Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
CaldwelI's Case to be Called Saturday

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Mr. Morton re-
ported the evidence in the Caldwell case,
and offered resolution as follows:
Resolved, that Mr.. Caldwell was not
duly and legally elected to seat in the
United States Senate by the Legislature OF
Kansas.
Mr.. Logan indicated his dissent from the
report of the majority,
Mr.. Anthony also dissented from the re-
port of the majority.
Electoral.
Mr.. Morton from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections reported favoraoly
a resolution to rescind the 22d joint rule
which prescribes the method Of determin-
ing disputes arts ing during the counting OF
electoral votes for President and Vice Pre-
sident.
Mr., Trumbull said he did not agree with
the majority as to the propriety OF rescind-
ing the rule, but he thought it ought to be
modified.
Bankrupt Exemptions.
Mr.. Pool, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported, without amendment, House
| bill. declaring it to have been the true intent
| and meaning of the act Of June 8, 1872,
amendatory of the bankrupts law, that the
Exemptions allowed bankrupt by said
amendatory act should be the amount al
| lowed by the constitution and laws Of each
| State respectively, as existing ia the ye r
| 1871, and that such exemptions were valid
| against debts contracted before the adop-
! ton and passage of such State constitut on
| and laws as well as afterwards, and against
| lines by decree of any State court, notWlth-
standing any decisions since rendered.
Pomeroy's Pickle.
The special committee appointed to in
ouire into the charges of bribery in the last
] Senatorial election in Kansas obtained leave
to sit during the sessions of the Senate.
Common Schools.
Mr.. Stewart introduced bill granting
the Estate of Nevada 100000 acres OF
public lands for common school purposes,
to be selected by the State and disposed OF
to actual settlers, in lieu OF the 10th and
SD sections, heretofore authorized to be Sc
lected dor the same purposes.
Mr.. Nye, from the Committee on Terli-
teries, reported favorably on bill authorizing
Territories to select and sell two sections OF
land N each township for common school
purposes.
Mr.. Sawyer, from the Committee on
Education and Labor, reported adversely
on the following Senate bills, and they were
indefinitely postponed: Granting lands to
aid in establishing public schoo IN States
lately in rebellion; granting lands TO the
District of Columbia for the support of pub
lie schools; and granting lands remaining
in Missouri for the benefit Of the school
fund of that State.
The Senate resumed the naval sppropria-
| IN anoondunGnis W
passed.
MI. Morton gave notice that he would
call I'D the report of the committee on
privileges and elections, declaring Cald-
wells election void, on Saturday next. Ad-
journed.
| HOUSE.
Billswere introduced by Mr.. Bates au-
thorizing a railroad bridge across the Ar
kansas river at Dardanville; by Mr.. Mitchell
relating to the height of railroad bridges
across the Mississippi.
How about Utah?
By Mr.. Armstrong of Dakota, to enable
the people of the Territories to elect Gov
ernors and all other Territorial officers.
William and Mary.
Mr.. Storm introduced and moved the
passage of bill to reimburse the college o.
William and Mary of Virginia 500, QUO for de-
struction Of property during the war.
After votes by yeas and nays at various
stages it was passed; yeas Ill, nays %.
No More Currency for the South.
Mr.. Monroe of Ohio, moved to suspend
the rules and pass bill authorizing an IN
creased issue of S25,000,0OO Of nationa
bank notes in States having less than thell
proportion of circulation by the census
1870. Rejected.
Unanimous consent was given Mr.
Banks that he might offer, when the sundrJ
civil appropriation bill came up, an amend
ment prohibiting the printing OF books D!
the government for free distribution.
The Pacific Cable.
Mr. Packard moved to suspend the rule
and pass bill to encourage and promot
telegraphic communica ton between Ameri
ca and Asia. Agreed to and the bill wa
passed. Yeas, 1872; nays, 81. The oil
gives the America and East Telegraph
Company the right to construct, land ant
maintain line of telegraph or submarine
cable on the Pacific coast OF the Umte'
States to connect the Amer lean and Aslatl
coasts, provided the company shall begin Il
lay the cable within two years, and 1t pro
vides that one or more government steam
ers may be detailed to aid in the work.
Mr.. Maynard moved to suspend the rule
and adopt resolution assigning the even
ing sessions of Monday and Friday next tC
bill to refund the taxes collected On raw
cotton. Negatived SO, nays 81, not tWc
| thirds in the affirmative.
Il Agricultural Colleges.
3 Mr.. Perez moved to suspend the rule
} and bring up for consideration the Senat
bill for the further endorsement and sup
3 port of agricultural colleges. The bill wa
s agreed to, yeas 1873, nays So.
Mr.. Perez then moved q substitute 1o
5 the bill, with provision that for eve ry nv
b. hundred dollars annual income acer ulng
+. a college there shall be one fires scholar, an
:. that when the annual income shall reac
$4,000 year, all buttons in that colleg
/ shall be freq. The substitute was agree
IS to and the bill passed, yeas 121, nays %.