The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-04-13
By TELEGRAPH.
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.

soclaie Jusuce OF the supreme Court, ana
invite MIN 10 attend In the Senate chamber
at once, TO administer the oath required
in the matter OF the impeachment OF w.
w. BeiknaP, late Secretary OF War.
Agreed.
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Mr- CLAYTON. from the committees ON
Indian Affairs. reported fayorablv on the
Honse bill TO proyide for the sale of Kan
s,s Indian lands in Kansas IN ac,n,l
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mailed at an office shall be less than the
full amount above prescibed, in cases where
the sender is known, such sender shall be
notified OF the fact, and the amount OF post
age due shall be collected before the same
shall be transmitted by mail, &c. Agreed
to.
Mr.. BOGl opposed the bill.
Mr.. HAMLlN stated briefly the consid-
erations which controlled the committee,
and the facts upon which they acted. Ii
the old law, allowing two ounces TO go
through the mail Tor one cent, should be
restored, the deficiency would exceed nine
or ten millions OF dollars, and IN few
years the deficiency would aggregate hum
dreds OF millions OF dollars.
Mr.. MITCHELL inquired II the bill, AZ
now before the Senate, had the sanction Of
the Postofice Department.
Mr.. HAMLlN replied in the Affirmative.
Pending discussion, MIR. Edmunds sub
mitted a resolution instructing the commit
tee on judiciary to inquire into the expedI-
ency OF further providing by law for the
administration OF oaths IN the proceedings
OF the Senate, and TO report by bill and
otherwise. Agreed to.
The Senate then adjourned.
WASHINGTON. ID. C.. April 6.
~ w,,cur
Mr.: "hluhi, from tne coinmiu s on
luuiciary' IePor'eo au'erseiy oh 'ne SENATE
Dill 10 acoiisn caPi.ai Pun'sn"nen'' anu IL
was ihI ImHiITNp os.Poneu.
MI. EDMoNDT' from 'ne same commit
zee, rePoited oiii 10 lur'ner Provlde ior
'hg aulihls, . VI o.tns u inc S1"a't .
NC '"ie"" n o.A' anu
req, were as ioIIoWs; ZEN
ny Mr.. nooi VII. - VII inaAins
an appropriation 10 uenay lhe eAPehses
!he co9ml'!ee aPpo,n'ea oy .ne senate sn: 70
ih'esugate inc iece"' eiee'ionS Ill Ni7'iSs
ippi: referred.
Aie, inc e1Pnauo" y. 'nS -, 'o."ns
,hs ate Of nos,aoe m ,b;rd-cIs mail mat
,er ms resnmsd and M HARVEY of
Kans,s offered = substitute for the hill al.
Iov;no four-nonnd nackapes in the mails
a, ,bs rate al nostage of one cent for each
two onnces He addressed the Senate in
favor If his substitute
Mr. BOGY smoke AGAINST making the
post-ofiice a self-su,,ainine institution. He
favored the increase of The rate ON mer.
cbandise bnt no increase of the rate ON
newspapers and periodicals. He approved
the amendment OF Senator Harvey.
Mr.. MONEY spoke in favor of the bill.
Pending discussion. Mr.. COCKREIL
nresen,ed !, memor;.I of the Kansas Civ
Board of Trade. asking the passage Of =
Law IN establish terms of The c;rcnit and
district courts of the limited States At Kan
sas City, FOR the Western District of Mis-
souri. Referred to the judiciary commit
tee.
Mr.. SHERMAN, from the committee on
finance reported favorably on the House
bill to provide for the deficiency in the en-
craving and printing bureau of the
Treasury Department, and gave notice that
he would cali it up on Monday. Placed
on the calendar.
Mr.. HARVEY presented joint resolu-
ton OF the Kansas Legislature. asking the
passage OF law donating the Fort Harker
military reservation to that State for edu-
cational purposes. Also a resolution re-
monstrating against any reduction of the
army, and in favor of stationing troops
along the frontier to protect settlers against
anticipated incursions and depredations of
the Sioux and other tribes of Indians; both
of which were referred to the committee on
affairs.
Mr.. WRIGHT, from the committee on
judiciary, reported adversely on Senate bill
TO make persons chargeable with crimes,
and to pay Witnesses Of the courts of the
United States indefinitely postponed
After an executive session, the Senate ad- |