The Osceola times., 1876-05-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE

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from the committee on Appropriations, re
ported favorably on the house bill sppropri
ating $4,000 to defray the expenses of tn,
select committee appointed to invcstigat,
Federal Offices in Louisiana. Passed. Mr.
| Wright, from the committee on Claims, re
ported adversely on the bill to amend tn,
| deficiency appropriation bill OF May, 1872
and to extend the time for the presentation
Of claims for cotton seized after S0th OF June
1865, and it was indefinitely postponed. Tn,
senate went into secret session TO delibcrat,
on the question Of Jurisdiction as to Bel
knap's impeachment. When the doors wer,
| opened, the senate, sitting as a court Of i'm
peachment, adjourned until tomorrow. Leg
ishtive business was then resumed and III,
senate soon adjourned.
In the senate, on the 10th, Senator
Mitchell, of Oregon, spoke at length on the
evils of Chinese immigration. Senator Et
munds reported with amendments the sen
ate bill to amend the second, fourth and
| fifth sections Of the act 10 enforce the right,
| of citizens of the United States in the several
states OF the union, which was placed on the
| calendar. The consideration of the articles
OF impeachment was resumed, and, on mo-
| tion of Senator Edmunds, the galleries were
| cleared and the doors closed. Before a de-
| cision was reached, the doors were re-opencd
and the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, before thc
secret session, Mr.. Cooper called up the
house bill to further provide for building a
customhouse, postoffice, courtrooms, etc, in
the city Of Memphis. Passed. At 1890 con.
sideration OF articles OF Impeachment was re.
sumed and doors were closed. Before reach.
ing any desision the senate, sitting as court
OF impeachment djourned until tomorrow.
short executive session was held and the
senate adjourned.
In the senate on the 18th, Mr.. Nor
ton submitted resolution instructing the
special committee recently appointed to in.
quire into the late election in Mississippi to
inquire also into the recent alleged killing of
colored people and outrages committed near
the Mississippi and Louisiana line, at BAYOU
Tunica. He read dispatch received by
Gov. Kellogg, now in this city, from II. G..
Clark, his private secretary, dated New Or
leans, May 18th, stating that fugitives from
the scene of trouble had arrived, and the de-
tails were horrible; that six white men were
killed and sixty negroes killed and hanged,
and asking that special commission of the
senate be authorized to investigate the mat.
ter. The resolution was agreed to. Mr.. Wright
called up the house bill making appropria.
tions for the payment of claims reported to
congress under section two Of the act Of June
is, 1874, by the secretary of the treasury.
Passed. The house bill authorizing the an.
pointment of receivers of national banks
and for other purposes, passed. At one
O'Clock legislative business was suspended
and consideration Of articles of impeach.
ment resumed with closed doors. Before
reaching any decision the doors were re.
opened, and the chair laid before the senate
a communication from the commissioners of
the District of Columbia, in answer to the
senate resolution Of April 10, 1876. Ordered
to be printed and lie on the table. Ad.
journed.
In the senate on the 10Th, after the in
PRODUCTION and reference OF several bills and
the presentation of a number of petitions,
Legislative business was suspended, and the
senate resumed consideration of articles of
impeachment against Belknsp, with closed
doors. At 4:i5 the doors were reopened, and
legislative business was resumed. The chair
laid before the senate communication from
the secretary of the treasury, inclosing re-
port Of the director of the mint, In answer 10
a senate resolution, showing the annual pro-
duet of gold and silver in the United States
from 1915 to 1875 inclusive, and an estimate
of the product of other countries. Ordered
to he printed, and TO lie on the table. After
brief executive session, the senate all.
journed.
HOUSE.
In the house on the 18th, Mr.. Durham,
rising to personal explanation, read an ex.
tract from an article in the Louisville Courier.
journal in reference to charges sgainst Mr..
Fitzhugh, doorkccper Of the house, and re.
iiecting on Mr.. Durham for not having called
Mr.. Fitzhughs character to the attention of
the house, stating he was cognizaDt of the
truth of the accusation against Mr.. Fitzhugh.
Mr.. White, Of Kentucky, then asked a ques-
tion Of privilege, and sent to the clerks desk
a paper containing the full history of the
charges made against Fitzhugh, showing him
to have been indicted and tried in Kentucky
for arson, conspiracy, larceny and perjury
lie had also read letter from Fitzhugh TO a
friend in Texas, giving ludicrous account
OF his experience as doorkeeper. He there
10 offered u resolution instructing the com
mittee on rules to inquire into the charges
against Fitzhugh, and also as TO the proprie.
ty of abolishing the Office of doorkeeper, and
imposing its duties on the Sergeantat. Arms
Mr.. Glover offered the following substitute /:
Resolved, That il is the sense of the house
that l.. ii. Fitzhugh is not the proper person
to hold the honorable and responsible posi.
tion Of doorkeeper of the house of represen.
tatives, and that said Fitzhugh, as doorkeep.
err, be and is hereby dismissed forthwith
from that office. Mr.. White accepted the
substitute, which, on the suggestion of Mr.
Hoar, was made to expressly set forth that
Fitzhugh was dismissed in view Of the fool.
ish letter he had written. Finally after n
long discussion in which removal, resigpa.
ton and investigation were respectively ad.
vocated, on motion Of Mr.. Glover the resolu,
tion was referred TO the committee on rules
The house then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Springer in the chair, on the
postoilice appropriation bill. Without com.
ing to vote on any amendment, owing to
the absence o. quorum, the committee rose
and the house soon after adjourned.
In the house on the 18th, several reso.
lutons were adopted calling for reports and
correspondence as to the whisky ring prose.
cutions and the dismissal of John b. Hen.
derson as special counsel for the govern.
ment, the propriety of turning over the du-
ties Of the Internal Revenue Bureau 10 the
commissioners Of Customs, and for a list Of
government defaulters since March, 1866.
The following bills were introduced and re-.
ferred: To establish n new boundary line
between the states of Missouri and Kansas,
south of Missouri river. Chartering pas.
senger and freight railroad from the South.
east Atlantic seabosrd to Lake Michigan.
To apportion the Federal appointments
among the several congressional districts
To provide for the repeal of all taxes on