The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-03-09
Lively Cross-Firing Between Blaine
and Lamar.
A Senate Bill Of Vast Import to Agri-
cuIturists.

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An0tner movement l0I tile huIII'SSiV''
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WAsBNGToN, ID. C., March l.-Mr. Ere
linghuysen, from the committee on agri-
culture, reported adversely on the Senate
bill to provide for the investigation as to
the habits Of the Rocky Mountain locusts,
or sO-called grasshoppers, and II was indeii-
nitely postponed.
He also reported, from the same COM
mittee, favorably, on the Senate bill tor
the protection OF agriculture against inJu-
rious insects, with amendments, which was
ordered printed, and the bill placed on the
calendar.
After debate, the Senate passed, without
amendment, the House bill approprlating
5000 o for the purchase OF material and
the continuation Oh "oiS on .he ouiloins
ior the custom ho"7e anu p'''-oiii'' d. ''''
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cinc fa,,ro,u ac's.
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anu 'ie' tre n1na. P: p;nothant
resoiu'ioh :, ioi VIC I;s; - -
"a oehs.of sa iio" .,
ieas' o. nays
WASHINGTON, March AR. Aicori
spoke at length In favor oil the ADMISSION
OF Pinchback. At the conclusion OF m
speech he defended the Judiciary ot his
State, and read various extracts 70 snow
that the judges there $1,000 very hiSh.
Mr- Edmunds obtained the hoor, bu
yielded to Mr.. Cameron, OF fennsylvania
who moved that the Senate proceed 10 I'M
consideration OF executive business.
Mr.. Boutwell, made motion TO reconsid
er the vote by which the Dill approPriatin.
So 900 Tor the st. Louis custom house ant
Post-ofhce was passed.
| The Senate then went INTO executive ses
sion and soon alter adjourned.
| WASHINGTON, d. C., March 2-Mr. Da
Wis presented petition OF citizens OF Wes
Virginia In favor OF aid to the Texas Pa
ciic railroad, providing that the iron uset
in the construction Of such road be Of Amer
ican manufacture. Referred.
| Mr.. Wallace presented petition OF tht
merchants and business men OF Pittsburg
in favor Of repeal OF the bankrupt law
Referred.
Similar petitions were presented by Mr.
Logan from the business men OF Peoria
and bv Randolph, also Referred.
At the expiration of the morning houI
the consideration Of unfinished business
being the resolution for the admission O
Pinchback, was resumed.
Mr.. Edmunds, who was entitled to tn
floor, said that he was not we'll and coul,
not 90 on with his remarks, he therefor,
asked that the Pinchback matter be laiC
over with the understanding that it com,
up as unfinished business tomorrow. Nor
ton said he would not object, but he under
stood that several Senators were gOinj
away, and if they were not here tomorrow
he would ask further postponement of tn
matter. The request OF Mr. Edmunds wa
granted, and the Pinchhack resolution wa
| laid over.
W,Surxcrox II T. March 9-M,
Sbsrman moyej ,ba, ,hs Ennats nrocs.d :,
cons;Jarat;on oi biI,s ON tho cajenJ a,
Aar.sd ~
Ths ;o;n, r.soln,;o, !, r,,,a-d ~ tho 90,
,.nn;.i oaIahr,,;on wh;ob ,,sssoJ ,bs Hous
vaa,arJ,v was .ora.d ,n
The III sor ,I,e aJm;ss;o, of New Nor;
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| ni.ce ,nv annroH,ia,ion b;II ~ the resoln
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Adjourned
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| filled this morning before the hour of meet
ing, in anticipation OF the proceedings il
the case of the late Secretary Belknap. the
| majority of the audience being composee
of 'adies.
The Chair laid before the Senate the ere
dentials of james B. Beck. United State.
Senator from Kentucky for the period O
six wears, from March 4. 1877. Read ant
laid on the table.
All o'clock the committee of the Houst
of REPRESENTATIVES, composed of Messrs
Ciymer, Robins, Blackburn, Boss and Dan
| forth. appeared at the bar of the Senate
and were announced by the Serreant-at.
Arms. Upon being recognized bv The Pres.
ident pro fem. Mr., CIvmer said:
Mr.. President: In obedience TO an order
of the House of Representative. we appear
before Won and in the name of the House
of REPRESENTATIVES and of all the peopIe oi
the United State. of America we do i'm
peach William w. Relknap late Secretary
Of War of the United states of high crimes
and misdemeanors while in office. and We
further inform the Senate that the Honse
oil Representatives will, In due time, exhibit