The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-06-05
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

FRIDAY, May 22.-Sende.-Logan. from the
Committee on Military Affairs, reported favorably
on the House bill authorizing the President to Issue
army rations and clothing to the destitute people
on the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers. Passed go.
4 bill WIS passed appropriating s62,96 for the re-
lief of VIM. b. Thomas, late Collector at Philadel-
phis. the amount having been embezzled by subor
dinstes. The Senate resumed consideration of
the Civil Rights bill.
HOuse.-Awrence, from the Committee on War
Claims, reported a bill making appropriations for
the payment of the claims reported and allowed by
the Commissioners of Claims under the act Of
March 3, 1871. Passed "A number of private bills
were passed, among them one for the relief of Wild
ows and orphans, ETC., of soldiers murdered by the
guerrillas at Centrxiia, No., in 1864.
SATURDAY, May 23.-Senate.-The session Of
Friday night was continued until els O'Clock Sat-
urdsy morning. the Civil Rights bill being under
discussion in Committee of the Whole. Sargents
amendment that the organization Of separate
schools be not prevented, providing each class of
schools received equal allowances from the school
fund, WAS lost-yeas, 81 nays, %. Gordon's
amendment to strike out Of the first section the
clause granting to colored people equal privileges in
public schools, etc, was ~rejected-yeas, IA nays, 80.
After one or two unimportant alterations, the bill
was reported to the Senate. with the amendments,
read a third time, and then p~sssed-yeas, - /;
nays, 10.
HosS.-A bill allowing q bounty Of s.33S TO SOL
diers in the late war, and another providing for the
gradual reduction OF the army to nine cavalry
regiments, four artillery regiments and twenty in
fautry regiments, were referred to the Committee
of the Whole.
MONDAY, May misunderstanding pre-
scented the memorial Of Mrs. Bella A.. lockwood, ask
ing the passage Of an act declaring that 10 woman,
other wise qualified. shall be debarred from practice
in the courts OF the United States on account of sex
or color. Referred TO the Judiciary Committee. 49,.
Stewart introduced 4 constitutional amendment
providing for compulsory education. Referred to
the Committee on Judiciary. -. Sargent introduced
a bill TO prevent hazings at Naval Academy.
Referred. Sargent, from the Of Con-
ference on the Naval Appropriation bill called
up the report of that committee, and it was
agreed to....Tle Chair laid before the
senate a resolution Of the House announcing the
death of David b. Mellish, and inviting the Senate
to attend his funeral in the hall Of the House
Tuesday, at 1 p. III. The invitation was accepted,
and the Senate adjourned.
Hou~.-Bills introduced: By Speer, pro-
viding that 4 residence Of three years shall
be sufficient to entitle an alien, being a free
white person, to become 8 citizen, declaration
to BE- made one year before admission /;
10y Sheldon, to refund the cotton tax by Grassland,
to repeal the law which suspended payment to
loyal masters for slaves drafted and received as vol
unteers in military service; by Clemens, declaring
conventions dnipg lpstnasa in any State
subject to the State courts OF that State /;
by Harris, restoring TO the pension rolls the PEN
sioners of the Mexican war struck of for disloyalty.
go. Tremsin announced the death OF Representa-
tive MelIi-h, aud appropriate remarks were made
by Wool, Kelley, Lawrence, g. F. Hoar and Cox. A
COMMITTEES IVES appointed to eondue, the funeral
arrangements.
TUESDAY, May 2~6.-Sndte.-A communities
tion from Hives L Bailey, making charges agsinst
the Official conduct Of Congressional Printer Ciapr,
WAS referred TO the Printing Committee for in
Sestisstion. THE bill to provide fer the better
protection Of the frontier settlements OF Texas
WAS passed. Ramsey introduced a bill TO pro-
vide for the prepayment of postage on
printed matter. -. The Deficiency bill, and the
Centennial bill, with a proviso that the United States
shall not be liable for any expense attending the
Exposition, were passed.
House.-In the House, nearly the whole day was
consumed in the discussion Of the report OF the
Committee Of Ways and Means in the Sanborn con-
tracts, and in considering the Amendatory Tariff
bill.
WEDNESDAY,, Nav 27.-Seadte-Bills were
passed to prevent hazing at the naval academies /;
to amend the act reducing internal taxation and
duties on imports; and to revise and consolidate
the statutes of the United States in force Dec. /,
1873. ct. Pending the discussion Of the Alabama con-
tested election. case the Senate went into executive
session, and soon after adjourned.
Hsu..-The following bills were passed: Re
resling the law on which the Sanborn contracts
were based removing the political disabilities Of
Raphael Semmes providing that the days work
of conductors and drivers on street.cars in the Dis
trio. of Columbia shall not exceed ten
hours; investing general courts-martial with
jurisiictiop, concurrent with that of State or
Territorial courts, OF the crimes of murder, man
slaughter, mayhem, rape larson. robbery, burglary,
and assault and battery defining the civil rights
of colored people in the Choctaw Nation; re-
stricting the choice Of juries in the United
States courts to persons who can read and write the
English language. "A number Of petitions asking
for woman suffrage, and the petition that the 18th
of April abraham L.incoln's birthday be declared
a national holiday, were reported adversely
from the committees to which they were
referred IA resolution was passed pro-
yiding for the appointment Of Il COM
mittee Of FIVE to investigate the condition Of
affairs in Arkansas. Tremaine, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported back Senate amendment to
the bill to repeal the Bankrupt law, and moved
non-concurrence and the appointment of u confer
ence committee. No action was taken Oh the mo-
ion An evening session was held to consider the
Tariff bill.
THURSDAY, May 2S.-SnGe.-Blls were
passed setting spar, q portion of Mackinac Island
as a national park, and donating the site of Fort