Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-03-09
CONGRESSIONAL. PROCEEDINGS.

rights bill was passed in exactly the same
shape in which it had passed in the House.
The vote was yeas SO, nays Ex-senator Bore
men. of West Virginia, voting in the afirm>
alive. lMr. Hagans, it will be remembered,
voted for the bill on Its passage by the Housed
In the House majority and minority reports
were presented from the select committee to
investigate affairs in Mississippi. The com.
mittee on elections reported that ]. Hale
Sypher was not elected member of Congress
from Louisiana. but that Efingham Lawrence
was SO elected The s.Force bill" was con>
sidered, and an amendment adopted limiting
the suspension of habeas corpus to the States
of Louisiana, ATkuusas, Mississippi and Ala
bama, and be operative during two years and
to the expiration of the next session of Con-
gress thereafter, and the ball 9as passed by
yeas 135 nays Ia.
In the Senate, on, the LIST inst, the f.forco
bill" was read the first time, despite protests
that the reading was in violation of the seu>
ate rules. In the House the resolutions pro-
posed by majority of the select committee
on Louisiana affairs were adopted. They re-
commended that steps be taken to seat the
members of the Legislature entitled to seats,
end of his present term.
In the Senate, on the I'd. the "force bill'
was read the second time. The tax and tariff
billwas passed-yeas 80 nays29. In the House
the sundry civil service appropriation bill was
passed. Mr.. Poland's report on the resolu>
tions on arkansas affairs was debated until
$50 P. NJ, when the House took a recess,
and at the evening session Mr.. Poland closed
debate on the question. The committee PES
olutiou that no interference by the federal
government in the affairs of Arkansas is ad-
visable was Passed-yeas 149, nays 80.
In. the Senate, on the Sd, bill was favor
ably reported to remove the political disabili>
ties of Generals s. Hawkins and S. D. Lee,
and unfavorably the bill to remove these of
Raphael Semmes. The sundry civil appro>
priation bill was considered, amended and
passed. The river and harbor bill was con-
sidered. An amendment was agreed to ap-
propriating $4,000 to complete a survey to
connect slack water navigation from the mouth
of the YoughiogheDy to intercept the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal. In the House the de.
fciency bill was considered, variously amended
and passed. The Indian appropriation bill
was passed. The contested seat from Louisi>
ana was decided in favor of Mr. Sheridan,
Pinchback beinp left ont in the cold Mr.
Sypher was also ousted and Mr. Lawrence
declared entitled to the seat. The army ap-
preparation bill was passed. An order was
adopted requiring two thirds vote to pass q
bill, and under its operation the bill to admit
Colorado as a State was passed, and the bill
to admit New Mexico rejected.
In the Senate, on the 4th, the river and
harbor, the legislative executive and Judicial
the deficiency and the suudry civil appropria
ton bills, were passed. The credentials o.
Senator-elect A. T. Caperton, of West Vir
GINA, we're fled, and the Senate adjourned
without day. In the House all the severa
appropriation bills not hitherto acted on were
passed. The John Young Brown prevarica.
ton case was brought up on suggestion By
Mr. Randall to remove the charge, and let
ter was read from Mr.. Hale, the mover of the
resolution of censure, in which he acknowl.
edged that he had done thereby an uniuten.
tional wrong to DIR. Brown. No action wa:
had in the premises. The Speaker delivered
his farewell address, and the Forty -third Con.
gress expired.