The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-03-21
CONGRESSIONAL.

i EDs 26.-se IA 1sef M ao{lt kazsz slts
motion to take mp the Centennial Bill was de-
feated-ayes, %; noes. 2Ss.. MIR. West from the
Committee on Appropriations reported the Army
Appropriation bill, which was ordered to lie on
the table aud be printed. The bill as reported
from the Senate Committee makes reduction of
$350,00l in appropriations for regular supplies
and incidental expenses of the Quartermaster's
department, and of $2lS, 900 in sundIy other
items. :. The Senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned. House reconsideration
OF the bill reviving the franking privilege was
resumed, and speeches in its favor were made by
Messrs. Danford, Hereford, Dunnell, Conger,
sBurehard o. Brien, Randall and Biery. Mr..
e. III. Roberts moved to lay the bill on the ta-
Bile. which was negatired-ayes, lis; noes, l40.
4 vote was then taken on the substitute offered
by Mr.. Hale of New York, to repeal the law
which abolished the frankiBg privilege. Reject
ed--ayes, so; noes, 1893. a vete was then taken
the passage of the bill, which was also reject
ed--ayes, l29; noes, l30 motion to reconsid-
er was made by Gen. Butler, but was afterwards
Withdrawn, and no further action was taken on
the bill.
FEB. 27.-iSenGte.-The bill to provide for
the appointment of commission in regard to the
alcoholic liquor traffic, being unfinished business
from the morning. hour of yesterday, was taken
appropriating $40, ,000 for expenses of the COM
mission agreed to. MIR Sherman opposed the
passage of the bill on the ground that
Congress to enter upon legislation Affect
ing the rights and powers of States.
Pending the decision the morning hour expired,
and the Senate bill in regard TO the Centennial
Exhibition was taken up. Mr.. Sumner offered q
substitute for the House bill, to the effect that the
celebration should pc oa.,r ma i0na h; and
bition. :. No vote was reached, and
the Senate adjourned until Monday -.
House. mfr, Tyner gave notice OF bill which
he should move to pass under suspension of the
rules, for the free circulation of weekly news
papers >. MIR. Shanks entered motion to recon-
slider the vote Of yesterday rejecting the bin to
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hereafter House adjourned.
FEB. 2S.-House.-Mr. Hyde, from the
Committee on Elections, made report in the
Georgia contested election case that Raves, sit
ting member, is not entitled to a seat, and that
Sloan, contestant, is. minority report, TAX
ing an adverse position, was made by Speer.
The reports are to be called hereafter. Com
mittees were called for reports of private char
scter. and after some unimportant business the
House adjourned:
MARCH 2.-SenGte.-Vari petitions, for
and against an increase in the volume Of psper
currency, were presented and referred. !. Mr..
Pratt from the Committee on Public Lands re-
ported favorably on the Senate bill ceding to
several States beds of all unsurveyed lakes, bay
GUS and other bodies of unnavigable water lying
within the limits of such States Placed on eal-
endar Mr.. Sehurz presented resolution of the
Missouri Legislature, asking an appropriation
for the removal of distractions from the
iS iii in regard TO the Hentennisi Exnoe
sition was taken up and discussed at some
length, pending which the Senate adjourned.
House Resolutions introduced-frofn the Iowa
Legislature, asking the passage OF a law to pre-
vent railroad or transportation companies from
making unjust charges or determinations; also,
in favor of the election of United States Senators
by the people; from the California Legislature,
asking Congress to appoint committee to investi-
gate the affairs of the contract and finance COM
pany of the Central Pacific Railroad Bills were
lntroduced-for the admission of Utah in the
Union as State; to enable members of Congress
to do public business with their constituents and
other departments of the Government, and limit
the frankiDg privilege to certain newspapers.
fThe bill provides that during any session of
Congress, and for thirty days prior and subse-
quent thereto, all written and printed matter and
such ether things as have been ordered by either
House for distribution, shall go free of postage.
The second section provides that all newspa-
pers regularly printed, and not advertising sheets
simply, shall go free of postage through the
mails in the county where they are published,
but shall not be delivered under the free deliv-
cry system. The third section requirt all post
al matter to be prepaid.); for the appoint
ment of joint commission TO examine ma
tional lines of water communication
Mr. Tyner moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill authorizing weekly newspapers to be sent
by mail within the county of their publication
| and exchanges between publishers to be trans-
mitted in mails Tree of postage The House re-
fused the second motion by 81 to 90, and the bill
was not received. The House went into Com
mittee of the Whole when the bill to repeas the
| tax on matches and bank checks was discussed at
! length by Z. III. Roberts.