New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-25
CONGRESS.
Senate.

CONGRESS.
senate.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-str. Logan moved
to take up the bill equalizng bounties-
Agreed to; % to 20. Mr.. Key, of Tennessee,
voting with the Republicans, and Messrs.
Booth, Robertson and Sargent with the
Democrats. No action.
Impeachment Tesumed-Manager jerks
and counsellor Black argued to executive
session. Adjourned.
House.
Mr.. Hurburt, of Illnoia Ctlored reso-
luton reciting that the Northwestern In
dians are supplied with arms requiring
special metallic cartridges, and directing
the President to take measures to prevent
such epecal ammunition being conveyed to
the Indians. Referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
Under the call of Stases, number of
bills were intreduoed and read by demand
MI. Young, OF Tennessee, moved to su5-
pend the rules and adopt a resolution
directing the Attorney General, Secretary
of the Treasury and Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue to suspend until the first
of February next all tG ther action III re-
ference to lands sold fer direct taxes under
! the act of August ,, 1856. Adopted; yeas
| l39. nays As.
Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, moved to
suspend the rules and pass bill tor the
| coinage of the standard eilver dollars OF
| AL ~ grains, as provided in the act OF the
| eighteenth of January, 1887, and to make
! it legal tender in payment for any sum
| whatever. Rejected-Yeas llS, nays 65.
| Mr.. Hill OF Georgia, from the Committee
| of Ways and Means, reported back the
Senate bill extending to the first OF Feb
| ruary next tue time within which lands
held by the United States, under several
acts levying direct taxes, be redeemed: dc
L ~ mt
| tending the time for redemption two years.
| In 1874 another act was passed extending
| the time one year. This bill. already passed
| by the Senate, extended the time tor re-
| demptiOn till February next, under the
same restrictions and regulations as under
| the previous laws.
MIR. Conger, of Michigan, inquired as to
the effect OF the bill on Arlington and
other soldiers cemeteries; would it effect
Them
Mr.. Hill, replied that this bill had GER
tainly no such object.
Mr.. Conger-Will it have such result
Mr.. Hill-It can not possibly have such q
result. If it could possibly have had such
an object or such a result. it certainly
never would have passed the Senate; be-
sides soldiers cemeteries arc provided for
! and protected under the law OF 1872, and
this is simply an extension OF that act.
ANY apprehension of that kind is wholly
| uufOunded.
After some further discussion the bill
passed.
MIR Cox, of New York, asked leave to
| offer resolution authorizing several COM
mittees to report any time during this ses-
sion in regard to all matters under ilvesti-
cation by such committees.
Mr. Hale, of Maine-I object.
Mr.. Cox-Then l move to suspend the
rules.
Mr.. Banks, of Massachusetts-I desire to
| know whether, on presentation of these re-
| ports, they are to supersede all other busi-
| ness.
Mr.. Cox-Reports will be made, and o +
course they will be printed.
Mr.. Blnks-But are they to De reported
for action.
MIR. Springer-They may be postponed by
| a majority vote.
Mr. Cox-I propose to wind up BY next
Monday the business of the House in regard
to these Investigations.
Mr.. Hale-In other words, after the COM
mittee has waited eight months, this ia to
give it leave to report at any time
MI. Banks-And to supersede all the
: business of the House in order 10 act upon
| these reports!
Mr. Cox-We must act upon them before
the adjournment.
Mr. Banks-But they can take their order.
Mr.. Cox-Let the gentleman vote against
it.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois-I would like to
have the resolution amended by requiring
| the reports to be submitted to the minorities
| of the committees.
Mr.. Kandall-There will be no objection
: to that.
The motion to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution was defeated by a
party vote. Yeas-l2l. Nays-T. Not
< two-thirds.
9 Mr.. Hancock, of Texas, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, reported a bill
in regard to manufacture and regulating
: taxes on fruit brandy. Passed.
Mr.. Caldwell of Tennessee, moved to
. | suspend the rules and adOpu resolution
aimed at Secretary Chandler, declaring
that the performance by the head of an ex-
ecutiye department Of the government of
0 | the duties of chairman of a partisan COM
, | mittee having in charge the management
and prosecution of political campaign, is
" inconsistent with the relations existing be-
| tween him and the whole people, whose sal
: | aried servant he is; incompatible with the
| faithful, impartial and efficient discharge of
the duties and responsibilities of his ex-
ated position; is at war with every rations
idea OF civil service reform. and challenges
public criticism and condemnation.
Mr.. Conger suggested that the resolution
should include the Sergeant alarms of the
: House.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois, wished it still
| further extended to Speaker, pro. tenn.
who left the chair to attend the st. Louis
1 Democratic convention.
I The motion TO suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution was defeated. Yeaf
. 100, nays &c.
9 Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, from the Post
Q Office Committee. reported bill in relation
to postal affairs, being the amended bill
from which the presidentia! approval hat
been withheld on account OF an informally
}. in it's reference to the Revised Statutes
a | Passed.
motion to suspend the rules and con
u slider the bill extending the time for th,
completion of the Northern Pacific railroad
9 eight years was rejected; yeas 43, nays lag
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