The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-17
XLIVth CONGRESS.
House.

prctinG the establishment of religion.
or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof, and that no money raised by
taxation in any State Tor the support
OF public schools. or derived from
n public lands devoted thereto.
shall ever be under the control of any
religious sect; and that no money or
lands so devoted shall be divided
among religious scctS or denOmina-
tions.
BY Ms'. Davis of North C~arolina.to
rcpcai the law torbidding the pay
mcnt OF accounts claims and demands
of Southern citizens for ~quartnrmas-
ter's stores, &c. and appropriating
$50O,0O0 to pay for the sanc.
Mr.. Ford offered the following res
olution and demanded the previous
question on its adoption:
Rc$olrcd, BY the House of Repre-
scntativc>. That in all subordinate
appointments under any officers of
this House, it is the judgment OF the
House, that wounded Union soldiers,
who are not disabled from perform
ance of duty. should be preferred.
a standing vote OF %sccOmding the
previous question showed 81 Repub-
licanS voting in its favor and 1O4Dcm-
Ocrats against it. y vote was then
taken by the teliers with a result of
yeas go, nays l26, so the previous
question was not seconded.
Mr.. Cox then tfered the following
rs an amendment to the resolution:
RcsOlUed, That inasmuch as the Tn
ion of the States has been restored,
all citizens thereof are entitled to
consideration in the appointment to
Office under this Government.
Mr.. Cox said his resolution was in
the nature of amnesty.
Mr.. Reagan made a point of order
that neither the original resolution
nor the amendment was in order;
neither of them proposed anything
which the House was authorized or
required by law to do.
The Speaker Oyerrulcd the point of
order, stating that if it was ever ten
able 1T came too late.
The vote was then taken by ives
and nays and resulted, yeas 16S: nays
l02. a strict party vote. So both res
OlutiOns were referred to the commit
tee Oh Accounts.
The call of States was resumed and
bills were introduced and referred as
follows:
BY Mr.. Harrison, to amend the
Constitution bv fixing one term for
the President and making him incli-
9ible for future election. but making
him Senator for life from the United
S~tates-at-large at the expiration of
his term of office as President.
BY MIR. Morrison. to amend the
Constitution by fixing the Presidents
term of otfSe at six years and making
the President ineligible after that
number of years.
BY Mr.. Randall. proposing an
amendment to the Constitution pro-
yiding that after the next Presider-
tial election the President of the Tn
tied States shall hold his office for six
years. aud that neither the President
o fice-Presidcnt, when the office
of President devolves upon him, shall
be eligible to reelection.
By Mr.. Spilger. a resolution direct
ing the committee OH Military Affairs
TO inquire into the cXpcdiency of re-
ducing the regular army to
10000 men or to such a number as
will insure the efficiency of the public
service at an expense not exceeding
S20.OOO,O 200 per year. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Holman. to repeal the act
for the resumption ofspecie payment.
BY Mr.. Amcs, to reduce the pos
tage by providing that after the LIST
of March, 1S76,postage shall be charg-
ed OF domestic mailable matter, of
first class, embracing correspondence,
wholly or in part written. except
book manuscript and corrected proof
sheets. passing between authors and
publishers, and including home or
drop letters at the uniform rate of
one cent for each half ounce or frac-
ton thereof.
Mr.. Buckner offered the following
and asked that it might be
put oh its passage:
Kesolced, That the President of the
United States be requested to trans
to the House all correspondence
with reference to the dismissal of
John B. Henderson, as one
of the special counsel for the United
States in the prosecution of the whis-
Ky fraud cases before the United
States Court at St. Louis.
Mr.. Lawrence suggested that the
words ''If not Incompatible with pub
lie interests be inserted in the reso-
Voices on the Democratic
side, mo, no"
Mr.. Buckncr declined so to modify
the resolution.
Mr.. kasson made a point of order
that under the rule the resolution
for executive information,
when objected to, must lie over one
day.
The Speaker sustained the point of