The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-14
CONGRESSIONAL,

| OF 1000 soldiers was presented asking
| for the passage of the bil reported by
| the Committee Military Affairs to equall1c
| buuntcs resolution wa. on red by Mr.
| Thurman that the President of the nitcd states
| be requested inform the Senate whether
! any portion of the army of the United
States any officer uiCcre, soldier, or
| soldiers of such army, did in any manner inter
| ferr intermrddlc with. control or seek TO con
troll the organization of the Cen raj Assembly Of
| the State Of Louisiana ur either branch thereof
on the ith inst. and especially whether ant per
son or persons claiming seats IN either branch 81
| -aid Legislature have been deprived thereof
| or prevented from taking The same, by any
| such military force, officer or soldier: and, II
| such has been the case that the President in
| form the Senat, by what authority such military
| Intervention and interference have taken place
! Considerable dchat" cnsurd on an amendment
offered by Nr. tOnkllug to insert, after the word
rcqncstcd;' the words if in hi. Indictment not
| Incompatible with public interest" and pending
| the debate the Senate adjourned.
Uouse-John NJ. Thompson, of Penn
sylvania elected to i'll the vacancy oCcasioned
by the resignation Of McJunkin, was sworn in
On a renewal Of the motion TO proceed
to the business the Speaker table for
the purpose of getting at the civil
Rights bill, several dIatory motions were
made and considerable filibU~t"rIn@ was
INDUCED in by Democratic members to defeat
The present consideration Of the measure. and
after colloquial debate, in which the course
of tho military in connection with Louisiana
affairs was alluded TO- objection was made and
Ourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6.-Seaate-A me
mortal was presented of citizens of Wisconsin
for the improvement Of the Fox and Wisconsin
Rivers The resolution of Mr.. Thurman IN re-
gard to the Louisiana troubles, the pending qucs-
tun being on the motion Of Mr. Cuukliug to iu-
-rrt the words :" if not Incompatible with the
public interests, - was taken mp. and lengthy
discussion followed. but without coming 10
vote on the question the Senate adjourned.
House-A bin was passed giving ten
heavy guns and equipments to the soldiers Or
phans' HON" of Illinois The Fertilization Ap-
prupriat'on bill $3.50 tsbl was considered IN Com
mitIcc Of the Whole. reported to the House and
passed A resolution providing Tor new cleo
tion in Louisiana gave rise to lengthy de
bate AMI notice was given of motion on
the nth to suspend the rules and adopt Tcsnlu-
tiun instTu. ting the Judiciary Committee To re
port bill providing for such an election, under
such guarantees a. will insure iull and iur vote
and count. The COntumaCipus witness, X Il.
Irwin, refused to give the name, "i per
rhc snbrIttt from Congress iii 49, for The
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. 7" III. qneS-
tion H. to wnai wa- the largest sum pad ly MN
10 any one person to aid in procuring such sub
.idy he replied S2.oilO \ resolution was then
adopted femandns Mr.. Irwin 10 The ca-t"'ly of
the Sergeant At Arms to abide further orders ut
the House, Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. 7-.SeHate.-A bill was
passed to remove the Limitation to restrict the
payable in gold A very spirited discussion was
had Mr.. Thumau's resolution of inquirr tU-
gardin- Louisiana affairs, but without rcachiIt"
vote on the resolution the Senate went into cX-
ccuiyc session and soon after adjourned
HOuSe-A resolution thanking the
President for the measure. adopted by him to
maintain order in Louisiana, and plcd-iuG him
the co operation of the House i'll that behalf was
offered and objected fp....ThG Senate bill to
provide for the resumption of specie pay
! mont tL fhtH ROY Ttsu=
ton was moved and seconded loo to :"
and the bill wa- passed yeas l1G, nay 90 The
resolutions Of impeachment against JUDI" bu-
rel, of louisiana were On motion laid on thg
table 1;sS to 6S the House having received of
iiclal information Of his resignation The same
action was had in the Clse OF judge Bustrcd, of
Alabama Adjourned
FRIDAY, Jan. S.-Sen"te.-NIr- Thur
man, resolution Of inquiry Was further debated
| aud Nj. Coukliug's amendment to insert the
| t-rc~l agreed to-s}. to 2l-aud the rc~ou-
| liuu was further amended asking the Pre- -idcut
| whether he has any information in re-
gard u the existence in the State of Louisiana OF
armed organization hostile to the Government
| of the State and intent upon ov"rturuing such
State Government by force, and tn" resolution.
IL amended, was passed A bill wa introduced
| and referred 10 aid the Washington n uho
Railroad Company in the CunsiruC tun al IL road
To the ohio River I'm adverse report Wa made
on the bill to repeal the law allowing Pension
Agents thirty cents for each voucher prepared and
paid by them .-- Adjourned to the llth
Uouse-A bill was introduced and re-
icrrrd to proyide for legal aud fair election i'll
the State of Louisiana, aud 10 Guarantee to that
State republican form of guyurumcnt....B Bilie
| Of -rivatC nature were cons ,,crcd Ad
luurHCd.