Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-07

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WASHINGTON.

| Suo rights or cltlZeHS OF the Unite
States TO vote in the several Suite,
etc. Referred to committee on til
judiciary.
The char laid before the Senate
com munication from the chief engi
eer corps in regard 10 trouble anI ~
necessary delay Of boats passln
through The Louisville and Portlan
canal, and recommending certain leg
ielation. Referred to the committe
| of commerce.
| Many petitions against a change i
the tariff were presented.
| Hamlin gave notice that he woulC
on Wednesday call up he postage hiI
! for third class matter
| MerrlmOn presented q resolution
| from the Wilmington IN c. chambel
| of commerce recommending the or
| ganlZation of a signal service with
| separate coEpS.
The committee on claims repo1 tee
| adversely on the petition of tue stock
holders of the StaboaId and Roanoke
railroad for compensation for the use
of their road by the United States dur.
ing the war.
Morton introduced a bill Amending
the second, fourth and fifth sections
of the enforcement act. Merton said
the object of the bill was to amend the
act to enforce the fifteenth amendment
80 as to bring it within the recent de-
cision of the Supreme Court. Z
Several petitions were presented
asking liberal appropriations for the
signal service.
Thurman's bill for uniform system
of bankruptcy Was passed, It's fea-
lures have been already telegraphed.
If explaining it Thurman said that the
object of this line was to put an end TO
the discordant decisions which had
made tue bankrupt lazy one thing in
o"e district and another thing in an
other district.
House. A number of bills were in
troduced for reference.
Blackburn offer resolution re-
questing the PRECEDENT to inform the
House whether since March 4. 1869,
any executive offices, acts or duties
(and if so WHAT have been performed
at a distance from the seat of govern
ment esta biished by law. Adopted.
Lynde offered a resolution calling
on the Secretary of the Treasury for
infor nation regarding the payment of
money to newspaper editors and cor
respondents outside of legal adver-
Using. Adopted.
The impeachment articles were
adopted and the managers appointed
without debate, and the clerk ordered
to inform the Seuate. At the request
of Wheeler he was excused and Lap
liam of New York substituted on the
board OF managers.
The river and harbor bill was re
ported 1t reduces the appropriations
1918, 679. Ordered printed and re-
committed.
Hunter, from the committee on rev.
,lution pensions, reported bill
the pension law for the war
of 1912. 1t provides pensions of eight
dollars month for all officers and en-
listed and drafted men without regard
to color, includidg militia and volun-
teers who served for ten days in the
or naval service in the war of
1912, and to their surviving widows
who have been married prior to 1850
1t also directs the restoration to the
pension rolls O pensioners struck from
the rolls on account of the rebellion.
This restoration is to date from May,
1865. In cases where pensioners have
died since their names were struck
have the arrearages from the LIST of |
May, 1866. An amendment striking
)ut arrearages was adopted and the /,
Dill passed.
A motion to suspend the rules and !
pass resolution coufining Kilbourn
10 prison fare was lost-yeas 96, nays !
50, not two-thirds, no quorum voting. |
call of the House was moved but |
finally abandoned.
The President received visitors to- +,
lay.
Marsh was before the grand jury to-
lay in the Belkuap case.
The real estate pool committee had |
heir powers Increased to Investigate |
he misc conduct of officers of the go
and members of the present |
Congress, in any respect.
The Senate railroad committee /
approved the bill appro-
oriating $15, 0G0 for the survey, under |
;he auspices OF the War Department, |
IF the Austin to the Palauampo Pacific !
road.
Gen. Meigs has resumed his duties
as O uartermaster General.
The State department has advlces |
hat England will not surrender Wins
ow except upon guarantee that he
will only be tried for the offence set
forth in the exit Tradition papers,
The Navy Department have advices
that the insurgents under Proferio
Diaz took possession of MatamOras
with little opposition. Gen. La Barra,
with about thirty men, escaped to
Brownsville Capt johnson. COM
the steamer Rio Bravo, can
see no prospect of the Mexican gov
eminent retaking Matamoras for some
time, as its troops IN that vicinity
have either surrender red or joined the
In the Emma mine investigation
Lyon said Stewart and Park were
present when the question (aijout salts
flying the English stockholders arose
why no ore was taken out of the mines.
Stewart said they could represent that
the work couldn't % prosecuted dur
ing the winter and there was money
enough to pay dividends for seven
months. Park intended to sell ont on
the strength of that.
Certain parties have asked the
chairman of the committee on expendi-
lures in the Judiciary Department to
Investigate Marshal Pacard's Office,
and have furnished list of witnesses.
The committee h S taken no formal
action but probably will do SO. 1t is
by some to be device to get
Pacard out of the State during the
meeting of the Republican State Con
ventiGn.
Tie committee on civil service are
examining Purman of Florida. 1t ap-
pears that he was offered one thousand
dollars a year for a coflectorship but
demanded $1,000, and the arrange
ment fell through.
Lyon before the committee on for
eign affairs III the Schenck case has
great trouble with his dates.
The privilege and election commit
tee did nothing
General Morgan has virtually closed
and the defense will begin on Wed
nesday.
A special to the Times says renewed
effort will be made by combination of
democrats AID republicans to pass
some kind of a currency bill. Chit
tenden and Willis of New York have