The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.


g petition frcm citizens of Pennsylvania
against a restoration OF the duty OH tea and
coffee. and for a repeal Cf the law OF 1872, re-
leasing foreign products Of tho 10 per cent.
tax. Referred. West presented the ere
dentials OF i. g.. S.. Piuc.Ihach IS Senator
elect from Louisiana for the term expiring
March +. 1879, and they were referred to the
Commiuee on Elections end Privilegos....
Boutwell, introduced 3 bill to provide Il
bar for the two houses @: Congress-.
Lewis introduced q bill repeating the act pro-
viding a government for tic District OF CO.
lumbia, approved June 30, 1864. Tue morn
ing hour having expired, debate waH reeume
on tue Sixteenth Amendment to the Consti-
tuition and also on Schu. z 3 resolution re
garding the right of Louisiana to self govern
nient, which was participated N by S~hornaIl,
! Bayard. SchurZ, West and Johnston, after
which the Senate went into executive session
and adjourned.
HOuse -0'Brien asked leave To offer a rcso-
luton calling 90 the Presidcnc 10 state by
what authority the courts or cfi2ers of Mis-
sissippi, 1T EIcksburg, h&d been interfered
with by the army. Conger objected, because
that war all assumption that they had been in
terfered with. Garfield rep srted a bill ap-
propriatiug 1882, 800 in coin to pay the
Interest on tho 800 bonds Of tie
District of Columbia. which was ordered
printed and rcc0mmittei.. .Butler, OF Nassa-
chusctts, by unanimous consent, introduced L
BIZ TO authorize Lieut.-Com. Frederick Pier
son 20 accept from the Green of Great Britain
the decoration of the military Order of the
Blth. for gallant services in the combined
attack on the Japanese forts AM pirltieal
| vessels, winch was passel. when the House
adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY, Jan. 2j-Sfa96"-In the ah+euc,
of Nue-President Wilson. Anthony. of Rhode
Island, Was elected President pro em....Tho
Chair laid Def re tho Senate p letter trlu the
Secretary Of Wa, transmitting copies of the
correspondence in relation to certain dis1r-
dors iii Louisiana go. Robertson presented 2
resolution OF the South Carolina Legislature
a-kiuS Gn appropriation of 2iGo.0@0 t
! dee; en- the Charleston kar.er....A bill
was introduced by Morrill,. of Vermont. to
establish All education fu.G and Apply s por-
ton of tie proceeds of the sale Of public la-ds
to iuhlc education, andto provide ior a mere
complete endowment and supper. Of national
colleges for the advancement of scient,:i, am
industrial education. ... The bill for the relief
q the Pollris sufferers was PASSED. Dis
custom % the Louisiana complications wa
then resumed.
No"Se-Bili5 introduced: BY Butler, of
Massachusetts to establish certain telegraph
lines in several States and Territories as port
roads, and to regulate the transmission OF
commercial and other intelligence by tele-
graph: by Williams, If Indiana, for incorpo-
rating tho National Union Telegraph Co.: by
Wells, for n branch rliat a. st. Louis.
On motion OF Dawes, it WAS ordered
that Richard 3. Irwin be discharged
from arrest. he having answered ali ques-
lions of the committee ....C Cessna offered q
resolution providing thai tho rules be so far
suspended during the remainder Of the
presen: session AZ to prevent the Speaker
from entertaining any d~ilatory motion pend
ing tic cous.d, ration Of any public bill or
| joint resolution, or of any motion TO bring. or
the result Of which may bring, before the
House for consideration sucl bill or joint
resolution; and this order shall Apply to
amendments offered in tie House or adopted
III the Senate. and awaiting concurrence i'll
the House, or to such pubic Bill!
or joint resolution and TO any report OF
a committee thereon" The resolution wa
received with protests from al sides.
r,1 ,-,- r.i-1t.l y,,J IN. Icv-y NS no
the necessary two thirds in tue affirmative.
IA motion by Butler, OF massachusetts,, to
take up the Senate Civil Rights bin for con-
s.dera;i2n was Gefeated-yeas. III nays, %.
80. Durham presented Il meinorial aid petit
ton, signed by 5000 + silents OF Kentucky.
asking Congress to ubaait for ratification AZ
amendment 10 the COnstiauti 1t Of the United
States PROHIBITING the manufacture, i~Elporta-
ton, and sale OF s%pirituous IIguorz, such
amendment 10 take etfecs Jan. i, 1876. which
was referred, and the House adjourned.
TUEsDAy. Jan. 2~G.-StHG'e-The Chair laid
before the Senate Il message from the Presi-
dent transmitting the report Of the Com
mission of Engineers w!o were appointed
to investigate and report q permanent plan
for the reclamation of the alIuviaI
b&siH Of the Mississippi river. Referred. -.
EGmunih introduced 4 bill to provide for
and Gesnlita The counting of votes for rresi-
dent and Vice-Presiden5 Tine Senate
resumed conrilsrA,i3n OF the SchuIz resolu-
ton i'll regard to the right of the people Of
Louisiana to self-government.
H0USG-ElGredg0 from the Judiciary Com
mi;tee. reported adversely N the bill to
create 4 new State out OF certain portions
of Texas and Louisiana. Potter, FROM
the Judiciary Committee, reported a
joint resolution proposing the following
amendment to the Constitution: ARTICLE