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!. WASHINGTON, December TO- Renewed
efforts have been made for Che. pardon q
Mr. t. Brooks, the Petersburg bank prA
lstdent. Several 81, The friends, Of that. gen
LEHMAN called on the ?Attorney. ID enefal Yes s
terday and to-day and made application fol
ciemency, but the only comfort they could
receive was that Of possibility OF Mr..
Brooks being pardoned before the expira.
ton Of his sentence.
The impression is well grounded that
there is disposition In official quarters here
favorable to the pardon Of Mr.. Brooks, but
that It would be decidedly tnpolltic to grant
one at the present time. It depends almost,
il not solely, upon the recommendation of
Attorney General Williams, and that officer
has said that he would not recommend a
pardon at present IL the entire, State OF Wiz.
giuia should appear and petition for! St., etE
it, ,so i f,.s,a..,. !. % dis Vii TIMoH.
xLIIr.. CONGRESS-Second Session.
THURSDAY, December 10, 1874.
IN SENATE. nj ]..t 1T. ~.
3 Mr.. SCoTT submitted bill to provide for
The relief of the Alleghaney Valley Railroad
Company. Referred to Committee on
Claims. 1911, :
MIR. MITcHELI introduced bill supple.
mentary to the act providing for the pay.
ment of expenses, Incurred by the Terrific
ries Of Oregon and Washington in 1855 '56
In suppressing Indian hostilties. Referred
70 Committee on Military Affairs. %zs
~ Mr.. ANTHONY reported, from the Commit
tee on Printing, House resolution to bind
one hundred copies Of revised statutes with.
out the index. Passed.
The House bill to extend the powers of
the Board of Audit of the District Of Colun-
bia was read twice and referred to Commit
tee on the District Of Columbia. en-
5. Mr.. WRIGHT stated on an examination Of
the rules he found that he could not carry
out his intention to call up the bill to abolish
the western judicial district Of Arkansas.
He now gave notice that he would call up
the bill after the expiration of the morning
hour on Tuesday next.
Mr.. HAMLIS submitted a joint resolution
providing for the appointment of George
Bancroft as member Of the Board of Re-
gents of the Smithsonian Institution in place
of General W. T. Sherman, resigned. Passed.
Mr.. WRIGHT gave notice that he would ask
the Senate to take up the bill reported from
the Judiciary Committee last session declar-
ing the true intent and meaning Of the Union
Pacific Railroad acts approved July l, 1862,
July 2, 1864 July 8, 1866. 1
TIE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT BILL.
MIR. MORRILL, (Maine) arose and said that
he would take the present occasion to direct
the attention of the Senate to the bill report
ed from the joint select committee to frame
| new form of government for the District Of
Columbia. The bill was long one, and it
would necessarily take some time to con.
slider it, and he hoped that senators would
give it some attention. There was an un-
doubted public demand that some bill of the
kind should be passed as soon as possible.
He then submitted motion that Monday of
next week should be set apart for the con.
sderation ofthe bill. Agreed to.
The Senate, at 1915 2. NJ, went into exc
cutiye session, and after short time spent
therein resumed its legislative session.
Mr.. PATTERSON introduced bill amending
the concluding proviso Of section 1922 of
the revised statutes of the United States.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
Mr.. EDMUNDs, of Vermont, presented me.
mortal of the Houston, Trinity, and Tyler
Railroad Company, OF Galveston, Texas,
praying compensation for railroad iron taken
by the military authorities for the use of the
United States at Galveston in 1866.
The Senate, at lilo T. NJ, adjourned till
Monday. "
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THE CUTTING.DowE PROCESS AGAIN.
Mr.. HOLMAN, of Indiana, offered a resolu.
| ton to so amend the rules as to provide
that it shall be in order to move to amend
any appropriation bill so as to cut down
the number of officers or employees of the
Government, or to reduce the salaries of said
officers or employees. Referred to Commit
! tee on Rules. -s...... =,
| MIR. WILSON, of Indiana, introduced bill
| to repeal section of the act Of 1888,
| establishing the courts of the United States.
Also, bill to extend the jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court in certain cases. Referred
to Judiciary Committee.
MIR. DUELL, of New York, introduced bill
to authorize the Postmaster-General to enter
into an arrangement with an American line
of steamships to carry the mails from New
| York to certain South American republics
and the West India islands. Referred to
Committee on Commerce. ......L. ..s.
Mr.. SWAMI, of Maryland, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported the con.
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill, and
| it was referred to the Committee of the
| Whole.
| Dir. McDouGALL, Of New York, intro
duced bill to reduce and fix the Adjutant.
Generals department Of the army. Referred
to Committee on Military Affairs.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the
following executive communications, which
EWere referred-yiz:
| From the Secretary of War, in relation to
1.-The relief furnished the people of the over.
Flowed districts ON southern rivers.
| From the Controller Of the Currency,
transmitting bis twelfth annual report
] MIR. BRIGHT, of Tennessee, from the Com.
lmit,ee on Private Land Claims, reported a
resolution directing the Court Of Claims to
suspend action upon the case Of claims to
the Hot Springs reservation In Arkansas
until after action by the House upon the bill
now pending on the private calendar, en-.
titled "a bill extending the time for filing
snits ip the Court of Claims to establish the
title to the Hot Springs reservation in Ar.
kansas" :, - :
| Alter discussion the bill was referred to
the Committee of the Whole on the Private
Calendar.
| THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
| The House then went in Committee OF the
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