The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-08
BY TELEGRAPH.
KILL COyGRESs-seeoud Sessions.
WAsHtssToN, February s, 1876.
SENATE.

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The credentials of Theodore F. Randolph
from New Jersey, were read aud places or
fte. :. ..a3.
Ar. FLANNAGES, Of Texas, presented fae
memorial of citizens Of Brownsville, Texas,
in sSTor OF modification OF the tax on Ieal
tobacco. Referred to the Finance Commit:
tee. :
Mr.. PRATT, from tue Com sgittee on Pen.
sions, reported back the biz granting pen.
sions to- certain soldiers Of The war of 1872
aBd, the widows OF deceased soldiers, ano to
restore To- the pension.rolls the names OF
persons stricken thezeffom fH consequence
of aisloyaNy, with an amendment in the na
ture ofasubstitute. Placed on the caIendsr,
In reporting the bill Mr. PRsrp said the
substitute ADMITTED to rhe penaonroAs the
names Of all 1be surviving officers, soldiers,
and saiiOrs OF sbe war cF 1912, who served
in that war for the periodof thirty days and
who We're bonorabiy discharged snddid not
voluntarily ensage in the late rebellion. 1t
also admitted'als surviving officers and SOL
diers who served in the Indian war Of 1871,
and the. surrivisg members:of the Seneca
Indian nation who serVeA in tbs. var Of
1872, and fnally restored to the soll the
names of all persons now surviving strickes
sherefrom by the act Of 1862 70 be paid from
the passage Of the. set. D'5'- '.'&t,1'--s !.
MIR. JoHssspN,. Of Virginia. Introduced .
bill to remove. the political disabilities OF
Robert Tansill, Of Virginia. Referred
Mr. MORTON. of Indiana, from. the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections; reported
back. the bill to regulate the counting OF votes
for President and, Vice President, and COZ.
current resolution to amend the 22d isint
rule, and ssked that the committee be dis
charged from their further considerations.
So. ordered. . =
He also reported from the same COMMITTEES
a bill to provide for and regulate the couat-
ing of votes for President and Vice Presil
dent, and the decision OF questions arising
thegefrom. The bill was placed on the cal-
endar. He gave notiee that he would ask
the Senate to consider the bill on Mondsy
next. '.n..,..., ~, ~, .-r.-. .. .. .,,.s
The Senate discussed House bill to amend
the steamboat laws, but reached no vote.
The Louisiana discussion will be resume6
on We dnesday.
The eivil-rights bal was received from the.
House of Representatives and referred to the
Judiciary Committee. .....-
: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
An investigation was directed to be made
into the expenditures Of the western judicial
district OF North Carolina since 1872.
A bill in relation to the transfer Of causes
in the United States circuit courts OF Ala
bama was passed. ....
4 bill to allow the construction of yail-
road bridge over the Ouehita river at Non
roe, L., and over the Red river at Shreye-
port, was reported and recommitted.
A resolution to compel the New Orleans,
Mobile and Texas Railroad Company to
build bridge over Pearl river was offered
by Dir. LYNCH, OF Mississippi, aud referred
to the Commerce Committee.
Majority and minority reports were made
by the Select Committee on Arkansas AT
fairs and recommitted. The majority report
recommends no ACTON by. Congress or the
Government, and the minority report insists
that Joseph Brooks is the legal Governor of
Arkansas. 49,