, 1876-12-15

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.."op"' .,.s T.. e s.ss..., a -. ~. 1,ns -. ~" -
tosl, hha otne1s' p'csth'eu y, LIZ nouso e'na-
fnittcc On commerce to-uay tnclr s'ews on sc'.
community. They advocated the establishment
~ +, 1,orortmont n rommcrrc. II nc,v crcr,,ttye
VI neea' .'snt "a eon'.e' VI ~" M
braneh OF tue Government, 10 po psessueo over
br Cabinet Minister, anu 10 nave thc super
vision of all matters relating to the commerce
md tradc nj the 1Jnftct) statcs. Thc.r nront,-
e,t,,n tnc1,,dce Tho trnnafcr tn t1,e nav dr.
h't'on 'nclauSs 3ne ltahSles s"s . ns" us
portment all buFeaus VI t1c 11casary
Department having charge OF commerce
matters mid commercial statistics, Their also
favored thc nrrnt,attou or Il rec1nrocity treaty.
,,.,, Caran, ~ r"o,,as, al t,at thn Cn;,n,,tnc
report to the House asking the President to IT,
open correspondence with tho Government of
Grcot nritaln in rp1a.ion to the abolition Of
1ts,,,,h,,,so fcos l., ,bot country.
TIE APPROPRIATION BILL"
The rcactlonnry Democrats have not becn
able to induce Holman to postpone the fntroduc-
+,,,,, ~ III, rc,1or Anronrtat,on hills M ttc
or;rtual urorratunc. The Pension bill llas been
passed. ll'o rost-olneo psli was takeh
up and considered In tue Committee Of tho
Whole for three hours: The b'll approprlates
000,o00 less tl!an tic departmental estimates.
Rcuubltcan mc,ns}crs Of the Approximation Com
i!tec mainta thas tn reates3ns aIo So Ercas
made to 1ucreusc the appropriation for letter
Schlccllcs. of Tcxna, succeeded III lmYing tie
appropriation for inland transportation Oh oil
other than railroad routes increased 3o97, ,00.
.s,,s 49, ,,nnJtIo,, -
"s" Po''''o'' p.sr MINIS,
Tile rost-oalce coa,nlttcc formally an-
amendments to tic Post Route bill, which
irivitrre anll renewal Of fnst trnins. Tho
finnaI. grrrnt ri tim rcpnrt OF nou.co.]currcucc
but s,nly upon tlu assurance that the Commit
etits e M II XXI Inc % rcspcct,vc pr,pasitons, ani bc
tu,,s,. n was ,ernItxi unwsu MD Out Of order tu
p,it | new legislation OF a ,,lll Of that kind Tic
innt-1uu,l m proposition. Which eoMe. up In the
, .ui,ntcr flefeat. ' ''0'. ~'' ''''
>oe''S.' N wAu CLAIMS.
Following is Tic to;nt resolution introduced
In the House hy sir. John ii. Baker, proposing
nss tp ay n,nu rrow{1i vr Out Of r the W akiu se
~ ~ ri uronsrtv urinr tie inis War
II III. R"lnIion:
VI r.orsa t"o h. tar >na,- md ou,s Of g<n,<,rato.
fEAhAs
attt,ay,tI M uTo.fhird* nf sgc1 iioate cp,e4rrino
Mrr+iaI. That tic fo,ltiyyng be proposed u MI
amendment to the Cot,stilutlon Of tho unied
Nlutrs which, when rataesl by thr LrgtslMturcs nf
three efnusths Of tho several later shall b. yalll
tnnll inttnt4 anu PURPOSES ~ past taeeeo1' TO-
VII:
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luz IInr n,sS ~ Ut @ ~ sa, ~
1s ~ ~ S,t. s;ni, III ~ In tnt,inG ne ur
"st,mcIi'm nr nnv 1Toncrtv by INV pors1n eu.
a,,r II, lie military or ryul AeyylcG o tho United
tstes s,r under it, authority. during tho lata War
Of tl,a nrbuIr1,. II tho ownrr III such property
uver ea,u any MD. conNtcnansc., counsel. Of en-
conraxe,ucMt to htcc"ato.l or Rebellion. 9s to Guy
nsetrnie'i Government of a9i.nos|ty 'nca1to tie
ooseshHeA. q r. IL n,ssI axr,.ntsd ,s1r.,
r. Fix ~ ArrnurxiATlnS r nils.
1o,u,sit;;, ~ tims bas maic tim. ~,
,.,r;,'~ .iistrnit',, II lin work rc,natuin,, On
iu"ai tr1,n ,,r1rnrnt I'm of tho i.crfslatvr' ~
'ti, .su .l t,ii.,I tnrrn,,ri.,fir,, Xii IL ns
s;s,,.i T." i13m.,, WntfrG,, MI Atkins: ti,e
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1f1stsr h. E"y. GiIt ~ Hin1nt itn1e mi fiS.
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ktrf n1,i ffnli4.