The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-01

authorizing the organization Of National
Banks with a capital of fifty thousand
dollars In towns irrespective OF popula
ton.
At the request of Mr.. Ingalls,. who
had introduced the bill, 1t was placed
on the calendar with the adverse report.
On motion OF Mr.. Morrill,, Of Yer
mont. the Committee on Public B,1ild-
tngs and Grounds were instructed To
inquire into the expediency of permit
ting artists, who have specimens of
their work In the National statuary
hall, to exhibit the same at the Cen.
tennial exposition Mt Philadelphia. upon
condition that they be retiu ned safely
Mr. Morton rose to personal explana-
ton, and read from tho Associated Press
account, published in the Baltimore SIN
OF this morning. Of testimony of Mr..
Lyon, given yesterday before House
COMMITTEES on Foreign Affairs in the
Emma Mine Investigation, where IL was
stated Senator Stewart offered SEN
ator Morton fee Of SIC, 900 for his i'm.
fiuence to procure the removal Of Th;af
Justice Mexican OF Utah, and the infer.
ence was that the offer had been ne
cepted. Mr.. Morton said tho simple
facts OF the case were In 1871, after the
adjournment Of Congress, while he was
on his way home, Mr.. Stewart. then n
member OF the Senate, came to him on
the cars between Washington and
Pittsburg, and made a statement as To
matters spoken OF him, In regard to
mining cases, and said he wished him
tMr. Nj TO act as assistant co,ln-
sci, and said the fee would be $40. 600.
mr.. M. said ut first that he supposed
Mr.. Stewart that II he thought we'll of
1t he would meet him at Salt Lake Cjtv
and confer on the subject. Afterwards
on examination and reflection, he be,
came satisfied 1t was q case i'm which he
as u member OF the Senate. ought not
to engage that 1t was political influence
to secure the removal OF Justice
Mexican that was sought rather thhn
his legal services. Afterwards Mr.
Stewart tolegraphed TO him to
meet him at Salt Lake, but he
(Mr NJ declined to go. Mr.. Morton
never met Stewart in Salt Lake meyer
had anything to do with this Emma
Mine business. He had this morning
gone before the House COMMITTEES o,,
Foreign Affairs and made his statement
and Mr.. Lyons, who was on the cars nj
the time Mr.. Stewart spoke to him. nd
nltted that his statement was correct
ms was all that there was OF It, so far
as he was concerned, and there was no
Justification for the position in which he
had been placed by the Associated
Press reports, -,Il.'
Mr.. Dorsey introduced q bill TO REIN
burse purchasers at direct tax sales i'm
Arkansas, declared Illegal by United
states Courts in consequence Of Il defec-
tive Board OF Commissioners. a
MT. Spencer, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported favOrably ON
bills fof the relief OF j, M. Thompsomn IN
ate captain ofthe First South Carolina
volunteers, and for the relief OF VIM.
Bowlin. A.. 80 ~
;. The unfinished business, being the
West Point appropriation bill, was then
with. ~ ia' 7 -
All OF the amendments reported bv
he Committee on Appropriation were
lgreed to.
For pay Of Military Academy band.
s4,SSO; increasing the amount for addi.
ions to apparatus to illustrate tho laws
u mechanics, optics and acoustics from
S6'W to $1,000; increasing the amount for
ext books, stationery and books OF ref.
'ronce for the use OF instructors from
800 to 5000, providing that the profess
or OF law may be commissioned In the
anne manner rs the other professors
the pay Of the librarian from
1900 to $500. e--+
The bill having been considered In
oimmittee Of the whole was reported to
he Senate, when all the amendments
made in the committee were eoncurred
n, with the exception OF the amend.
nent relative to band. ..
Mr.. Cameron made an earnest appeal
or music. He said, don't cut down the
lusio; but IL you want to retrench in
ig matters. cut down staff Of the army.
lie was perfectly willing to consolidate
n the staff corps, and thought staff es-
in cities should be reduced
nd consolidated. After further discus
Ion the amendment was concurred in
nd the bill was passed.
Mr. Wright called up the bill TO de-
lare the true meaning OF the Union
'aciftc acts approved July l, 1862, July
, 1864, and July B. 1866, and for other
urposes.
The Senate then went into executive
ession. and then adjourned.
I House.
Mr.. Banning, from the Committee on
lilitary Affairs, submitted u resolution
alling for the report OF Assistant Adju-
snt General Thomas M, Vincent in re-
stion to the Freedmen's Bureau.
Mr.. Kelly, Of Pennsylvania, offered u
)lnt- resolution, which was adopted
itiput uiSbcut, appointing LIlG Setfe-
iry OF the Smithsonian Institute Lii
rarian OF Congress, and the Secretary
| the Interior commissioner to sr,per-
ltend and direct the restoration OF
Iriting upon the original Declaration
I Independence.
Mr.. BlTley. Of Maine, from the Naval
reported bill requiring the
ecretary Of the Navy to submit an
emized estimate for appropriation for
Is department.
The regular business having been
the House resumed. in the
lorning hour, the bill reported last
Ieck by the Committee on Public
buildings and Lands, for the erection
public buildings ut Memphis, Tenn.
fter discussion the bill was passed /
GAS ia, nays 81.
On motion Of Mr.. Hutton, of Virginia,
nc House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the state of the Union,
n n bill amending the law granting
ensiOns to the soldiers and sailors OF
no war OF 1912, Mr.. Blackburn in the
hair.
Mr.. Neal advocated the passage OF
he bill and insisted that all records
gainst these men during the late war
hould be blotted out and their names
c restored TO the rolls
Mr.. Bland had read from the record
n extract from the remarks Of General
'utler in the last Congress, In which he
Jok the ground that these pensions
ere cOn!iscated, and that there was no
round for 1T, this being the only kind