The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-02-18

tree Of every variety growing there; and proyid-
ed further, that all white and red cedar shall he
reserved unless the President shall, by a specific
order, In particular cases direct otherwise. The
Centennial Appropriation bill was considered at
length. but Weut over .itiout coming n y vote.
-; In the House, debate upon the Consular
ami Diplomatic Appropriation bill was continued
in Committee Of the Whole.
In the Senate. on the 10Th, the bill for an
extension of time for the completion of the
Northern Pacific Railroad was finally passed.
yeas, IS; nays, Is. The Senate then went into
executive session......I In the House, the morn.
ing hour having been dispensed with, the Con-
sular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was.
again taken up In of the Whole, and
Messrs. Hale, Blaine, Lynch, TarboX, Randall,
Chittenden, kasson, HOlr, Springer, and other
members spoke thereon. some few sections of
the bill were perfected, when the House rose and
adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th. Mr.. Frcling-
huysen, from the Judiciary Committee, reported
a bill relating to transportation OF animals. 1t is,
with some amendments, the measure introduced
by that Senator at the beginning Of the present
session. The Centennial Appropriation bill was
taken up after the expiration Of the mornir g hour,
and was finally passed as it came from the House
yeas, ~; nays, Is. Those voting nay were
messrs. Alcorn, Cooper, Eaton, Go%ldthwaite,
Hamilton, Howe, German, key: MeGrsery Mer,
Withers-lj. The following absent Senators,
who would have voted against the bill. were
ItlTtu VIII III equal nUliDtf III us favor
Messrs. liooth, Cockrell, DAVIS, Norwood and
salisbury. Adjourned till Monday. 49,. In the
House the Diplomatic ard Con-t.la" Appropria-
ton bill was completed in Committee Of the
whole and passed with only two negative votes.
IT appropriates about S9lI 900, being a reduc.
ton OF about $4,000 from the bill last year.
Adjourned till Monday.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Freling-
huysen called up the Senate bill to amend Ger.
tain provisions of the Revised Statutes OF the
rTnitaI gtnsaa volatip1 a, fbo rnNa,n,,.,i,, ,f
animals. Amendments we're reported by the Ju.
dietary Committee to the effect that animals shall
not he conined in any railroad car or vessel,
without iood or water, a Longer period than
shall have time for restan water ut least seven
consecutive hours, and providing that the
The amendments were agreed to,and after some
debate the bill passed yeas, 80; nays, p. Mr..
Ingalls, introduced u bill for the protection of ag-
riculture against iusects. The hill authorizes
the Secretary of the Interior to appoint, upon
nomination OF the National Academy Of
Sciences, u commission, to consist Of three
at II salary OF $4,000 per annuin each, and to
be allowed travelling expenses, etc, and to de-
vote themselves to the investigation of such in
sects most injurious to great stap.cs, especially
the Rocky Mountain ~lOcufts, army worm, chinch
bug flessian ny and cotton worm, the results TO
be reported to Congress at least once year. Re
fcrred. Mr. Morton called up the resolution for
the admission OF Pinchback and spoke at some
length thereon in, reply to senator Ihurman's
| speech Ol ltbt ncek...... nltf ire call Ol states
in the House Il number of bills were introduced,
smong them the following: by MIR. Riddle
(Tenn) Directing the transmission OF private
matter through the mails, when postage thereon
is insufficient; by Ar. Baker (lnd. To make
banking free and to repeal the Resumption act;
by Mr. Harrison For repeal OF part Of the Re-
sumption act, and for the purl ose of preparing
= way for resumption of specie pay ment
and for resumption of speCie pay
ment. MIR. Hale (l,cp moved
to suspend the rules and adopt Il resolution in
favor Of the early resumption Of specie payment
and to clothe the Secretary Of the Treasury with
all necessary power to carry out said object.
The motion to suspend the rules and adopt
the resolution was ost-ye Sc; nays 1877. The
vote was pretty nearly "A party one, although
there were SONG deviations from that rule.
Among the Democrats voting yea were Tarbox
and Willis. Among the Republicans voting no
0ere 8aker (lnd.) and Fort.