New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-20
BY TELE G R APH .
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON. July l9.-The Claims Con.
mittee reported adversely on the bill to ps7
North Carolina certain money for cotton
seized. Indefinitely postponed.
The House resolution regarding the
wreck of the Tecumseh, in Mobile harbor,
was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill was agreed to.
There are now left the legislative, diplo-
matic, West Point and river and harbor
bills.
Experimentation S. Evans was on the
stand. His business was with Marsh; did
not know Belknap in the transaction.
Major General w. s. Hancock was sworn,
ard testified that he knew nothing to the
discredit of General Belknap as Secretary
Of War, prior to this charge.
Mr.. Carpenter announced that this closed
the case for the defense.
Mr.. Manager McMahon stated the man
ayers had nothing to offer in rebuttal.
Mr Carpenter asked that some arrange
ment be made about summing up the case,
and announced that the three counsel for
the defense desired to be heard.
MI. Manager Lord suggested that the
time for argument be limited. He said only
two managers desired to be heard on the
question Of fact; but if there was to be an
argument ae tO the eNecU Oi inc tWO-lnIrO6
vote on the question of jurisdiction, third
manager desired to be heard.
Mr.. Carpenter said the counsel for the
defense would argue all there was in the
case, and he regarded that ss one of the
best points.
Mr.. Conkling submitted an order that
three manage and three counsel may be
heard in such order as they may arrange
among themselves.
Mr. EGmuuds moved TO amend 40 as to
limit the time of argument to six hours for
each side Rejected. Yeas l6, nays 90.
The order Of Mr.. Conkling was then
agreed to.
The Senate adjourned.
The report of the conference committed
on the bill declaring forfeited to the United
States certain railroad lands in Kansaa
was agreed to, and goes to the President.
The Ways and Means Committee 70
ported the bill to amend the laws relatin /
to internal revenue. 1t was made the
special order for July %.
Mr.. Jones. of Kentucky from the Com
mittee on Railroads, reported bill incor-
porsting the United States Central Railway
Company, fox the construction of passen-
ger and freight railway from Chicago
through Indianapolis, Lexington. Ken
lucky, Asheville, North Corolina, and
Spartansburg. South Carolina. to Charles
ton, Port Royal and Savannah, with
another branch to st. Louis. Referred to
the committee of the whole.
The bill extending the duration Of the
Court of the Alabama Claims Commission
until the first of January next, passed.
The house then proceeded to the con-
sideration Of the South Carolina contested
election case. The unanimous report of
the committee being that neither the sitting
hor
is entitled to the seat.
The conference report on the army appro-
priation was agreed to, and goes to the
President.
Consideration of the Texas frontier bill
was resumed.
An amendment to the first section,
adopted by the committee yesterday, on
| the motion of Mr.. Hancock, Of Texas, pro-
viding that no part of the troops shall be
taken from any State or service where the
public interest requires their continuance,
was rejected by party vote; yeas 79, nays
| SO.
The House went into committee Of the
whole, Mr.. Monroe, of Ohio, in the chair,
on the bill for the protection of the Texas
frontier.
Mr.. Schleicher, Of Texas, who had re-
ported the bills, explained the necessity
which existed for the second section, which
authorizes the troops to cross the Rio
Grande IN hot pursuit OF the maraudor6,
and said that no sensible government would
make a case of war out Of that. The only
sentiment of the Mexican people about it
would be regret at having their cheap cattle
market broken up.
Mr.. Banks, of Massachusetts, advocated
the substitute which he had offered for the
second section. He found q precedent for
it in the act passed in 1868, authorizing the
President, on the arrest of q naturalized
citizen by 3 foreign government, to make
reprisal by the arrest Of a subject Of that
government within the jurisdiction of the
United States. But these marauders were
not Mexican citizens, but outlaws, and
therefore the pursuit and arrest of them
after full notice to the Mexican govern.
ment could not be regarded as an act Of
war.
Mr. Tucker, of Virginia. explained tho
substitute offered by Mr.. Banks and that
offered by himself, their general object
being identical.
Mr.. Banks modified his substitute to
meet the views of Mr.. Tucker, and it was
stated by Mr.. Schlecher that it was accept
able to the select committee on the Texas
border troubles.
Mr.. fuckers substitute was rejected and
that offered by Mr. Banks was agreed to.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the House.
Without disposing Of the bill the House
adjourned.