The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-26
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WASHINGTON I1EMs.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 25.-In the Sen
ate petition was presented by Mr.. Sargent
signed by a large number of women, ask
ing that government be organized IN the
District of Columbia to confer the right OF
suffrage on women; referred TO the DISTRICT
Committee.
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency reported adversely on three bills
repealing the 10 per cent. on tax on State
bank notes. This is an important victory
for the National bankers.
The friends of the Centennlal are CONN.,
dent this morning.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tiens had desultory discussion on the
Eustis and Pinchback case. They will have
it up more formally next Friday.
Mr.. Sargent presented a petition to allow
women in the District suffrage and said the
movement was making progress. He knew
no better place to make the experiment
than the capital of the country. 1t was re-
ferred to the District Committee.
Additional petitions for the Texas Paclhc
Railroad.
The Committee on Public Lands reporte !,
without amendment, the Senate bill to re-
peal section 2303 of the Revised Statutes OF
the United States, making restrictions In
the disposition of public lands in Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida. Placed
on the calendar.
The bill creating alcoholic commission
was passed Mr.. Booth, of Cal, Mr.. With
ers, of Va, voting with the Representatives
| for the bill.
Mr.. Gordon introduced bill for the re-
| lief Of VIM. S. McComb, of Ga. Executive
session. No combinations. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Committee on Appropriations de-
ciced to reduce all salaries commencing
with their own.
che Committee of Education and Labor
considered bill reimbursing William and
Mary College, of Virginia, for the buildings
destroyed during the war.
| No Southern nominations were made.
The President replied to the call OF the
House tor the correspondence between thls
country and the European nations, other
than Spain, regarding Cuba, that there IS
none The CORES spOndence on this SUBJECT
with other powers was in the shape OF d
note which American Ministers were to
present to the several governments, and
was not to be considered between this ma
ton and other powers.
The Centennial bill passed Dy Fole Vi
l46 to 130-
The Judiciary Committee reported blli
re-organizing the Judiciary Of the United
States, which was recOmmitted.
The Centennial diScu sion was resume ed
and many eloauent speeches were made
Mr. Mills, of Texas, offered an amenu-
ment authorizing the Governor OF 1eXas u
appoint two commissioners from that State
in the place of those acting under former
appointment, but a point OF order Delne
!, raised the amendment was ruled out
;. Mr.. Mills explained that Texas desired &c
E. | he reDresented at the celebration, but thal
2. she would not be represented by two suci
2. gentlemen as those who had been appoint
5 ed.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Sheakley
= of Penn. for free admission on the Fourtl
of July, and on every Thursday, was reJect
q ed.
5. Several other amendments were propose'
e. and rejected. The Committee then rose an
S. reported the bill to the House with re
g. commentator that it do pass.
e. The following is the vote: 4eas-AdamS
g G. A. Bagley, Baker of n. \ =, Ballou, Bank
. . Bradley, Brown of Kansas, Burleigh, Casor
$. Caswell, Chaplin, Chittenden. Clyme
Is Crapo, Crounse, Cutler, Danforth, Dal
e. relI. Davy, Dennlson, Dobbins, Dun
s. nell, Eames, Egbert, Ellis, S. FaT%el Evsl
Foraey Foster sdee bsan ffseman Hale s0i Hancoet
$. Hamilton, Hardenberg, Harris OF MASS ass
s, chusetts Harrison, Hathorn, Hewitt OF Ne
es. York. Hill, Hoar, Hoag, Hopkins, Hubble
s. Hunter Hurlbut, Hyman, jerks, Jones
s. New York, Kasson, Kelley, hetchuIl' Nh
pss' Lamar, Lander of Connecticut, Laphat
- Lawrence, Leavenworth, Levy, Luttre
er. Mackey of South Carolina, Mackey OF Penl
IS svlyania, Magoon, Marsh. McDougall, nj
% Crary, McDill, Meade, Miller, Money, Mo- MOI
,s roe, Morey, Morgan, Mutchiep, MaSnI pb;I, III
,Ss Ss of Kansas, Pierce, Piper, Plaisted, Pa
4 Powell, Pratt, Purman. Rainey, Ranoa
er Reagan. John Reilly, Robbins OF Pa, 10
vs.. bins of n. c., Roberts, Ross of n. D.; ~, nc
,ce. Of Pa, Sampson. Schielehef' II 's,emo, nv
use. Smals. Smith of Pennsylvania, otra
es. Stowell, Swami, Tarbox. Teese, Ihom pse
1se Throckm orton, Townsend, of New 1or
MS Townsend. of Pennsylvania, van VooIu
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RS Wells of Mo-, Wells of Miss Hyi'eta Wheel
use. Whitehouse, Whiting, Wigginton, villa
use. of n. Y. A. s. Williams of Mich, "
use use liams of Wis, Welshire, WOOD OF
ols els' Wood of n, Y, Woodburn, Woodwofth
VS. Young.-l46.
les NAYs.-Ainsworth Anderson, Ashe,
ces' kins, j. Ell. Bagley. Baker OF lnd.' pee pee
., 90 10 Bell, Blackburn, Bland, BiouhS, t1oo Do,
use use Bradford, Bright. Brown, OF n. :, ba NJ
los ,S ner. Buchard, of H., Burchard OF
el .e q Cabell, Caldwell of Ala, Caldwell OF LEI
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use field, Clark of Ky, Clark OF Mo-, Cocnra "a
,use Collins, Conger, Cook, CoWa4, oo1, wv, =
lers. son. Davis De Bolt, Dibrell, Douglass =
cks. ham. Eden. Evans, Faulkner, FELTON,, +
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ck's Gunter, Hamilton of Inc, Harris OF : :
ck's. Harris of Va , Hartridge,, Harfzen;
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ouse. Hinkle Hereford, Hart OF Ala, hoIu
ouse. uaoker Hoskins House, Hunter, III
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ders. Inott anders of Ind Lewis. Lord. 14y
ouse. Mcfarland, McMahon, Metcalf, MILE II !
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ones, ~ 49,, @ Dottor Rea Rice. Riddle, l.
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louise. hurp Tucker, Tufts, Iurne!, a, ai,s
louise. Ohio Vance of North Caroiha " aiu
lence. " alker of Va, Wallng, Walsh, " hilem'
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