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FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-,
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-Sanator Patterson
presented q memorial of tho Chamber Of
Commerce and Mayor of Charleston for sp-
preparation for the improvement Of the har..
Dor Of that place.
the resolution calling for the point of uu-
settled accounts and defalcations were re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance
The resolution to allow M. McMllen to
withdraw his credentials was taken up. A.
motion to refer to the Committee on Eelec-
tons and Privileges was lost, and permissiow
to withdraw passed by strict party vote, er-
cept Mr. Dawes.
Incidental, Louisiana affairs were ventilated
except as they bore upon Pinchback to whose
case no allusion was made. During the dis
cussion Mr., Howe said he did not believe
there was q man in the country or on the fioos
who did not believe the NcEnery government
. sham.
Mr.. Bayard said he believed in his soul
that McEnery was the legal Governor Of
Louisiana, and had been kept from his place
by usurpaton and Federal power. TSlight
applause in the gallery, but promptly
checked.
Mr.. Blaine introduced his school and reli-
gious bill, based on the message.
Several bills for resumption of specie pay
ments and also a bill repeating the bill for
resumption in 70 were introduced
Mr.. Blaine's bill was referred to the judi
ciary Committee
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE.
In the call of States the following arc
among the vast number of bills offered:
By Blaine, of Maine: Proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution, providing that no
State shall make any law respecting the
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof, and that no money
raised by taxation in any State for the support
of public schools or derived from any public
fund thereof, or any public lands devoted
thereto, shall ever be under the control ofaRy
religious Sect and that no money or lands so
devoted shall be divided among religious
sects or denominations.
By Hale, of Maine: To provide for United
States vessels hailing from the places whesh
they are owned Making the Presidenti&
term six years and afterwards Ineligible.
BY Darrall, of Louisiana: 20 amend the act
of the Sd Of March, 1871, incorporating the
Texas Pacific Railroad Company. This bill
is similar to Senator Vests introduced in the
Senate.
BY Mercy, of Louisiana: To remove polits-
cal disabilities from ali the citizens of tho
United States, and to prescribe al oath of
Office.
By Davis, of North Carolina: To repeal the
law forbiddipg the payment of accountG.
claims and demands OF Southern citizens for
quartermasters' stores, ETC., and appropris-
ting $500, 600 for the payment of the same.
Mr.. Fort (Rep.) of Illinois, introduced the
following resolution and demanded the pre-
vious question on its adoption: That in all
subordinate appointments under any of the
officers of this House i. is the judgment of the
House that wounded Union soldiers, who are
not disabled FROM the performance of duty,
should be preferred.
A standing vote on seconding the previous
question showed 81 Republicans voting in its
favor, and 1U4 Democrats against it. The
vote was taken by tellers, with the like gen.
eral result. The report OF the tellers being.
ayes 81, noes 1875, so. the .preyious question
was not Seconded.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, then offered the fol-
lowing as an amendment TO the resolution
moved the reference of both resolutions Ia
the Committee on Accounts, and demanded
the previous question:
RESOLVED, Tnat inasmuch as the union of the
States has been restored, all the citizeRs
thereof are entitled to consideration in thu
appointment to offices under this government
MIR. Hale, of Maine, inquired whether Mr.
| Coxs resolution was offered as substitute To
Mr.. FORTS.
The Speaker replied that he understood il
| to be offered as an amendment
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the objection that, as the State of New York
had been already called. the gentleman (Cox9
could not put in q resolution now.
| The Speaker ruled that it WAC too late &c
make the objection.
Mr.. Fort said that he had tried to make the
objection as soon as the resolution was
offered.
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, inquired whether the
| House had acted on the amendment.
The Speaker: 1t has not but would be act
ing on the subject matter of the resolution
now, which is not the purpose of the gentle
man from New York. His purpose is to refer
both resolutions to a committee.
Mr. Cox: Tho original resolution was an
ad captandum affair My resolution is in the
nature of amnesty. Laughter
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, made a point OK
order that neither the original resolutions MOI
the ame ndment was in order; neither of theul
proposed anything which the House wal
authorized or required By law to do.
The Speaker overruled the point of orGss
stating that il it was ever tenaole it came too
late. SIS