The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1874-04-01
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Fen
| ton announced the death of ex-President Fill
moro and moved an adjournment. The motion
was agreed to-.
In the house, on the 9th, resolutions
were introduced as follows: A joint resolution
of the Illinois legislature for law against
unjust charges and discrimination by railroad
companies authorizing the issue Of int rest
bearing treasury notes for payment Of works
of internal improvement; for the payment Of
all claims for property taken and used by the
United States troops during the late war,
without regard to loyalty of the claimant. .
Mr.. Dawes announced the death OF ex-Presi-
dent Fillmore, and said the death of a man
who had held such an exalted position in pub
lie and in private life made it the duty of the
house to arrest its further proceedings, and
take some proper notice of such an event.
Mr. Cox thnE ansEaa tla
FIRST That the members of this house, of
which he was distinguished member, unite
in honOring the integrity of his private charao-
ter, probity, ability, and the patr otiC motives
which illustrated h public career, and the
grace which marked the retirement of the lat
ter years OF his life. Second, As token of
honor for the many virtues, public and pri-
vate, of the illustrious statesmen whose DEATH
in the ripeaess Of his age, has arrested the
attention of the nation, the speaker of the
house is authorized to appoint q committee of
congress to attend the funeral of Mr.. Fillmore
on behalf of the house, and to communicate a
copy OF these resolutions to the relatives of
the deceased. The. resolutions were agreed
to, and the house adjourned.
In the senate, on the 10Th, house bill
to provide Aer issuing commissions to post
masters appointed by 'tths president was passed
. The bill to eluaIize the distribution of the
national bank currency was taken up, and Mr..
Ferry, of Michigan, spoke in favor of free
banking on the national baasking system.
In the house, on the 10th, resolu-
tion was presented of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry of Missouri, appealing to congress to
secure the improvement of navigation of the
Mississippi river and its tributaries, by ample
appropriations; also demonstrating against ap-
propriations of public land to aid private
schemes or corporations, and recommending
that the proceeds of such sales be given to
the states for q school fund.....A bill was
passed for The apportionment of Wyoming
territory for Legislative purposes; also, to pre-
vent the useless slaughter Of buffalo in the
territories. The house then went into COM
mittee Of the whole on the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill, and WAS
addressed by Mr.. Beck. running debate
took place between Messrs. Beck, Butler,
Dawes, Garfield and others, and the house
adjourned.
In the senate, on the 11th, after the
reading of the journal, Mr.. Sehurz said Zone
OF our number lies i'll, and perhaps dying. 1
therefore move to adjourn" Agreed to, and
the senate adjourned.
In the house, on the 11th, MFR. Sy-
pher asked unanimous consent to introduce
and have passed bill appropriating $4,000
to improve the mouth of the Mississippi river,
to be expended immediately, He stated the
pressing necessity for the Immediate passage
Of the bill Objected to, and tbe bill was re-
ferred. . A resolution reciting that an alleged
grave abuse exists in the government printing
office. and requiring tho joint committee on
printing to report Whistler the government
printing office cannot be discontinued, and
whether large sums of money cannot be saved
annually by change in the method of doing
the public printing, with power to send for
persons and papers, was adopted. Inc Dill
to amend the act of the 18th of February,
1872, giving pensions to certain soldiers and
sailors OF the war of 1912, and to restore to
the pension roll those persons whose names
were struck tberefrOm in consequence OF dis
loyalty. after discussion, passed. Also, bill
granting thirty dollars for artificial eyes TO
soldiers who have lost an eye. Also, bill to
amend section 10 of the pension law OF March
g. 1873, by providing in case of death or re-
marriage OF a soldiers widow having PEN
sion or the death of q soldiers orphan chill
dren, the pension shall revert to the depend
ent father, mother or other relative of the
soldier, from the date Of such death or re-
marriage Tho house then went into COM
mittee OF the whole on the legislative appro-
pFiation bill The debate HTas aatcsFta4ehosa ~
the cammittee rising, the speaker announcing
that Senator Summer had died at ten minutes
before three. Mr.. Dawes moved, in view Of
that sad intelligence, that the house anjourn,
and the house thereupon adjourned.