The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-05-26
CONGRESSIONAL.


~, sonote ON the 18th, the CHAIR
- ,he senate a communication from
iaiu De.o- ,;ss;opers of the District OF Column
h;a in answer to the resoiationN0i
-,,,,,ds in regard to the management m
ii colored schools in The dlstrie'
,,;ssioners state that no DISC, Is ,s,d
lists in the management Oh 1iie ..-ad Sto se-
ADDITIONAL legislation IS re9el1 Mr.
no .oa'nalitv In the schools Eeterieu. ~ &c
cure - ,,rosented the petition OF citizehs VI
| SaIsIEn -apc;sco asking that commute "a
a. two houses of congress De AL ;e,,,;re
| " IN conference during recess ~ ;tsoad
into the affairs OF the Seht'ai IL E;nance
noronany and the CONTRACT anu ..1n nro
rany and asking that all legisl,ssrd , n
coin ~ the managers be post parorrai
P liter the report of the comHHe up the house
M sherman moved tesopoiutment of n re-
bill authorizing ssnks and for other pur-
: ceiver Of Natl9annds said there were but
t poses. Mrs present and the senate ad-
: few still Monday.
% HOUSE.
I In the house on the 18th, Mr.. Cox
was elected speaker pro TEN during the con-
tinued absence of Mr.. Kerr. The house went
into committee of the whole on the postof-
fee appropriation bill. The question being
called IN regard TO abolishing the letter carr
|
sand population, the proposition was &
ieated by vote of one hundred and TWEEN.
hve TO twenty-nine. Mr.. Holman moved 4 I
amendment increasing the item for inlak
transportation frem $14 100000 to $500
% specifying It as follows: TransRortat
| by railroads, $s,S62, 149 = by stage rou
$6,257s51L Adopted. Without< d iABos
OF the bill the committee rose when
Vance (Ohiol chairma6 of the comm -
printing, made a rR2r -
who may be impeaen
consffittee on Apprd ll5ns 20 - 8 i
the Snndry Civil Appropriation bill ~
ton for the abolition of the Sgyernme,t
printing Office andSbroviding foF printiIk
and binding for all departments of The goSk|
eminent. Report was ordered prin'e and
recommitted. The speakers leave of alb
sence was extended for 10 days. Adjourned
till tomorrow.
In the house on the 18th, Mr.. Durham,
rising to personal explanation, read an ex-
tract from article in the Louisville Courier
Journal in reference to charges against Mr..
Fitzhugh, doorkeeper of the house, and re-
fiecting on Mr.. Durham for not having called
Mr.. FItzhugh's character 10 the attention OF
the house, stating he was cognizapt of the
truth of the accusation against Mr.. Fitzhugh.
Mr.. White, of Kentucky. then asked ques-
ton of privilege, and sent TO the clerks desk
n 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.
He had also read letter from Fitzhugh to
friend in Texas, giving ludicrous account
of his experience dOOrkeeper. He there
70 offered n 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 it is the sense of the house
that L. II. Fitzhugh is not the proper person
To hold the honorable and responsible posi-
ton of dOorkeeper of the house of represen-
tatiyes, 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 a
| long discussion in which removal, resigDa-
ton and investigation were respectively adj
| vocated, on motion of Mr.. Glover the resou-
ton was referred to the committee on rules.
/ The house then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Springer in the chair, on the
/ postoffice appropriation bill. Without COM
! ing to q vote on any amendment, owing to
/ the absence OF quorum, the committee rose
/ and the house soon after adjourned.
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