The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-05-11
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS,

The Senate was not In session on the Goth.
......No %hnsiness Of special Importance was
transacted In tho Honse.
In the Senate, on the LIST, a bill was pass
ell authorizing the issue Of patents to purchas.
ers Of certain Miami lands In Kansas. Mr..
Boutwell, introduced a bill authorizing the Sec.
rotary Of the Treasury to renew the issue OF
fractional currency, providing that the total
amount outstanding at any one time shall not
exceed tJ0, 600 ,O0J. Referred. The Senate or.
ganized as a Court Of impeachment, but, beside
arg@ing some questions Of procedure. no pro;
resolution, offered by. Mr.. hale.
directing the several investigating committees to
rejected-yeas 1885 nays, loo. Mr.. Morrison
then offered an amendment, that such investiga.
toms be conducted with open doors, except. in
terest will be prejudiced thereby; but any person
accused before a committee, shall have ihe right
% be, heard i'm In his " persOn Or by
without division. Mr.. CLARK MOI moved to
suspend the rules and make It In order to offer
an amendment TO the Post office Appropriation
bill, 10 repeal Legislation OF the last session In
regard to third class mail matter. Agreed to.
Mr. Holman moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill to repeal so much OF the Resumption
act as author zes the redemption and cancellation
81 United states notes. and the sale Of United
states bonds feT the accomplishment Of that pur.
R tS,rss Il Re Zee rs nays ili-not two;
st tAh AhiaAht tonG ~ ~
Iersonal explanation and had read an extract
from the New York Herald. rejecting upon him
IN the matter Of certain bonds Of the Kansas Pa.
CHIC Railroad, etc. Mr.. Blaine then read several
letters from parties alleged 10 be knowing 10 the
transaction, completely exonerating him from the
charges made. ans Speaker read q communica.
Willingness, now that Inc has been discharged
from custody, 70 appear before the House and
answer fully az interrogatories in regard 70 the
connection OF his firm with the so-ealled Real.
estate Pool. The Speaker announced the ap
pointment Of . select committee To investigate
smsasrsi S GisssaI in h MsT 0rlsans ss as follS snss
fS ot Stevenson. jas. d. Reilly penn, }.
Speaker asked and obtained leave Of absence,
ON account Of .personal illness. for not exceeding
ten days, and appointed Mr.. Cox Speaker pro
tem. lie thea, In an earnest manner, expressed
Blindness and indulgence toward him,
In the Senate, on the I'd, the bill appro-
priating $50 900 for subsistence supplies for the
Apache Indians In Arizona, and for the removal
OF the Indians OF the Cheriahua Agency to the San
Carlos Agency, was passed. The Chair laid be-
lore ne senate q message from the President OF
enniai Commission, and inviting the two Houses
OF Congress TO be present nj the opening cere-
monies on ne 10Th instant. .....In the House,
AIR. Wells mol from the Committee on Appro.
priations. reported a bill nppropriating cid 600
for the maintenance Of lights ON the Mississippi.
Ohio and Missouri Rivers. Passed. BY unnni.
by Mr.. Tarbox tDem.) OF Mass instructing
the Judiciary Committee TO investigate the trans.
action by which, as Is alleged, the Union Pacific
tain Little. Rock and Fort Smith Railroad bonds,
at n price largely In excess Of their value, etc,
srhsss are the bonds which; y T. alleged.
and IN regard TO which he yesterday made a per.
sonal explanation and DENIAL OF the whole trans,
action. } The resolution OF censure OF Mr.. John
was rescinded and expunged. The Ilinois con.