, 1872-12-17
NUMBER 12O.
BEAVER LAKE..

BEAVER LAKE.
Mr. PRATT submitted report from the Conf
mittee Of Conference on the bill relating to the
| bed Of Beaver Lake, Indiana.
| At II o'clock the Senate went into E1ecutl7e
| session, and soou after adjourned.
HOUSE.
NEW BILLS.
4 large number OF new bills we're introduced.
including the following:
11r. STEVENSON. To accept the Louisville
and Portland Canal and reduce the tolls.
LII. HAWLE4 Q4inois);; For ahofse zai]road
h1r. MERRIAM. Authorizing free banking;
also, restricting Post Office advertisements to
the papers printed in the district where the ser
vice is required.
Mr. MYERS Pennsylvania). TO repeal tho
law requiring double postage on matter not fully
Mr. DUKE Virginia). To repeal the tux On
cian to import medical books for his Own use
liz: FAKWELL Cllinois.) For the further
| funding OF the public debt.
n1r. WALLS Florida.) Granting 1,ooo.o
acres Of the public lands to the Brown Theo1og:-
| cal Institute, in Florida; also, for like grant
to the Agricultural College, Of Florida.
| LII. TAFFE. For bridge ACROSS the Missouri
| River to Sioux City.
Mr. GARFIELD presented petition Of two
! Bons OF the late Senator Douglas fo7 compenss-
| ton for cotton taken from them in North Caro-
| Lima during the var.
sU9lSER's DEFEAT.
Mr. HALE (Iaine) offered the following pre-
amble and concurrent resolution: > !.
WHEREAS, National unity cannot fail to be strength
med BY the re5asmbranee q The services of theso
Of the rebellion, therefore, be it
R<sozred, As exposition Of the sentiment Of Cu-
from the army register regimenta celors O: tl,o
unitod States the names Of the battles Of he rete~
lion.
| Adopted-Fens, lis; nays IS.
No Republican voted against the resolution,
! and only four Democrats for it, namely, u.
Gets, Hibbard, Parker (New Hampshire), and
ManAon.
MORE NEW BILLS.
| Mr. AVER1LL introduced bill granting
| charter to the Northern Central Railway Com
Ii. FARNsWoRTH offered resolution in
structing the Post Office Committee to inquire
as to the prop9ety OF the election OF Postmas-
1Ir. BUTLER {Mass.) moved to suspend the
! rules and pass q bill for the transportation
through the mails OF agricultural and towering
At the rate' Of two cents Tor every four
| ounces, the weight not to exceed four-pound
packages. Passed.
AIr. DUNNELL CA1inn.) moved to suspend
| aA6 Iu1Ea RQu p85B 3 Dill extending 1QI ELK
months the time for the completion OF thu
Winona St. Peter Railroad. Pasaed-117to to p.
| Mr. MORGAN (Ohio) moved to suspend tho
| rules and pass bill proposing to amend the
! Constitution so as to make natura1ized citizens
eligible to the Presidency and Vice Presidency
OF the United States. Rejected; "a to II, less.
| than two-thirds In the affirmative.
THE LOUISIANA TROUBLES.
Mr. COX On. ~ moved to suspend the rules
! and adopt a resolution recting that the stato
| Government of Louisiana is now administered
| by orders from the Federal Courts, supported by
| Federal baJonets, such condition OF things
| being subversive OF civil government and dan
| gerous to liberty, and requesting the Presidents.
| to inform the House why tho Executive OF tho
| United States inte1fered in the Affairs Of that
State, giving al the facts; also, to giTe all IN.
duct Of E. A. Durell, United States Judge there.
SO that the House may determine what steps, IL
any, ought to be taken in consequence Of such:
interference IN the political affairs OF Louiaiana-
NJ: STEVENSON (0hio) asked a1r: Coz to-:
Mr. cox consented to that, and to the inser~
tion Of the words If not incompatible With pub
Lie interests"
insert those words. 1here could be no such thing:
as inoompatibility With the public interests in s.
matter OF that kind. Congress was entitled to.
know BY what right or authority the PTesident
interfered in the civil government Of the State
Mr. Coz said he had inserted these words so
Is to have the resolution adopted without any
partisan or acrimonious discussion He onlya
wanted the facts to come out, and all the basie:
for the Presidents action in that most import-
ant matter.
Mr. sYPHER denied that the President had
inte1fered in any way in the Louisiana matter
except to order the execution Of the mandates
Of the United States Court.
Mr. cox declined to take the statement OF
Mr. sypher, or OF the newspapers, in the mat
ter.
N1r. sYPHER- =" will furnish proof OF it,"
MT; COY" The gentleman cannot speak for
11r: BINGHAM suggested to 1ir. Cox to striks
out the allusion to Judge Dureu, as the infor~
nation which the President would pub1ieh would
necessarily cover the point.
Mr. cox said he did not intend to amend tbs
resolution any further.
Mr.. sCOFIELD Pa.) asked Mr. Cox to omit
the closing words Of the resolution !: f'so that
the House may judge. etc.," which he thought.
haps offensive.
61r. cox declined to accede to the SUGGESTION
Many Republican members shouted ''Let ua
vote it down.
Tho resolution WAS rejected-yeas, 70; nsys,
Mr. STEVENSON (obio) then offered a1esolu<
luton, which WAS adopted without division, re-
queshng the President to communicate informa-
ton relative to the condition of affairs in Loui-
aians, and what action, il any, he has taken with
regard thereto.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Bills to enforce the stlpulations Of the Con-
vention with Venezue1a Of the 25th OF April,
1866, and to amend the Law Of the 18th Of August,
1856, regulating the Consular and Diplomatic
Service we're reported from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and ordered printed, and ze-'
Mr. SMITH (New York; offered resolution
nst1uctlng the Judiciary Committee to inquire
Ehat legslstiQ9pp is necessary to guafd against
people Of Louisiana Alabama and Arkanaas