The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

=. WASHINGTON, Feb. Ga memorial of the Gin
cinnati Chamber OF Commerce was presented il
favor Of granting the aid asked by the Texa
Pacific Railroad.
WASHINGTON Feb 6.-The or edentials of Theo
dore F. Randolph, from New Jersey, were reat
and placed on file.
Mr.. Flanagan, of Texas, presented memoria
of the citizens Of Brownsville, Texas, in favor o
a modification OF the tax on leaf tobacco. Re.
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Pratt, Of Indiana, from the Committee on
Pensions, reported back the bill granting pen
sions to certain soldiers of the war of 1872 and
widows of deceased soldiers, and to restore to
| the pension rolls the names OF persons stricken
| therefrom in consequence Of disloyalty with an
amendment in the nature Of substitute. Placed
on the calendar.
In reporting the bill Mr.. Pratt said the sub
stitute admitted to the pension rolls the names
Of all surviving officers, soldiers and sailors Of
the war Of 1912, who served in that war for a
period Of thirty days and who were honorably
discharged and did not voluntarily engage in the
late rebellion. 1t also admitted all surviving
officers and soldiers who served in the Indian
| war Of 1911, and surviving members OF the
| Seneca Indian nation who served in the war Of
1872 and finally restored to the rolls the names
of all persons now surviving that were stricken
therefrOm by act OF 1862, to be paid from the
passage of this act.
Mr. West, OF louisiana, presented the memo
rial OF P. Il. s. Pinchback, asking action on his
claim for admission to seat in the Senate Re-
ferred to the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons.
Mr.. Cooper, Of Tennessee, introduced bill to
remove the political disabilities Of James NJ.
Quarles, of Nashville. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Nr. Sprague, of Rhode Island, from the Com
mitt-e on Public Lands, reported fayorably on
bill for the benefit of the Mobile and Grard Ral-
road Company of Alabama. Placed on the calen-
dar.
Mr.. Johnson, of Virginia, introduced a bill to
AZ. J.A.z n
Of Virginia Referred to the judiciary Committee
Mr. Morton, of Indiana, from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, reported back the bill
to regulate the counting of votes for President
and Vice.President and concurrent resolutions
10 amend the I'D Joint rule, and asked that
the committee be discharged from their further
consideration. So orJered
He also reported from the same committee a
bill 70 provide for and regulate the counting Of
votes fer President and Vice President, and de-
cision OF questions arising therefrom. Placed on
the calendar.
He gave notice that he would ask the Senate to
consider the bill on Monday next.
The Senate discussed the House bill to amend
steamboat laws, bup reached no vote.
The Louisiana discussion will be resumed on
Wednesday.
The Civil Rights Bill was received from the
House of Representatives and referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
THE HOUSE.
Inc House has been transactlng business of |
miscellaneous character but Of no public import
ance.
An investigation was directed into the expen. |
ditures of the Western Judicial District of North
Carolina since 1872.
A bill in relation to the transfer of causes in |
United States Circuit Courts in Alabama was |
passed.
A bill to allow the construction of railroad |
bridge over the Ouachita River at Monroe. La.
and over the Red River at Shreveport was re- |
ported and recommltted.
A resolution to compel the New Orleans Mo |
bile and Texas Railroad Company to build |
bridge Pearl River. was offered by Mr. |
Lynch, of Mississippi, and referred to the Com
nittee on Commerce.
Majority and minority reports were made by
he select committee on Arkansas affairs, and re-
The majority report recommends
10 action by CONGRESS or the Government and
he minority report insists that Joseph Brooks is
he legal Governor OF Arkansas.