of Public Moneys at
Humboldt, Kansas.
The Issh-Cataeazy C0rress Ontienee.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Fish and
Catacaxy correspondence was sent to the Sem
ale to-day. 1t is quite voluminous. The
letter Of Fish to Minister Curtin, dated Nov.
1e, states that on his arrival in Washington,
Catacazy gave promise of being useful and
very acceptable Minister, and made an.
agreeable impression. Soon, however, he
began 10 make himself very oflicious, inter
iering in questions not appropriately rnn.
nected with his legation, and in. those Irrd-
ing before Congress, importuning Senators
and Representatives, and resorting 10 ,cr-
sOnal interviews and solicitations, ulr,,s,ial On
the part of representatives OF foreign Is.wers
accredited this Government, dis,as; :ul aud
n n ,ying to Legislators thus indecoroI6'Y sp.
preached, and tending to embarrass the hee
course Of legisla,ion on subjects with respect