The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-17

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-The Centennial
appropriation bill has been signed.
The Election Committee heard Finley
and Wall, from Florida. The further hear
ing is Oh Friday, and decision will be
given on Monday.
The Pacific Railroad Committee made
considerable progress in preparing Atkins
Texas Pacific bill in a shape for a vote on
the report, as it will be presented to the
-ouse on Friday.
NOMINATIONS.
Hodgskins. Collector of Customs of the
Rappahannock district, Virginia; Webster,
Dennison City, Texas.
The recent revenue decision forbidding
issuance of licease to liquor pedlars. applies
to steamboats, and rryboats, bnt there is
not any Intention TO Interfere with the per-
sons or firms doing such business now.
Commissioner Pratt thinks that limiting
the revenue collection districts to about one
hundred, will not impair the efficiency of
the Department.. The Appropriation Com
mittee have completed the bill for the In
ternal Revenue Department. 1t reduces the
estimates from $5,000,0O0 to a trfie over
81 100000, and by consultations, eliminates
sixty collection districts.
SENATE.
The Senate Claims Committee reported
adversely on the bill to settle the claims for
advances by several States for the war of
1912.
The Judiciary Committee reported ad
versely on Merrsman's bi | to pay claims
for carrying the mails South before the war;.
The bill selling timber lands in California
was discussed, and pending the discussion
Mr.. Edmunds said he was about to in
quire what became of the regular order
yesterday, the case of Mr. Pinchback. The
1l@l,, lloIl
terday, and had been succeeded by other
business.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to postpone the
pending bill regarding the sale of timber
land and take up the resolution for the ad
mission of Pinchback. He agreed with the
Senator from Indiana, Morton. that the
question was one of high privilege, and
already had been too long delayed,
Morton said he did not press the resolu-
ton for the admission of Pinchback yester
day. for several reasons one of which was,
that several Senators were absent and he
desired that there should be full Senate
when the vote was taken. If the Senator
| from Vermont, Edmunds, desired to have
the resolution taken up for the purpose of
making a speech, he (Morton) would not
object.
| Edmunds said he had never moved to
take up anything for the purpose OF making
| speech he desired TO push the case 70 a
| final determination. The little he had to
say would not occupy thirty minutes, and
it was probable that he would not speak at
all.
Morton SAID if the Senator, Edmunds, did
not desire 20 speak, he hoped the resolution
would not be taken up, as there was one
Senator sick, and he desired to be here.
Mr.. Edmunds said that when the case of
| Pinchback was left on Monday, the Senator
from Indiana Morton twas in the middle of
| some observations, and as he seemed to be
inoisposed, he (Edmunds) moved for an eX-
ecutive session. Yesterday the matter got
displaced in some way during his cd
munds) absence. If the case was to be de-
ferred until the whole number OF seventy
three Senators were present, before taxing
vote, the case of Pinchback would never
be settled. If any Senator was i'll, who
wished TO vote on the side cf Pinchback, he
(Edmunds) would pair with him with pleas
use, as he did not intend to vote on that
side He believed the Senate was as full as
it would ever be in the ordinary course OF
events, aid he did not know how the case
would be determined. He did not care how
it would be terminated, except in the inter
est of the Constitution The question be-
ing tahen upon the resolution, division
was called for, and.resulted: Yeas, 26; nays
"A.
Mr.. Logan, of Illinois demanded the yeas
and nays. and on motion TO take up the res
OlutiOh3 ""S Aooes yN"o oos AioJS' oos -
follows:
YEAs--Messrs. Bayard, Bogy. Booth
Caperton. Cockrell, Cooper. Davis, Dennis
Eaton, Edmunds, English, Goldthwaite
: Johnston, Jones of Florida, Herman, Key
McCreery, Mcdonald, Maxey, Merrimon
Norwood, Randolph, Ransom, Salisbury
Stevenson, Thurman, Wallace, West, Whyt
and Withers-30.
NAYs-Messrs. Alcorn, Allison, Boutwell,
Bruce, Cameron of Wisconsin, Cameron o.
Pennsylvania, Clayton. Conkling, Con
over, Dawes, Dorsey, Frelinghuysen
Hamilton, Hamlin. Harvey, Hitchcock
. Howe, ingalls,. Jones of Nevada, Logan. Nc
MILAN, Morrill, OF Maine, Morrill, of Yer
. mont. Morton. Oglesby. Paddock. Patter
+. son, Sargent. Sherman, Spencer, Wadlelgh
. Window and Wright-33.
!. Mr.. Ferry, of Michigan, who would hav
!. voted in the negative, was paired with Gor
J. don, of Georgia, who would have voted i
e the affirmative.
3 Those not voting were Messrs. An thony
I Burnside, Christancy, Cragin, Kelly
J. Mitchell and Robertson. On motion Q
= Mr.. Merrimon. the vote BY which the bll
TO pay for carrying the mails was before tn
House was indefinitely postponed, was are I
;. ward reconsidered, and the bill was final.
: placed on the calendar. After the executive
l1o1c,oY, %9a Garoto ad;auruad