The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-14
43D CONGRESS...-FIRsT SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April

WASHINGTON, April IL
At the expiration of the morning hour
Bayard of Delaware submitted an amend
ment to Carpenters bill to provide for an
election in louisiana, which was ordered
printed in long preamble. It sets forth
that McEnery and Penn were duly elected
governor and Lieutenant governor # Louis
lana, and requests the president to issue
his proclamation within ten days after the
passage of the bill, notifying the people of
that state that all hindrancc, distractions
or mpediments on the part Of the general
government of the United States to the
public and loyal assumption of the office
OF governor and lieutenant governor by
those persons is Withdrawn, so that they
may, without let or hindrancc, proceed to
fill them.
Carpenter being entitled to the floor, to
call up his Louisiana bill, gave way for
short time to the bill providing Tor the in
corporation and regulation of railroad com
panies, in the territories of the United
States, might be acted upon under the
amendments offered, and acted upon when
pending discussion. Carpenter asked that
his louisiana bill be made a special order
for tomorrow. After the expiration of
the morning, motion gave rise to warm
discussion.
Sherman of Ohio, West of Louisiana,
and Morton opposing any legislation what
ever on the Louisiana question, and Car
penter, Salisbury and Upton urging the
necessity of some such measure rs pro-
posed in the bill. Finally Mr. Carpenter
gave notice that tomorrow at the expira-
ton of the morning hour he would ask the
senate TO take up the bill.
The senate then resumed the considera.
ton of the Territorial railroad bill, and
after some further amendments, was read
the third time and passed-yeas 20, nays
1S.
The senate concurred in the house
amendment to the bill authorizing aliens
TO act as engineers and pilots, which pro-
vides that they shall have previously re-
sided six months within the United States
The senate then went into executive
session, and at 5;15 p. IN. adjourned.
HOUSE.
a bill for free exchange of newspapers
between publishers, and free transmission
by mail of newspapers within the county
of publication. Taken up and passed un-
der the suspension of the rules. Yeas, 11S,
nays, al. The text Of the bill is as fol-
lows; That from and after the passage of
this act, the following mail matter i'll be
allowed to pass free in the mail First
Newspapers, periodicals and magazines,
recipr0cally nterchangcl between the
publishers, and not exceeding 16 ounces in
weight to be confined To single copy of
each publication. Second, newspapers,
one copy to each actual subscriber residing
or receiving the same within the county
where the same is published, hut carriers
shall not be required to distribute such pa
pers unless postage is paid upon them at
the usual rates.
Mr.. Stone of Missouri, moved 10 slls-
pend the rules and adopt the resolution,
reciting gross abuses and irregularities in
the letting of mail contracts and providing
for an investigation thereof The motion
to HSBfPg tR sa rqp(s ryg2iuA3h se %2g 6t d H.
| tertaned.
Mr.. Beck of Kentucky called attention
to the fact that every democratic member
voted in the affirmative and every republi-
can member in the negative.
Mr. Packer of Pennsylvania, chairman
of the committee made like statement
and said that if the preamble was struck
out there was no objection to the rcsolu
ton.
Mr.. Paige of California remarked that ;
statement had been sent to the associate
press in California at the instigation of hi
colleague, Luttrell, that this investigation
had been going on for weeks.
Mr.. Luttrell Of California, Texcitedly r.
know nothing about it.-You have NJ
authority for asserting it,-you are very
sensitive on this question.