Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-16
cong RusSIONAL SUMMARY.
SENATE.

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some OF our Eoop CoGntry iines:)
The Annual Report Of the Attorney
General has been received by the Senate.
This bill extending the Duration of TIE
Alabama Claims Commission passed the
Senate.
The report of Major Constock on the
improvement OF the South Pass Of the
Mississippi has been ordered printed.
The question of the withdrawal of
McNillan's credentials caused = breeze
of excitement over tn. Louisiana Ones
ton. Morton denounced the McEnery
Government as a sham and a fraud.
Stevenson and Thurman thought differ
entity. as in political duty they seem to
Think themselves bound to do. III the
course Of the debate Bayard of Delaware
said he believed SlcEnery to be tine legal
Governor Of Louisiana and that he had
been kept out of his place by usurpaiion
and Federal Power - which remarks
brought down the rebel infested galleries.
The credentials were withdrawn by a
party vote.
Allison introduced bill TO amend the
section of the Indian Appropriation bill.
approved March. 1879, in regard to
bonds Of Indian Agents. Referred. 1t
provides that 10 Indian Agent shall be
allowed to enter on the discharge of his
duties till the sureties on hi. bond are
filed. sworn statements giving the nature
and kind of property owned by them,
its value and where situated. 1t en-
powers the Secretary of the Interior to
require any agent now on duty to exc
cute a new bond. il in any case he
thinks the interests of the service de-
mand it. The bill also requires each
Indian Agent to keep book of itemized
expenditures and record of contracts
and expenses always open 10 public
Inspection
Blaines amendment is reported as
follows:
Proposing to amend the Constitution,
providing that no States shall make any
law respecting the establishment of
religion or prohibiting the free exercise
of the establishment of religion, or pro-
hibiting the free exercise thereof; and
that no money raised by taxation in any
State for the support of public schools
or derived from any public fund thereof,
or any public lands devoted thereto,
shall ever be under the control of any
religious sect, and that no money or
lands SO donated shall be divided among
religious sect or denominations.
Davis of North Carolina introduced a
bill repeating the act which forbids the
of quartermastsrs' accounts
by Southern citizens. This is the
wedge to assuming the rebel
debit
Whittlenom would modify the tax on
Here follows a report o! some acts
which show the temper Of this Contee-
crate House Of Representatives:
Fort offered the following resolution
and demanded the previous question on
its adoption:
Resolved, By the House of Represen-
tatives. that in all subordinate appoint
ments under any officers Of this House
it is the judgment of the House that
wounded soldiers who are not disabled
from performance Of duty should be
preferred.
The vote on the seconding Of the pre-
vious question showed 81 Republicans
voting in favor and 104 Democrats
against it. The vote was taken by tell |
ers with the result of ayes, 80; hayes.
1850 the previous question Was not |
Cox offered the followining as An
to the resolution, moved the |
reference Of both resolutions to a COM
mittee and demanded the previous
question:
Resolved, That inasmuch as the union |
Of the States has been restored, all citi-
zens thereof are entitled to considera-
lion in the appointment of officials
under this government.
Hale of Maine inquired whether Co1's
resolution was offered as q substitute of
Forts.
The Speaker replied that he under
stood it to be offered as an amendment.
Stsrkweather made objection that rs
New York had been already called the
gentleman (Cox) could net put in the
resolution.
The Speaker ruled that it was too late
o make such objection.
Fort said he had tried to make the OBJ
ection as soon as the resolution was
,ffered.
Hale inquired whether the House had
Lcted on the amendment