The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-16
CONGRESS.

the habits etc, OF lDDeCD #ln1urlOug 10 aQffcul
ture. Mr. Logan opposed and hessrs. NcMillan
and Window favored the:bill. Mr.; Christian.
cy spoke at length against the admission o,
Pinchback, but no vote was taken.
The House spent much time in discus.
sion Of matters bearing ON Belknap's case,
Clymer objecting 10 testifying before the grand
jury, and Blaine accusing the opposition oi
hiding behind the teohnioaiities of the House
to prevent an indie ctment and Investigation Q
the whole case:in. the acoglts. "A resolution
WAS finally passed after a6ch acrimonusx de.
bate. refusing to the courts the evidence in the
hands OF the oommittee-la0 to76
The Senate, on the 8th inst, disposed
Of the Pinchback question by refusing him q
seat in that body. The vote stood % to %;
Senators Christiancy, Edmunds, the two Nor.
rills and Paddock, Republicans, voted with
the Oemoc' ats. The bill for the admission oI
New Mexico was under consideration, but No
vote reached.
In the House there was lengthy dis.
cussion OF Belknap matters, but without &C.
complishing anything OF special moment, ex.
oepting the passage Of bill to protect witness.
co 1OF tue government
The Senate on the 9th had under con.
sideration 4 resolution to asoer tain the defects
In the present system ofcollecting the tax on
liquors, and to ascertain what legislation is nec-
essary to remedy the detects. The question was
raised concerning the advisibility of levyine
direct tax on the full capacity Of termenting
tubes and collecting in advance. After 4 long
debate the Senate adjourned.
A bill was reported in the House to
rs9nls!e the pay Of poatmasters. Mr. Stowell
from the post-ofaoe committee introduced 4
bill authorizing the sender of third d.class mail
matter to write his name and address on the
wrapper, also the names and number OF the
articles enclosed Charges were preferred
against ex-Congressnan Hayes. Of Alabama,
for selling \ cadetship, aud the House ad-
journed.
The Senate on the 10th passed the bill
admitting New Mexico as State, by avote Of
36 to IL. The bill to reduce the Presidents
salary to e25,0V0 was next under considera-
ton, but betore proceeding far the Senate went
into executive session.
The House military committee decided
to recommend the equalization Of soldiers
bounties, by making the bounties Of all SOL
diers and sailors who served for any length OF
time equal to eight ollars month for the full
term OF service, deduoting. however, all local
bounties. The House then went into committee
OF the whole, and the investigating committee
took occasion to make personal explanation
regarding the part each took in~the Belknap
case.
The House committee on appropria.
tions, on the 11th, reported bill for eloo, 600
to supply deficiency Of certain Sioux Indian
funds. Mr. Cook. from the committee on mil
itary affairs, reported bill to equalize soldiers
bounties. Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, spoke against
the Morrison tariffbill, particularly as affecting
the flax growing interest Of the northwest.
The Senate, on the 18th, took up the
bill to provide for new regulation for counting
the vote for President and Vice President. It
declares that every State shall be counted, and
that debate may be had during the count. The
debate was long and highly interesting. Mr.
Allison introduced = bill for An agreement with
the Sioux Indians regarding portion Of their
reservation, and the Senate adjourned.
The House had lengthy and some.
what heated discussion on the question Of
State 3 rights, set forth in = resolution de-
claring this to be one nation and not con-
federation, and that secession or rebellion is
treason, the late war causeless and indefensi-
bic, e:e. It WAS moved that the rules be sus-
pended and the resolution adopted All
southern Democrats voted against it also sev-
eral Ohio and New York members-a few
voted Tor it, aud many did not answer to the
roll call. The vote was lost for want of two
thirds vote-yeas 81, nays q. Mr.. Cox then
offered substitute which was adopted by l6o
to AZ, several Republicans voting with the op-
position.
Man Preferred % the Wol1.
(Rau Claire Free Press, 8th.]
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