The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-08-25
CONGRESSIONAL.


the secretary of war, enclosing letter from
the chief of the engineer corps remonstra.
ting against the proposed amendment to the
river and harbOr appropriation bill limiting
the availability of the appropriation for the
Improvement of the southwest pass the
MISSISSIPPI river. lie expresses the opinion
that II the amendment should be finally
adopted, it will stop the work of dredging
and interfere with the commerce of New Or.
leans. Ordered to be printed and be laid on
the table. Mr. Hitchcock called up the sen.
ate bill to establish the territory of Pembina,
and 10 provide temporary government
| therefor. The proposed new territory con-
slsts of the northern portion of the territory
of Dakota After brief discussion, the bill
was passed; yeas 81, nays 10. The senate
then went into executive session and soon
| adjourned.
In the senate, on the 9th, During the
morning hour number of bills on the cal
| endar, not objected to, were passed; among
them house bill to allow homestead settlers
to make proof of settlement before the courts
as well as before the receiver. The amend
ments of the house to the senate bill to
provide for the sale of the reservation OF
| confederate OtolOes and Missouri Indians in
! Kansas and Nebraska were agreed tOand the
| bill passed. The senate then resumed con-
| sideratiOn of unfni ished business, the resolu-
|
| ira copies of the message of president and
accompanying documents in regard to the
recent trouble at Hamburg, and Mr.. Patter-
son resumed his remarks. Mr.. Hamlin moved
! that the senate at p. m take recess until
| 7:30. Agreed to, and Mr.. Wallace took the
| floor upon Mr.. MertOn's resolution to print
| extra copies of the presidents message etc,
| but before concluding his argume Mt the sem
| ate took recess. Evening sesSion-UJpon re-
assembling, Mr.. Edmunds, from the commit
tee on the Judiciary, reported with amend.
ment the house Joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution of the
United States prohibiting the appropriation
of money for the support of schools of any
religious sect. Placed on the calendar. He
gave notice that he would call it up for con-
sideration tomorrow morning. Mr.. Wallace
continued his remarks on the resolution of
Mr.. Morton, and was replied to by Mr.. Sher-
man, but before the latter concluded the
senate adj iourned.
The senate on the 10th resumed con-
sideration of unfinished BUSINESS, the reso-
luton to print ten thousand extra copies of
the message of the president and accompa-
nying documents in regard to the recent diff
ticulty at Hamburg, S. {. Mr.. Sherman re-
sumed his argument at the point where he
suspended last hight. Mr.. Mcdonald then
replied to the argument of Mr.. Sherman.
The senate went into executive session, and
SOOH duJOufleu.
In the senate, on the 11th, the bill to
Establish post routes taken up. Mr.. Bogy
submitted an amendment to continue the
fast mail service from Chicago to st. Louis.
Agreed to. Mr.. Withefs submitted an
amendment as an additional section, author
izing the postmaster general to contract for
a fast mail service from Washington to New
Orleans via Richmond, and appropriating |
100000 for that purpose. Agreed to. Mr. |
Paddock submitted an amendment as addi- |
tiOnal section to the bill to restore the frank |
ing privilege reported by him from the COM
mittee on postOtfices and post roads, on the |
25th of May last. 1t provides that it shall be |
lawful to transmit through the mail free of |
postage, letters, packages or other matter
relating exclusively to business of the gov
ernment of the United States; also, tina SEN
atOrs, representatives and delegates in con-
gresS, the secretary Of the senate and clerk
in the house of representatives may send and
receive through the mail, free of postage,
letters and documents Mr.. Howe favored
moved an amendment so as to allow senators,
representatives and delegates in congress- |
the secretary of the senate and clerk of the
house of representatives,, to send and receive
letters and documents only, and not pack
ages and other matter relating exclusively to
public business. Agreed to. The amend
mcnt of Mr.. Paddock. restoring that privi-
lege, was agreed to. Yeas, 30: navs, Is, as
follows: Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Burnside,
Christiancy, Cooper, Cragin, Davis, Dawes,
Harvey, Howe, Ingalls,, Kelly, Key, Maxey,
MerrimOn, Mitchell, Norwood, Paddock,
Patterson, Randolph, Ransom, Salisbury
Spencer, Stevenson, Wallace, West and
Withers-30. Nays Messrs. Anthony, Bogv,
Booth, Cameron wis Clayton, COckrell
i'm
Mcdonald, Mcmillan, Morrill, and Oglesby-I
10. The bill was reported to the senate, and
the amendments made in committee of the
whole were agreed to. The bill was read
third time and passed yeas %, nays IS.
Evening session.-Mr. Edmunds called for
the regular order and the senateresumed the
of the proposed constitutional
in regard to a division of the
school fund. The question being on the
of the Judiciary committee it
Yeas-Allison, Anthony, Booth, Boutwell,,
Burnsides, Cameron. (Wis.), Chr fancy,
Cragin, Edmunds, Ferry, Freling
huysen, Harvey, Hitchcock, Howe, Ingalls,,
Logan, Mcmillan, Mitchell, Morrill,, Oglesby,
Patterson, Sargent, Wadleigh and
West-27. Nays-Bogy, CockrelI, Cooper,
Davis, Eaton, Gordon, Kelly, Herman, Key,
Mdxey, Norwood Randolph, Ran
som and StevensOn-15 Clayton, Wright,
Morton, Robertson, Cameron, pa. }, Sherman
ana h1nuOlllJ VINO WOulu nave voted lntne |
affirmative, were paired with Merrimon,
Dennis, Mcdonald, Wallace, Salisbury,
Thurman and Bayard, who would have voted
in the negative. The questiOnthen being on
ordering the joint resolution as amended to
the third reading, it was agreed to. Yeas,
27; nays, 15. The senate, by vote of yeas
27 to nays II, ordered that the joint resolu-
ton be read the third time at o'clock to-
morrow. The senate receded from its disa-
sreement to the amendments of the house
DIl to punish counterfeiting of trademark
goods and to prohibit dealing in such goods. |
| he amendments of the house were agreed
TO and the bill passed. Then senate went
INTO executive session and soon adjourned
In the senate, on the 18th, at the ex-
piration of the morning hour consideration
was resumed of the bill to carry into effect
The provisions of the Hawaiian treaty. Sem
ator Sargent spoke in favor of the bill, and
senator West in opposition. The joint reso.
luton proposing amendment to the con-
siitutiOn of the United States, prohibiting
appropriations for sectarian schools, was
read q third time, in accordance with an
order of the senate last evening. Mr..
Antheny called up senate bill to print the
report of the proceedings of the Belknap
trial. Passed, and the senate
5hen took a recess. Evening sessiOn-uPon
he resssembling of the senate, the con-
sideration of the bill to carry the Hawaiian
treaty lnIO eject, WAS WlJDJ anu |
Mr.. salisbury continued his argument.
HOUSE.
In the house, on the 9th, the house
discussed political subjects, and was ad-
dressed by Mr.. Hoar, who commented on
Mr.. Lamar's speech. Counsel was author.
zed to defend the speaker and officers of
the house III the Ha'lett Kilbourne suit. ad-
ourned.~
In the house, on the 10th, Mr.. Lord
offered resolution reciting that the right of |
suffrage prescribed by the constitutions Of
the several states is subject to the fifteenth |
and that the exercise of said
right should be faithfully maintained and
observed by the Uuited States, and that it is
asserted that the exercise of said rights is in
some states, notwithstanding the efforts of
good citizens, resisted and controlled by
fraud, intimidation and violence, so that the |
object of the fifteenth amendment is de-
featcd, and that all citizens, without distinc
tion of race or color entitled to the rights ]
conferred by said amendment and declaring
that all attempts, by fOice, fraud, terror IN
timldation or otherwise TO prevent free
exercise of the right of suffrage, should meet I