New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-16
CONGRESS,


CONGRESS, t-
House.
WAsHINGToN, December 15.-This body,
by Q vote of l28 yeas to l23 nays, will stand
adjourned from December % to January S.
A motion to reconsider is pending.
Mr.. White, of Alabama, introduced q
supplement tary civil rights bill.
Mr.. Lynch introduced bill for the clear
ing and entering of vessels at East Pasca-
gOu>a.
Mr.. Poland introduced resolution regu-
latlng the prosecution for libel in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The House went into committee on ap-
The Speaker announced the following
committees:
Select Committee to visit vicksburg. Mis-
sissippi-Messrs. Conger, of Michigan; Hurl-
burt, Of Illinois; Williams, Of Wisconsin,;
Speer, Of Pennsylvania. and O'Brien, OF
Select Committee on Louisiana and the
Southern States-Messrs. g.. F. Hoar, Re-
publican, Of Massachusetts,; William a.
Wheeler, Republican, of New York; Viii
liam P. Frye, Republican, of Maine, Charles
Foster, Republican, of Ohio; William
Walter Phelps, Republican, of New Jersey;
James G.. Robinson, Democrat, of Illinois,
and Clarkson N. Potter, Democrat, Of New
York.
N. A. Cowdrey, Of New York, reciting that
the District of Columbia IL indebted to him
and that he is unable to obtain anything
from the District. but bond upon which
he can not realize seventy per cent. ,,-
Mr.. Conkling said the memorial was ac-
companied by bill which he had not ex-
AHMED, but he presented it at the request
of citizen of his State. He therefore
asked leave. without previous notice, to in
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 a new
government for the District.
Mr.. West, of Louisiana, introduced bill
relating to the rank of officers of the army.
Referred to the Committee on Military At
fairs.
Mr. Pratt, of Indiana, introduced a bill
limiting the time in which application for
bounty land shall be received, and dispos-
ing of suspended cases after certain date.
Referred to Committee ON Military Affairs.
Mr.. Spencer, of Alabama, introduced a
bill to provide for the appointment Of
special agents, superintendents of railway
postal service and other officers of the
Postofice Department. Referred to Post.
Office 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 reso.
luton Of last week relating to defaulters.
Mr.. Wright, of Iowa, submitted joint
resolution proposing certain amendments
to the constitution Of the United States. 1t
provides that the President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States shall be elected
by the direct vote of the people, and each
hold office for the term OF six years; that
the President shall be ineligible to re-
election. Every male citizen who has
reached the age of twenty-one years,
and who has not been convicted OF
an infamous crime shall have the right to
vote. 1t further provides that the election
for President and Vice President shall be
held at the same time, and requires q ma.
.jority 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 voting 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 Commit.
tee on Civil Service Reform.
Mr.. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, presented
the memorial of Mr.. 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 the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. West, of Louisiana, introduced bill
for the relief of w w. Handlin. of Louisi.
ana Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Morton, of Indiana, submitted resO.
luton instructiDg the Committee on Rules
to inquire into the expediency of amending
the rules 90 as to abolish the useless fOrmsli-
ty of Senators asking permission to intro
duce bill without giving previous notice.
by which much time was consumed and the
journal incumbered.
Mr.. Edmunds, of Vermont, said he OBJ
jected to the words "useless f0rmality." He
knew of one occasion when it had been
anything but q useless fOrmality and that
was when the Senator from Kentucky (Mr.
McCreery) asked leave to introduce q bill
providing for, the removal Of the bones of
our soldiers from Arlington, but failed to
obtain kuch leave
Mr.. Morton said he did not wish to alter
the rule, but merely to Obviate unnecessary
repetitions in tho Journal. The word "use-
less" was struck out and the resolution then
adopted.
MI. Gordon, Of Georgia, introduced bill
providing for q survey Of railroads, pro.
prOsed inland routes of water C0mmuni-
cation between the Mississippi river and the
harbors of the Atlantic. Referred to the
Committee on Commerce..
Mr.. Washburae, of Massachusetts,, pre-
sented the petition of William Giles Dix, of
Peabody, Massachusetts, setting forth his
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 the direct alle[
glance Of all and directly guarding the
rights of all, and asking that Congress ap-
point a time as early in the coming year
as may be deemed best for delegates
chosen, one from each congressional dis
trict, to meet in Philadelphia, to consider
and form q national constitution, which, If
approved by the people, voting as one peo-
pie without the Intervention of the States,
shall be declared by the executive the
organic national law, superseding thea fed
eral constitution Of the United States as
that constitution superseded the articles OF
confederation. Referred to the committee
on the revision OF laws.
The Senate then resumed the consider
alton of the bill to frame new government
for the District of Columbia.
WASHINGTON.
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