The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-21
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WASHINGTON. .

~" roceipts to-day, 1902, ,379; customs
nauao,rts S555. .7gg: National Bank notes
rreceiyed today for redemption, 81 ,546,'
vi Thomas D. Ryan has been appointed
oonnsel I'm Internal Revenue cases In
Sor francisco, vice Wilson. declined.
The Comptroller Of the Currency to.
a.v authorized the Centennial National
qsank G OF Philadelphia with a capital Of
SgDOOOO TO commence business.
Since Congress convened In December
~ only three bills have been present
"a ' 70 The President for his signature. az
seIlows. An act extending tho time OF
sHn Alabama Court OF Claims; an act tC
declare the road leading from Concordia,
Kvs to Mooleyyille, KY, a post road an
~ fo change the name of the steam.
Hoat Tom Jaspar, of st. Louis.
The following casualties amongst the
oommissioned officers Of the United
States army was reported to the Adju.
tant. Generals Office during the week
snding Saturday, January 18th; Col
Gordon Granger. 18th infantry, died
January 10th, at Santa Fe, New Mexico
Major Charles ID. Jordan, United States
army retired, died January 9Th, at Can.
ton, Mass.
Proceedings In Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 1876.
Ho,ise-The Speaker laid before the
House the following Executive commu-
nications, which were scverally referred
From the Chief Clerk OF the War De.
rartment, list of property belonging
70 Ina United States In the War Depart.
fnent and It's several bureaus; from the
sarne transmitting the report Of Major
a II Gillespie, United States Engineer,
in relation to route for connecting the
wabash river with Lake Michigan.
From the Secretary OF the Treasury,
transmitting u report In relation to the
Alaska seal fishery. From the Chief
Clerk OF the War Department, reporting
The expenditures Of the contingent fund
of the department and its several bu-
reaus; from the same, transmitting a
petition OF army officers, requesting
such legislation as will enable them to
make deposits Of money with army pay
masters. From the Secretary OF the In
terror, transmitting report OF the Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs In relation
% tho Pottawattemie and Winnebago
Indians OF Wisconsin; from the same,
transmitting n request from the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs for an inter
prefer for the Klamath Indians.
On motion OF Mr.. Douglass, OF Vir-
gnia, the Centennial Senate bill, to
amend the charter or the Freedmen s
Bank, was taken up from the table and
referred to the special committee on
ireedmen's bank. Mr.. Waddell, OF
North Carolina. from the Committee on
Post-ofllces and Post-roads. reported
adversely upon the bill to reduce postage
on first class matter to one cent for
each half ounce and the same was laid
on the table. Mr.. Hewitt, OF New York,
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
reported a bill to authorize Mr.. Eaton
Consult at Tunis To accept commission
from the Bey Of Tunis, to represent
him at the Centennial exhibition of
1876. Passed. Mr.. jerks, of Pcnnsylva-
nis, from the Committee on Pensions,
reported a bill To amend the several acts
relating to pensions. Ordered printed
and rccommitted on motion of Mr.. Hop
kins The House then went into u
commtte of the whole on the Centennial
appropriation bill. Mr.. Wood, OF New
York, In the chair. Mr., Townsend, OF
New York, was earnestly in favor OF the
celebration, and he hoped that the
House would not refuse the sum asked
for to show forth the advance we had
made as nation. Referring to the
speech made by Mr.. Willis, OF New
I York, the other day, in which he said
that this money had better been given
TO the poor, he (Mr. TownsenD con-
tended that that was matter
Tor the States, and Congress could
not and should not consider this
question in the light of gratu-
ny to the poor we had always
With us. Mr.. Willis was n Christian
gentleman, and he wanted to call his
attention to the fact that when u woman
poured ointment on the feet OF the
Saviour, a man whose surname was
Ncariot complained that the ointment
vss not sold and the proceeds given to
the poor. Laughter. Referring to the
remark Of Mr. Reagan yesterday that
Texas was impoverished, he said that
ieyas was never more prosperous than
a tle present time, and IL he was
rightly Informed the population OF
Texas has almost doubled since 1870.
Ihe best evidence OF the impoverished
condition OF Texas was in the character
physically OF the representatives sent
up here. When the Speaker, the
otner day appointed Mr.. Schleicher
chairman Of the select committee
9n troubles on the Texas border, he
demonstrated how badly the people OF
1exas were impoverished. Mr.. s. is a
ton. ~ ''-0e"' f"' ''0''' p''i'oA
MI. Townsend said he had listened
nlln much interest yesterday to the
speech OF Mr.. Tucker, Of Virginia, but
s ~ was surprised at the strict construc-
sUn tnereon, which declared that this
y. was unconstitutional. Mr.. Calhoun
~as tnc great apostle OF the strict con-
sasctlon ,n theory and yet, when it was
imposed TO send forward to the starving
Sopie OF Ireland, Mr.. Calhoun voted
~ tne pill. 1t was true he might have
sopeo that it would help the Demo
suc 49,. securing the Irish |
sSs e. tLaughter.l But he could |
Az ~. exactly understand what
s.;ess, se gentlemen meant by con-
css.a,liotal c..s scruples when the war broke |
1 IN 1860. They found that Robert +. |
- ~ - ana other gentlemen were officers
Saa sae United States Army, but they
tha. thSa. out with their States, believing
Sasthey they mad a constitutional right to
th.s svi !, Al the same time he noticed
at harry Gilmore, OF Maryland, John
or aDteckinridge, of Kentucky, and
~ tho1s = whose States did not 60 out of
Union, also went to fight on the
S;sMhuern S;sh side. Some of them went out
All. Ha thelr States and others went to |
net because their States did not 90
cnn,. e, put y was all right for the strict
hisSuuctlonists his of the Constitution i'm
ma. opinlon strict constructionists
fin. fior;na. that when the strict construc-
stisms:!ss sti,s!s wanted anything it was con-
snstS:nal, snSonal, and when he did not want
iIsnnhag It was constitutional.
sommusnter.l soms 1t had been contended by