New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-07
BY TELEG RAPH,
CONGRESS.
Senate.

1
| WASHINGTON, February 6-The credsx-
tiale OF Theodore +. Randolph, from New
jersey, were read and placed on .Gle.
Mr. Flanagan, OF Texas, presensed q me-
mortal of the citizens Of Brownsville, Texas,
in favor Of modification of the tax on lseS
tobacco. Referred to the COMMITTEES On
| Finance.
Mr.. Pratt. of Indiana, from the Comnittse.
on Pensions, reported back the bill granting
pensions to certain soldiers Of the war q
1912. and widows Of deceased soldieEs,
and to restore to the pension rolls
the names of persons stricken therefroD m
consequence of disloyalty, with IN swend
ment in the nature of q substitute. Placed en-
the calendar. In reporting the bill, Mr.
| Pratt SAID the substitute admitted to the
| pension rolls the names Of all surviving
officers. soldiers and sailors of the war a.
| 1912 who served in that war for q period a
thirty days. and who were hOnorably 0iR-
charged, and did not voluntarily engage N
the late rebellion. 1t also admitted all
surviving officers and soldiers who served
in the Indian war of 1911, and surviving
members Of the Seneca Indian Nation who
served in the war of 1879; and 6na1y
restored to the rolls the names OF all per-
sons now surviving that were striokm
therefrom by the act of 1862, to BE- pai6
from the passage Of this act.
Mr.. West, Of Louisiana, presented thu
d. o.
action on his claim for admission to u Ressa
in the Senate. Referred to the Committees
ON Privileges and Elections.
MIR. Cooper. of Tennessee, introduced n
bill to remove the political disabilities ef
James M. Quarles, Of Nashville. Refss1ac
to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Sprague, of Rhode Island. from tA0
Committee on Public Lands, reported fAv~x-
ably on bill for the benefit Of the Moblse
and Girard Railroad Company of Alabannn
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Johnston, of Virginia, introduced u
bill to remove the political disabilities ii
K. T. Ansell, of Virginia. Referred to the
judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Morton. of Indiana, from the Csn-,
mittee on Privileges and Elections. reporta6
back the bill to regulate the counting oZ
votes for President and Vice President, aAa
concurrent resolutions to amend the twenty
second joint rule, and asked that the oosn-,
mittee be discharged from their further
consideration; so ordered. He also reported
from the same committee bill to provide
for and regulate the counting of votes for
President and Vice President and decision
Of questions arising therefrom. Placed ON
the calendar. He gave notice that he would
ask the Senate 10 consider the bill ON Muar
day next.
The Senate discussed the House bin 10
amend the steamboat laws, but reached NO
vOte
The Louisiana discussion will be resumed
on Wednesday.
The civil rights bill was received from
the House of Representatives and referred.
to the Judiciary Committee.
House.
An investigation was directed into the ax
penditures Of the western judicial district
of North Carolina since 1872.
A bill in relation to the transfer of Causes
in United States circuit courts in AlabanaA-
was passed.
A bill to allow the construction of O rail-
road bridge over the Ouachita river, at,
Monroe, Louisiana, and over the Red river.
at Shreveport, was reported and recon-
mitted.
A resolution to compel the New Orleans.
Mobile and Texas Railroad Company r.
build q bridge over Pearl river, was offered
by Mr. Lynch, of Mississippi, and referred
to the Committee ON Commerce.
Majority and minority reports were made
by the select committee on Arkansas affaix.
and recommitted. The majority repert
no action by Congress OF the.
governments; and the minority re port insists
that Joseph Brooks is the legal Governor OF
Arkansas.