The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-15
Congressional Proceedings.

In the Senate. on the jth, Mr.. Thurman
offered a resolution, and asked for its present
consideration, requesting the President To inform
the senate whether any portion OF the army Of
the United States, or any officer officers soldier
or soldiers Of such army did IN any manner in
terfere or intermed,lle with, control or endeavor
70 control the organization OF the General Assem-
bly, Of the state Of Louisiana, or either branch
thereof, on the ith inst; especially whether any
person persons claiming seats I'm either
branch OF said Legislature have been
deprived thereof or prevented from tax
Ing the same by any such military
force. officer OF soldier. and II such has been the
ease that the President inform the senate by what
authority such military Intervention has taken
place. Mr.. COnkling moved TO amend the reso-
luton by inserting, after the word requested 4"
Elf, in his Judgment, not Incompatible with the
public interest" Mr.. Thurman objected 10 the
amendment, and lengthy debate ensued upon
was participated in by Messrs. Thurman, Ed.
monds, Conkling, Howe, Logan, Bogy and
Morton Without reaching vote the Senate
adjourned In the House bill amendatory Of
the act Of April Z. ls,s, for the relief OF the set
tiers on the absentee Shawnee lands ia Kansas
was passed. Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts,.
made motion 10 proceed 10 the business on the
Speakers table, for the purpose OF getting AT the
Civil rights bill. Dilatory motions, such as %
adjourn, TO take recess, etc, were Immediately
interposed by Messrs. Beck, Randall and Hol-
man, and after a couple Of hours had been spent
in fiibusteriny an effort was made at a compro-
mise. which also failed, ara the House adjourned.
In the Senate. on the 9Th. the resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Thurman on the previous day in
reference to the Louisiana troubles twas again
taken up for consideration. Mr.. West de-
Tended the action Of the Federal officers
and denied the charge that General
sheridan had been ordered TO New Orleans
over the General Of the Army. MIR. Gordon
replied al some length In a speech earnestly
defending the people Of the south, which was sew
eral times applauded by the galleries. The de
bate was continued by Messrs Edmunds and Flan-
agan, the latter yielding To a motion to adjourn.
In the House bills we'r introduced and referred
ment for the Territory OF oklahoma; tby Mr.
Wells for continuing the construction Of the
Post Office and Custom house Of - Louis -
MIR. Lamar presented a remonstrance Of the peo-
pie Of Arkansas against the invasion Of their
right Of self government. Referred Mr..
Hale. OF Maine, offered a resolution instructing
the Judiciary Committee to prepare and report,
without delay, bill providing for new election
Of state officers and Representatives in Congress
IN Louisiana. under such guards, re=tric-
tons and guarantees az will insure the
fullest liberty to every citizen 70 exercise
the right Of suffrage without fear and without re-
straint. and as viii provide for such count and
declaration Of the result Will insure to the
1Ority their Constitutional and legal rights. Oh.
lection was made and after some discussion the
resolution was dropped for the present. The
House then went into Committee Of the Whole ON
the Fertilization Appropriation bin but discus
sion again broke out upon Louisiana matters
Messrs Beck and Randall severely de
nounced General sheridan, the former declaring
that the President ought % instantly remove him
The appropriation bill was finally finished, the
committee rose, and the House passed the bill
.... Then the Sergeant at Arms appeared at the
bar of the House, having in his custody Richard
Ii. Irwin, the contumaciOus witness in the Pacific
Mail steamship investigation. Two questions
were asked the witness Ffrst-Give the names
Of persons whom you employed 70 aid you in pro-
curing a subsidy from Congress, in 1872, for the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. SeooRd-what
was the largest sum paid by you to any
one person 70 aid YOU in procuring that subsidy
To the first question Mr.. Irwin replied Mr.
Speaker, I am compelled to decline doing so, for
reasons which have already stated" To the
second question he replied . Two hundred and
seventy five thousand dollars" sensation. I
IL was then moved and ordered. that X. u. Irwin
be remanded 10 the custody OF the Sergeant at
Arms. to abide the further order of the House.
$3.50. Adjourned.