The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-20
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TO THE DAILY CLARION.
WASHINGTON I1EuS.
Congressional.

Congressional.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 19-Mr- Con-
over, OF Florida, introduced bill to pro-
vide for uniform duty on sugar; referred
to the Committee on Finance. The House
went into Committee of the Whole on the
Centennial Appropriation Bill.
WAsHINGToN Jan. 19.-The Secretary OF
w ar has returned.
fThe Appropriation Committee agreed to
reduce the naissious to France, Ehgland ana
Russia from $4,000 TO Sl4, 900; all OF tue
Sl2 900 missions to 1000, and the $500 TO
$1,000. The mission TO Gre, ce is abolished.
Morton read his Mississippi speech, which
shows that he took unusual pains with 1t
Usually he speaks &c tempOre.
Combinations: Whitetield as Attorney
for the Northern District of Mlssissippl;
six consuls; Sibley, Postmaster at Hunts
vile, Ala. and Fitzhugh at Natchez Miss
1t was thought that the Judiciary Com
mittee would report favOrably on Mr.. Bill
lings for District Judge of Louisiana, at It's
first hearing in executive session, put tne
action on Mr. NhltfeldS case SHOWS Chis
was mistake.
Mr. Davis treasury investigation meas
ure was discussed but was finally laid aside
tor Mr.. Morton, who commenced MS MIS-
sissippi investigation resolution speech; be-
fore its conclusion the Senate went into eH-
ecutive session, and then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 10 MIR. Thur
man presented petitions of citizens OF Ohlo'
asking for the construction OF the Southern
Pacific Railroad.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Conover for
uniform duty on sugar.
Mr. Wallace presented petitions from cit
izens of Pennsylvania, requesting Congress
siOnal aid for the construction OF the South
ern Pacific Railroad,
A bill for amending the charter OF the
Freedmen's Bank passed.
HOUSE.
The preliminary business was unimpor-
tant several speeches were made on the
Centennial Bill and only two in opposition
Mr. COchrane, OF Penn, and Mr.. tucker,
of Va, both on constitutional grounds. Mr..
Tucker's speech is said to have been one OF
the best efforts of the session. Mr.. Reagan,
! of Texas, spoke five hours before reaching
a vote.
Mr.. Tucker, in the course of his remarks,
| said that George Washington was the hrSt
! great rebel in the country, and that he ven
! tured to say that the gentleman from ONO
| (Gartield.) who spoke the other day on per-
iury. that George Washington was, IN the
view of the law, a perjured rebel; Tor he
was an officer in His Majesty army, ana ne
| (Tucker) took it for granted that he swore
! to support the crown, and then went INTO
the rebellion.
Garfield: Did he hold commission In
the British army at the time OF the reVOlu-
tion?
Tucker: No, sir.
Garfield: Then think he did not com
nit perjury. ..
Tucker: Then, you claim tnat III? ;.a;a.i GatL
ONLY lasted so long AS he held commission.
Garfield: 1t ceased when his commission
expired.
tucker: But he resigned.
Garfield: He did not resign.
Tucker: He did resign.
Garfield: He was not an o1flcer al the
Tucker: Why, the gentleman does not
know the history of his own country
Garfield Did he resign to take service
against the crown! n:
Garfield: He was trying to get service In
Great Britain before the war, and walted.
Thicker: He resigned, and then TOOK ser
vice in the rebellion. When the gentleman
was speaking of men of the South, the othel
day, he spoke of those VINO reslsne4' te4' a'tC
af,erward took service on the Confederate
side. ,,.to
Garfield: did not speak of those who
having resigned, took service, but spoke o
those who, being still under thelr oaCI
contemptuously violated 1t ana sIrucf
!. Sucker: If YOU had so qualified you
nhraspolooy. l should not have interrupted
;. rou the other day, for | know OF no sucI
;. I1ersons. The reason why | interrupted tue
;, Gentleman the other day was that repre-
Sent. on this floor, district and nttl
r. town, where sleep the remains Oh the no
). blest American who ever trod TINS SOL.
2 mean Robert f. Lee. He sleeps IN oeaGt
;. and no dishonor can ever, by i'm pilcatloh .
e. exDression, be thrown on that hohoraoi
s. crave, that the Representatives from thS
e. district will not rise and rcpel 1t. Loensa
: ton and some applause.
MAIL ROBBERY.
!. The letter mailbag from Washington IL
e. Philadelphia was robbed. Ihe Das WI
C. found in wood.
$ Probabilities.
's. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-For the u
8. States. clear and tairer weather uuIil
g THURSDAY. with northerly ana "estel
= Winds East # the Miss, rising oaaonleai o.
f. and lower temperature: For .he oi.i y
Sc cumberland and Central Miss hNe!s, "
s. barometer will rise rapidly Cautions. .
3 s;rnals will continue at stations on the a
Sc Iantic coast from Cape Hatteras TO Ea'
Sc. port.
Sc. New York Items.
- NEW YORK, Jan. 10.--The announceme
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