The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
THr COTTON TAX.

all the msmberss of Congress pres
emit in Washington from the cotton
States, at conference last evening,
agreed ON new bill to refund the
cotton tax, which they will press in
Congress this session, instead Of the
bill hitherto introduced by Mckee,
of Mississippi, The provisions of
the latter arc materially changed, SO
as to carefully look after. the in ter
ests Of the planters aud freedmen,
in securing to them alb solutely the
return Of the cotton tax that they
have paid.
THE STOKES CASE.
New York, January l9.-The
bill of exceptions inthe Stokes case
was presented by the council yes
terday to the District Attorney, and
will be submitted to Judge Board
man probably on Thursday.
A WRECK.
New York, January l9.-The
Minnie Bresteur, Lisbon for New
York, with fruit and wire, is wreck
ed.
"ARKANsAw" SENATOR.
LITTLE Rock, January l9.-S.
| w. Dorsey is elected Senator to
succeed Rice. The Democrats vo-
ted for Dorsey, who had pledged
himself to reform measures.
A MILITARY PAGEANT.
BERLIN, January ia grand
display, religious, military and
civic, was made at Potsdam to day,
in the Garrison Church Eighty
six flags, captured from the French
during the late war, were hung from
the walls with impressing ceremo,
mics. The Emperor, Emnaas I'D
Princes and the chief gene p
army were present. The Emperor
thanked the army for its heroism,
the results ofwhich, he said. were
eternally engraved on tablets of his
tory.
SENATE. Wendell Phillips and
others petitioned for a prohibition
liquor law.
The bill fixing the time of the
meeting nf~-the Supreme Court,
passed. and goes to the President.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-A large number Of bills
were introduced, including another
to organize the Indian territory of
Okalehama; that no person shall be
promoted in the army who is adict-
ed to the use of liquor or drugs.
On motion of Negley, Of Penn
sylvania, it was ordered by l46 to
80, that on the 18th of February
the Committee on Commerce shall
be authorized to report bill or bills
relating to lines Of internal water
communication.
Mr.. Young, Of Georgia, intro-
duced, and the House passed, under
suspension of the rules, bill to pay
what is due to the cehsus-takers of
the census of 1860, residing in the
Southern States, whose payment was
withheld on account Of the war, or
on account of their disloyalty.
Mr.. Bingham, Of Ohio, from the
Judiciary Committee, reported a
bill defining the true intent and
meaning of the act Of 9Th June,
1872, amending the bankrupt act
to be to make the exemption under
it the same as are allowed in the
various States.
Mr.. Hazleton. Of Wisconsin,
moved as substitute for Bingham's
bill one repeating the bankrupt law
entirely. Carried by yeas l29;
nays go. So under suspension of
the rules the bill repeating the bank
ruptcy act was passed.
ABOUT THE CANAL.
WASHINGTON, January 20.--The
hearing before the Ways Commits
tee, Of the cotton tax, is postponed.
The House, on Saturday, by
unanimous consent, ordered print-
ing Of the argument of Col. B. w.
Frobell, in favor of the Atlantic
and Great Western Canal.
In the House, to-day, Gen. Neg
ley, Of Pennsylvania, moved to sus
pend the rules for the purpose Of
taking up the Canal bills and max.
ing them the special order for Feb
ruary 10, exclusive of all other bu-
siness.
Gen. Garfield opposed the mo.
ton.
Gen. .Negley, Judge Shellabar-
ger and others, sustained It warmly.
The motion was adopted by q
vote Of LAG yeas 10 30 nays.
|. The voteis regarded as highly