The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-24

CONGRESS-.

In the senate, on the >th. the question ~
Pinchback's admission unaiiy settled by tnc
adoption 81 an amendment 70 the resolution offer
Ell Tor his admission. substituting the word
mot bcIcre 'admitted.- The vote stood -ayes.
81 nays. - AMONG ,hose no VOTED fcT ,ls re
Morrill, w.. and Paddock, Repuoiicans. and
among those pAired OF aud not voting, who
would have voted for his reiection, were Messrs.
Wadieigh and Dawes. also Republicans. and Mt.
Booth, independent In the House the speaker
announced the appointment - The following com :
mittee matters connected with the so-cAllcsi
whisky frauds and The Attorney Generals
once: Mr.. Knott Chairman Messrs-
resPs, S shS NsMAholi hhs sn51y
Chairman Of the Committee on Appropriations
reported the Legislative and Executive Appro-
priation bill. and made statement AZ 20 the re-
duction proposed In IL. which he said was about
ss ooo, GO on the estimates and about % .0lo co
on the bill Of last year. The bill recommends
the transfer Of the Indian BHreAu 10 the War
ness. whose arrest was ordered yes
terday, was brought before the bar Of the House
and his release or'iercd. ne having answered tire
questions asked him BY the Committee on Naval
Affairs. Mr. Knott, Chairman Of the judiciary
Committee, made report la the case ~ the i'm
peachment Of The late Secretary Ct War. and
10 said committee with power 10
take further proofs. which was granted. The
Committee on the Judiciary also reported two
bids In The case Of the impeachment ~ Belknap.
the first granting immunity 10 TIE witness Marsh
II he will return and testify ard the other pro-
posing 10 punish other witnesses for deieaiing
the ends % justice By feeing the country. Both
bills passed alter very exciting discussion
In the Senate, on the 9th, a resolution
introduced By Mr.. Gordon. proposing amend
ment to the revenue laws. brought on sharp
political debate, which was participated N BY
Messrs Gordon. Morton, Wilhers Edmunds
and others and occupied the entire See
poE &c
reported a bah 20 regulate TIE compensation Of
Postmastrs II provides that the maximum
salary and compensation Of any Postmaster shall
not exceed go. except in New York, where
n shall be 81 ,ltu. Mr.. >towell, from The Post
ofhce COmp,ittee, reported bin authorizing tie
sender OF Any tiiri class mail matter 10 write o.
tfa outside vraur..r hls name arl al.frs-s
with name and number % ARTICLES inriosesl.
Passed. Mr. Lewis offered a resoutip1. rccitinEr
that Charles Hays u Alabama. a member II the
last Ongress. had been hrIbe.! ia the appoint
ment OF a cadet 70 West Point etc and pr0vid-
ing for an investigation II the matter. Eeicrrei
The Hawaiian ir,aty was further cousilercti
but no vote reached
In the senate, on the 10Th. the bin FOR the T
admission q New Mexico a. state Was passed /
yeas. IS; nays. Is. The bill provides that the 4
Constitution 10 be framed shall he submitted "a
the people % the Territory for their ratification
or rejection az the next election. % he held In 4
November next. and II sid Constitution be
adopted. the acting Governor shall certify the
same % the President Of the United states. who
shall thereupon Issue his proc lAnaf-on declaring
The state admitted without any further action
whatever on the part % Congress. "a In the
House several rreechcs were made On the cur
rency question. after which Mr. B.sz, a l.euuh-
hcan member Of the COMMITTEES 90 Expenditures
m the War Department, prc--eesle,i - make q I
personal explanation Ia reference - the ac- +
ton Of Mr. Hanford, fne other Re
Publican member % IN committee and himself :
in the Belknap Invests ation. Dir. Bass assert
Ell that his colleague and self had DOT been
advised q important meetings q the committee.
AMI mat ne i-ad not. a. assertcd ~ ne commit
tee report, acquiesced IN the discharge q the
witness. Marsh. The action q the committee
was defended BY Messrs. Clymer AMI Blacktarn.
The senate was not in session on the nth.
...-..In the House the bill approprafing slO0,-
90 u supply the deficiency in the sioux Appro-
priatiun was passed.. after which the Judicial
ana legislative Appropriation bill was taken up
In Committee a the " hole.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the session
was principally devoted 10 a discussion % the
bill % regulate the counting q votes for Prrsi-
dent and Vice President No vote was reached
...In the House. Mr. Baker Ind offered a
declaring the people Of the United
states 20 constitute one Nation that no State ha-
right % nuIify the execution Of any law o.
congress tnat All aets u secession - any state
or the people thereof constitute treason. and that
the late war q rebellion was incefensihle on
any theory Of right OF Of constitutional law. a
motion % suspend the rules and adopt The reso-
thirds not having voted N the Affirmative Mr.
Cox then Onereia resolution. declaring that TIE
United states il Federal Union and VAS formed
by the people q the several states IN their SOW
-reign capacity, etc. and that the doctrine
hat any state has the rixht - secede from the :
MON Il in conf "a with the idea = \ Perpetual
MON, AZ contemplated By the constitution. ard
should be regarded as being forever cNfiuguish-
~ BY TIE rcsut d the recent civil conrirt 4 i.
al for the yea and nays On the adoption Of Mr.
.ox's resolution resulted In it, ad0pu0n-yeas. (
So nays. A. I
In the Senate. on the 18th, the bill 70 r.
luce the salAry Of the President . $500 Ter
lnnum. after the lth u March next. was passed ,
yeas .45: nays 20 .....In he House. Mr.. Glover
hartman ~ the select mmitfee On TIE Real
state Pool andJay Cooke Indebtedness made
ep0rt from which X appeared mat the real. e.
ate pool consisted fret Of five persons. who had
$500 each. and who were
Assessed s2.Oo each. and u
lay Cooke TO-. who had contributed
~ COO, but did not pay any Assessment. The
irIn % Hailetf hibournc A Co. acted a. agents
4 the poll. and nr. kilbourre refused - tel the
lmmiffee the names 81 those interested. II was
therefore ordered that klbOurBe he brought be-
ore the bar II the House 10 answer for contempt.
mi still refusing 70 answer. he ordered -
le confnesi in the common jail ~ the District
intil be should purge himself Of bis co1tempt.