The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-17

Mr.. whittcmorc. from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, the Speaker was directed 10 order the
arrest Of Il, +. Wolf, a c0ntumacious witness,
who had refused TO answer the questions of said
committee.
In the Senate, on the Sth, the question Of
Pinchback's admission was finally settled by the
adoption Of an amendment to the resolution offer.
ed for his admission, substituting tho word
mot" before ''admitted." The vote stood-ayes,
S2; nays, 20. Among those who voted for his re.
Morrill, lvt.). and Paddock, Republicans, and
among those paired of and m not voting, who
publicans, and Mr.. Booth. Independent :.
In the House the Speaker announced the appoint.
Attorney. Generals Office: Mr.. Knott, Chair.
man; Messrs. Phelps, Glover, McMahon. Nc.
chairman of the Committee on appropriations
reported the Legislative and Executive hppro.
priation bill, and made q statement as to the re.
was about as, 100. 900 on the estimate and about
5000. % 0 on the bill of last year. The bill
recommends the transfer of the Indian Bureau
to the War Department. A. B. Wolf. the re.
cusant witness, whose arrest was ordered yes.
terday, was brought before the bar of the House
and his release ordered, he having answered the
ON Naval asked Ah si% by Nj Mr. COMMITTEE Tnet,'
Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, made u
report in the case of the impeachment of the late
Secretary Of War, and asked that the matter be
rccommitted to said committee with power to
take further proofs. Mr.. Knott also asked that
me bili for the protection of witnesses, hereto
fore introduced, be put upon its passage. After
some discussion the House voted in the afirma
tive on both propositions.
In the Senate, on the 9th. a resolution in
troduced by MIR. Gordon. proposing an amend
ment to the revenue laws, brought on n sharp
political debate. which was participated in by
Messrs. Gordon, Morton, Withcrs, Edmunds,
and others. and occupied the entire session. 80.
In the House, Mr.. I lark tMo), from the Post.
Office Committee, reported a bill to regulate the
compensation OF .Postmastcrs. 1t provides
pcnsation. Of any Postmaster shall not
exceed $1,000. except in New, York, where it
shall he $4,000. Mr.. stowell, from the Post.
Office Committee, reported a bill authorizing the
sender Of any third class mail matter to write on
the outside wrapper his name and address, with
name and number Of articles inclosed. Passed.
MIR. Lewis offered n resolution, recitinE that
Charles Hays of Alabama, n member of the last
Congress, had been bribed in the appointment al
an investigation Of the matter. Referred. The
Hawaiian treaty was further considered, but no
vote reached.
In the Senate, on the 10th, the bill for the
admission Of New Mexico as a state was passed
yeas. 81; nays, Is. The bill provides that the
Constitution to be framed shall be submitted to
the people of the Territory for their ratification or
! ffJt'lltH Ut tIt HtNl tItttIbH, w bt HPll Ill No
vember next, and it said Constitution be adopted
the acting Governor snail certify the same TO the
President OF the United States, who
shall thrreupon issue his proclamation declaring
the State admitted without any further action
whatever on the part of Congress......ln the
House several speeches were made upon the cur
rency question, after which Mr.. Bass, n Rcpub.
lie III member Of the on Expenditures
of the War Department, proceeded to make u
pns stis%n"' of eSSMIr r. Danf in reference she otbs t% k 1se
publican member Of the committee, and himself
in the l;clknap investigation. Mr.. Bass assert.
ed that his colleague and himself had not been
advised of important meetings. of the
and that he had not, az asserted in the commit.
tee report. acquiesced in the discharge of the
witness, Marsh. The action of the committee
was defended by Mcssrs. I lymer and Blackburn.
Thu Senate was not in session on the 18th
......In the House the bill appropriating 800,
orc to supply the deficiency in the Sioux Appro'
priation was passed, after which the Judicia'
and Legislative Appropriation bill was taken VI
in of the Whole.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the session
was principally devoted to a discussion of the
bill to regulate the counting Of votes for Presi
dent and Vice. President. No vote was reached.
..... In the House, Mr.. Baker (Ind. }, offered 9
resolution declaring the people Of the United
States to constitute one Nation; that no State hai
n right to nullifr the execution OF any law o.
Of the people thereof constitute treason, and tina
the late war OF rebellion was indefcnsible OF
any theory Of right or OF constitutional law. A
motion to Suspend the rules and adopt the re
solution was rejected-yeas, 81; nays. 1.-TWO
thirds not having voted in the Affirmative. Mr.
Cox then offered q resolution, declaring tina
the United States is a Federal Union and wa
formed by the people Of the several State
in their sovereign capacity, etc. and that tn
doctrine that any State has the right to seced'
from the Union is in conflict with the idea OF
perpetual Union, as contemplated BY the Con
s%titution, and should be regarded as being Tor
ever extinguished by the result of the recent civi
a--ls,t !. nnll 80 Ia tnn Il an ~ Anyvs m M adam
ton of Mr.. COX's resolution resulted in its adop
tion-yeas, $50; nays, AZ.