The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-03-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

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In the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Ere,
\ linghuysen called up the senate bill to amend
certain provisions of the revised statutes OF the
United States relating to the transportation
of animals. The amendment reported by the
| judiciary committee, to the effect that ami
| mails shall not be confined in any railroad
| car or vessel without food or water for a
| longer period than twentv-four consecutive
| hours, and that they shall have time for rest
and water at least seven consecutive hours,
and providing that the amendments shall
take effect on July 4, 1876, were agreed to.
The bill was then passed-30 to "a. The
senate proceeded to consider the resolution
that P. B. S. Pinchback be admitted as a
senator from the state of Louisiana etc. Mr..
Morton spoke in favor of the admission of
the claimant, and in reply to the remarks of
Mr.. Thurman, made last week. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 10Th, the chair
laid before that body communication from
the secretary of war, inclosing the final re-
port of Major G. K Warren, corps of en-
gineers, on the improvement of the water
communication between the Mississippi river
and Lake Michigan, along the valley of Fox
and Wisconsin rivers. Ordered printed with
the accompanying maps and referred to the
committee on transportation routes. Mr.
Morrill,, from the committee on appropria-
tions, called up the house bill making apprO-
priatiORs for the payment of invalid and
other pensions for the year ending June 80,
1877. The bill, as it passed the house of rep
resentatives, made appropriations as follows:
Pensions for army invalids, 81, 500, 900; wild
Ows, minors and dependent relations, $14,-
100000; survivors and widows of the war of
1872, 81, 100000. The committee reported
amendments striking out the amendments
after each class, as above, and inserting the
sum total of S2S, 100000. Mr.. Davis moved TO
amend the clause in regard to contingent
expenses of the pension bureau, so it should
read: Such contingent expenses as may be
recommended by the commissioner of pen
SiOns, and approved by the secretary of the
interior" Agreed to. After some discussion
the pension appropriation bill passed. The
senate then took up the bill to repeal section
2030 of the revised statutes of the United
States, making restrictions i'll the disposition
of public lands in the states of Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida.
The amendment of Mr.. Edmunds, that public
lands affected by this act shall be offered at
public sale as soon as practicable, from time
to time, according to provisions of the exist
ing law, and shall not be subject to private
entry until offered, was agreed to. Mr..
Clayton moved to strike out the second Sec
ton of the bin, providing that the act shall
take effect in ninety days from its passage.
Agreed to. The bill having been considered
in committee of the whole was reported to
the senate, and the amendments made IN
committee agreed to. 1t was then read a
third time and passed-yeas, IL; nays, II.
After executive session, adjourned.
In the senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Withers
presented the petition of Joseph Segar, ask
ing compensation as U. S. senator from Vir-
ginia. Referred. Mr.. Conkling, from the
judiciary committee, reported adversely on
the bill introduced by Mr.. MerrimOn on the
18th of December last to repeal so much of
of fho 1ctuf frrfa fOrINiA dc
the payments of accounts, claims and de-
mands therein named, and all clauses therein
named, and all clauses and laws forbiddiug
payment thereof, and apprOprlating money
to pay the same, when duly established, and
it was indefinitely postponed. The bill refers
to claims for carrying mails before the war.
On motion of Mr.. MerrimoD, the vote by
which the bill was indefinitely postponed
was reconsidered, and it was placed on the
calendar with adverse report. A motion to
take up the Pinchback case was lost. Ad-
jOurned.
In the senate, on the 18th, Senator
Morrill, reported, with two amendments, the
senate bill to establish an educational fund, |
and apply portion of the proceeds of the |
public lands to public education, and to pro- !
vide for the more complete endowment and |
sapport of national colleges for the advance |
ment of scientific and industrial education. |
Placed on the calendar. Senator Howe pre- |
sented petition, which he said purported to
be signed by citizens of Wisconsin, asking !
the passage of a law requiring the treasurer |
of the United States to pay every man, wo-
man and child residing in the country, with
out distinction on account of race, color or
previous condition of servitude, the sum of |
ten dollars a week, such sum to be paid every
night at the postoffice nearest the
residence of such person. He said there was
no limitation as to time, but to prevent any
undue expansion of the currency, the pc
titiOner thought no more than five per cent.
should be issued in any one year. Senator
Withers reported adversely on the senate
bill apprOPriating one thousand dollars to
remove the remains of +. Ramsey Wing, late
minister to Eucader, from Quito to the ceme-
terry at Louisville, Kentucky, and it was in
definitely postponed. No further business
Of interest was transacted.