Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-05
$25O,OO0 for Relief of Louisiana
Sufferers.
A Move to Abolish the District
Government.
Boutwell, Offers an Amendment
to the Civil Rights Bill.
Various Financial Suggestions in
the House.
Committee Report ON Sanborn
Submitted.
Southern Canals and Claims.
Southern Canals and Clai
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May Mr.. Pease SUBJ
mitted resolution requesting the House TO
return TO the Senate the bill of last week.
appropriating $4,000 for the relief of per
sons suffering from the overflow of the Mis-
siSsippi river. He said his Object in sub
| hitting the resolution was to have the bill
! again before the Senate, that he might
move TO Increase the appropriation. He had
atelegTam from the Governor of Mississip-
| pi, stating that Gt least $4,000 people were
suffering, and another from the sheriff of a
county, stating there were 5000 persons in
sSAIat al hi.aah therz- lie -<lo.~So1 nsEu
Terence with the Secretary Of War Satur-
day, and that officer said the amount OF the
appropriation would supply but a small
number OF persons, not more than the
number in Louisiana alone. He appealed 4
to Congress to be charitable to these suffer-
ing people, and said he would call the bill
up tomorrow if the Senate should order its
return. The resolution was agreed to.
Mr.. Pratt, from the Committee on PEN
sions, reported with amendment bill re-
lating to the class of invalid pensioners
who have lost an arm at or above the
elbow, and increases their pensions from
eighteen to twenty-four dollars per month.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Scott, from the Committee on
Claims, asked that Tuesday, next week, be
set apart for the consideration of bills be-
fore that committee. Agreed to, with the
understanding that no appropriation bill
should be displaced for that purpose.
Mr.. Wright from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported unfavOrably on the bill for the
better organization of the District Courts
of the United States in the State of Louis |
lana. Placed on the calendar with the |
adverse report.
Disguised with the District.
Mr.. Stewart introduced bill TO resume |
legislative control of the District of Colum. |
bia and provide for the government thereof. |
He said the framework of the bill was |
much the same as that introduced by the |
Senator from Maine (Mr. Morrill) three /
years ago. A new section is added pro-
viding for the appointment of five commits
sioners, to be confirmed by the Senate,
who shall receive salaries of 5000 per an
mum each and to be known as the Commits
sion for the Adjustment of the Affairs of
the District of Columbia. They are 10 ex-
anime and pass upon all outstanding
claims against the District of Columbia
and the cities of Washington and George
town and report the same to Congress.
together with a report as to the relations
between the Government of the United
States and the District, with a view of
ascertaining what proportion of the exist
ing Indebtedness is fairly chaTgeable to the
United States, and what ought to be raised
by taxation upon the property of the Dis
trict, and also what proportion each ought
TO pay in future, and generally to make a
full report to the next session of Congress
upon the foregoing and all allied subjects.
Referred othe Joint Committee to Investi-
gate the District of Columbia Affairs.
Mr.. Thurman introduced a resolution
instructing the Finance Committee to in
quire and report whether the provision of
law forbidding the sale Of tobacco by the
producer thereof to any person not a
licensed dealer, ought not to be repealed.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Sherman presented memorial from
citizens of Cleveland, Ohio, PRAYING that
the national banks be allowed to issue the
reserves held by them. Referred to the FL
nance Committee.
Civil Rights I'm the Army.
Mr.. Sergeant introduced a bill relating
to army distinction. II provides for repeal
ing those sections Of the act Of 1866, which
limit the service of cOlOred men to certain |
number of regiments. 1t proposes to open
all regimental and company organizations,
and all other branches Of the military SER
vice, alike to all American citizens, regard
less of race or color; makes it the duty Of
.he Secretary of War to obligate their trans
Ter and assignments of all such existing
and provides that the number
Of colOred soldiers in the army shall by en-
istments be made to correspond with the
proportion of the colOred population of the
United States. Referred.
s25O,OOO for Louisiana Relief.
The House returned the bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 for relief of persons suffering by
he overflow of the Mississippi river On
notion Of Nr. Pease, the vote by which the
oil was passed was recOnsidered, and that !
gentleman offered an amendment apprO- !
Driating S2j0,0OO instead of 10000. Re
erred to the Committee on Appropriations. |
An Alabama Canal.
Mr.. GOldthwaite introduced bill to aid
he construction of a steamboat canal from :
iadsden to Wetumpka, Ala. 1t provides :
or Government guarantee of the in terest :
# thiry-year bonds Of the company to the :
.xtent Of $4,000 per mile, and for grant ;
II eight sections of the public lands for each
nile of canal along the COOsa river, the
Whole canal, 40 miles in length, to be COM J.
,eted within six years, and is to transport =
Government troops and supplies free of =
hafge. I
The morning hour having expired the l
'enate resumed consideration of the Suple- I
century Girl Rights Bill, and Norwood =
Oncluded his argument against its passage. =
lie argued that the bill was unconstitutional Z
II its provisions and read at length from =
ldicial decision in support of his position. g
FentOn moved to take up the bill regUla- :,
ing the custom service.
Edmunson objected.
Mr.. FentOn said he would speak then to p
ne bill under consideration, though the -
rgument might seem novel, and dilated at
reat length on the abuses practiced by u
elfsh officials, great wrongs suffered BY :
lerchants by the seizure of their books -
nd papers, and the vicious system Of =
loieties and perquisites. He concluded by -
Dpealing to the Senate to take up the bill :,
: some other which accomplish as much =
l the way of deeply needed reforms in Il =
IStOmS service.
Peculiar Institutions.
Senator Boutwell, submitted an amend
ent TO the civil rights bill, providing that
provisions shall applyto schools and pub. tr
G institutions of learning or benevolence 70
IthoriZed by law and endowed by the or
nited States, or hereafter endowed by any I