The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.

w AsniHoToS, February rs --The con
tested election case from the third con-
grSssional dittrict Of Arkansas, came up
on motion to reconsider and lay on the
table tho Vo.e Of yesterday declaring
Withlrc entitled, yriOta jdcis, TO the seat.
The motion to reconsider was laid on the
table. lsos l3j. Nays l29. Wiltshire
WAS then sworn in, taking the Wron clad"
oath
Mr.. Fry from the judiciary committee
reported Till providing that any person
who shsll be convicted of the crime of
msnslsughter in any United States court
II Ally state or territory or
in the District of Columbia, shall
TO imprisoned not exceeding twenty
years aud fined not less thsn one ihous-
and dollars. llc stated that under the
exiting law the mailman imprison nlent
Tor mGnilaughtcr IL three years After
the suggestions from Lawrence. Bass An
utArr9, Fry inserted proviso that theact
ehall not effect any prosecution now pend
ing,or prosecution Of any onense already
committed.
Mr.. Barrier asked Mr.. Fry /, lot
bin oilor an amendment, viz, that
Iuni hmoht Tor murder shall be impfison-
ment for lilo.
Mr. Fry declined and the bin Wa,
passed.
Mr.. Fry from tho same committee re-.
portel n bill making tho pun!sbmeU, for
ext rton by officers or persons acting I'M
| der the authority of tho United States, a
iirc OF exceeding 800 and imprisonment
not txccoding three years passed.
Ado bill providing that no person
| shall 10 prosecuted, tried Or puuiphod
| in any United States court for any
| ciiensr not capital or for any tuc
or f r.ciiuro undcr any penn
statute unless inaicted or tic
! Information shall be- found or ins!i,utol
! within two years, except in ease of pjr.
SOM fleeing from Justice. Passed
hiso bill providing that when sn &C.
curnut Of public land, having co,or q
u,,c, has made valuable improN cmen,i
thereon, end his I'll, is found Afterwards
not to b. good, 10 fhall tc entitled to II
rights and T.m'd a, provided in -uch
cases In their re pcctivc states
or terr!ioricL Pss-oi Fry also reported
a bill Ttoviding that in trials Of in!;ct
mcnts, lntcrIuat.uas, complaints and o.hc
proceedings 10 {. 5. Courts, person
charged shall, q. their owa request bu'
not otherwise, 10 competent witness 4
the bill - apply to ell Prosecutions nov
pending. GA notion Of GoCh the bl
was madet' apply ~ court martisls Al,
courts OF inQ-iry. A;.or discussion tn
bill was passed.
Pollard from the Judiciary commi!,o re.
ported a bin 60 provide Tor doducLIng ATTY
debt duo TO tho Unite! Etates from an
Judgement recovered soains. the Unite
STATES by any debtor Passed
Butler Of Ma,uchuiet.s from the san'
ccmuiiiae, m,dG . report of memorial 70
tho acknowledgement, Of Almighty Gp
and the Christian religion IN the cous,,u
ton al the United S.Gt.s. Laid On TIL
table.
The hi!l reported by the pos. oGio
committee in regard - distribute
Of documents printed By the authorii
o, Congress, and seeds fu,n,.bel ly ia
agricultural department, AID for the fr'
exchange 9! newspapers between pol
lishers. and for the free Transmission
weekly newspapers by mail, within II
county whore they are publiahed.
Psc6er wen, 10 speak IN Fuppor. Of ~
bill Without action, tie House took
Reese tn 1880 nm.