The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-01-13
WASHINGTON MATTERS.
Sennte.


The Senate passed the bill appropristing
SSO,OOO for the purchase of scales for the posfS
Office, as amended by the House
The Senate agreed to conference asked for
5y the House on the Tariff bill, and referred to
the judiciary Committee a resolution offered by
senator Morton directing the Attorney-G General
10 take writ OF error to the Supreme Court of
the United States from the decision of the
supreme Court OF Indiana denying colored
Children the right to attend public schools
Memorials for reducing the salary of the Presi-
dent to S25, 900 year were read.
The Senate adopted resolution instructing
the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the
1urlsdlcton of the Press-gag law. and passed
the House bill continuing in Office the Board of
| Audit OF the District of Columbia.
JOINT resolution was presented making tho
Offices of President and Vice-President elective
and by the people. the officers to hold their
! places six years. A bill authorizing the Presi,
| dent OF the United States to issue temporarily
supplies Of food and dsused army clothing suffi-
clent 10 prevent starvation and suffering to
destitute and helpless persons living on the
| Western frontier who have been rendered 80 bv
the ravages OF grasshoppers during the past
summer, and appropriating 100000 to carry
out the provisions of the act.
Dill was introduced providing for the re-
| dempion of mutilated United States currency
| by the poetmasters of the several cities and
| towns OF the United States. The Senate bills
removing a number of political disabilities wero
! passed.
The Committee on Commerce reported favor
ably on the bill to constitute Patchogue. on the
south side of Long Island. in tho State of New
| York, port of delivery.
House.
An investigation of the books OF the late
freedmens i Bank ordered
| MIR. Stowell denied the charge of having sold
naval cadetship and demanded an inyestiga-
ton; the Diplomatic and Consular Appropria-
| loh Dill was reported the debate of the 8. .65
| Convertible Bond bill was resumed and arp,I-
ments in opposition to the measure we're made
by Messrs. Dawes, Phelps and Smith the
speaker announced various appointments to fill
.acancies In committees. The Committee on
| ways and Means have summoned witnesses
from New York to testify AZ to the alleged use
OF improper influences by the Pacific Mali
Companyto to obtain a subsidy from Congress.
MIR. Orr, of Iowa, reported the bill allowing
homestead and presumption settlers i'll Iowa,
Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas, whose crops
were destroyed or injured by grasshoppers in
1914, to be absent from their lands until Ma
1916, without prejudice to their rights Passed
MI: Garfield made personal explanation.
MI. dawes explained regarding the Pacific Mail
investigation, and at his suggestion an order
was issued for the arrest of the witness Irwin
| Tor contempt.
The House adopted resolution for the ap-
| Pointment OF a committee to proceed to Vicks
burg to investigate the troubles there, refused
| to pass a resolution for an inquiry into the
prosecution OF the so-called safe-burglary con-
spirtors. and referred the bill to repeal the
| S"6 ia" W thc committee, with
ieaVe to report at any time. Bills were intro
q iced to repeal all acts requiring stamps on
olecks for free banking and to Withdraw iegsl-
tender notes reducing letter postage to one
cent to amend the Constitution concerning the
oihclal term of the President for the relief @!
the Southern States by the compromise and
settlement of their debts for n commission to
investigate the political and legal condition of
the Southern States to repeal the law requiring
the prepayment of newspaper postage
The House holiday was voted for December
| Sd to January 5th.
-, Inc Speaker announced the appointment of
the following committees: Select Committee
to visit Nicksburg. Miss.-Messrs. Concer. of
Mich, Hurlburt, of ILL.,, Williams of Wis,
Speer, OF Penn, ana O'Brien, of Nd Select
committee on Louisiana and the Southern
states:-Messrs. g. +. Hoar, Of Mass. Wheeler.
OF \. T., Frye, of Me-, Foster, of Ohio. Phelps,
OF n j., Robinson, of ILL.,, and Potter of n. +.
The Legislative Appropriation bill was con-
sidered i'll the House, and during the debate a
discussion arose in regard to the franking priv
leSe, Messrs. Kelley and Maynard speaking in
favor OF its restoration and Mr. Garfield against
| it. % '"'''A'
The House, in considering the Legislative
Appropriation bill, rejected motion to increase
the clerical force of the Bureau of Education.