The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-03-02
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, d. C., February 23.-Mr.
Logan presented petition OF disabled SOL
diers, asking that the provisions OF the act
OF June Sth, 1874, be extended, so as to IN
clude all who lost an arm below the elbow
or a leg below the knee, and that they be
allowed q pension of twenty-four dollars
per month. Referred. :,
Mr.. Morton presented petition, signed
by over $1,000 women Of Indiana and
nearly l4,OvO voters Of the same State,
on the subject of Temperance, asking Con-
gress to appoint . committee to investigate
and report as to the effect Of the alcoholic
liquor traffic, to prohibit the importation
OF alcoholic liquors from foreign countries,
and to prohibit the sale and manufacture
Of alcoholic liquor in the District OF Co
lumbia and the Territories Of the United
States, and to require total abstinence from
alcoholic liquor Of all civil. military and
naval officers of the United States.
Mr. Morton said that As his petition was
signed by voters, mothers, and wives, OF
Indiana, he would ask to have it read,
| printed in the Record, and referred to the
committee on finances. So ordered.
Mr. Morton also presented the petition
l nf oft of Indiana and kpnfnakY
in favor of aid to the Texas Pacific rail-
| road company. Referred to the committee
| on railroads.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on
| finance, reported bill amendatory OF the
acts of July IA, 1870, and January 20,
1871, authorizing the re-funding of the na-
tional debt Placed on the calendar.
The bill is as follows: That the acts to
authorize the reiunding of the national
debt, approved July IA, 1870, and January
20, 1871, be so amended that the amount OF
| bonds bearing A per cent. interest author
lied, be increased to $500, ,OO0, 900, and that
they be payable at the pleasure of the Uni
ted States, after thirty years from the date
of their issue, instead of after fifteen years.
Second-This act shall not he constructed to
| authorize any increase of the total amount
| of bonds provided for by the acts to which
this act is an amendmeI {, por authorize
any increase whatever Of the bonded debt
OF the United States and all provisions of
acts to which this act is amendatory, not
inconsistent with the provisions OF this act,
are hereby continued in force and effect.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of unfinished business, being the bill con-
ferring exclusive jurisdiction over lrG:an
reservations upon the U. s. courts, and for
the punishment of crimes committed by
and against the India ans.
A long discussion ensued, involving ques-
tions of Indian policy, opening up Of the
Black Hills to miners, treaty obligations,
&C., pending which Mr.. Edmunds, from
the judiciary committee, reported favora-
bly, on the bill to change the time for hold
ing the sessions of the district court for the
district of West Virginia. Passed.
Mr.. Wadleigh novel to reconsider the
vote by which the report of the conference
committee on the joint resolution on the
.65 bonds was agreed to, on Monday last.
Alter some debate, Mr.. Morrill, moved to
lay the motion to reconsider on the table,
pending action on which Mr.. Salisbury
moved to adjourn. Agreed to.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 2i.-Sen-
ator Window presented memorial of the
committee appointed by the New York
Cheap Transportation Association, to call
the attention Of Congress to various facts
relating to cheap transportation. Referred.
Mr.. Hitchcock, from the committee on
territories, reported without amendment
the House bill to amend the act of March
8, S75, to enable the people Of Colorado to
form constitution and State government,
and for the admission OF said State into the
Union on an equal footing with the origi-
nal States, and asked for its immediate
consideration.
Mr. Morrill, objected, and said he desired
to have 1t lay over, that he might examine
the matter. So ordered.
Mr.. withers called up Senate bill to
amend the act Of February II, 1870, grant
ing pensions to certain soldiers and sailors
of the war of 1912, and the widows of de-
de- ceased soldiers, and to restore to The pen
sion rolls those persons whose names wers
stricken therefrom in consequence of dis
loyalty. The report of she committee on
pensions was read, showing that it would
not require more than $4,000 annually to
paw such pensions.
Pending discussion, the morning hour
expired and the bill was laid over
The Senate then resumed consideration
of unfinished business, being the motion of
Mr.. Wadleigh to reconsider the vote by
which the report OF the conference commit
tee on the joint resolution to pay the inter-
est on the 365 District OF Columbia bonds
was passed The pending questiO, being
on the motion ,f Mr.. Morrill, to lay the
motion to reconsider on the table, and it
was agreed to. Yeas, SO nays, 2S.
Mr.. Sargent submitted an amendment to
the bill under consideration during the
morning hour, in regard to the restoration
of certain persons to the pension rolls, so
as TO provide that no person shall be re-
stored to the pension rolls, under the act,
unless the Commissioner Of Pensions shall
be satisfied as to the identity of such per-
sons. Ordered printed
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the bill comforting exclusive jurisdiction
over the Indian reservations of the United
States upon L. S. courts, and for the pun
ishment of crimes committed by and
against the Indians
The pending question being on the
amendment OF Mr.. Window, providing that
the provisions of this act shall not apply to |
that part VI thc JiOuA otlOu ~ lLS Dc- |
tween the north and south forks Of Chey-
enne aiver and east of the east line of Wyo-
ming Territory. After protracted debate up |
on the Black Hills question, the amend
ment OF Mr.. Window was rejected.
Mr.. Window moved that the bill be re-
ferred 10 the committee on Indian affairs.
After further discussion by Messrs. Nor
ton, Clayton and others, the motion of Mr..
Window was agreed to.
Mr.. Allison gave notice that as soon as
the pending bill was disposed Of, he would
ask the Senate to consider the military
academy appropriation bill.
A message from the House was received,
announcing the action of that body in re-
spect to the memory OF the late II. II.
Mr. English submitted resolution that
the business of the Senate be suspended, 30
that the friends OF the deceased might pay
a fitting tribute to his public and private
virtues. Agreed to.
Appropriate remarks on the life and
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