The Leavenworth weekly times., 1872-02-01
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 70.
MIR. Wright presented the credenlial. of
Senator elect VIM. B. Allison, of Iowa.
Mr.. Mor;on's resolution of adjournment of
May 20, was taken up.
Mr.. Schurz moved an amendment proyid-
ing that Congress don't adjourn without pass
ing TIE civil service reform law. Rejected
80 TO 1G.
The pending amendment then was Sum
ner's, providing that no adjournment shall
take place till after the passage of the sup
Elementary civil rights bill.
| Mr.. TrUmbull moved an amendment 10
the amendment by adding nor until the Sem
ate shall have come to vote on the bill from
the House of Representatives to repeal the
duty on coal.
Mr.. Sumner talked about the adjournment
resolution to the end of the morning hour.
Mr.. Trumbull demanded in regular order
the apportionmsnt bill.
Mr.. Morton moved TO postpone all other
business until the adjournment question was
decided, but Mr.. Trunible had tie floor and
wouldn't yield.
The apportionnent bill was taken up AMI
Mr.. Trumbull commenced speaking on it.
Mr.. Morton favored the House of at least
coo members. He also favored the House
bill AZ fairer than tie Senate substitute, and
said that the latter went out its way to make
unfair DETERMINATIONS against the Republican
party. He said he had made n calculation,
assuming that the Republicans would be sure
to carry certain States at the next election,
which shows that the adoption of the Senate
substitute instead OF the House bill
would cai,se 4 less 10 the Republican party OF
twenty-five electoral Votes and twenty-five
members of the House.
The States assumed rs certain To 90 Repub- |
lican are New York, NewJersey, Msasachu-
setts, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mis-
issippi, Arkansas, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Wis
consin, Michigan, California, Minnesota and
Kansas.
Of course, ii the House bill was not fair |
one, he said, he would not ask the Senate TO !
support it, no matter how advantageous it |
might be to the predominant party, but it was |
reallya more fair and just bill in every prin-
ciple than the Senate amendment.
After further discussion by Morton, Pat
tersOn and Thurman, Mr.. Edwards moved
to amend the substitute so as TO make the
whole number of members 800. Lost I6 TO
81.
Mr.. Morton moved to strike out the fifth
section of the bill which provides that no new
States shall be admitted until they have
certain population.
The bill was then made the regular order
for Monday, the vote 10 be taken at O clock.
Senate adjourned.
Various petitions were referred and PEN
lion bills passed.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Legislative Approximation
ill.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes, proviso was
Isked for the items which appropriates $780,
'OO to pay Judgments OF Court claims, di-
ectiDg that no part of the amount should be
aid on any juds sment rendered in favor of
zen. Charpenning growing out of any SER
ice rendered in carrying the mails.
On motion OF Mr.. Maynard the La, Sec |,
ion Of the bill was stricken out, which di- u.
ects that no claim shall be considered or
aid by the Government, unless filed within
even years from the time the claim oc- !
urred
Mr.. Garfield offered an amendment look.
ng TO restriction on public printing. The
mendment was agreed and the bill was laid i.
side to be reported to the House The total /.
am appropriated by it is about S17 ,OOo, 900.
The Committee then took up the Pension !
appropriation bill, appropria,ing s3,0is,- !,
90, and disposed Of it.
The Committee rose and reported both
ills to the House.
Mr.. Garfield called for the yeas aud nays =;
n Maynard's amendment striking out the :;
.cti0n which establishes statute limitation 9
yainst the Government.
The House refused the yels and nays and .,
le section was stricken out. Both appro. Z
ration bills we're then passed. Z
Mr.. Cox offered a resolution calling on the Il
resident for information az 10 the re-en-
avement of Cinnamon in Cuba, which was n
.ferred to the Committee On Commerce.
The House then adjourned. al
The session tomorrow will be for general v
bate only. b
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n murder trial the jury, this morning, rem n
red a verdict Of not guilty. IT
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RePobllean C0nveotion. co
JEFFERSON CRY, Jan. 2i-A liberal Re fiji
Iblican mass convention met in the Hall Of re
today and was one of the ba
'Sest ever held in the State. 1t was called
order By Col. VIM. N. Grosvenor, when Ct
dge Debolt, Of Grundy Co., was elected N