The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-24
F0STY-F0UaTH CONGRESS-.

In the Senate, on the 18th. the President
pro tenn. presented the annual report Of the At
~torncy-GcneraI. \. resolution was introduced
by Nj. Davis, citing the law requiring reports to
he made to Congress anTuallyoi persons indebted
to the Government, list Of ,lcfaultcr<, amount of
dcf1lcation, etc and calling upon the Secretary
of the Treasury % inform tie Senate why such
reports have not been made. Referred 70
Judiciary Committee. \ bill. was passed,
extending the duration Of the Alabama Claims
Commissioners The Chair laid before the
Senate the motion submitted bv the Senator from
Louisiana (WcSt) last week, To grant the re-
quest Of W. l.. Mcmillan to Withdraw his pa
pcrs claiming a scat in the Senate from
Louisiana. Considerable discussion cnsucd.
The question beng on the motion Of senator West
to grant the requests withdraw the credentials. it
was agreed to-yeas, 30; nayS, -. After an cX-
ccutive session the senate adjourned. the
House, under the Monday call of STATES, several
bills were introduced, among them the following:
by Mr.. Biairc-proposiE% an amendment to the
Constitution, providing that no State shall make
any law respecting the establishment of religion
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, and that
no money raised ~ taxation in any State for the
support Of public schools or derived from any
public funds thereof, or any public lands de
voted thereto shall ever be under control OF any
religious sect, and that no money or lands so de
voted shall be divided among religious scCts or
denominations by Mr.. Davis (0f North Car0lina)
I'd repeal the law fOrbilling payment of aC-
count claims and demands of Southern citizens
for quartermaster's store, etc, and apprOpriat
Ing SJrI, coo to pay for same; hy Mr.. WhittlOrnc
To modify the tax on tobacco; by Mr.. Landcrs
Relative to repeal of Resumption act of lith of
January, 1870; by Messr5. Harrison, Morrison,
and Randall-PrOpOSing amendments to the Con
S~titutiOn in reference 10 the Presidential term Of
Office; by Mr.. Eaker-AGainst subsidies and
grants of lands to railroads; by Mr.. CarsOn-TO
amend the law respecting third-claSS mailable
matter; by Mr.. HOlman-TO repeal the act tort the
resumption Of specie payment; by Mr.. Wclls-to
establish a mint in 81. Louis for the coinage OF
gold and silver; by Mr.. Sparks-AuthOriZIng the
payment of import duties in legal tender notes;
by Mr.. Chittcnden-To fund United States legal
tender notes, and 10 prepare the way for the re-
sumption OF specie payments as soon as practical
BILE; by Mr.. MOrey-To remove the political dis
abilities from all citizens of the United States,
and to prescribe an oath of office. Mr.. liuCkner
offered Il resolution, requesting the President To
transmit to the House all correspondence with
reference to the dismissal of Senator John b..
Henderson as one oi the special counsel OF the
fraud cases before the United States Court
ut st. Louis; and Mr.. Randall offered 4
resolution, directing the Secretary OF the Treas
ury to transmit COPIES of all letters, kilograms,
orders and instructions relating to the Organiza-
ton and prosecution of the present movement
against the Whisky Ring at st. Louis, Chicago
and Milwaukee. Objection being made, both
went over under tie rules. Mr.. Fort offered the
following resolution, and demanded the previous
question on its adoption: ReS0tred, by the
House Of Representatives, That in all subordl-
nate appointments under any of the officers OF this
House, it is the Judgment of the House that
the wounded Union soldiers VINO are
not disabled from the performance of duty