The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-07
The Mississippi Legislature.
Foreign News.
FOKTY.FOUI:TH CONGRESS-.
The HOUSE.


WAsHIyGToH, Jan. G.-Mr. Randall, froI
the Comul.toe on Appropriations. repor q
q resolution InstrUcLing the Committee o.
Military Affairs 10 take into immediate con
sideration the pay and allowances OF all officer
of the army, aua port whether in any AM
also in what ca3es such pay and allowanc
should be reduced. Adopted.
Mr.. New, o. Indiana, offered q resolution
declaring that the f,ateruai feeling and goot
will now existing in all sections of the coun
try, and the manifest disposition and purpos
of the men who battled against each other il
the late civil war to join hands as one people
ia the future, is most suspicious ushering il
of the centennial year, and that while tn,
people are thus making an honest effort K
live together in peace and uphold the same
flag OF an individual country, their Repre-
sentatives in Congress should do no act which
would necessarily disturb the patriotic con
cord now existing and increasing nor wan
tonly revive the bitter memories of the past
He insisted on having the vote taken BY
yeas and nays, and it was according J
50 taken, and resulted in the resolution being
unanimously adopted. Yeas 1873, nays o..
Bills taxing sales OF bonds aud stocks, 70.
ducing the tax on tobacco for the relief Of
tobacco growers, defining the tax on mall
liquors. we're referred.
A resolution calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for q statement Of the names and
residences of all shareholders in the National
Banking Association, aud the number Of
shares held by each on the first Mondoy Of
July last, was adopted.
The Comm on Civil Service Reform, tc
inquire into the fact of the presentation Of 8
silver tea-set to the late Commissioner OF Pa.
tents, Naggett,) by contributions from his
Subordlnates. Adopted.
BY Mr. Rea, OF Missouri: A resolution de.
clariDg it the opinion of the Hou % that the
contraction of the currency, in the manner
and to the extent that it has been done, has
been detrimental to the business Of the
country, and that in the present financial con-
dition Of the country no further contraction
Of the currency ought to be had.
MIR. Cox suggested that the resolution
should be referred to either of the two COM
mittees having charge of the subject. but
Mr.. Rea demanded the previous question on
the adoption of the resolution. The House
refused to second the previous question by
vote OF 81 to 122. The resolution was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Resolutions were introduced for the pur-
chase of the Freedmen's Bank building at
Jacksonville, Fla, for q custom-h house, ami ex-
tending the limits of the Florida Il abroad, aud
for the improvement OF the st. John River
The resolution for the select committee to
inquire into the inroads, robberies and muir
ders along the Mexican border in Texas was
adopted.
Mr.. Blaine asked Mr.. Randall whether be
desired to bring the House to vote on his
amnesty bill on Monday next?
Mr.. Randall replied that he did.
Mr.. Blaine then said he had substitute to
offer to it, which be asked to have read aud
ordered printed. The substitute was read as
follows
"That all persons now under the disabili-
ties imposed by the Fourteenth Amendment
to the Constitution of the United States
with the exception Of Jefferson Davis, late
President OF the SO called Confederate States,
shall be relieved of such disabilities, upon
their appearing before any Judge Of United
States Court, and taking and subscribing in
open court the following oath, to be duly at
tested and recorded, viz:
l, A. b., do solemnly swear or affirm,
that / will support and defend the Constitu-
ton Of the United States against all enemies
foreign or domestic; that will bear true faith
and allegiance to the same that take this obli-
cation freely, without any mental reservation
or purpose Of evasion, and that to the best Of
my knowledge and ability l will we'll and
faithfully discharge the duties of citizsn of
the United States.
House adjourned to Monday.
BY Mr.. Regain, of Texas Appropriating
81, $3.50, AT on account of money paid by
Texas for frontier defenses also for the pay
inert of the remainder OF the fund appro-
priated for the creditors of the late Republic
OF Texas also for the Improvement of the
harbor and bar of Sabine Pass and of the
Sabine and Nueces rivers also for United
States buildings in Tyler, Texas.
AlSn m establish a collectioN district ~
S,bine Pass; also to repeal the act of I'd of
March, 1867, prohibiting the payment to per-
sons not known to be opposed to the rebel.
lion; also, proposing an amendment to the
Constitution.
By MIR. Hancock. of Texas: For the pay.
ment of losses of citizens OF Texas from In
dian depredntions.
By Mir. Schleicher, OF Texas: Resolution
for the appointment of a select committee to
inouire into the inroads robberies and MUIR
ders along the Mexican borders of Texas.
MIR. Holman, of Indiana, suggested that
the subject should be left to the Committee
on Military Affairs. He was opposed to the
of select committees
Mr.. Wood, of New York, favored the APP
pointment Of select committee, inasmuch
As the Committees on Foreign Affairs and
Military Affairs, to which were referred that
portion of the Presidents me ssage in regard
10 these deprepat.ons, could not act jointly on
the subject.
MIR. Regan, of Texas advocated the resolu |
lion, and said that the authorities Of Texas
would not be able longer to restrain the peo- |
pie from taking up arms in their own defense. |
! thing which might be greatly to be deplored. |
Taking into consideration the danger Of in |
complications, he believed that |