The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1876-04-07
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

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SENATE.
Preliminary business was unimpor-
| tant. The Mississippi resolution was
| resumed.
Bayard spoke in opposition, and
! urged that all abstain from the policy
! of interference which had been SO dam
aging, and said, t'let us have peace in
all the States"
During Bayard's speech, Mr.. Bout
we'll, interrupting, said he would call
the attention of the Senator to his re-
mark about "ten of millions of dollars -
and thought he would find that the
facts would not bear out the assertion,
and what money was spent there was
made necessary by acts ofthe party
to which Senator Rayard belonged.
Mr.. Bayard said the Senator had taken
advantage of his courtesy in yielding
for u question, to interect II political
TRADE of u bitter kind, and il he had
derived any comfort by it he was
Welcom.
When Bayard concluded, Boutwell,
said that when he offended any one, he
wanted to explain or apologize. He,
(the Senator from Delaware,) in quite
an uncfvil aud angry manner, charged
HsA "AtH AHtStJSStfHb ttfuuc
into his speech. That was the manner
of the man who had been brought up
under the code of slavery. He (Bout-
welD was not here as scholar or
teacher, and did not propose to be
taught by the Senator from Delaware.
He further denounced the slavery re-
gime, and said that after remaining in
the Union for nearly u century with
! their unjust demands, then they with
drew from the Union to further estab-
| ltsh their infamous principles, and the
Senator from Delaware was among the
first to come to their defense. He did
not propose to take lessons from such
| men.
Bayard said it did not lie in the hcart
Of any man to say he had done anything
that was not faithful to the United
States. He belonged to II family every
drop Of blood in whose veins came
from loyal people, and one who charg-
ed differently states in his throat lie.
The Senator from Massachusetts had,
as he thought, in an angry manner in
terjected political TRADE in his speech.
He said ii, and he did not care to mod
ify his language in the least.
! HOUSE,
Blackburn offered II resolution re-
j
House whether, since March 7th, 1869,
any executive officials or duties, and ii
80 what: have been performed at Il dis.
tance from the seat of government cs.
tablished by law. Adopted.
Lynd offered a resolution calling OF,
the Secretary of tho Treasury for infor.
nation regarding the payment OF
money to newspaper editors and cores
pondents, outside Of legal advertising
Adopted.
Impeachment articles were adopted
and Managers appointed without de
bate, and the Clerk ordered to inform
| the Senate. At the request of Wheeler,
he was excused, and Latham, of New
York, substituted on the Board of Man
ayers.
The River and Harbor Bill was re-
ported. 1t reduces the appropriations
$9ls,677. Ordered printed and recon-
mitted.
Hutton, from the Committee on Rev
dictionary Pensions, offered Il bill
amending the pension law for the wal
of 1872. 1t provides pensions of eight
dollars a month for all officers and en-
listed and drafted men, without regard
to color, including militia and -voiun.
teers who served for ten days in the
military or naval services In the war o.
1912 and to their surviving widows
who have been married prior to 1850
1t also directs the restoration to the
pension roll the names OF pensioners
struck from the rolls on account of re
bellion. This restoration is to date
from May list, 1865. In cases where
pensioners have died since their name
were struck from the rolls, the widow!
to have arrearages from the first q
May, 1865. An amendment strikin;
out arrearages Was adopted, and thu
bill passed.