Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-03
WASHINGTON.


i WASHINGTON, March SENATE. =
. This body had up the bill appropriai
Ing $75, 900 to continue the work o.
the custom house and postoffce build
ing at st. Louis.
The committee on agriculture re
ported adversely on the l'ill to investi
gate the grasshopper troubles, AMI
favorably on the bill for the protection
of agriculture against injurious in
sects.
By Alcorn, bill appropriatins
I 50, 200, 900 for the purpose of repairing
and in part rebuilding the tevees o.
the Mississippi river, providing for til
expenditure and for other purposes
Referred to the select committee or
Mississippi levees.
Morton moved to take up the resolu
lion admitting Pinchback.
Stevenson topped Morton would moi
i'ress the matter to-day. Mr.. WhIre
! he said Nas .,hsent un acc unit # thr
@se;knes of his wife, and If Morton
! Tou'd let the case go oycr 1T would h.!
| nothing more than an act Of ,nrt.-sy.
M"rions motion prevailed ty VOTE
If 30 10 81. Nhyt4 was p;.ired with
| ID '~es. The question WIS on Ed
lnunds' motion to insert tile word mot
Ia the resolution.
Alcorn argued that Pinchback's Gre
dentials were in due form, aud upon
them be should be seated.
Edmunds obtained the floor and the
Sci ate went into executive session and
adjourned.
HOUSE -Haskins of Pennsylv tuiu,
from the coinnnitte" on the centeuuIat
celebration. reported a bill authorizing
the PRESIDENT to appoint two centen
NAL commissioners for the State OF
Texas, OH the nomination of the Gov
ernoT, II place nf those now acting
Passed.
DuHham offered a re -o:uiinn i'll
sta netting the judiciary com mittee to
i'quira what Legislation is necessary to
= cure indemnity to the United Stat. :
for Interest on the subsidy bonds of
the 2 ctGc railroad companies, and
also to secure indemnity against the
liability Of The United states to pay
she principal. Also TO what extent the
rates of FIRE light aud transportation on
those roads can be regulated by Com
gress so az t. make them less BURDEN
some to the people. Adopted.
Mercaif from the committee on ex-
peniitures in the Postoffioe Depart
mant, reported resolution instructine
shat Committee to inquire into the ex-
penGitures for the New York post
Office, with power to employ and t"
seud for persons aud papers. Adopted.
A Delegation of co!Ored men called
at the rooms of the Democratic Ma
ti0rai Com mittoe, asking political re-
cognitlon Of their printed declaration
n, "a h.
lrg- held here Monday, February 28th,
and which commences, "We co!ored
men, req rnsenting nearly all the States
and Territories of the United States"
aad concludes: 1--WE are tired of our
sell impo@ed party yoke, its injustice
20 us and It's fitgrant violations of the
con- :ltution III order to trample out
loyal self government and Insult .olir
hcave ard " ll-di.posaed fellow-citt-
zens Of the South, aud earnestly be-
Iieve that q division OF the solid
pha'anX of colored voters will act ben
stc siiy upon the two great parties,
therefore we propose to stand by rrin-
ciples, an will support only those
men WHO will do the most for us. Tuls
policy, WE believe, will insure to the
tasting tranquility of the country, ana
SPEEDY return to good feeling be-
tween the late master and now free
citizen will follow. We invoke the
blessing of Ami :hty God upon this
considered depai ture, and in
vit.. the hearty and co:dIag c1-oprra-
tiou of the coIored people Of th' whore
con TRY. who, Ike us, have cause
for weji-grouuded complaint, to Or
gnnize to tho c'Id that their ballots |
may sub erve TIE peace of the country.
the fri.teruizatiOu of all the people |
and the prosperity and uuiicl,iou of |
All til" sections of orr undivisibie re-
public. The following Compose the |
com mittee on resolutions: Rev. Gar |
land Il. White of North Carolina,
Howard 7. Smith of Virginia, Robert
u. Mortimer of Rhode Island, A. |
Jones O; Massachusetts, n. |
j. Booker of Pennsylvania, Daniel |
l. WIS Of District of Colnrsbia, DR. |
Riley of Arkansas, 9. L. Vincent of |
Illinois. All parsons in favor of thu
desiring Information will |
please address Rev. Gariald FL. White, |
President, No 1913 Eighteenth stree,
" ,shHng5ou. -. -, or Howard L |
Smith. Secretary, Natinual Indepen-
don't Political Union, Washington, D.
G., post office.
liz" territorial committee OF the |
House have agreed to rep prt bill for |
the territorial gov -rnment Of Indian
Territory. General Pike addressed |
ti.e cpnlmitt,e on Indian affuirs in |
f-;VOr Of sad bill.
Dr.Linder man, director of the mint.
efore the appropriation
c muittee. He thinks it fensible to
o''mmence sps Gle resumption now.
There is ahou! fifteen million dollars III
SILVER coiu aud bullion ready for use,
With large amount of quarters and
dimes on baud. Ii" could start the
mints on silver ally time The oGm
nIittee adjourns d undecided whether
to without the appropriation Tor print
irg fractional currency.
Tne following is thu debt statement:
u crease for the month So, 125, 600,
coin in the treasury so. 0On, 900, cur
is.ucp Sl2. 00G. 900.