The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-15
ADD CONGRESSIONAL SESSION
Senate.

senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ID.
Senator Fenton of New York, reached
Washington yesterday and occupied his
scat in the senate to-day.
| Mr.. Morton Of Indiana, presented pc
tlton of colored men of Indiana, protest
ing against the recent decision of the SUI
! premc court of that state, claiming that by
the force of that decision they are deprived
OF the rights Of citizenship and their chill
dren Of the benefits of an education and
ask that a proper law officer of the gov
eminent be directed TO appeal the case to
the supreme court Of the United States
Referred 10 the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Morrill, of Maine, from the commit
tee on appropriations, reported favorably
on the house resolution to continue the
board of audit to examine and audit un-
funded or floating debt of the District of
| Columbia, Mr.. Edmunds wished to exam
inc It,
Mr.. Conkling of New York ndorsed the
bill TO amend an act for the creation of
court for the adjudication and disposition
of certain monies received into the treasury
under the Geneva award. Referred to
the committee on judiciary.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Under the call of states large number
of bills were introduced and referred,
among them the following;
Mr. Trcmain OF New York, to amend the
act for the distribution of the Alabama in
dcmnity; to amend also in relation to the
indictments for libel in the District of Co
lumba The latter bill provides that where
libel appears in any newspaper published
elsewhere, but circulated in Washington,
no Indictment shall be found in the district
unless the party libelled shall reside therein,
and in that case it may be removed to the
United States circuit or district court for
BY Mr.. Cox Of New York, for the en-.
forccment of subscriptions to the stock of
corporations organized. under the laws of
the United States.
BY Mr.. Duell of New York, to fix the
time for the commencement of pensions TO
widows and minor children.
BY Mr.. Speer of Pa, for reducing letter
postage to one cent.
BY Mr.. Farwel of ILL.,, for free banking
and resumption of specie payments.
| On motion Of Mr.. Wheeler of New
York, it was ordered that when the legisla-
turc appropriation bill is under consider
alton in the committee of the whole, an
amendment may be offered making direct
appropriation for II military asylum for
disabled soldiers instead of having them
made through the auditors office. He said
by dispensing with useless official ma
chinery now used, and by making an ap-
preparation direct an annual expenditure
of $4,000 fund would be saved. He
disclaimed any idea of rejecting on the ad-
ministration for military asylum.
Mr.. Phelps of New Jersey moved to take
up Tor consideration his bill, repeating
what is known as the press "gag-law" in
Washington.
Mr.. Hale OF New York intimated that
all such Legislation should come from APP
proprlate committees.
a resolution for the appointment of Sc
lect committee to see if any government
official had used means to obstruct the adj
ministration of the law in the District of
Columbia, especially with reference to the
trial of the safe burglars was defeated, it
lacking two-thirds vote.
ga discussion arose on the matter of in
vcstigating the troubles at Vicksburg
Messrs. Mckee, who introduced the reso-
luton to that end Lamar, Niblack, Ed
ridge, Butler, Randall and Beck partici-
pating.
Mr. Beck SAID, in the course of his re-
marks, that he would vote foran investiga-
ton at Nicksburg, as he did for one in the
District of Columbia. The wrongs done in
this district in the safe burglary matter, he
said were as well known to the gentlemen
who voted against the investigation as they
We're to him, and the facts reached and
condemned high officials OF the government.
The attorney general had dismissed the
case in order that the guilty parties might
escape, and he ought to stand impeached
to-day.
Mr.. Mckee's resolution was then adop-
ted.
Mr.. Wood of New York, from commit
tee on ways and means, reported resolu-
ton, which was adopted, instructing the
secretary of the treasury to inform the
House whether any,and if SO what changes
have been made, or ordered TO be made,
in the rate or subject of duties collected
at any port in the United States, because
of any provision of United States statutes
as passed at the first session of the forty
third congress, and if such changes have
been made, to report what they are i'll de-
tail, with reference to the section of the
revision or law under which such was
made, and if any such change of duties
has been made or ordered since their revi-
sion by the new construction of this law,
to communicate to this house a copy of
the order or ruling under which the rate
was so changed.
The resolution for appointing commit
tee on reception of King Kalakauka agreed
to, and Messrs. Or,h, IIoar of Massachu-
sets, and Cox Of New York, were APP
pointed on the part of the house.
Mr. Kellogg of Conn, referring to the
rpnort of tho rnnnrl,s Of Mr. Hale of New