The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-01-31
CONGRESSIONAL.

Salary bill was continued -, The Chair laid be-
fore the Senate the following telegram from a
committee Of the McEnery Legislature of Louis
lana to Hon. NJ. II. Carpenter, President of the |
Senate, and Hon j g. Blaine, Speaker of the /
House of Representatives: ''The legal Leglsfa- |
ture of this State assembled to-day in obedience |
to our organic law. We beg of you to lay be-
fore your respective bodies the circumstances |
under which We meet rhe orders of the Gener- |
al commanding the department a copy OF
which we transmit herewith who is acting |
under instructions from the Federal Gov |
ernlnent, of such character as to /
prevent a large portion of our body from taking |
part in this assemblaee. Were these orders |
withdrawn, and our people assured that no inter-
ference would be made, We would be at once |
placed in condition to discharge the duties rest
ing upon us. We earnestly beg that Congress in |
the exercise of its constitutional powers, will
afford us such relief as the nature of the case may
require. We are victims of q dreadful oppres- /
sion. The powers of Government here have been
taken from the representatives elected by the
people and given to a pody of men who cannot
appeal not only in the Interests
OF our own people, but in the interests
of the people. Of all the States and
in the interest Of public liberty. Our libertit
have been destroyed by the action of Federal
Court supported by the army of the United States
An article in the Constitution enables you to pro-
tect US Judg Story has predicted that the erec-
ton of despotism in one of the States will bring
on a destruction of the whole republic. On be-
half of forty-four Representatives and twenty
Senators of the Louisiana General Assembly
| (Sgned:) Edward Booth and Robert Rorrel of
the Senate; James L. Lobdell, NJ. j. Foster, and
F. G. Searcher OF the House. The cemmunica-
| ton was tabled by vote Sc to 26. Adjourned
| JAN. S.-Sendte.-The consideration of a
bill to repeal the act of March 8, Increasing sal
aries, was then resumed, and the question re
Cured on Mr. Pratt's amendment, which pro
vides that the pay balance of this Congress shall
| be to such an amount as to make the total with
! that already received SO, 600, S., ,000 for each
| year The amendment was rejected by 45 nays
to Id yeas. Adjourned. House.--The consld-
Grafton of bill to establish an educational fund,
and apply the proceeds of sales of public lands
70 educate the people, was resumed, but no deli
mite action was taken. The Naval Appropria-
| tion bill was then discussed in Committee OF the
Whole. Adjourned.
JAN. 9.--Seaate. Sargent introduced
bill for the protection of settlers in Utah; also,
a bill to aid in the execution of the laws in that
Territory Referred The House bin, making
an appropriation of 81 90 for the legislative ex-
| penses of Colorado, was passed. The Senate
bill authorizing national banks that have de-
| cided to reduce their stock to WItndFaW pro-
portion of bonds on retiring their circulating
notes or depOsiting a sum OF money In
the proportion provided by law, was taken
| up with the amendment of the Finance Com
! mittee which provides that whenever such re-
duction shall be authorized, any notes of such
bank thereafter coming INTO the Treasury of the
United States shall be Cancelled until the amount
i so cancelled, together with such as shall be re-
deemed, shall EQUAL the amount Of the reduction
authorized. Tie morning honr having ex7 .,,
lpired, the consideration of the Salary bill
was again resumed, pending the discussion OF
which the Senate Went into executive session ana
then adjourned. House.-A number of bids
were referred, including one to regulate the
drawing and summOning of juries In the United
States District and Circuit Courts. :. The deaths
of James Brooks and W d. Foster of Michigan
were announced, and eHlogies delivered by their
former colleagues. Adjourned.
JAN. 10.-Sendte not in session. House.
The session was given mp entirely to speeches
by Arthur, on Louisiana affairs, Field on finance
and currency Whitehead on tobacco tax. Mel
lish and Kelley on the money of the United
States, and Cain, Vance, and Grassland on civil
rights ssae
JAN. 2.-Senate.-Bills were introduced
(by Mr. PratD ceding to the several States,
within whose limits they respectively lie, beds OF
unsurveyed lakes and other bodies of water;
tby Mr. Ingalls, in reference to carrying freight
and passengers ON the Union Pacific Railroad and
its branches. =. At the expiration OF the morning
hour the consideration of the Salary bill was re-
sumed, the pending question being on the amend
ment of Gordon of Georgia. This was defeated,
. ly, MIR. Conkiing offered anew bill as a substl-
tute for the committees bill and all pendIne
amendments. This was adopted by vote OF e
to a. and the bill adopted will go to the House
for concurrence. Mr.. Conklng's bill simply re-
peals the present law, exceptthe clauses relating
to the President and judges; allows no miiieagt
for the present session. and provides that all TN
drawn balances and moneys shall be covered into
the Treasury. This places the pay OF all Govern
| menb officers, with The exception uleHtiOHeu,
where they were before the present law was
passed Adjourned House.--A motion which
, was made by Mr.. Kelley before the holidays tt
suspend the rules and adopt resolution declaring
it to be the sense of the House that taxes shall no
be increased, but extraordinary means, If any bt
required for the support of the Government, shall
I be obtained by temporary loan or loans bearing
a low rate of interest In currency and redeem
able in United States notes. came up fol
, action The House refused to suspend tht
| rules--yeas, 55; nays, 81; less than two-thirdi
voting in the affirmative, so the resolution wa!
; not received . Mr.. Hurlbut Introduced bill
: chartering double-track railway from the tide
water of the Atlantic TO the Missouri River, ant
to limit freights thereon Referred. Mr. Hol
man moved to suspend the rules and adopt a res
: olution declaring that in the judgment OF tn
House there isn0 necessity to increase taxation
or to increase the public debt by further loan
If there shall be economy in public expenditures
= and that in view of the conditioner the nat1ona
: finances the House will reduce appropriation
and public expenditures to the lowest point con
e sistent with the proper administration of publ
. | affairs The rules were suspended and the reso
| luton adopted--yeas 221, nays 3D.. Mr. Hawle
Il moved to suspend the rules and adopt resoiu
! ton declaring it to be the of the House tina
the expenditures of the nation can be and shoui
be so reduced and regulated that they can be me
+ by existing taxes, and that in no event sboul
;, there De an increase either of interest bearing
II non- interest bearing obligations of the Govern
IS ment. Agreed to without the yeas and nays.
d Adjourned.