Wilmington journal., 1876-02-11

The gentleman from Maine would find
when the time came, that the South
would do whatever was right and
proper, and that the country would
approve its course.
Randall Ct Pa, chairman of the
Committee on Appropriations. re-
marked that it would be time enough
for the Democratic party in the House
| to be held responsible for it's aets when
it had taken action on measures.
Singleton disc aimed being consider
ed q representative of the party. He
had simply expressed his own views
and nobody else was to be held respou
s.ble for them.
The President has vetoed the bill
transferring certain I-dIau funds from
the Interior to the Treasury Depart
ment. The bill was referred SO the
COMMITTEES on Appropriations and the
House adjoured.
The Appropriation Committee re-
| duced the estimates ,Or fOrtificatiOns
from So, ,O00,0 900 to $4,000 D. W.
Flanagan of Ohio has been appointed
assistant journal clerk Of the House
and John Redd of Kansas reading
| clerk.
There were no Southern nominations.
There was a short executive session
Of the Senate but no confTmations are
reported.
WAsHIs GToN, Feb. 4-SENATE-A
large number of petitions we're pre-
sented III favor of a subsidy to the
Texas Pacific Railroad.
Clayton called up the bill to repeal
restrictions to land sales, but FIRE.
iinghuysen said Bruce, who was rick,
wished to examine the bill. Went
over.
A personal explanation by Sargent
showed that the counsel employed Ivy
the men. bers of the Board of Public
Works to defend their TRANSACTIONS
were paid in District bonds.
The Committee ON Patents reported
favorably on the bill. extending the
patent for shaping heels of boots and
rhoes.
Hamilton introduced bill giving
the Court of Claims jurisdiction to
hear and determine claims of lawful
owners, or their legal'representatives
of cotton seized after the Both of June,
1865, by agents or officers of the Gov
rrnment, where it shall appear to the
sati faction of Court that the seizure
was made by military officer or u. S.
Treasury agent, and that the proceeds
of such seizures we're duly ac
counted for to the Government; then
the court shall order Judgment in favor
of the claimant for the net proceeds of
his cotton; and if it shall sppear to the
court that the military officers and
agents OF the government fai!e tn re-
port the names of persons from whom
the seizures We're made, according to
law. aud their position or the locality
from which the cotton Wa taken then
the court shall order Judgment in
favor of the claimants for such q pro-
portion of the number Of bales seized
from him as bears to the whole mum
ber of bales of cotton seized after the
3Oth of January, 1865, and which az
rived at port in the State in W lich
claimant alleges his cotton was taken
after seizure, and the proceeds of which
still remaiL in the Treasury. The bill
Is not to apply to any claim now pend
ing in the Court of Claims for cotton
seized prior to June Both, 1865, nor TO
any claim not filed in the COnrt of
Claims six months after the passage of
the act.
The Pinchback matter was resumed,
the question being on Edmunds
amendment, introduced in March last.
that Piucbback be not admitted
Morton gave the history of Plnch-
backs personal, military and political
cause, and read an affidavit that Pinch
baok had been in the WORK house for
assault and battery. He reiterated
his former arguments made in the
case.
At the conclusion OF Morton's
speech, on motion of Cameron. the
Senate went into executive session,
after which it adjourned to Monday.
ConfirmatiOns-Chas r. >iill as
Commissioner of Pensions, Alfred
Fairfax as assistant Appraiser of Mer-
chandise at New Orleaes.
HoUsE.-Iwenty-on petitions from
workiugmen and others for subsidy
to the Texas Pacific road were pre-
sented.
On motion of Douglass n number of
gentlemen from Virginia, connected
with the Bureau of Immigt alton, were
admitted to the floor.
The House then went into Commit
tee on the private calendar, with Hol-
man in the chair.
The folio wing bills were passed: For
the relief of Robert Erwin of Savannah,
John T. Burcbell of Knoxville.
Adjourned to Monday.
The order suspeud,ng G. W. Il.
Black, attorney. from practicing be-
fore the War Department., has been
revoked by the Secretary.
The bill reducing the pay of army
officers cuts down the appropri atoms
800, 600.
The Secretary of War has given the
special committee on the Texas border
t, oubes notice that he Will send addi
tional troops to the Itio Grande.
The sub-Naval Committee of the
House has gone TO Norfolk to examine
witnesses regarding alleged political
uses Of tho navy yard.
The Committee or Privileges and
| Elections met to consider the memorial
rom the Alabama Legislature on the
| Spencer case, but 10 action was taken.
The Associated Press is requested
to say that the alleged purpose, re-
Gently telegraphed from the city OF
| New Orleans, Of Gel tain leading Dem
ocrats in Congress, through Mr..
Kerr, to announce to the Republican
Senators that he admission of Pinch-
back would be regarded as violation
of the Wheeler adjustment and justi-
fication of violence. is wholly untrue.
At meeting. of the Sub Committee
on Pacific Railroads, Messrs. Lamar,
Atkins and O'Neill agreed to report to
the full committee the Texas Pacific
Railroad bill with the subsidy asked
for by Col. Scott, and amendment that
unless the branch roads commence
work within one year the main road
may build the branches. Lattrell op-
posed the bill and Garfield, the fifth
member of the subcommittee, was not
present.
A delegation of fifteen members of
the Leg stature, together with FItz
Hugh Lee and several other citizens
OF Virginia. ,+Te hrIe to-day for the
purpose of cOusn tiug with their Con
gress1onaI delegation on the subject
of General Lees scheme for promoting
immigration TO Virginia, which is now
before their Legislature.
The Democratic National Executive
Committee nave 1opted the following
Resolved, That the National Demo