The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-06
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washington, Jan e.-The Committee on
Elections, after an hours session. adjourned !
Until to- morrow. An Informal vote was
taken whether the Senate At this session had
| the power to elect a President. Ayes
Morton, Cameron, OF Wisconsin, Wadleigh !
nays-EoOper, Merriman. Mitchell did not
vote
SENATE Morton's Mississippi resolu-
! ton went over TO Monday Executive se8-
sion, No nominations this morning.
The chair laid before the Senate COM
municauOn from the Secretary of War,
transmitting the report of the Chief of En-
gineerS, in regard to the amount of apprO-
priatiOn for the improvement Of the mouth
of the Mississippi river at Fort Jackson
and Fort St. Phillip. 1t was ordered to be
printed,
Merrill of Vermont introduced bill to
! further provide for the redemption of u. 5.
legal tender notes, in accordance with ex-
! listing laws. He said he introduced the bill
| upon his own responsibility and presumed
no member here desired to repeal the act
| passed at the late session, to provide for
! speedy resum ptiOn. His purpose in intro
| ducing this bill was to make the execution
! of that law easier,
Sherman of Ohio submitted resolution
! that the Commissioners of the Freedmcns'
| Saving and Trust Company of the District
of COlum bia, are hereby directed to commu-
| nicate to the Senate detailed statement of
! the assets of said Company remaining un-
| distributed, and all the assets collected, or
charged in any way, since the date of last
| report transmitted to the House of Repre-
| sentatves, on the 18th of December, 1874,
agreed to.
HOUSE. Referred the Presidents mes
sage to the appropriate committee.
Speaker Kerr in the chair, apparently in
good health, and but few members present.
Matters concerning banking, currency
and banks were referred to the Committee
on Banking and Currency. Matters pertain
ing to legal tender notes were referred to
that Committee.
Morrison of Illinois, offered resolution
directing the several commissioners, having
in charge matters pertaining to Indian af-
fairs, military, naval pOstottiCe, public lands,
public buildings and grounds, claims and war
claims, to inquire into any abuses or frauds
in their administration, and the execution
of the laws affecting those brahches of pub
lie service. with q view to ascertain what
change and reforms can be made so as to
promote integrity, economy and efficiency.
Also inStructing the Committee on EXpen-
ditures in the several departments to pro-
> ceed at once, as required by the rules
of the house, to examine into the state OF
] the accounts and expenditures OF the re
spective Departments; and whether all
monies have been distributed in conforn-
Z, ty with the appropriation laws and what
provisions are necessary to be adopted TO
provide more perfectly, for the proper APP
l DlicatiOn of the public monte and TO secure
| The government against demands OF an un-
d lust character or eXtraYagant IN amount:
t adopted,
was adoDted instructing the Judicirry Com
mittee TO report d bill compelling the Pa
cific Railroad Company to pay the interest
| advanced by the Government, or give in
demnity bonds; lie argued that IN twenty
yearsy%he road would owe the Government
2OOOOO,OOO, if the present system was con
tinued.
r. claring that the doctrine just enunciated b,
TO the House, in the adoption OF the resolution
es offered by Mr.. CasOn, Of Ind. is so wise an'
OF inst that it should be followed by the Off
y GERS of the House in filling the subordinat
ne nlocps under them. and inatructing them, i
le all such cases to give to well qualified Cnio
Il soldiers the preference over soldiers of tn
- late Confederate army, laughterJ. I'll
nc moved the previous question on its adoption
VI The previous question was lOst--lS to lO3,
"a Mr. Ford. Of New York, said that th
of was the Centennial year, IN which all pa
es dissensions, difficulties and cOntr0YerSit
" should be forgotten, and moved TO refer I'll
C. resolutions to the select Committee on Il
ge Centennial Celebration He wanted I'll
To- House to 90 to business, and have no MOI
IN. fine lost The motion was agreed to-:
Ill to 81. -
resolution " Resolved, That in the diStr
button of the patronage OF the House
- Representatives, and of the GOVernm9l
es, generally, those duly elected, and who, |
law have the appointment of subordinate
. should regard the Jetlersonian test" is
honest; is he faithful; is he capable. II
= recent events in the Federal AdministratiC
Der rive neculiar force to this Democratic sent
"; ment rlaughterl. Adopted.
the Democratic State Convention.
lse' NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 5.-The Democrat
ms Stote Convention met at noon, at st. Pa
lua rick,s Hall. Hon. Il. II, Marr, Charm
10 state Central Committee, called the Co
Iils i yention to order Judge Albert NOOrhC
l,T% was elected President pro tenn, and COZ
10 mittec on credentials was appointed, Whl(
A / if is stated, will allow no proxies for cou
nor fry delegates, unless the proxy resides
ifv- the parish he represents, and recess W
, of then taken.
we'd tiaIs reported thas all the parishes of
5 +. | state except BOssier, St. Bernard and !
the bine were represented. Hon. john G. Nc
led; cure. of Caddo, was elected by major
pre- Of ohont 100 over Duncan :. Cage, the ca
ndI- ddate of the Liberals and tusionlsts
Zach Mr. Moncure, on taking the chair, THANK
tbe Convention for the honor conferred III
him. and said this Convention is pTOba
h the most important one ever held IN
State: for it is the first one since our ST
has been deprived of her rights. It is III
IA important iilr1 o that we should be unit on
questions to be presented. call upon tfl
who voted for me to-day to look TO 1t tn;
RES solid front should be presented against
18TH, vile cohorts of Radicalism, who are sapp
low the Ife-blood of our people. Let the WI
people Off our State be one body aga
ence their opponents, the Radicals, no ma
e the what difference there may be in the po
of different delegates. Let them all FIX
ed to down the first appearance OF dIscord,
f the let the proceedings, OF the Convent.ol
lined most harmonious, for our grievances
n the greater than have before been borne by
Anrlo-Saxon race. 1t is my desire,
N all matter what may have been my predi
tions. and l hope that all who, as we
90 opposed to Radicalism in this State, wi
90 together on this floor.