Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21
Lamar Elected by all the Votes Cast
But One.
Morton Speaks Carefully.
Bills Introduced,
CeOrge Washington Rebel And a
Perjured Man.
COLDI2 7-8.
1BY TELEGRAPH TO THE JOURN AL
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for the removal of his political disabli-
tiles, which was referred to the EXecu-
tive Committee.
The investigating committee of the
Freedman's Bureau affairs held Its
first meeting this a. m, when 1T was
agreed that its meetings should be
private.
TIE Commissioner of Banks. with
his books, was before the committee
this morning.
The Texas qBorder Committee has
appointed a sub committee to invest-
g4ta and gather information at and
alb mt the scenes of the Mexican depre-
dations. When this source of inform
alton is exhausted, the committee will
probably summon persons from Texas,
bat they will not visit the State in
person.
IN the House, Banks introduced his
hill again. 1t has gone to the Judlcl-
ary Committee.
HoUsE.--The Speaker in the chair.
Cull Of States.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Joyce. A bill TO prohibit
the sale of Intoxicating liquors in thu
Centennial buildings or on the ground
| devoted to the public during the exhi-
| bition.
By Banks. 70 remove political dis
| abilities
BY Vance To OF en- navigation on
Bronl liver.
BY Sales. Grnntino pensions 10
| thc surviving soldiers of tho Mexican
war.
By O'Brien. TO make an amend
ment to the constitution prohibiting,
| tmong other things. preachers from
holding any office under the Govern
ment.
/ By Saylor. To amend the steam
| boat act.
White moved to suspend the rules
and vote on the amnesty bill to *
clude Jefferson Davis from it's privi-
leges.
The vote tc suspend was: yeas l12,
nays IS.
There not being the requisite two
thirds vote in favor, the rules We're not
suspended.
Holman moved to suspend the rules
aud instruct the Currency Committee
to report Il bill repeating the resump-
ton act
1t was not agreed to. yeas 112. nays
Cox, from the Committee on Rules,
rer orted back t1e proposition intro
duced some weeks since by Holman,
of Indiana, to amend the rule govern
ing the offering of amendments to the
general appropriation bill so as to
make the rule read: - No appropria
ton shall be reported in sucn appro
priation bill, or be in order as an
amendment there to, for any cxpendi-
ture not authorized by law. except Ill
continuation Of appropriations for
such public works and objects as are
already IN progress; nor shall any
provision in any such bill or amen /
ment thereto, changing the existing
law, be in order, except such "a shast
he germane to the subject matter oi
the bill. or shall retrench the expendi-
lures"
The report WAS adopted by vote OF
156 to 102.
tre. of the Whole on the Centennial
mil ION and half appropriat. reso-
luton.
No action taken.
Morrison offered a resolution call
ing on the President for the CORES
pondence With Spain in relation t.
Cuba.
| Adopted.
pKnott offered resolution instruct
ing the Judiciary Committee l., report
IA bill repeating the law now in force in
the District of Columbia relating to
libel
Adopted.
| Adjourned.
SENATE.-Morton will call up the
Mississippi resolution Wednesday.
| Sh"rman's amendment charter Of
the Freedmen's bank comes up to-
morrow.
The Judiciary Committee reported
adversely on allowing the accused to
testify in the Federal Court.
West introduced two bills affecting
the Northern Pacific Railroad, looking
TO the protection of the Government.
Morrill, said he was in favor Of the
bill introduced by the Senator
| West-But he did not desire to be
committed to the idea which he had
| heard of tot ne effect that any amount
| recovered from these roads should be
| riven to aid the Souther Pacific road
The bills werereferred to the Judiciary.
Gordon, for the relief OF Jas. L.
| Dunning, Postmas' er at Atlanta, Ga.
| Eu!ogies on Wilson Friday.
| Boutwell, stated that the Treasury
| officials were preparing a statement,
| answering the questions of Senator
Davis. 1t will be ready morrow.
Adjourned.
Confrmations-Seve coneuls and
Indian agents; Wood, Postmaster at
| Fernandina, Fla Jordon, Cuthbeft,
Ga; Detricn, Calvert, Texas; Ward,
Corpus Christi, Texas; T bier, Mar
tinsburg. West Virginia.
The Centennial bill la said to be
gaining ground rapidly. Several
prominent Southern men take a de-
cided stand for it, among them Soma
tor Gordon, of Georgia. He agrees
| Constitutional and sanctioned by num-
beriess precedents. He is heard to
have expressed himself very freely
and is earnestly for the bill on the fol
lowing grounds:
| First. That no section is 80 deeply
interested in the proper celebration
and establishment of the principles
of 1916, ard in the celebratian of coed
will in the country as the South
SEQ nd. That the proposed appropria-
ton would cost only about ST cents
per capita in the United States. Third
That Pennsy ylvania has paid four and a
half millions of the five millions al
ready expended, aud that it would be
unjnst to nuke that STATE pay more,
whereas the appropriation by Compress
| would perfect the national character
| of the celebration.
Fourth. That foreign nations having
accepted the invitation to come, the
| reputation of the Government is inyolv-
| ed in perfecting the arrangements, and
| on this account he would regret to see
! the South vote against it.
Admiral Worden report from L sbon
that piracies on the Mediterranean
coast of Spain have been greatly ex-
! aggerated.
S. E. Gettings, of Maryland, has
been appoiuted door keeper of the
House Reporters gallery
No Southerners among the nomina-
tions today..
Geo. s. Bangs has been nominated
for Assistant Treasurer at Chicago.