The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE SENATE.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 3.-Logan introduced a
bill authorizing the retirement of BIT Brig
Gen. w. FL. Emory, United States Army,
with rank and pay of Brigadier General
Referred to Committee or Military Affairs.
The House voted to reconsider the vote by
which the Civil Rights bill was referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-In the Senate, Mr.
Clayton, of Arkansas, submitted resolution
requesting the President, if not incompatible
with the public interest, to transmit to the
Senate such information as may be in his
possession and not heretofore sent to Con-
gress respecting affairs in Arkansas, with such
recommendations as he may deem proper in
reference thereto.
Mr.. Johnson, of Virginia, objected to the
latter part OF the resolution and said it was
not customary to call upon the President for
recommendations.
Clayton consented to striking out part of
the resolution objected to. and as amended it
was agreed to.
The Vice President laid before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary of the
Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the
Senate, Of December Is, 1873, in regard to
the number of bales of cotton seized by
whom taken. when and where sold, the price
obtained, disposition made of the proceeds,
etc. 1t was ordered to be printed and refer
red to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania. called up
the House bill appropriating $4,000 to de-
fray the expense of entertaining his Majesty
King kalakaua during his recent visit to this
country. Passed.
Mr.. Scott, of Pennsylvania, introduced q
bill to amend the act authorizing the appoint
ment of Shipping Commissioners.
Spencer, Of Alabama, introduced a bill
constituting the act for the benefit of the
Mobile and Girard Railroad Company of Ala
bama, public lands.
Mr.. johnson, OF Virginia, introduced a bill
to remove the political disabilities of Mr.. r.
H.s Logan, of Roanoke county, Virginia
Referred to the Judiciary Committee
A large number of bills, reported by the
Committee on Pensions, were passed.
The balance of the day was occupied by
MIR. Morrill, of Vermont, in q speech against
the proposed Canadian reciprocity treaty and
executive session followed, and the treaty was
rejected.
HOUSE.
The Civil Rights bill was fairly got before
the House o-day, and the Senate bill was
offered as substitute for that reported from
the Judiciary Committee. Another substi-
tute was offered by Mr.. White, of Alabama
In Mr.. Buffers opening speech he alluded
to portions of the Southern people as banditti,
horse thieves, and assassins This remark
was resented by Mr.. Mclean, of Texas, who
said that the only murderer whom he knew
on that floor was Butler himself, who had
murdered a man at New Orleans.
Mr.. Butler characterized this language as
improper, ungentlemanly and ruffianly: and
the SPEAK er ruled that the language of both
was parliamentary. Mr.. Butler added that
the trouble with the country was that he had
not hanged more, as he ought to have done.
There was good deal of confusion and ex.
element during this scene, but everything
smoothed over, and the debate went on. The
vote will be taken tomorrow.