The Osceola times., 1876-02-12

form of government forthc District Of Co.
lumbia, and report bwbill II otherwise.
| Agreed TO. Mr. WitherA from DE commit.
tee on pensions, reporte n substitute for the
senate bill 10 amend thehct Of February II,
1874, granting pensions I'd certain soldiers aud
to widows Of deceased soldiers, and to re-
store to the pension rolls those persons whose
names were stricken aereirom in consc-
quence of dkloyalty. Haced ON the caen.
dar The senate then resumed considora.
ton Of the hill to pay the interest ON the
365 District Of Columbia bonds, which, after
additional auicndmcnty gnas passed. Mr.
Morton said that last week he gave notice
that he wolili ~-s che senate today to rso-
coed spthe considerations IL the resolution
tfor the admission of Mr., PIn-hhacs ~ sena.
tor from Louisiana. II was question of
| high privilege, and had been too long post
poned already. lie moved that the resou-
| ton be taken up for consideration. Agreed
to. The senate went into executive session
and soon adjourned.
| The house, on the Goth, met as If in
committee of the whole for general debate,
no business whatever to be transacted. Very
few of the seats Of the members were occu-
pied. Mr.. Schleischer opened the debate
with a speech ON the financial question. He
| advocated speedy return to coin basis,
which he held could alone give that conf
dence necessary to secure investment of cap
| tal and consequent business. lie would first
resume payment of the fractional currency
next June, redccming Si,000,oO0 n month";
| beginning with the smallest deuOminatie en-
| Tnen he would commence to redeem legal
| tenders next November by selling $4,000
| 600 of gold or silver monthly for iegal-tender
notes, destroying all the redeemed currency,
and this plan he would keep mp till il was all
destroyed. lie calculated this could be done
| in three and a hall years without any shock
to business, and then there would be left q
national bank circulation, re,lecmable in gold
and silver, on demand. Speeches on finances
were also made by Messrs. Ward and Camp
| bell, and against protective tariff by Mr.
Mills, and then the house adjourned.
In the house, on the 3lst, bills were
introduced and referred as follows To reim-
burse the state of Pennsylvania for money
| advanced TO pay the losses Of her citizens
during the late war, and also TO pay the bal
| ance on the claims of citizens of Pennsylvania
| for ike losses. To establish an educational
| fund, and to apply a portion of the proceeds
| OF public lands to public education, and to
provide for more complete endowment and
| support of national colleges for the advance
ment of science and industrial education.
| For the sessions of the United States circuit
court at IIumbolt, Tenn. Organizing a ma
| tional railroad company for the purpose of
| constructing, operating and maintaining u
double track cheap freight railroad from the
| Atlantic seaboard TO st. Louis, Chicago and
Council Bluffs, with branches TO other CEN
| ters of population, production and commerce,
and TO regulate some of the interests Of COM
merce among the states. Authorizing the
construction of a bridge across the Missis-
| siIAi river at Memphis. Mr. Sanders intro
duced proposed amendmentt TO the const-
tuition for the levyine Of direct taxes accord
| ing TO the wealth of the respective states.
| Referred. Mr.. Atkins offered a resolution
instructing the judiciary committee TO in
quire whether or not the Union Pacific rail-
road company has forfeited its charter.
Adopted. The house then went into com
mittee of the whole on the military academy
appropriation bill Mr. IIurlbut offered an
amendment for the detail Of competent
staff officer TO act as quartermaster and COM
missary for the battalion of cadets, and that
all supplies shall he furnished at actual cost,
etc. Adopted. Phe committee rose and the
bill was passed. The pay Of cadets is fixed
at 1910 without ratiOns. No other amend
ment, except that offered by Mr.. IIurlbut,
was adopted. Adjourned.
In the house, February lst, the bill
removing the political disabilities of George
Hawkins, of Florida, passed. After the ex-
piration of the morning hour, the house took
up, as the special order, the proposed amend
ment to the constitution reported from the
judiciary committee, which is that no person
who has held, or may hereafter hold, the
Office of president, shall ever again he eligible
to said office. To this proposition Mr.. Frye,
member OF the judiciary committee, offered
the following rs a substitute: "From and
after the fourth day of March, in the year
1855, the term of office Of president and vice
president Of the United States shall be six
years, and any person having been elected to
il, and held the office of president or who
has, for two years, held such office, shall be
| ineligible for reelection" The bill was
discussed by Messrs. Knott, New, Frye,
M'Crary, Cauliold Lawrence and Harrison.
Mr.. Knott gave notice that he would call the
previous question on "Wednesday. Adiourcd.
In the house, on the ID, Mr.. NJ Crary,
from the Judiciary committee, reported n
bill to reorganize the judiciary of the United
States which was made the special order for
| Wednesday, February 10th. The bill pro-
vides for a circuit court in each judicial dis
| trict, and establishes in each circuit court
of appeals, which is to have an appellate iur-
isdiction of cases arising in the courts within
each district The terms of the courts OF
appeals are to be held in Boston, Albany,
Philadelphia, Richmond, New Orleans, Louis.
Vile, Chicago, st. Louis and Fan Francisco.
| The decisions of these courts of appeals are
| 10 be final and conclusive, but review upon
| them may he had on writ OF error or appeal
to the United States supreme court where
| the matter in controversy exceeds the sum
or value of one thousand dollars, or where
the adjudication involves constitutional
question, or any treaty or law OF The United
States, or where the court shall certify that
il involves legal question sufficient To re-
qure final jurisdiction by the supreme court.
The house then resumed the consideration OF
the proposed constitutional amendment, lin.
iting the presidential term. A vote was had
on various amendments and the bill was
finally put on its passage and lost-lli 10 lOf
when the house adjourned.
IN the house, on the Sd, Mr.. Clymer
offered resolution directing the secretary
of war to report TO the house the entire cost
for the last fiscal year of the signal service
Adopted. Mr.. Young introduced bill "a
provide for custom-house at Memphis
Tenn. Referred. Mr.. kasson introduced q
bill to encourage the conduct OF commerce
in vessels owned by citizens of the United
States Referred The bill provides that Ill
the 1st of July, 1870, any steamship o. mo-
less than 1000 tons burden that was bull
during or after 1870, and Of which ut leas
four-ffths is owned, bonaiide, by citizens o
the United States and built in foreign coun
tries. may he registered as a vessel of thu
United States, and be entitled to all thu
privileges OF an American vessel. Th'
house then went into committee OF TN
whole on the consular and diplomatic appro