Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-26

W aShlNGION, MdS ZO.-0lI. AlCOFu
presented a memorial from citizens Of Mis-.
sissippi asking Congress to take charge of
the leyees Of the Mississippi river. Refer
red.
Conipulsory Common schools.
Mr.. Stewart introduced joint resolution
proposing the following as an amendment
to the Constitution:
Article 10. If any State shall fail to
maintain common school system under
which all persons between the ages of 5
and as years, not incapacitated for the
same, shall receive free of charge such ele-
mentary education as Congress may pre-
scribe, Congress shall have the power to
establish therein such system and cause
| the same to be maintained at the expense
of such State. Referred to the ComnIttee
on Judiciary
The Texas Pacific.
Mr.. Scott called up Senate bill supple
mentary to incorporate the Texas Pacific
Railroad Company and to aid in cons rue
tion of the road. He explained the bill
was for the purpose of enabling the COM
pany to execute a mortgage upon the por-
tion OF its road completed.
Mr. Edwards submitted an amendment
that nothing in this act shall be construed
to have the effect to entitle said corporation
to any other or further rights to public
lands or any other respect as against the
United States than such as by law it is now
entitled TO.
Agreed to and the bill was passed as
amended.
wOman's Rights.
Mr.. Conkling presented a memorial of
Mrs. Bella Lockwood, asking the passage
of an act declaring no woman otherwise
qualified shall be debarred from practice in
the Courts of the United States on account
of sex or color. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Sargent from the committee of con-
ference on the Naval appropriation bill
called up the report made last week, and it
was agreed to.
Mr.. Edwards submitted an order direct
ing the Sergeant at Arms to exclude from
the marble room and adjacent corridors in
the Capitol all persons not entitled TO ad-
mission on the floor of the Senate during
the balance of the session. Agreed to.
The Pacific Roads.
Mr.. Wright gave notice that on Wednes-
day next, during the morning hour, he
would call up the bill reported from the
Judiciary Committee declaring the true in
tent and meaning of the Union Pacific
Railroad acts.
Mr.. Ingalls, gave notice that he would
move to substitute his bill referring the
whole subject TO the Court of Claims for
adjudication for that reported by the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Maryland, gave notice
that after the expiration of the morning
hour Wednes lay, he would call up the Ala
bama contested election case of Sykes
against Spencer.
The Deficiency BiII-The Senate In.
creases Various Items-A Few Dis
trict Jobs Struggled in.
The Senate then proceeded to consider
the deficiency appropriation bill. The va
rious amendments proposed by the commit
tee were concuTred in. Among them were
the following: For furniture, carpets, re-
pairs, etc, in the Treasury Department
building under its control $4,000, instead of
$1,000 allowed by the House; for the sub
sistence of the kic6apOo Indians up to July
l, 1874, they having been removed from the
borders of Mexico and Texas to the Indian
Territory, S25O,OOO. The amendment pro-
posed by the committee to increase the ap-
preparation to subsist and take proper care
of the Apaches fIom S200,O01 to $4,000
was, after debate, agreed to.
Among other amendments were the fol-
lowing: For defraying the expenses of the
Board of Health of the District of Columbia,
$1,000; for clerks TO committees, pages,
horses and wagons of the Senate for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1873, S21 ,065; for
clerks to committees and pages in the
Senate for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1914, $4,000; for labor, $4,000; for furni-
ture and repairs, S1,155; for mileage of
Senators who took their seats after the |
passage of the act of Jan. 20, 1874, $4,000; |
for reporting proceedings and debate of the |
Senate of the Forty y-third Congress, S31,7I2;
to reimburse the fund of the reform school |
of the District of Columbia, for the erection |
of building for the same; and $4,000 for |
a pedestal for bronze statute of Jeffer- |
son in the National Statuary Hall at the |
Capitol.
The committee reported to strike out the |
second section of the bill making it unlaw- |
ful for any Department of the Government
to spend in any official YEAR any sum in |
excess of appropriations made by Congress
for that fiscal year, or to involve the Gov
ernment in any contract for the future
payment of money in excess of such apprO-
priation, any violation Of the act to be
deemed misdemeanor, and be punished
as provided for in the third section of the
act of July %, 1868.
After being amended, the section was
stricken out.
The chair laid before the Senate a mes
sage from the President of the United
States, transmitting letter from the Pres
ident of the Civil Service Commission, EN-
closing full answers from the heads of de-
partments, in regard to the workings of the
civil service rules therein. Ordered print
ed and laid on the table.
The Arkansas Troubles.
Also message from the President trans
mitting all the papers and correspondence
in relation to the troubles in Arkansas.
Ordered printed and laid on the table.
1t was ordered that the debate onamend-
ments to the deficiency appropriation bill
be limited 10 five minutes for each SEN
ator.
The chair laid before the Senate the res
olutions of the House announcing the
death of David B. Mellish and inviting
The Senate to attend his fi1naral in tba l,aiI |