The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-01-27
Congress-.

The Senate, Wednesday, resumes the
consideration of the alleged discrepancies
in the books of the treasury department
but postponed the subject to listen to SEN
ator Morton on the Mississippi election.
The House continued the debate on the
Centennial bill Mr. Tucker of Virginia,
made the most noteworthy speech, against
the appropriation.
unable to conclude his remarks upon the
Mississippi election. The joint rules of the
two houses were continued except the 22d
rule in regard to counting the vote for
President and Vice President Mr.. Chris
tiancy introduced a bill in regard to Jurors
in Utah, which provides that in any trial
for polygamy it shall be sufficient cause
for rejection of any juror, first, that he has
more than one wife living in said territory,
OF second, that he believes it morally right
for a man to live with more than one wo-
man. If the panel is thus exhausted tales
men may then be summoned until the re-
| quisite number OF jurors shall be obtained
The House in committee of the whole was
addressed by Mr. Townsend of New York
and Gen. Banks in favor of the Centenni-
| al bill.
Both Houses devoted the session Friday
| to the memory OF the late Vice President
| Wilson. Eulog les were pronounced in the
Senate by Messrs. Boutwell,, Hamlin, Ora
gin, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Merrill,
Stevenson. Ingalls,, Bogy, Morton, Antho-
ny and Dawes, and in the House by Mess
rs Harris, Warren, Kelly, Lynch, Hurl-
| burt, Reagan and others.
The House Saturday requested of the
| President any communication which may
have passed between the government of
| United States and any European govern
ment besides Spain in regard to the Island
of Cuba. The Centennial was further de-
bated. The previous question on the pas
sage OF the bill will be called at 3 O'Clock
| Tuesday.
! The Senate Monday referred the credentials
| of Mr.. Eusts as Senator from Louisiana to the
| committee on elections. The resolve to investi-
gate the affairs of the Treasury department af-
ter further statements by Mr.. Davis, was re-
ferred to the finance committee instead of a
| special committee, yeas %, NAYS %. The pre-
ambe alleging discrepancies in the Treasury
| department was laid on the table. The Senate
resumed the consideration Of the bill to provide
| for a commission on the subject of alcoholic
! liquors traffic. Rejected Mr.. Bayard's amend
ment instructing the commission to inquire
whether the use of opium as a substitute for
alcoholic drinks had not become more general
| in consequence of legislation.
The House referred the testimony in regard
to the Pacific mail subsidy to the judiciary com
mittee to consider what action should be taken
| by the House in reference to members inculDat-
ed by that testimony. A bill was passed direct
ing the commissioners for the District of Col
umbia to cover into the United States treasury
$222, 797 for the payment of the February inter-
est on the 1865 bonds and fully protecting the
government from any obligtiOn to pay the prin-
cpa or interest of bonds issued contrary to
| law.
In the House Tuesday, the day was occupied
mostly in discussion of the Centennial appro-
priation bill, giving Il million and halt in its
aid. 1t was passed by 146 to 100.