The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-16
CONGRESSIONAL.

by q vote OF rs yeas to l23 nays Will stand
adjourned from sd of December to 9TH OF
January. Amotion to reconsider is pending. |
Mr.. White. of Alabama. introduced sup
Elementary Civil Rights bill.
Mr.. HInton introduced bill for the relief
of the Episcopal Theological Seminary in
Virginia.
Mr.: Lynch introduced bill for the clearing
and entering Of vessels at East Pascagoula.
Mr. Poland introduced resolution regula- |
ting the prosecution for libel in the District |
of Columbia.
The House went into Committee on Appro- !
priation.
The Speaker announced the following COM
mittees : Select committee to visit Vicksburg,
Miss Messrs. Conger of Michigan, Hurl-
burt of Illinois, Williams Of Wisconsin,
Speer Of Pennsylvania, and O'Brien of Mary
land.
Select committee on Louisiana and the
Southern States: G. +. Hoar, Rep, of Massa-
chusetts VIM. A. Wheeler, Rep, of New
York VIM. 2. Trye, Rep, Of Maine; Charles
Foster, Rep, of Ohio VIM. Walter Phelps,
Rep, of New Jersey James c. Robinson
DEM, Of Illinois, and GARRISON N. Porter,
DEM, OF New York.
James w. Marshall, of Maryland, has been
re-appointed First Assistant POSTMASTER Cen
eral.
Utah Territory; Patterson, Federal Attorney
for Florida; JOSHUA Winch, Postmaster, Fer
nandina, Fla; John S. Adams. Postmaster.
Jacksonville, Fla; S. P. Gambia, Postmaster,
San Antonio, Texas. Many nominations were
made for the North, but they are mostly re-
appointments. No important changes.
lonti,mot;ons Marshall Jewell. Postmaster
General; Bonzano, Superintendent United
States Mint ut New Orleans.
Mr.. Lynch, of Mississippi, requests, in be-
half of Mr. Cardozs: Il disayowal of Il decara-
ton by Cardoza. widely published, to the
following effect: CT. W. Cardoza, than whom
no man has done more to create this trouble,
declares the race conflict is on us now, and
the negro women are ready to commence
with TX and knife to slaughter the white
women and children"
.Se,sate-Mr. Conkling presented the memo
rial of n. A. Cowdrey, OF New York, reciting
that the District OF Columbia is indebted to
him, and that he is unable to obtain anything
from the District but bond upon which he
cannot realize 20 per cent. Mr.. Conkling
said the memorial was accompanied by a bill,
which he had not examined, but presented it
at the request of citizen of his State. He
therefore asked leave. without previous no.
tice, to introduce a bill to consolidate the
debt Of the District of Columbia, and to issue
bonds of the United States in exchange for
bonds of the District.
The bill and memorial were referred to the
Joint select committee to frame new govern
ment for the district
Mr.. West, Of Louisiana introduced a bill
relating to the rank OF officers of the army.
Referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs.
Nh. Pratt, Of Indiana, introduced bill
limiting the time in which application for
! 1o,, 1a1l ha
OF suspended cases after a certain date. Re
ferred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Spencer, OF Alabama, introduced bill
to provide for the appointment of special
agents, superintendent OF railway postal SER
vice and other officers of the PostOttce De-
partment. Referred to Postofiice and Post
Roads Committee.
Mr. Davis, OF West Virginia, gave notice
that after the expiration of the morning hour
tomorrow he would call up his resolution OF
last week relating to defaulters.
Mr. Wright, Of Iowa. submitted Joint reso-
luton proposing certain amendments to the
Constitution of the United States 1t pro-
vides that the President and Vice President
of the United States shall be elected by the
direct vote of the people, and each hold office
for the term of six years, and that the Presi-
dent shall be ineligible to reelection.
Every male citizen who has reached the
age of 81 years, and who has not been con-
victed of an infamous crime, shall have the
right to vote. It further provides that the
election for President and Vice President
shall be held at the same time, and requires a
majority OF all the votes cast to elect, but if
no one receives majority another election
shall be ordered at which only the two re-
ceiving the largest number of votes at the
previous shall be voted for; and further, that
| the election returns shall be canvassed by the
| Supreme Court of the United States and the
| certificates be issued by that tribunal.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Service
Reform.
Mr. Boutwell,. of Massachusetts,, presented
| the memorial OF Fraley, OF the National Board
of Trade, asking for the organization Of an
additional executive department to be called
the Department of Commerce. Referred to
Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. West, of Louisiana. introduced a bill
for the relief A. W. Handlin, of Louisiana
Referred to Judiciary Commute.
Mr. Morton, of Indiana, submitted a resO-
lution instructing the Committee on Rules to
inquire into the expediency of amending the
rules SO as to abolish the useless fOrmality Of
Senators asking permission to introduce bill
without giving previous notice, by which
much time was consumed and the journal!
encountered.
Mr. Edmonds. of Vermont. said he objected
to the words "uscless torrnaiity." He knew
of one occasion when it had been anything
but useless formality, and that was when
the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McCreery)
asked leave to introduce a bill providing for
the removal of the bones Of our soldiers from
Arlington but failed to obtain such leave
Mr.. Morton said he did not wish to alter
the rule, but merely to obviate any unneces-
sary repetitions in the journal.
The word useless was struck out, and
the resolution then adopted.
Mr. Gordon, Of Georgia, introduced a bill
providing for survey OF Railroads proposed
inland route of water communication between
the Mississippi River and the harbors OF the
Atlantic. Referred to Commerce Committee.
| Mr.. Washburne. of Massachusetts,, pre-
sented the petition Of VIM. Giles Dix, Of
Peabody, Mass, setting forth bis belief that
the time had come when the people, once for
all, should decide whether or not they desire
and mean to be one sovereign nation, claiming