The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-09
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Drs. W. p. johnson and Alex. G.. r. Gar
nett that the health of Richard b. Irwin
the recussaut witness in the Pacific Mail
investigation, is such that his confinement
in common Jail would he attended with
results pernicious to his health, the extent of
which they cannot predict. After some
discussion the communication was referred
to the committee on ways and means.
Mr. Butler of Massachusetts then moved
that pending the investigation and report
of the committee on ways and means, the
sergeant-at-arms he instructed to retain
Irwin in his personal custody rejected
yeas SO, nays 100 The speaker then pro-
ceeded to call the committee for private
bills.
The bill reported by Mr.. Young of
Georgia, authorizing the president to pro-
mote Asher r. Eddy and Rufus Saxton to
be lieutenant colonies and deputy quarter
masters general, to date from the Goth of
July, 1866, and to take places on the army
register next below Colonel Stewart Van
| Nliet, gave rise to lively discussion, in
which the whole question of the relative
merits of regular and volunteer officers
came up.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts opposed the
bill because it placed certain volunteer Off
GERS lower on the army register, and Mr..
Young of Georgia, McDougall of New
York, Nesmith of Oregon and Kellogg of
Connecticut advocating the bill and defend
ing the military reputation of the regular
army officers. Finally the bill was passed.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts introduced
bill to provide for legal and fair cleo
ton in the state of Louisiana, and to guar
antee to that state republican form of
government. Referred to the judiciary
committe. 1t directs an election to be
held on the fourth Tuesday IN May next
for governor and lieutenant governor Sec
rotary of state, attorney general, auditor
of public accounts, supf. of elections and
members Of the Legislature president shall
Immediately appoint three suitable persons
to superintend such elections. That they
Immediately appoint two competent and
suitable citizens of opposite political par
ties as state legislators, who shall cause
new and complete registration to be made
of all legally qualified voters of the state.
That state registrators and superintendent
shall IN like manner appoint two super
| visors of registration in each parish, and
that the superintendent shall IN like man.
ner appoint two commissioners of elections
for each election precinct within ten days
of election. State registraties are to open
returns in the presence of superintendent
and examine the canvass and compile the
same, and the superintendent are there
upon TO make public proclamation of the
result of the election in two newspapers of
opposite politics. The legislature thus
elected is to meet and organize on the Sec
ond Monday after this PRONUNCIATION of
the result of the election and on the first
Monday after such PRONUNCIATION the gov
ernor, acknowledgements and otter state
officers shall enter on the discharge of their
respective duties, and the government
thus established is to be recognized
by the United states government as legal
government of Louisiana The United
States circuit court of Louisiana is to have
exclusive jurisdiction of all crimes and of
fences made punishable by the act. 1t au-
thorlzes the president to employ the army
and navy to maintain the public peace to
sustain the officers under the act and to en-
force the provisions of the act and any act
OF any officer of the state of Louisiana or
OF Il state court interfering with the execu-
ton of the act is to be treated as absolute
ly void.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, a member
OF the banking committee, stated with the
consent of that committee that when the
senate bill to restore specie payment, which
was passed yesterday, was informally con-
sidered by the committee, the chairman
(Mr Maynard) was requested by The COM
mittee to allow two amendments to be of
fered in the house-one that the first and
second sections be struck out, and the
other that the redeemed greenbacks should
be cancelled and destroyed. He had there
fore complained yesterday that the bill was
passed under the previous question without
any opportunity for amendments.
Mr.. Maynard did not concur in Mr..
Randalls statement. He said he had acted
on his own responsibility, not as an organ
of the committee but as a member of the
house.
Mr.. Kasson of Iowa, from the committee
on ways and means reported bill pro-
viding that section 10, of the act of the
22d of June, 1874, repeating notifies, shall
not be construed to effect any authority,
power or right that Hereunder have been
lawfully experienced by any court judge or
district attorney of the United States to
obtain the testimony of an accomplish in
any crime against, or fraud upon the Gus
toms revenue laws by discontinuance or
dismissal of any proceedings against such
accomplish. The bill, after explanation
by Mr.. Kasson, was passed.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, Mr.. G.. f. Hoar in the chair,
on the private calendar. Adjourned.
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