The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
FORTY.SECOND CONGREss-THIRD
SESSION.
Yesterdays Proceedings.

ARLINGTON, February IL.
SENATE.-Mr. Sawyer, from the COM
mittee on education ard labor, reported.
with amendments, Senator Lewis's bill for
the promotion of education in the southern
states. As amended, the bill provides for
distributing twenty millions of dollars to
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri.
Kentucky, Tennessee, and the District Of
Columbia, in the ratio of their population,
for the education of children from six to
sixteen years old, irrespective of color or
previous condition.
Mr.. Spencer introduced bill providing
| for circuit court for Alabama.
HoUsE.--The bill declaring that the ex-
emptions allowed by the bankrupt law
shall be the amounts allowed by the con-
situations and laws of each state in 1871,
and that such exemptions shall be valid
against debts contracted before the adop-
zion of such state constitutions as well
as to those contracted afterwards, and
against liens by judgment or decree of any
state court, was taken up and passed.
The House bill giving the reporting Of
debates to Murtagh. of the Republican,
failed-yeas Ga, nays ~. Tbs continues
the printing with the Globe.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the Credit Mobilier report. 1t
covers six columns.
Report of the Credit MObiiier Com.
mfttee.
WASHINGTON, February 18.-In the
House to-day, Mr.. Poland of Vermont.
chairman of the Credit Mobilier committee,
made long report setting forth in the de-
tail all the facts given in evidence as against
each one of the members implicated. The
Speaker was entirely exculpated from all
connection with the matter, he having de-
clined to take any interest in the Credit
Mobllier stock. In regard to Dawes, GAR
field, Kelley, Bingham and Scofeld, the
facts IN each case are stated with
more or less severe criticism
on their action, and comm end
ing to the consideration of members APP
preached under like circumstances the let
ter of the venerable Senator Bayard, of
Delaware, declining to take pecun ary
interest in any matter that he might have
before him as legislator. In regard to
Ames and Brooks, their conduct is severely
reprobated, and resolutions of expulsion in
reference to each of them are reported to
the House. The report having been read,
further action on it was postponed till Tues
day next. In regard to the senators in
volved the report states that the evidence
duplicating them has been sent to the Sem
ate for its action.
Report of Committee on Louisiana
Affairs.
WASHINGTON, February 1S.--The ma
jority of the committee on privileges and
elections will, it is understood, report in
favor of a new election in Louisiana. There
will be two minority reports one sustain
ing McEnery as Governor of that state and
admitting Mcmillan as senator; and the
other sustaining Kellogg as governor of the
state and admitting Roy to the Senate. This
is the present condition of the committee,
although they may, before making their re-
port, unanimously recommend new cleo
ton in Louisiana,