The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-05
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TO THE DAILY CLARION.
SENATE.

SENATE.
w ASHNGToN, Feb. 4.-Twenty- lone petit
tons rom the workingmen and others. for
subsidy for the Texas Pacific Road, were
received.
Mr.. Clayton called up the bill for the re-
Frelinghuysen said that Mr.. Bruce, who
was sick, wished to examine the bill, and it
went over
Mr.. Hamilton introduced blu giving the
Court OF Claims jurisdiction to hear and de-
teEmIfie the claims of lawful owners, or
their legal representatives. of cotton seized
alter the 30th of June, 1866. by agents or
officers of the Government. when it shall
appear that the seizure was made by a mill
tary officer or L. S. Treasury agent, and
that the proceeds of such seizure were duly
accounted for 10 the Government. When
the Court shall render judgment in favor of
the claimant, for the net proceeds of his
cotton, II 1t shall appear to the Court that
the g ilitary officers and agents of the Gov
ernment failed TO report accurately the
names of the persons from whom seizures
were made, according to law and their in
structiOns, or the locality from which the
cotton seized was taken, then they shall rem
der judgment in favor of the claimant for
a proportion of the number of bales seized
from him, the bill not to apply to any claim
now pending in the Court of Claims for
cotton seized prior to the Both Of June, 1865,
nor TO any claim not filed in the Court of
claims six months after the passage Of the
act.
Mr.. Edmonds' amendment, introduced
last March, that Pinchback be not admit
ted, having come up, Mr.. Morton gave the
history of Pinchback, personal, military
and political, aud at the close read an affi-
daVit that Pinchback had been in a work
house tor assault and battery. he reiterated
his former argument made in the case.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Morton's speech,
on motion of Mr.. Cameron the Senate went
into executive session, and adjourned to
Monday.
The House, after going into Committee of
the Whole, adjourned to Monday.
The order suspending G. w. +. Black.
Attorney, from practicing before the War
Department was revoked by the Secretary.
The bill reducing the pay OF army officers
cuts down the appropriation 100000.
The Secretary OF War has given notice to
the special Committee on Texas Border
Troubles that he will send additional troops
to the Rio Grande.
The sub-Naval Committee has gone to
Norfolk to examine witnesses regarding the
alleged political uses of Navy Yard con-
tirmations.
APPOINTMENTS.
Chas. II. Gill, Commissioner of Pensions
Alfred Fairfax, Assistant Appraiser of
Merchandise at New Orleant; Jno. w
Waltz, Postmaster at fredericksburg, Va.
The Committee on Privileges and Elections
met to consider the memorial of the Ala
bama Legislature in reference to the Spen-
Ger case no action.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-In the Senate
large number of petitions were presented
in favor of subsidy to the Texas Pacific
Railroad.
The National Democratic Executive Com
mittee have adopted the following resolu-
tions: That the National Democratic Com
mittee open its office at once and proceed to
a decisive organization of the party in the
several States. Resolved, That the Demo-
cratic members of the Senate and House of
Representatives be invited to appoint an
auxiliary committee in aid of such an or
ganization, and that copies of these resolu-
tions be addressed to Hon. MeSsrs. Steven
son and Lamar, the respective chairmen of
the Senate and House caucuses. By direc-
ton, Mai. A. d. Banks, Secretary, has
opened headquarters at No. 1921 f. street.
Treasurer New and Register Allison, of
the Treasury, were before the House to-day
with new protestatiOns against the reduc-
tion of salaries. Allison was against both
reduction of the force and the salaries.
Proceedings pending the fate of Pinch
back attract no unusual crowd to the
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4--The Associated
Press is requested to say that the alleged
purpose recently telegraphed to New Or
leans of certain leading Democrats in Con-
gress that Mr.. Kerr announced to the
Republican Senators that the admission of
Pinchback would be regarded as a violation
Of the Wheeler adjustment. and justitica-
ton of violence, is wholly untrue.