The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-12

across the Mississippi river, at or near Grand Chsin
1.-The "Force bill." to provide against the inva-
sion of States. etc, was announced as passed by the
House, and read 4 iiIst tinir....Thr Tariff bill was
considered. and thr amendment Of Johnston. pro
yIding that the Increased tobacco tax should only
apply 10 tobacco manufacture! after tn. rassag- of
the bill, was agreed to.
Uon~c-Thc House adopted resolutions of tie
Louisiana select committee sU.s;ain.:I" TIN Kellogg
government and res, ating thu Conservative members
of thu Legislature rejected 10y tie Returning Board.
thus giving them 1 majority IN liz, The
Deficiency bill, aupr"l, rating Sl.stD 0DJ. WIS "r-
dercd printed Conference committees were ap-
pointed on the ScIa;' amendments t. tn" Indian and
Army Appropriation bills. After the delivery Of
~culoEic- on the lat, Senator Buckingham the iiuu>r
took a rcCcSs....Tilc evening session WAS devoted to
discussion of the Sundry Civil Appropriation hill IN
committee Of the Whole.
TUESDAY. March 2.-.Senrfe-Thc credentials
# 5. b. MaXry. United States Senator from TcH"z,
were read and placed ON nile -. The bill for the
equalization of bountics was passed 49,. The Tax and
Tariff bill, as it came from the House, was taken up
and passed -. Thr Committee on Railroads r.
ported back the bill to aid in construction, of the
Texas Pacific and Northern Pacific railroads, and
" Al 'AA' t'i~Al biIlN, NIt4l't N'ilIlh L!tidiitIi.
and they Were placed on the calendar.
Aou~c-Thc Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was
passed. The following items for public buildings
ar" kept i'll the bill: Chicago. s%75O,0o0; Cincinnati,
]St0o,Ho; Coyingtou, Ky., 500, 900; Evansville, Ind.
$50.000; Port Huron, Mich. S75,o0O; st. Louis,
$7Ou,Uj0. ..Tlr bIIi Tor the government of tin Dis
trict Of Columbia was amended and PASSED 800.
f. r. IIoar, from til" select committee on a breach Of
the privileges of the House, i'll the arrest of Whitclaw
Reid while attending as Il witness before the Conn
mittce OF Ways and Means, reported 4 bill To pro-
trct witnesses i'll such cases from arrest on civil
process, which WAS passed. -. Senate amendments
to thu Po>totice Appropriation bill. providing for
the transmission through tn" mails, under
the written frank of any member of Congress, of the
congressional Hocord. garden SEEDS and agricultural
reports, were concurrcd in. The House Resumed
consideration OF the Arkansas question. and was
addressed 10y Poland, Chairman of the special COM
mite, in advocacy of the views reported by the ma
iority, that the existing STATE government in Arkan-
sas should not be intcrf"rcd with. either Jy Congress
or 10y any department OF the general government.
The resolution reportcdby the majority was adopt
cd-ycas. l49; nays, 80.
WEDNESDAY. March 3.-Scnat-Tlo Sundrv
Civil Aprrnir alton bill was passed. The Judiciary
Committee reported adversely on the bill to relieve
the political d alb ltiss of RapLs l Semmes. OF Ala
baIua. and / was indefinitely postponed. Ed1nUnds
said the committee ported adversely, not becaus-
his ship was sunk 10y the kearsarge. but
it appeared i'll the testimony that Semmes
was charged with cruelty to an Auleri-
can seaman somewhere and until this was explained
the committee could not report favorably -. The
report of Maj. ". +. Merrill, of the Corps of En-
ginccrs, i'll reference to the survey for the improve
nIent of the Ohio river from Cairo to Pittsburgh. was
rrcsC ntrd and referred 80. The Senatr then took up
thu River and Harbor Appropriation bill, and pend
discussion adjourned.
HouSe-The Deficiency bill was amended and
passed. ...0n motion of Potter, Of New York, it WAS
EsSoired. that the thanks of the House are due.
and are hereby tend, red. to the Hon. James G..
Blaine. Speaker of the House of Representatives,
for the irIlartiality, efficiency and distinguished
ability with which he has discharged tn" trying
and arduous duties OF his office during the
Forty-third Congress" Tn resolution was sec
by Beck and adopted unanimously. 49,.
At the evening session resolutions 10y Kasson. from
the Ways and Means Committee, directing that
ropios Of the testimony elected during the Pacific
1880 49, ~ H'N '' nav 49, D
and before the United States District Attorney look
ing to proceeding against Vim. ). King and John q.
S~chunakcr; also to deprive the newspaper cor
r,spnnients involved in the matter from the priv
legcs of the reporters gallery. were agreed to-.
In the matter of contested seats, resolutions were
adopted declaring III favor of Geo. \. Sheridan a.
against Pinchback, from Louisiana. and III favor of
Lawrence against Syphcr. from the same State.
Lawrence came forward and took IL" oath, having
about fourteen hours To scrvc....A number of ms
bills on the Speakers tabl" were then
passed. including those for the admission of Col
,rado and New Mexico.
THURSDAY. March 4.-ScnGtP-Ihe River and
iarbor, the Deficiency, ANA the Legislative, EXecu-
i've and Judicial Appropriation bills were consid-
III committee of the whole, the House amend
urnt= concurred IN, and the bills finally passed 80.
The House bill appropriating $40, 400 to pay the
wards made by the Southern Claims Commission
va passed by a vote Of 33 to II. 80. The bill for the
quaIizatiou of bounties was lost. being laid on
he tablc-30 to 24-on motion of Sprague....The
louise bill TO pay the awards for the QuartcrIaasteT
" commIssary stores furnished or taken during the
var was passed. "A number of other bills were
'asscd, including one granting pensions to widows
nd children, dependent mothers and fathers. ~
brothers and sisters of those soldiers who
murdered by guerrillas in Central Missouri in
sG4 .... The Senate brought It's session to 4 close
any formal or informal speeches. When
he hour of l. arrived. Mr.. Wilson simply declared
h. Senate adjourned.
Ho't>e-The reports of the conference committees
II all the appropriation bills were agreed to. and
he measures passed e. Randall sent to the Clerks
and had read, a letter from Hale. of New
recognizing the injustice done to J. Young
Brown, of Kentucky, by the resolution of ccnsure
doptrd on his (Halc's) motion, and suggested
nat there should come from the other side
motion to expuuge the resolution of censUrH..-.
Mass rose and said Here is my response
, that, "-(sending up a resolution to give the clerks