Wilmington journal., 1876-02-04
WASHINGTON.

The Postoffice Committee is con-
si3priug straw bids and have requested
pnstmaster Jewell to explain.
Routwe presented report made in
1910 bvthe chief clerk to the Secretary
nf the Treasury rega d ng errc n eous
,,roctices IL accOun ing, which have
proWn up by usage or authorized by
More Texas Pacific railroad petitions
were presented.
The bill to confirm pre-emption and
homestead entries Of public lands
within the limits Of railroad grants, in
coses where such entries have been
made under tile regulations of the
Land Department, was, after long
discussion, passe;:.
No Executive session to day.
In he Democratic Senatorial eau
cass Stevenson, Gordon aud Wallace
were appointed committee to confer
with Mr.. Lamar. the President of the
Copgreasionsi Executive Committee.
Owing to errors and omissions the
Committee on Revision of the Law
will report in favor of new edition.
Commits ioner Hqinos Is held in
Gl5, 900 bail, aud W. Fl. st barstom
has also been indicted in The Parkman-
Brooks cotton frauds. Barstom, who
examined and passed on the claim,
acknowledges the receipt of gold
watch
HoUsE-A personal question was
raised as t. offensive remarks made the
other day by White of Kentucky
against the Clerk of the House, Mr..
Adams. Explanations were made in
vindicatior of Mr. Adams.
The Committee on Commerce report
adversely on the bill creating Depart
mpnt of Commerce,
The Postoffice Committee reported
f bill forbidding the transmission of
obscene matter through the mails
o. lection was made, but thdrawn,
that the provisions of the bill were
toe sweeping as it would exclude
newspapers with certain advertise
ments. Another objection was that it
wouid exclude from the papers the
balance of the Beecher trial. The bill
was rrcommitted. The main objection
20 the bill was that it gave too mnch
power to local prejudlces of post
Ii sters.
The bill preventing employees of the
government acting as counsel for
patents or CLAIMS was PASSED.
The House then went into Commit
tee of tue Whole on appropriations
after which it adjourned.
C. +. Smith of New Hampshire has
been appointed assistant journal clerk
Of the House.
The National Women's Suffrage
Convention has convened here, Mrs.
Gage presiding Prayer was offered
by Olimphia Brown and speech was
made by Fred Douglass.
Congressman Stockweather is hope
lessly sick.
WAsHINGToN, January 28-SENATE.-
Morton, from the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections, reported adversely |
on the papers of J. B. Eustis, who |
claims a seat as Senator from Louisi- |
ana, ard they were laid Oh the table. |
The vote as taken in committee stood
Yeas: Morton, Logan, Mitchell aud
Mcmillan; nays: Salisbury, Merrimon |
and Cooper; absent: Wadleigh and |
Cameron, both Republicans.
Morton, msk ng a motion that |
Thurnd,y be set aside for the consider |
alton OF the Louisiana Senatorial ques- |
ton. said it was time the question was
settled.
The session Tomorrow will be FOR |
debate.
No executive session to-day.
House. The following gentlemen
constitute the Committee on Real
Estate: Pool, Glover, New, Lewis,
Pratt mud Smith of Virginia.
memorial from the New Mexico
Legislature for admission was pre-
sented.
A committee consisting of White
more, Wallis and Danforth has been
authorized to take testimony at Nor
folk regarding frauds il the navy
yard.
The consular and diplomatic bill was
reported. 1t appropriates 1922, SAT aud
contains the reductions heretofore re
ported.
The bill relieving the disabilities of
F Michals of Louisiana was passed.
A-bil prohibiting American citi-
zens from holding slaves in foreign
countries was presented and referred.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the West Poiut Mill
tarv Academy. The debate thereon
was very bitter. AS an illustration,
after referring to the fact that Hale of
Maine, (whom he called Biaine's little
buh, and was called to order) voted
last year against and now for the Cen
teuuiai, Mr.. Cox said: "I have no per-
soual feeling about him. He is moth |
ing to roe and am, suppose, nothing
10 hin. What I mean is this: that
when the Democratic side of the
House. after a hard old struge le to get
into power, after the scuundrellsm,
after the swindling, after the prodl-
gah'y OF many years-never straight.
always crooked; on your side of
the House and On the part of
the administration. comes III here with
one little bill for West Point, not seek
ing to reduce the expenses beyond
what they were in 1869. 1t is opposed
by the Republican economists eating
tLtir own words and gong back ON
their own records. Iu the name of the
people who are distressed, in the name
OF honest men everywhere, ! protest
IN one word against the whole body
Of hat side of the House as wanting
IN far. square economy. All your
Platforms favor retrenchment, and the
people cry for it everywhere. and yet,
on the very first opportunity, when
th' re is an honest, square, fair bill
brought in here whicn cuts down lux
nnous living at West Point, the whole
body of R-publicans fly in the face of
'"h IOI III hi1O VI VI CAA
prevIous record"
All the reductions proposed in the
West Poiut Academy bill were passed
without division or c.ll of the ayes
Or nays.
The centennial appropriation bill
Was reported by the appropriation
Committee without amendment.
johnson Introduced bill TO incor-
pora'e The District Iueb, lat Asy y:un
lhe olli paying Interest was discuss
eu TO adj Durnment without action.
The House Military Committee
seems opposed 10 a ednction of either
tht number or pay of the army.
Both parties will caucus tomorrow
night over campaign committees.
representative Stark W eat her is dead
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The Post
master has gone to Connecticut.
6ids for carrying the mails Will c,ose
repruary I'd for routes in North Caro-
INA, South Carolina, Florida. Georgia,
aiaDama, MisSiSsinni Tenpessaa and