The true northerner., 1875-03-12
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

WEDNESDAY, March 3.-Sendte-The Sundry
airy Committee reported adversely on the bill to re-
eye the political disabilities of Raphael semmes of
Alabama, and it was indefinitely postponed. Ed
munds said the committee reported adversely, not
because his ship sunk by the Kearsarge
bat il appeared in the testimony that Semmes
was charged with cruelty TO Ameri-
can seaman somewhere, aud until this explained
the committee could not report favurably -. The
report Of Maj. w. J.. Merrill, of the Corps of En-
gineers in reference to the survey of the Ohio river
from Cairo 10 Pittsburgh, presented and re-
ferred. The Senate then took up the River and
Harbor Appropriation bill, and pending discussion
adjourned
HoUse-The Deficiency bill was amended and
passed On motion of Potter, of New York, it was: :
" Resolved, That the thanks of the House are due
and are hereby rendered, to the Hon. James q.
Blaine, Speaker of the House of Representatives,
for the mpaI TALLY. efficiency and distinguished
ability with which he has discharged the trying
and arduous duties of his office during the
Forty-third Congress-" The resolution war
seconded by Beck and adopted unanimously -.
AT the evening session resolutions by Kasson, from
the Ways and Means Committee directing that
copies of the testimony elected during the Pacific
Mail investigation be laid before the next House
ana before the United States District Attorney look
ing TO proceeding against Vim. s. King and
John G.. Schumacher also TO deprive the newspaper
correspondents involved in the matter from the priv
ieges of the reporters gallery, agreed TO.
In the matter OF contested seats, resolutions were
adopted declaring in favor of Geo. A. Sheridan as
against Pinchback from Louisiana, and in favor of
Lawrence against Sypher, from the same State
Lawrence came forward and took the oath, having
about fourteen hours to serve....A number of mis-
ccllaneous bills the Speakers table were then
passed, including those for the admission Of Col
orado and New Mexico.
THURSDAY, March 4.-Stndte-The River and
Harbor, the Deficiency, and the Legislative, Execu-
tive and Judicial Appropriation bills were consd-
cred in conmittcc Of the whole. the House amend
mcnts concurred in, and the bills finally passed.
The House bill appropriating S740,409 to pay the
awards made by the Southern Claims Commission
passed by vote of 80 TO IL. The bill for the
equalization OF bounties was lost, being laid on
the tahle-30 To 24-on motion of Spraguc. The
House bill 20 pay the awards for Quartermaste or
commissary stores furnished or taken during the
war passed IA number of other bills passed,
including one granting pensions TO widows and
children, dependent mothers and fathers, or orphan
brothers aud sisters of those soldiers who were
murdered by gucrrilas in Ccatra Missouri in 1854.
...T The Senate brought its session to a close with
out any formal informal speeches. When the
hour OF IL arrived, Mr.. Wilson simply declared the
Senate adjourned.
HoHsc-The reports Of the conference committees
on all the appropriation bills agreed TO, and
the measures passed Randall sent 20 tho Clerks
desk, and had read, a letter from Hale, Of New
York, recognizing the injustice done 10 J. Young
Brown, of Kentucky, by the resolution of censure
adopted ON his Qiale's) motion, and suggested
that there should come from the other side
motion 70 cxpunge the resolution Of ccneurc
Butler Mass.) rose and said: "Here is my response