The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-03
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Speaker Kerr In q Critical Condition
nj Alum Springs, Virginia.
Lamar Addressing the House The Late
Senator Sebastian, OF Arkansas,
Expulsion Rescinded and Per
Die 10 be Paid Ms Heirs.

RICHMOND, August "a special to
The Enquirer from Rock Bridge, Alum
Springs, Virginia, says Speaker Kerr's
symptoms tonight are unfavorable,
and his condition Is regarded critical.
WASHINGTON, August 2.--The Sen.
ate to-day confirmed the nomination
Of Green b. Raum, OF Illinois, as COM
missioner OF internal revenue, vice
Pratt, resigned.
The Senate committee ON privileges
and elections to-day, In reporting on
the petition OF the heirs OF the late
Senator Sebastian, Of Arkansas, say
they find from unquestionable EVIL
dence that the charges Of disloyalty
and conspiracy against the Govern
ment, on which the Senate resolution
Of July II, 1861, expelling him and
nine other Senators was based, were,
as regards Sebastian, merely matter
Of suspicion and inference, and wholly
unfounded as to fact, except rs to his
absence during the proceeding seven
days, which Is proven to have been
unavoidable, and was not of itself an
expulsory oifense. They find also that
he was an earnest opponent Of seces-
sion, and worked devotedly loyal to
the United States during his entire
lifetime. As partial reparation for his
injury done him, they therefore recon-
mend the annullment of his expulsion
and procure for the payment of his
salary for the balance of his term.
The report OF the impeachment trial
was made to the House to-day, by Mr..
Lord, on behalf Of the managers.
Mr.. Boutwell, reported u Till to-day
from the select committee on civil SER
vice, providing that on and after date,
existing pension agencies shall be dis
continued, aud all duties imposed by
law or regulation on the said pension
agents, shall thereafter be performed
by the Treasurer OF tie
United States ut Washington.
The bill further provides that TO faoili-
tate business, the Treasurer may des-
ignate sufficient number Of clerks TO
sign checks for him, and the checks
thus signed shall be paid by the OFF,
GERS or banks on which drawn.
House: The session was consumed
by speeches. Mr.. Lamar is now speak,
ing and for about two hours has COM
manded the close and interested at
tention Of the House. He Is to DO re-
piled to by Mr.. Garfield, who will OBJ
tain the floor for that purpose. The
theme of Mr.. Lamar's speech Is politics
though not partisan.
Senate: The substitute for the
House bill, granting o pension to Mr..
Il. M. Hansell, messenger In the State
Department, Injured while defending
the late Secretary Seward from assas-
sination by Payne, passed.. The sub
stitute awarded two thousand. do
lars.
Mr.. Cameron, OF sconsin, from
the Committee on privileges and cleo
tons, reported back the claim Of VIM.
X. Sebastian, United States Senator
from Arkansas, who was expelled In
1861 for alleged disloyalty, with reso.
ton resembling the resolution expell-
ing him from the Senate and author
izing the payment Of his salary from
the date OF his expulsion to the time
Of his death TO his heirs. Placed on
calendar. H. gave notice that he
would call up the resolution at some
future day for consideration.
Mr.. Morton submitted a resolution 10
print ten thousand copies OF the mes
sage OF the President In regard to the
late massacre at Hamburg, South Caro-
lima. Referred TO the committee on
printing. ul eea nnl
The Senate then went into executive
and when the doors were re-opencd
consideration Of the river and harbor
appropriation bill was resumed.
Among the amendments OF the COM
mittee agreed TO, was one appropriat-
ing ten thousand for the Missouri river,
at the point where II Is cutting into
the Kansas shore above st. Joseph;
fifty thousand dollars for improvement
OF the channel Of the Mississippi river,
opposite st. Lonis; twenty-five thou
sand dollars for the Usage river, Mo-
souri,; for the Improvement OF the
Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas
rivers, reduced from one hundred aud
twenty-five thousand dollars 20 ten
thousand; forty thousand Of the
amount to be expended on the Missou-
ri river aat.,. 'iaal 3inf gH3f