New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-04
CONGRESS.
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WASHINGTON, April 3.-The Chair LAID be-
tore the Senate communication from the
chief of the engineer corps, in regard to the
trouble and unnecessary delay Of boats
passing through the Louisville and Port
land canal, and recommending certain leg
ielation. Referred to Committee on Com
merce. y tl- i'
Many petitions were presented against .
II: Hamlin gsve notice he would on
Wednesday call mp the postage bill for third
class matter.
NJ. Nerrimon presented the resolutions
of the Wilmington, North Carolina, Cham
beP Of Commerce, recommending the or
ganizeti0n Of tho signal service with ~
perate corps.
The Committee on Claims reported I'D
versely ON the petition of the Seaboard and
Roanako railroad for compensation for tho
use Of their road BY the United States
during the war.
~. Norton introduced . bill amending
the second, fourth and fifth sections Of the
enforcement act. Mr.. Norton said tho OBJ
iect Of the bill was to amend the act to en-
force the fifteenth amendment % - to bring
it within tho decision of the Supreme Court.
Several petitions were presented asking
liberal appropriations for the signal service.
Mr. Thurman's bill for uniform system
OF Oo0AIUPtCy po1ooO. 4D l0oGuIo0 0ov0
already been telegraphed. Explaining 1t,
Mr. Thurman said that the object Of this
bill was to put IN end to the discordAnt
decisions which had made the bankruptcy
law ono thing in ono district and another
thing in another district.
Mr. Gordon reported bill from the Com
mittee ON Military Affairs authorizing the
Secretary of War to open and readjust the
settlement made with the Western and At
nf
Tho Senate went into executive session.
COnArDatiOn.
Isaac Brown, postmaster at Corsicana,
Texas.
A number of bills were introduced tor
reference.
Mr.. Blsckburn offered resolution r.
questing the President to inform the House
whether, since March 7, 1869. any execu-
tive official duties, and, If 20, what, have
been performed ct distance from tho seat
Of government established by law. Adopt
ed.
Mr.. Lynde offered . resolution calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury for infofms-
tion regarding the payment of money to
nevepaper editors and correspondents out
side Of legal advertising. Adopted.
Tho impeachment articles were adopted
and managofs appointed without debate,
and the Clerk was ordered to inform tho
Senate.
At the request Of Mr.. Wheeler he w. ex-
oused, and 4r. Lapham, Of New York, was
substituted on the board Of managers.
!. Tho river and hsrbof bill reported re-
duoes the appropriation to o9l8, ,677. 1t va
ordered printed and rec0mmitted.
Mr.. Hunton, from the Committee on Re-
volutionary Pensions, reported bill
amending tho pension law for. the war Of
1912. It provides pensions of $8 month
for all officers and enlieted and drafted
men without regard to color including
militia and volunteers who served for
ten days in the military or naval service in
the war of 1912, and to their surviving wid-
ows who have been married prior to 1850.
It also directs the restoration to the pension
rolls of pensioners struck from the rolls on
accounts of the rebellion. This restoration
is to date from May !, 1865. In cases where
pensioners have died since these names were
struck from the rolls, tho widows arc to
have tho arrearages from May l, 1865.
An amendment striking out arrearages
was adopted, and the bill passed.
A motion to suspend the rules and pass
the resolution confning Kilbourn to prison
faro resulted-yeas 96, nays 59-not two
thirds, and tho resolution failed, but no
quorum of voters.
A call Of the House was moved, but was
finally abandoned.
Night sessions were ordered. The House
adjourned.