The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-10
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WASHINGTON, February 8, 1876.
f> a ss" SENATE

On Rption Of Mr.. JOHNSTON, Of Virginia
the vote sy wfieh the bill refe5pfus to th,
Court of Claims the claim of CIV, Custt
Lee Tor the Arlington estate in YiYgipia wa!
indefinitely postponed yesterday was recon
sIdered, and the bill was placed oRthe cal
endar with an adverse report. Mr. Jol n
st0n gave notice that he would address h,t
Senate in regard to the bill an early day.
| Mr. BoGY, of Missouri, presented a memo.
trla! of the ST. Louis Chamber Of Commerce
10 faVor OF opening the Southwest pass OF the
AississippI river, and demonstrating against
che opening Of the South pass thereof. Re-
:ferred TO the Committee on TRANSFORMATION
/ DIR. CLAYTON. Of Arkansas, moved that tile
Emessase OF the President on Arkansas be
taken up and referred to the Committee on
Privileges aud Elections. 4 .t ,(.,,,, -.
M7. BAYARD, OF, Delaware, said that yes.
terday an order was made to Print the mes
sage and accompanying dos7rnents, which
had not yet been ccnplied with. IL was true.
sthe message was at hand, but the accornpa.
nying documents hadnot yet been printed.
de had been Informed that it was the inten-
tion of the Senate to adjourn to-day at the
expiration OF the morning hour as q mark of
respect to the late Senator Ruqkingham. .of
Connecticut, whose fuperaff tosas place to.
day. He, therefore, hoped that the motion
10 refer would not be considered now, as it
would lead to debate, auathere werebus five
minutes OF the hemorning hour lsfl. 1871
MIR. CLAYTON said that some days ago he
presented memorial ksom Hop. Joseph
BrooSsy OF Arkansas, to the effect that he
had been unlaWfully kept out of his Office as
Governor, and that me moriai was referred to
the Committee on Privileges and Elections.
lie (CLAE1oN) introduced the resolution call
ing upon the President for the information
received yesterday after presenting that me.
mortal, and il seemed to hine proper that the
message should 20 to the same eoramittee AZ
the memorial of Brooks a ......, ..fr g..
Mr.. THURMAN said ordinarily there was no
trouble about referring q. message, but this
was an exceptional case. Il seemed TO him
thitif anything could be demonstrated it
| was the fact that this message should 90 to
the Committee on Judiciary. He did not
want to consume time in arguing the matter
now, but be was sure that The message could
not be honored without debate, as it was the
most extraordinary and astounding of all
| messages. He asked that the unfinished
business tthe steamboat billl be taken up.
The F1cE.PREslDENT announced that the
morning hour bad expired, and laid before
the Senate the steamboat bill, it being the
| unfinished business from yesterday.
The Senate then, at l:0j p. NJ, adjourned
| as mark of respect to tie late Senator Buck
ingham.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. SYrHEn, of Louisiana, offered the fol-
| lowing resolution, which wa, agreed to:
"Whereas the expenses of the Govern
ment require an additional revenue Of from
thirty TO forty million dollars and whereas
| by the act of the 18th Of july, 1870, the duty
on imported cigars was reduced at the rate
of thirty-three and one third per cent. and
| whereas said reduction of duty diminished
| the revenue Of the Government $l4 900 900
| in gold annually without reducing the price
Of cigars to consumers therefore
"Resolred, That the Committee on Ways
and Mems be directed TO inquire into the
eXpediency of restoring the duty on all i'm.
ported cigars to the rate OF duty insured by
law previous to the passage of the aforesaid
act."
Mr.. HOWE, of Mississippi, introduced a
bill to remove the political disabilities Of
Isaac n. Brown, OF Mississippi. Pissed.