American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-03-11
FORTY CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the 2sth, Mr.. Sharon of
Nevada was sworn in and took his seat. The
House bill to amend the act of March 3, 1875, to
enable the people of Colorado to form Consti-
tuition and State Government. and for the admis
sion of said State into the Union, was passed.
The most of the session was devoted to the
sideration of the West Point Appropriation bill.
..".,In the House, among the Executive doch-
ments submitted by the Speaker was a commu
hication from the Attorney General, in response
to resolution offered by Mr.. Lord.
order touching the testimony Of accomplices in
the whisky prosecutions: The Attorney General
states that such instructions as he issued were
merely in confirmation and approval of arrange
ments already made; and that, those instruc-
progress, the House would readily see the pro
priety of Withholding special information relat-
ton of Mr.. Lord, the whole subject matter was
referred to the Judiciary Committee. A large
number of bills were introduced under the Mon
day call of States.
In the Senate, on the Doth, the bill per-
hitting National Banks to organize with capt.
tai Of 50, 900 in towns, irrespective of popula-
ton, was unfavorably reported by the Finance
Committee, but by request of Mr.. Ingalls,. who
introduced the bill, it was ordered to be placed
on the calendar with the adverse report. Mr.
Bayard, from the Committee on Finance, re-
ported favorably on the Senate bill extending
until Feb !, ls11, the time for redempti n of
acts levying direct taxes. Passed. Mr.. Morton
rose to a personal explanation and read the pub
Committee on Foreign Affairs in regard to the
Emma Mine. MIR. Morton denied that he ever
used his influence to have Judge Mexican
moved, or ever had any connection with the En-
ma Mine. The Military Academy Appropria
ton Bill was passed, nearly as reported from
Committee In the Honse Speaker Kerr laid
before that body message from the President
urging the necessity of immediate APP
preparation to supply the deficiency
at Red Cloud Agency. Referred to tommittee
| on Appropriations The House went into ON
mittee of the Whole. Mr.. Blackburn in the Chair,
| on the bill amending the laws granting pensions
to soldiers of the War of 1872 the question being
on the motion to strike out the section restoring
to the pension rolls the names of persons strick-
en- therefrom on account of sympathy with the
rebellion. lengthy and somewhat acrimonious
| debate ensucd, and the bill was recoInmitted.
| In the Senate, on the LIST, Mr.. Freling-
| huysen, from the Committee on Agriculture re-
ported adversely on Senate bill to provide fol- in
vestigation as to the habits of the Rocky Noun
tain locusts. or so called grasshoppers, and il
was indefinitely postponed. lie aIsC
reported faVorably on the Senate
against injurious insects, with amendments
ment of one Commissioner, instead of three
who shall investigate and rather information
relative to the Rocky Mountain locust, the arm,
worm, chinch bug, Spanish fly and other de
structive insects, in order to devise successful
methods for their destruction. The results ar,
to be reported to the Commissioner of Asricul