Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
STATE LEGISLATURES.
Maryland's Governor - Independent
OF Ames The Kentucky Sena-
t0rShip.
CR'MFS Asb CASUALTIES.
4 Strange PreacIer-The Tweed CaSG--
BeGcher Again.
ANOTHER Run on A B0ST0S EANK.
WASHINGTON.

- tlOn OF the 1eXuS Paclhc RJlirOHI
,ine.
The President fo-dly sent to the
Senate the following nominations =
Ld,card c. Blows 20 be U. S. Dis
tri"' Judge for louisiana, vice Dul eli,
resigned.
SENATE. --Aicprn is in bis seat. Se>-
ara! petitions were presented asking
for a repeal Of the resuuption act
\ bill was presented by Thurman foI
lh0 II rttiremeut OF national bank notes.
legal tenders and 800 bonds. Conc
ycr, Of Florida, sumitted the follow
iuG:
Resolved By the Senate aud House
Of Representatives OF the United Gt..t;--
u -imrricd, III Congress assctu hled,
hut Ia cunriiuucn with the VII of Jhe
peoplc, tbs precadLgs OF history, th,
BEST established principles Of iuterua-
t!0nat law, the prrcrpts OF Christian
rule aud morality, and the rrqurs
iuFnts OF 5nt c'.EII4e} clat tt}lu p:;iItIca-
interests Of the Unit, q States, ard
akInr into cons ,deratiUn tie relations
existing bet zeen the Unit. Il .5!ates
aud Spain, 1t Is desirable at the re
clprocHI sentiments and good under
~taud ng between the two peoples
Etud 0,.verEmUats shall not De changed
~ rra-o.. Of the grave events which,
for seven years have taken place on the
island of Cuba, the President of the
United States be and he is hereby au-
thor zed and requested to declare aud
maintain the strictest neutrality be-
tween the government of Spain aud
the people Of Cuba.
Aud be it furher resolved, That il
making this declaration through the
usual form of a proclamation, and in
order to protect citizens of the United
States and merchants and navigators
in general from injury III any way for
walt of precise and clear regulations
to govern them III this matter, the Pres
sideut of the United States be and he
hereby Is authorized and requested to
place IN fu ltorce and operation the same
provisions made and enacted by the
government of Her Mai jesty, the Queen
of Spain, on June l7th 1861, on the
occasion of the outbreak of the civil
war i'll the United States.
Ordered to be printed and lie on the
table.
Dorsey introduced a bill to organize
the territory of Oklohoma.
White, of Marylnnd, submitted the
following:
Resolved by the Senate, the House
OF Representatives conrurripg, That
the people of the several States, acting
i'll their highest sovereign capac-
ity, as :ree and independent St;tes
adopted the Federal Constitution and
esta b!ished form OF government in
the nature of cOufederated republic,
aud for the purpose of carrying into
effect the obj for which it was
formed, delegated TO that government
certain rights, enumerated IN said
constitution. but rdscrved to the States
e~pectlveiy or to the people thereof.
all the resIduary powers not dt legated
to the United States by the Constitu-
ton nor prohibited by it to the States.
Ordered to be printed and lie on the
the table.
Morton, from the committee on
Privileges and Ele ctions, submitted
the following:
ResolUed, That the tenue of Presi-
dent pro tenn Of tle Senate elected at
one session, does not expire at the
meeting of Congress after the first re-
cess, the Vice-Prcoident not having
appeared to take the chair.
ResOLUed, That the d. ath of the Vice
President does not have the effect to
vacate the office of President pro tem
of the Senate.
ResolUed, That the Office of Presi-
dent pro tenn of the Senate is held AT
the pleasure of the Senate.
Resolred, That the Hon. Thos w
Ferry, the Senator from Michigan,
who was elected President pro tenn of
the Senate at the last session, is now
the President pro. tenn by virtue Of
said election. Tabled.
Humilton, of Texas, introduced Il
bill to secure the speedy completion Of
the Texas Pacific Railroad frotil ), poiuj
at or near Marshal, Texas, to tie South
eastern boundary of the State OF Ca'i-
fornia, and to authorize the Southern
Pacific Railroad t. aid III bnilding the
same, and also to build bralch Of It's
road to San Diego, California Re.
ferred to Committee on Railroads.
Spencer, of Alabama--A bill for tic
r"ii' CT Robert johnson, late collector
of Internal Revenue for the Sd district
If Alabama.
After the Executive session Morton's
resolution was taken up, the question
being on the adoption of the resolution
submitted by Mr.. Morton.
Mr. Mcrrimon called for division,
aud ti!s vote being taken on the first
one Is vas adopted unanimo oUsly. The
second resolution was also adopted
unan :aously. When the third resolu-
ton Has read Thurman moved that it
ha laid over, that Senators might have
ianr3 time to consider it.
Pending the discussion at three
"'ciock, on motion of Edmunds, th
Seuate adjourned.
HOUSE. the bills introduced
BY Wood, of New York, to repeal IN
port the act of January 10, 1875, pro-
vi ing for the resumption of specie
p ymeDt and to facilitate the resump-
tion of specie payment without con-
traction of the currency. Repeating
the stamp duty on checks declaring
the department of agriculture one OF
the executive departments.
Vance, of North Carolina, payment
of mail contractors to 1861 and pubic
buildings at Asheville.
FELTON,, of Georgia, Improvement of
the Etawa, Coosa and other rivers of
Georgia; also to refund the expense of
Georgia in the revolutionary war.
Harris. of Georgia, Improvement
of the Cnattahoochee and Flint rivers.
Bradford, of Alabama, to secure
competent Jurors and to prevent the
abuse OF United States Processes in
Alabama; also to place the heirs of
colored soldiers on the same footing
in regard to pensions and bourties as
the heirs of other soldiers
By Lynch, OF Mississippi, for the
improvement of the PascogouIa river.
Randall moved to suspend the rules
of order and proceed with the consid-
erationa of the amnesty bill.
Blaine suggested that the Centeu-
NAL appropriation bill should be first
considered.
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