The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-01-29
80 the Senate adjourned
ASST. NJ ISL Y
FROM WASHINGTON.
sP,ECuEsIS TEE HOUSE.

SPEECHES IL TEE HOUSE.
WAsHINGroN, Jan. 2j.-Tho House was
IA session for several Eoufs yesterday, Inst
-n.ng t. speeches frum members who failed
10 be heard at length in taa ordinary COURSE
Of business. ''C.yli Rights" and the 'Finan-
s.s we're the measures dseiJ upon, but moth
IN, new was developed on cit'!er subject.
.herc Was very Elm ttsendance.
THE WOMAN .UEFKAGIsTs
will attempt t. g-t n hearing o. their cause
IN Con1r..s,on :ionday or Iuesd"y. They
will pre- esens Il memorial, asking for the iui-
parchment OF Jadge Hunt, who, 1t vii! be
RENE IN bereG, iTes.IeI over the court when
Susan B. Anthony and number OF other
women We convicted Of violating the
Constitution of the united States,b By voting
1t Rochester, y. !. The memoria! asserts
that Judge Hun, refused 10 allow certain
evidence in tue case 10 20 to tue JURY, and
otherwise acted in such manner as to fur
ni.h jdst grounds for his renoral from
[ flee
TRHsPoRTATICS.
The meeting OF the Congressman fayora-
Die to cheap transportation, last evening
as II failure, and 40 me what Discouraged the
friends o.. lcs sislasIon. Ii was the iuteI-
tIon 10 ,fiect perfect organization among
the Western men for this purpose, bat thus
TAR nothing, has been accomplished beyond
a.certainIns The vioA. oi Ineuibers from
different sections. Another attempt will
be p.ade 10 get out respectable gathering
next Saturday evening, and some dehDlte
scheme viii probably be pressed III the
House at sn curly day.
Ius sUrREME COURT.
1t is expected that the judges Of the Su-
preme Court viii soou take recess. Ths
new Chl.f Justice Viii tul Q his seat On the
reassetn LIius of the court.
Senator Morton states that in his forth
coming speech he viii nut undertake the
vndor.eni-ut OF any ptrclcaar railroad line
or scneinc or proposition iookin. to an ad-
Jd-slnent OF the Chicago transporta'iont Ill
6culty. 1ho speech w.ii be solely davuteu
to an exaniin .si,a "t tns question Il. TO
the a sht. Of Congress to pat IN execution
the results of their labors, in the s,inle .!
sucr Il plan for the sot2,ion u; the vexeJ
question ss their iuvcst CATIONS may sus
gest to be advisable.
ST. rHILLIr CANAL.
Gen. Humphreys, CHiei y: the Engineer
Corps, viii make his rcLort IN Il f. " day..
II ~iii generally 10 in tav"r of Il e fsasib,ii
" aua utihty ut the ST. Phillip shlp-cah'
near tie mouth Of the Mississippi. Geu.
Barnard. report will f.vor system ..
jett.es.
sOUTHEnN FACIFIC RAILROAD.
The iisn of relief Tor the Southern Ia
cifc ks,lroaj, whcn viii soon be latrJ
duccd ia Colsr ess. i, briefly as follows:
All land, of tt.s Company t. be soil Is
a ComuissiDner Appointed under "uthurit,
of the United States, AMI the proceeds
,laeed III the Treasury to the credit OF the
Company. TIE Govornment to retain the
amount charged t,r the transportation o'
,lai an / carving service
/ Tie Com;nuy ask the United States t'
guarantee interest ou their 5 per cent bonds
ruuniug TOR thirty years, to ii.Itei sun
ger mile. In con.idera'ion Of such accom-
/ nodution, the Company propose to paw t
tn. Government iihxrnl pr cent. of IT.
gso.- earnings. thus securing the Govern
men. from loss.
ALABAMA CONTESTED ELECTION.
The Senate Committee on Privileges an'
Elections will tomorrow take up the cas-
Of Sykes, who contests the Senatorial sea
If Spencer, present incumbent from Ala
b.ms.