The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-04
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TO THE DAILY CLARION.
WASHINGTON I1EMx
SENATE

The Judiciary Committee have had long
session and are still in consultation.
| The Judiciary Committee, in the Execu-
i've session of the Senate to-day. reported
| faVorably on the nomination Of Billings 70
| be u. ). District Judge for Louisiana, vice
IN Executive session only ten minutes, and
adJourned without vote. The vote in the
commifaee cannot be ascertained.
The Senate COMMITTEES for the District of
Columbia was instructed to consider the
propriety OF providing for the government
| of the District of Columbia.
Cragin of New Hampshire. introduced a
Dill tor the construction of the South ern
Maryland Railroad; referred.
Discussion on the restrictions of the sale
of public lands resumed but gave way to
district interest bill, which passed
resolution giving Sykes, from Ala
bama, mileage and Senator's pay from '73
20 IA was referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections.
The Louisiana Senatorial question was
called just before adjournment and comes
up Tomorrow as unfinished business when
il can only be SEE aside by vote of the
Senate.
HOUSE.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 3-House bills: By
Mr.. Young: for custom house at Men,
phis; referred.
teen Union soldiers on the roll of the House.
Mr. Fort, of Illinois, denied there were so
many. Mussrs. Holman and Williams main
tanned there were; the bill was adopted.
By Committee on Appropriations re-
questing the President to appoint an expe
rienced army officer to investigate the
causes of the deficiency in the appropria-
tions for the Sioux Indians, and partially to
take charge OF Red Cloud Agency; adopted.
The bill regulating practice in circuit
courts and district United States courts
pa ssed.
The Judiciary Committee reported ad-
versely on the bill allowing heads of de-
partmentS seats on the floor.
The bill for the relief ofowners and pur-
chasers of lands sold for direct taxes was re-
ferred to the Committee OF the Whole.
The bill authorizing the United States
Court to appoint commissioners to take
dispositions. afhdaVlts and VerlncatlonS OF
pleadngs was passed.
The President vetoed the bill transferring
certain Indian funds from the Interior to
the Treasury Department. 1t was referred
TO the Committee on Appropriations. Ad-
iourned
WASHINGTON, Feb. LIN the Senate,
Spencer introduced bill for the relief of the
Mobile, Ala, Marine Dock Compan which
was referred to the Committee on Claims.
The House Election Committee heard Brom-
berg in Bromberg VS.. Honaton. Both pro-
cured seats by repeating and bribery. but
whether votes secured by bribery should be
thrown out is the question before the Com
mittee Bromberg claims throwing out
repeated and bribed votes would give him a
majority. Bromberg's argument is not yet
concluded.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.--The Appropriation
Committee reported estimates for fortifica-
tions from three millions to three hundred
thousand.
APPOINTMENTS.
D. w. Flanagan. of Ohio, was appointed
assistant journal clerk of the House, John
A. Rudd, of Kansas, reading clerk No
Southern nominations were made to-day.
There was short executive session. No
combinations reported.