American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

The Joint resolution of the House of Representa-
0rs gbsin the TO the
any school fund for the support Of sectarian
schools was amended and referred TO the Com
mittee ON Judiciary. Mr.. Edmunds resumed the
Aoor and occupied the attention of the Senate
with his speech on the motion to print
the Hamburg outrage. Discussion followed.
participated in by Messrs. Dawes and Eaton but
before mr.; Eaton eoncia , the senate went
In the HOuse, no business of general interest
was transacted.
In the Senate, on the Sth, the bill to es-
tablish the Territory Of Pembina, to comprise
the northern portion Of the Territory of Dakota.
soSy e o of an
bate upon the motion to print the Presidents
message regarding the Hamburg affair was con-
terson replied, and yielded the floor to a motion
to adjourn. -: The House adopted motion to
who desired it. The Bland, Silver bill was again
up. but again failed to reach a vote on account
by parliamentary device, and made a-speech
ON general politics, which was briefly replied to
to the for fnoan n
as the Blaine School amendment, as follows:
ARTICLE XVI, Section L 10 state shall make
or prohibiting tue free exercise thereof.
Sec. .. No public property nor money raised
by taxation or from any public fund or properly
Of Congress, shall ever be given to or ever be un
der the control of any religious sect or denomi-
:, Sec, 8. Congress shall have power to enforce
this article by appropriate legislation
bill in reference to reciprocity with Canada was
postponed till next December. ..-..-s
In the Senate, on the 9th, the amendments
of the House to the Senate bill to provide fer the
sale of the reservation of the confederated Otoe
and Missouri Indians in Kansas and Nebraska
bate upon printing extra copies Of the Presidenrs
message was continued by. Mr.. Patterson, who
X Ss seose shs
his remarks the Senate adjourned. .. LIN the
House; bill was passed giving pension Of g.
.rhe political debate was continued by Messrs
Hoar, Hooker and ofhers. .gsfa feir .s5sf,fs ~
. In the Senate, on the 10th, the conference
report ON the River and Harbor Appropriation
bill was agreed to. The bill appropriates &15.-
remarks r Of Yesterday; and he was replied 70 BY
M MeDsnald- ,;dn the a1nse MT; Lord Lord
States. as is alleged. the rights conferred upon
cssssn y rs E Is s
and declaring that all aitemp.s By force. fraud.
terror. intimidation, or otherwise. to prevent a
free exercise OF the right Of suffrage should meet
with certain, condign and eIectual punishment;
and thft in any case which has heretofore
occurred may hereafter occur in which
by one class CT -ace on aDoifer, prompt punish
ment Of toe criminal orcri ninaIs is imperatively
by ns ana or
The Punishment Of death. The call;
ing Of the previous Iestion by Mr.. Lord created
con siderable confusion. and upoa the roll being
ing: TIE Repa5icsns then dom sdeds . cali OF
member $ melnwb;Ie gathered about Mr.
L0ri's tietk ,or cor suisation, :, the result OF
wi.ch was that me resolution npon being sec-
tho-e voting nay being Mesyrs.s sBlanff (Ao-)
and Reasan lrsxssla The pseapib,s was then
I hairmanlof .he commit 70 on Expenditures p
the Navy Department. submitted Est9fi.y res
oensnfes Secretary fs ,beson fos negsence il bis
officia' duties, thi ought which the Government
has been defra uded ont of ht II million dollars,
and also recomue sds sde removal o. Isaiah HAD
com. CHEZ of Construction Bureau, for ipcoln-
asd nv c1aa
biiity in either Ease. atgtra.- r. ~. s..,.s
Q In the Senate, on the 18th, amendments
% the Post-route bill were agreed to, making
appropriations for fast man trims a. far West
as St Lo1is and omaha !: and from Washington
to New Orleans, via Richmond. Mr.. Paddock
submitted an amendment to restore the frapkins
Ir: viese, which P.-r Eo0e discussion was
agsss asoS gGSxs
Cooper, .Cragin. Dsyis, Dawes, Dennis, Ed
munds. E,esiinshuy zen. Gordon Harvey Howe,
elf, Norwood. sddock. Patterson. Randolph,
Lansom. saHlspury. Spencer, stevenson. Wal
. Nas "a Anthony. E9gya Booth, Cam
Kerpsp, Losf !. Mcoree.y. M cDonaid, McMI-
Mr.. Randolph subsequently explained that ne
vcied under nisappreh nsion. and changed
a number Of kilograms from Republicans of Ala
bama deny ing the statement of Senator Eaton. in
was fairly conducted. The writer's claim that
thousands of Republican yoiers were dis
RI nchised. Mr.. Spencer said he hoped
meDts to TIE Constitutional Amendments proposed
by the House. in regard to.the school lad were
the Senate bill an; norizipg the employment of
wae nas.ea NJ Randall mae
report on the Indian Appropl ,aiion b l. lie said
The bill reed p was Swing over las. years
y u of $50, 43I. The repo. was agreed 10.
. In the Senate, on the 18th, the conference
report on the Legislative, Executive and Judi
ciary Appropriation bill was agreed to. The
Hawaiian treaty was considered at length, but
MOI disposed Of In tire House. TOE CONFER
ton b f was agreed to Ia &c Der Of mi
ror missions ard consula al plalically aool-
ihsed by the bill. no appropriations being made
Is The Repeal of the Resumption Act.
GLOWING is the vote by yeas and rays on the
resolution reported by Mr.. Cox. from the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency, on tire 5th, for
therepeaI Of the Resumption Act Of 1875:
Banning. bland, n' Boone. srsdford. Br;aa,.
Brown, IN; W, Brown. iKan.l Cabeli; Cald
n Ms Gason Gass eSIea Garte ky
Gos bST Eaen ns SsSs
HaTsssI1. Tsy%ond. aInile. Mssfoia. Tolnsn.
Hurd Jones (ky.), Larders (1nd.), Lane,
Eariand MsMsahon' Mi1liken Mills. Nor
insss. savage. ssSesssa, s.nslston: slsmon:.
s.eVessoa. s,cae. Teese. fho%Ras fnser
ton. Tucker. Turner, Van Voorhees,. Vance. 20. J
wadeW MHiIsr Ta2 waIsh mslls Wn
wiltshire, Wilson: W. ya.l. Yates. Young-IO6.
Nays7Messrs, Abbot, Adams. Bsgby. BAILEY.
Bel. Blair. Burceard tni.). tasweii. Chitten,
dsn c1pgerd cr1s%se: Cutler. Rsn1ord
deS s Harris tstass5. n'0f aenderson n
Hewitt ~: " Hoar: Hoag. Hayner. Joyce.
Miller, Monroe, Morrison. Nash, Nor.
e eGn r Sn.en pi eas f Gss f fss
Potter, Powell, Pratt, Rainey, Ross. Rusk.
Sampson, Schleicher, Sinnickson, Small, s, 18th
Ward. warren, wells (Miss.), White, WLitiis
Williams, a.. (Mich.). Willis. Wilson, dow
Two people got married yesterdas
says the Raleigh Standard, and they
acted sensibly indeed. All day long
they were fixing up their house. The
woman vowed she wouldn't marry t.