Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-14
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL
Co.eI~~sea Yesterday. rreeccss.x.
SLNATE.-After our report closed

| ~ Saw Ncr tntrssiuc.si 4 i.iil O. inrarpor.t.
| the Eastern aud Western Railway ard Trsa.-
Iortaiion company. Nith poarcr ~ 40 n. -. .
mon tairieis hy land and water o. deal IA rrss
estate Notk mines, and g. construct and m IN
tam . railroad from Port ROYAL. south Cars-
| lra. % leavcnwurth, kanSss f,,e sf.,-.
through which 10 i a. pass Attending ~,,,.h riyats
OF way and other privileges NAV be Win.
Their Sfective iarissictions-the route a, h. ,.
Macon. Georgia and Memphis. rcnnss>s.,e n
II. Prioleau. 81 New York. aud W Iavton n
L. Pearce ard II. hsybsnk. OF South Csrsiirx-
are named - the incorporstors. Referred 90
the select committee on ssShoan Trans .ortatiss.
MIR. Chandler introduced . bill exempting ths
mineral lands OF Michigan. WISCONSIN, and Msp-
ns~ois tom the operations OF the mining act q
May 10. iSs2.
Mr.. Edmnnds introduced a bin 20 prevent sna
punish inifacttons 81 the right or iors.is coe-
sU ian Ciicers in the I nited states
Nv. Pratt offered resolution which vss
agreed TO- calling on the Secretary ~ the In
;.rior for Information in relation u the numhrr
&c, OF the lakes and other bo.iics OF w.tey
which have MT been inclu cd in tl,, s,,,-,e,S -
the p htic land states.
Mr. Pomeroy gave notice that ne would. o.
MONDAY next, cali M the postal teieg graph bill
ACiiS LTU Raj COLLEGE EILt-
MIR. Morrill,, nj Vt. called up the bill q nm
vide toi the further endowment and support az
colleges for the benefit Of agriculture and the
mechanic arts. and the liberal and practical Cd
cation of the industrial Glasses VA the several,
pursuits and professions in life n established
under the act ct july ,, is12.
Mr.. Morrill, moved an amendm mt in the ma
ture OF n substitute for the hili. The substitute
provides that the proceeds OF the sales OF 80 go
acre. OF public lands AZ II - per acre shalt bs
appropriated TO each state and territory having
such agricultural colleges.
Mr.. Window offered an amendment that the
bill shall not be construed - effect any Grange
IN the operation Of the homestead ant pucemp-
ton laws.
Alter discussion, the senate. without final sc-
tion, went into executive session, and then al
journed.
HOCSE.-After our report closed, the follow
ing bills were introduced:
By Mr. Msnsos, 81 granting sarrties 70 sd
BY Mr. McCrars-Bill ca remove the charges e
mands TO Get a~ sy from rsbei prisns ard v no p.ssr
bore arms against the United stRic-. Military Al
By NJ. Ssrgen;-Bnl in relation 70 the redaci..s
81 sNEensss Tor the snrye, If pubic lands an The
By Mr.. Chipmsn-A number of bills. fMentioaea
i'm the local columns of THK STAR Yesterday
Mr.. HibbaTd offered a resolution 90 repeal %
much OF the army appropriation bin OF March
,, 1871, n allows Pacific railroad bonds that are
indebted to the government Tor Interest on bonds
Ia receive onc-half OF the compensation duo
them for services rendered the government
Mt Sargent moved to lay the resolution on ne
table.
NAYS It's; and, pending further consideration
the morning hour expired and the resolution
went over.
JUDGE DURrIL.
on motion Of Mr.. Kelley. the committee On
the Judiciary was directed 60 inquire an relation
| to the conduct OF L.. n. Durcl. Judge OF the
U
whether he has acted i'm violation Of his oon.ti-
| tUiional obligations; whether he has. for the
purpose of overthTowing ar controlling the GOV
| eminent OF Louisiana. usurpol a Jurisdiction
lot vested i'm said court bv the constitution OF
| the United States; and that said committee re-
| port articles OF Impeachment il said DureH Ia.
abused ms powers ga been guilty OF usurPatios.
TEST OATH.
Mr.. BecA moved 10 suspend the rules aud pass
a Hill r. p.sling the test oath.
The Hcuse refused Co suspend the rules-two-
birds naI .sff M i'm 10 Uasax
THE LOUISIANA ELECTION.
Mr.. Sheldon offered a resolution authorizing
the appointment Of a select committee OF three
Senators and siN Representatives 20 inquire into
the election OF state officers and members OF the
| legislature of Louisiana at the election of No
yemser, iN2 and 10 inquire whether. As the
established government; whether there are two
| sets OF government officials ia the state aud
what action should be required OF Congress in
the premises.
ON motion, IL was agreed that an hour be
| devoted 90 debate.
Short speeches were made by Messrs Shell
don, Eldridge, Butler, iioar, FaFnsworth. Kerr.
Smith IN. w. Stevenson, Cox, Poland. Hale.
Bingham, Sooheld, Mar (AO.D, Dawes, and
Shoiabarger.
Mr.. Garfield offered as a substitute for Mr..
Sheidon's resolution a resolution referring the
Presidents message, with directions 90 report at
as carly day a. possible, and with leave to
report at any time.
The House, by rird ro's, accepted Mr. Gar
fields substitute, and, as amended, the resolz-
ton passed.
The Speaker laid before the House a message
from the President, transmitting a report of the
Attorney General, with accompanying papers.
relative 20 the condition of affairs IN Louisiana
called for by resolution of the House OF Decem-
Der Is, 1es2. Referred 10 committee on the iu-
dietary, and ordered printed.
Mr. Hubbard N. HI moved 20 suspend the
rules, 10 make IL in order when the Iegisia-
tive bill shall be under consideration move an
amendment repeating the ninth section OF the
army appropriation bill approved March B. 49,
allowing railroads indebted TO the United States
for interest on bonds 10 receive one-half the
amount due TO them for The Transportation OF
troops or supplies The rules were suspended,
and the motion agreed Ia.
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Mr.. Sargent Call offered a resolution author
izinc the Attorney General to introduce pro-
ceedings i'm the United States courts 90 ascer-
tain whether the Union Pacific, Central Pacific
or any other railroad authorized by the act OF
July 4. 1852, have failed to fulfil their oblga-
tons TO the government and TO enforce all con-
tracts unfulnlled by said companies.
Pending consideration. motion was made 10
adjourn, which prevailed by vote of 90 20 81,
and the House, AT i:45 p. M, adjourned.
81 Robert MaIlor, an English man was rolbeS
Of 500, on the cars west OF Galesburg Illinois.
recently, and the loss OF the money killed him.
MA number Of prominent citizen of Sedsiia,
Mo-, have signed written contract TO refrain
from profanity, the use OF by-words, slang
phrases, etc.
~ There is a man at Newburyport who thinks
In and fed, belonging to a neighbours house
where the disease MAS
~Ladies lately returned from Italy tell az
that, although not generally known, II l. never
theless fact that nearly all the officers of Victor
Emanuels household have American wives.