Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-20
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, january 70.

SENATE.-Buls and resolutions were in
/ troduced and referred, among which were
| the following:
| BY Mr.. Howe-Petition from various per-
! sons praying for the adjustment OF excess
1 sive tolls over the Aqueiuct bridge. In
Georgetown, ID. {. Committee on the Dis
! trict OF Columbia.
| BY Mr.. STANDARDIZATION for the repeal
/ OF two cent stamp tax. Finance.
! BY Mr. Edmunds-ResolutiOnc calling upOn
the Attorney General for informatian as To
what steps have been taken under the law
| 10 collect the money due the United States
| from the Union Pacific railroad. Adopted.
~ Mr.. Mitchell-That the Judiciary Com
| mittee be requested to inquire into the expe-
/ diency of amending the BANKRUPT law in
| certain particulars.
, By Mr.. West-Bill to amend an act provid-
| ing for the construction OF a railroad from
| the Missouri river TO the Pacific ocean.
Committee on Railroads.
By Mr.. AlliSon-Bill TO provide for build
| lng bridge over the Missouri river, at
BY Mr.. McMiuan-Bin for relief of settlers
on puollc lands in Missouri. Committee On
BY Mr.. Christiancy-Bm to regulate trlAls
In cases OF higamy and polygamy in Utah.
Committee on Territories.
| By Mr.. Sargent-Bill to furnish certs i'm
| privileges 10 telegraphic companies. Com
mittee on Post Offices and Post Roads.
BY MI. Merrill yt)-Bill 10 incorporate
gas light company In the District Of Column
| Grounds.
ate resumed the consideration of the Missis-
| s1ppi resolution introduced by
| Mr.. MORTON,
| Snd that senator addressed the Senate. He
said he desired the Senators 10 listen TO the
| evidences of outrages in Mississippi, and he
would present only that which came from
| democratic sources. Before doing this, how
ever, he wished 10 refer to the financial con-
| dition of Mississippi. II had been asserted
mat the republican party in that state
/ had been eXtravagant and currupt and
/ that assertion had been made the ex-
| cuse for gross Outrages. When the re-
construction acts went into operation
| dition. The republicans found the hnan-
/ ces in deplorab!e condition. Mr..
| Morton alluded 10 the action of Mis-
| slssippl before the war in repudiatlng her
| bonds, and claimed that such action haa
| injured the credit of the state, and the re-
| puOllesns lad to contend with this repudia-
ton. He said that he believed that no one
had ever made a we'll founded charge against
| the Judiciary of Mississippi. That, he
| oeleNed, was as plre as could be found in
/ any state. The executive department, he
! believed. had been comparatively pure.
| The charges made against the different
| governors could not be substantiated.
| MI. Morton then gave a detailed state
| ment OF the diiSrential financial measures
| o. Missi ssippi, reviewing the tax laws OF the
different years, aud showed that all of them
| would compare favOra5ly with other states,
| from whose tax laws he read several ex-
| tracts, TO prove his assertion.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| Speaker laid before the House the following
| executive communications, which were seye-
| rally referred From the chief clerk of the
| War department, transmitting a list OF
/ property belonging 10 the United States in
| The War department TO the several bureaus.
| From the same, Transmitting the report OF
Major q. l.. Gillespie, U. s. engineers. in re
| l3tion 10 a route for connecting the Wabash
| river with Lake Michigan. From the Sec
| rotary of the Treasury, transmitting a re-
| port IN relation 10 the Alaska seal fishery.
| From the chie1 clerk of the War department
| reporting the expenditures of the contingent
| fund OF the department and its several
| bureaus. From the same transm tting pc
1 ntiOl of the army officers requesting such
| legislation as Will enable them TO make de-
| posts OF money with army paymasters.
| From the Secretary OF the Interior, trans
| hitting report of the Commissioned OF In
| dlan Affairs ia relation TO the PottawattOmie
| and Winnebago Indians of Wisconsin. From
| the secretary of the Interior, trans hitting a
| request from the Commissioner of Indian
| Affairs for an interpreter for the Klamath
| Indians.
| On motion of Mr. Douglas, IVA. , the Sem
ate bill 10 amend the charter OF the Freed
| mans Bank was taken from the table and
referred TO the special Committee on Freed
| mans Banks.
| Mr. WaddelI, N. c. from the Committee
| on Post Offices and Post Roads, reported ad-
| Eersely upon the bill To reduce postage on
6rst-class matter 10 one cent for each half
| ounce, and the same was laid ou the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Ainsworth, Iowa) the
! Committee on Post Offices was discharged
from the further consideration of the bill for
| The relief OF the postmaster at Frostburg,
| Md, and the same was referred to the Com
| mittee on Claims.
| Mr.. Hewitt, IN. W from the Committee
| on Foreign Affairs, reported bill 10 uthor-
| lie Mr.. Eaton, consul at TuniS, TO accept q
| commission from the Bey OF TunIs TO repre-
sent him at the Centennial exhibition OF
Mr.. jerks, (Pa.,) from the Comr,Ittee on
Pensions, reported bill 10 amend the seve-
| raj acts relating to pensions. Ordered ID be
| printed and rocOmmiffpd.
On motion OF Mr.. Hopkins, Pa, the
| House went into committee on the
| CENTENNIAL APPROPRIATION BILL,
| Mr.. Wood IN. " in the chair.
| Mr.. Townsend IN. " was earnestly in
isvor OF the celebration. and he hoped that
the House would not refuse the sum asked
| for TO show forth the advance we had made
as nation. Referring 10 the speech made
by MI. Willis N. y the other day, in which
he said this money had better be given to
| the poor, he Mr.. Townsend) contended that
| that was matter for the states, and Con-
gress could not and should not consider this
question in the light Of gratuity to the poor.
The poor we had always with us Mr.. Will
| lis was Christian gentleman, and he want
ed 10 call his attention 10 the fact that
When q woman poured ointment at the
feet of the Saviour, a man whose
sirname was Iscariot, complained that The
ointment was not sold aad the proceeds
given 10 the poor. tLaughterl Referring 10
The remarks Of Mr.. Reagan yesterday, that
Texas was impoverished, he said that Texas
was never more prosperous than at this
tine, anu, ii ne was rlsntly informed, the
population OF Texas has almost doubled
since 1870. The best evidence of the impov-
erished condition OF Texas was in the char
acter, physically, OF the representatives sent
up here. When the Speaker the other day
appointed Mr.. Schleicher chairman Of
the Select Committee on Troubles on the
Texas Border. he demonstrated how badly
the people OF Texas were impoverished. (Mr.
Schleicher is man OF magnificent physical
proportions.)
AT THE CHARLESTON Is. c. RACES,
yesterday, the first race, for all ages, one
mile dash, 500 to the first horse and $50 to
the second, four started. Survivor, the
favorite, won easily; John Payne second,
Time, 16k. The second race, Carolina
stakes, for three-year Odds, one mile, four
started, was won by Grit, the favorite Lib
bic L: second, Emma g. third and Athtene