New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-06
Texas PACIFIC RAILROAD MEETING
CONGRESS.

SHnneP-PrOhibitOry LiquOr Law fo
"ashingtOn-NatiOnaI College EndOw
menF-BillS introduced In the House
Pension to Mrs. General Meade-Th,
&lOOps-of-War Bill Its Passage in tn,
HOuse-Changes in Senate COmmftte,
Ghairmanships-Nom of Ware
Hunt for Supreme Judge-GOvernOI
/ Orr Minister TO Russia.
WASHINGTON, December 5-Senate-MP
| Sumner asked, on account of i'll health tt
be excused f, ON service on any committee
Mr.. Rice tried to call up his resolution
| asking the President why troops have been
or are to be, sent to Arkansas, but Mr.. Ed
| munds objected.
| Mr.. P0merOy introduced bill to prohibit
| the sale or manufacture or importation OF
| Intoxicating liquors in the District of Co.
| lumbia or in the Territory.
! Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, called up the
| bill on the endowment of national college
| and spoke on it.
Mr. Cameron gave notice he would call up
at an early day the bill in relation to the
French spOliatlOn claims.
Senate adjourned.
HouSe.-Passed bill to admit building
material in Boston free.
The House then took up the bill for the
ten slOtps of war.
The following were introduced to-day:
n JILL W 4uSOL DO1dtS Uduh1E5 dSSUCId-
tion, with capital of $I00, 900. .000, under the
style of Governors and Managers Ex-
chequer of the United States.
a bill giving General meadGs widow a
pension Of $4,000
The ten slOOp of war vessels bill was re-
sumed.
Mr.. Archer, member of the Naval Com
mittee, advised the bill as matter of ne
Cessity, the navy OF the United States being
now in rotten and r11inOuS condition
admitted there was nothing to be feared
from the great pOwe s, but the people whom
it was desired to impress with the great
ness OF this country we're the semi-civil-
lied nations of the world. 1t was for that
object more than amy other that these yes
sells were required.
The House then proceeded to vote ON the
bill and amendments.
Mr. Hale's amendment requiring half the
number to be built in private ship yards
was agreed to; yeas II, nays 3D.
An amendment, offered by Mr. Banke, to
modify the provision in regard to guns, so
as to read, mot more than ten guns" was
agreed to.
&r. Garfeld's amendment requiring
plans and estimates to be reported to Con
gress, and any appropriation made before
the work is completed, was also agreed to.
Mr.. COx's amendment, reducing the num-
Der Of vessels to be constructed from ten
to six, was also agreed to. Yeas, lO4, nays,
81.
The bill as thus amended was then
passed.
A motion to adjourn to Monday was made
and defeated.
Mr.. Carpenter succeeds Mr.. Fenton, Mr..
Edmunds succeeds Mr. Trumbun, and Mr..
Hamilton succeeds Mr.. Price in the chair
nanship of committees. Only one minority
Representative is allowed on the principal
committees. Mr. Bayard remains on the
Finance Committee, Mr. Fenton retiring.
Mr.. Thurman is chairman Of the Private
Land Claims, the only committee over
which a Democrat presides. Mr.. Schnrz
remains on Foreign Relations committee,
Mr.. Casserly giving way for place on Pa
citc, on the Pacific railroads
Nominations to-day-Ward Hunt for the
Supreme Court; j. L. Orr, of South Caro-
lima. Minister to Russia.