The New York herald., 1872-12-06
TY-sECOND CONGRESS.
Second Session.
SENATE.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 8,

TRE ENTERING WEDGE or PROHIBITION.
Mr.. PoMERoy. Wep.) OF Kansas. presented petit
tons from the citizens OF New York for prOhibi-
tory liquor law applicable TO the District OF Colnm
bia and other territories.
Messrs. CoNKLING, rep.) OF N. "; ScorS, Tep1
OF Pennsylvania ana SUMMER, tib.] OF Massachn-
setts, presented similar petitions.
Mr.. LEWIS, rep) OF Va, introduced bin
to amend the bankrupt law.
Mr. WRIGHT, TepJ OF Iowa, introduced a BIN TO
extend the time for the construction OF the railroad
| from McCregor to the west end Of O'Bren county,
Iowa.
Mr.. FERRY ner.l OF Mics introduced a rii for
the construction OF a Court House and Post ONCE
~ Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mr. LoGAE, repl Of H., introduced a bill 10 Ia
Gil tate the admnst tration of Justice
RETIRED ARMY OFFICERS.
Mr. SCOTT trep.) of Pa, offered resolution
War to o's .omnnnicate to- the Senate list Of The
officers Of the regular army who have been retired
under the provisions OF the act OF 1885, and state
ment OF the actual rank held by them in the regu
lar army and in the volunteer army, anu OF the
rank held by them when wounded and the rank
list OF those who have applied to be retired un
der the act Of 1872, with their rank and pay.
COLD WATER IN THE TERRITORIES.
Mr. POMEROy, trep) OF Kansas, introduced a bin
to prohibit the manufacture, importation, or sale
OF intoxicating liquors IN the District OF Columbia
and the other Territories.
THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
Mr. NORTON trep.) OF Ind, offered resolution
Senate any information he may have in regard to
the existence Of the slave trade upon the coast OF
Africa, and the action If any, taken by the British
government for its suppression Agreed to.
TROOPs IN ARKANSAS.
Mr.. RICE, (rep.) OF Ark, moved to take up the
resolution offered by him on Monday requesting
the President to communicate the grounds upon
which United States troops TO be sent to
Arkansas, M If they are are to 81 be sent; oo ma sono,or
I would not press the resolution now. 1t was in-
portant in It's purpose and very extraordinary in
4 tfu fnNn and hn nnfar
tee ana carefully considered, because II provided
that the Senate should take the Unprecedented
step of calling the President to account for the eA
ercse OF his constitutional functions as com
mander.n-Chief Of the army.
Mr.. RICE denied that the resolution wns
intended 10 reflect upon the President III any
way. He mad two objects in Offering it: irs, to
get information on which to base another resol,,-
ton; and, second to let the people OF Arkansas
understand that If troops were sent there they
were sent only for the purpose OF maintaining the
versed With the President and he assured him that
II troops should be sent 1t would be for that pur
pose alone but he wished TO have this officially an
nOunced so tnat the people of the State might un-
! derStand II.
Mr. CLAYTON, rep) OF Ark, said there was a
arsenal ana barracks-to which it had been Gus
tomary to send troops, and therefore IT was not at
M ta. .nS peope Mone Sere p" oe
| Mr.. EDMUNDs said ne had objected to this resolu-
tion simply because Of its form and without any de-
sign to prevent the Senator tsice) from obtaining
any necessary Information.
Mr.. RICE said that Mr. Edmunds might modify the
form of the resolution SO to make 1t unobection
able. The motion to take up the resolution was
! lost.
TIE ILLNESS OF MR. SUMNER
Mr.. SUMNER said as the Senate was about TO re-
organize its commit ees, he must ASK in obedience
to the instructions OF his physician, to be excused
from service on any committee. lie made the re-
quest with great regret.
THE FRENCH sPoLrArIoN roTrIE
Mr.. CAMERON trep.) OF Pa, gave notice that at
an early day he would call up the bill in relation
to the French spOhati0n claims.
ENDOWMENT AND SUPPORT OF COLLEGES.
Mr.. MORRILL,, rep) OfNt called up the bill to pro-
vide for the further endowment and support OF col
eges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic
arts and the liberal and practical education OF the
industrial classes, &C. He read long address in
support Of the bill, in which he argued that science
and the arts ought to take precedence OF the clas
sizes in the education Of American youth, and that
the liberal endowment Of these colleges would be
one OF the most powerful means OF promoting in
telligence ana virtue among all the people and de-
! veOping the resources OF the whole country.
At the conclusion OF his address the further con-
sideratOn OF the bill was postponed fOf week and
| them on motion Of Mr.. EDMUNDs, rcp) OF Vt, the