The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-11
WASHINGTON.
LOUISIANA DELEGATES VISIT TO
THE PRESIDENT,
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE AND
HOUSE YESTERDAY.


PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE AND
HOUSE YESTERDAY,
CALL OK THE PRRsiDEhT.
WAsBIsoros, December o.--Ths Lou
isIana delegation 10 the Nssionai Civil
Rights convention, ccompanied by Sem
ator West, callld to-day on the president,
who, in res, ponse 10 an address thanking
him for the care and attention he bad
given the colored people Of Louisiana,
said he would always ondeasor TO sscn.e
for the colored man all rights which should
accompany his enfrsnc hisenent. He said
certain rights we're still withheld, but be
hoped that before long they would ind
themselves 10 full possession Of all legal
privileges whicd belong to free men. lie
aid not know What congress- would do in
the matter, but he'tiiSiisbt likely tina. tina.
body would, at it's present session, pass
some civil rights bill, and that IL such bill
1, defeated II will probably be because
some extreme measure will be urged BY
the person claiming to DO 8 particular
friend Of the colored man.
After . general handshaking the dele.
cation took their leave.
A motion was to-day made in the senate
in executive session TO reconsider the vute
by which A X Shepherd was con rmed ss
governor Of the District OF Columbus.
The Senate committee on foreign rela.
tiobs to-day reported favorsbly on the
nomina alton of John A. Brigham, 10 be
minister TO Jspsu, but objections having
been made, no action WAS taken on the re-
port.
SENATE.
Mf. Davis, Of IVES. Virgins, intro
duced bill Tor free transportation OF
newspapers through tue malls. Referred.
The House bin amendstory OF the ACT
to provide for the better security Of life
on vessels propelled by steam, was taken
up. Mr.. Scott In reply to question, said
the act WA only 10 apply - tow boats so
40 to sllow them TO carry one hundred
and fifty pounds o. steam 20 the square
inch, and did not eject passenger vessels.
The bill WAS passed.
The House bill granting general am
mostly was read.
Mr.. Sumner objected TO tho second read
ing Of the bill to-day, no. because he was
opposed to general amnesty, but before i.
became a law he. desired to secure Justice
10 his colored fellow-citizens,
Mr.. Jordon submitted . resolution d.
recting the secretary Of the treasury TO
communicate to the Senate all particular.
relating 10 tho cotton seiz "a under the or
der OF the department after tho close Of
The war. Laid over.
Mr.. Sumner offered q resolution which
wac agreed TO directing the Committee on
Post-ctIices and Post Roads to consider the
eIpedency Of providing q further conve-
niencs in correspondence, known rs the
"letter writer, with q one-cent stamp,
being new article Of stationary adapted
for letter circular or newspaper wrap
per.
Mr.. Morton introduced = bill providing
that any national banking association dc.
string TO reduce its capital stock az pro-
vided IN section IL OF the national cur
rency act, shall DO entitled TO take up pro
rata portion Of its bonds upon depositlng
lawful money Of tho United States, or re-
turning it's over circulation notcs in the
proportion required by law. Referred.
Mr.. Davis introduced n til providing
for the tree transmission By mail of news
papers and periodicals. I. authorize.
Newspaper exchanges 10 no msue Tree OF
postage o. formally, and also for the free
transmission Of weekly newspapers TO
sub cities within the county where
published.
HOUSE.
Mr. Scho1elj, from the Naval commit
toe, reported . bill authorizing the present
number Of enlisted men of the navy to be
increased from $500 30 10000. Ito said
the secretary OF the navy had informed
the committee on appropriations that he
had not men enough ~ man tho ships.
Mr.. Garfield offered an amendment TO
tho bill providing that temporary
increase OF tho force should no,
continue beyond the LIST Of January, 1875
Ho believed the sptck OF war would soon
blow away and that the country would
find itself again in calm and at peace
with spain.
Mr., Coburn--Why ,b.n increase the
navy
Mr.. Garfield replied--.hs. thu gsn,le.
men himself WAS aware Of the facts III re-
lstion to the Spanish government.
Mr.. Beck declared that no secretary
should have the authority to increas.
the army or navy. Congress should re.
tain that power in its own hands.
Dir. Coburn regarded the proposition =,
At least unfortunate. The government Wa
doing everything it could to bring abou,
an amicsble adjustment, and IL seemed to
him that while that condition OF affairs
existed any increase of the war power of
tho country might croate agitation and
approhensions which would tend to break
up negotiations for smicable adjustment
He inquired what would be tho cost of
these additional 1000 men.
Mr.. Garfield said he could no,
state, but he had been instruced by the
Committee on Appropriations to repor. y
bill appropristing one million dollars for
tho extraordinary expenses Of tho navy.
lie proposed that the mstte. should be
postponed until the result Of the negotia.
tions became known. 1t might take n
week, or two week., or three weeks; bat
II . war broke out and the country was
called upon to act, the enlistment OF 800
for tho navy would DO accomplished in n
single day. Let . declaration Of war be
once made and there would be no scarcity
OF men other for the army or navy.
Mr.. kssson advocated tho bill "a a
necessary measure. Ho would vote for il
even without the amendment. making the
increase temporary; no wanted to have
the navy made competent to protect
American commerce and ,hs Gag from in.
suit by European lowers,
Mr. Archer supported tho bill
After further discussion Mr.. Gar1elds
amendment was adopted, aud bill thus