The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-25
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TO THE DAILY CLARION
WASHINGTON E1EsHS
SENATE.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 24.-In the Senate
Davis, of West Virginia, presented the pc
tltion OF Geo. Jackson, of West Virginia,
ior the removal of his political disabilities
IL was referred +" the judiciary Committee.
Gen. Morgan furnished the Committee
on PRIVILEGES and Election with the lists of
witnesses, and made a plea that the sense of
the senate be taken upon the exclusion of
nineteen specifications before proceeding
with the investigation. The investigation
commences tomorrow regularly.
The Ways and Means Committee reported
the Hawaiian treaty; it was made the special
order on Thursday.
House bill TO reOrganiZe the Judiciary
was read and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Mr.. Hamilton introduced "a bill granting
certain rights to the Central Texas and Ell
Paso Railroad, and to provide for through
lihes between the cities of the lower Mssis-
slppi, the Cult and the Pacific Ocean.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the judiciary Com
mlttee, reported adversely on the petition of
stephen ID. Lee, for the removal of his pO-
litical disabilities. Mr.. Edmunds said that
Mr.. Lee had not sent a petition signed by
himself, to the Committee, but only letter
addressed to the President of the United
States in July, 1866. The Committee would
act upon his personal petition, when re-
ceived.
After the announcement of the death of
Representative Henry FL. Starkweather, of
Connecticut, and the customary eulOgies
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The committee on pensions reported
bull granting pensions to the soldiers of the
Mexican, Florida and Black Hawk wars.
A bill to protect the revenue and provi-
II hot
more than his salary for work done, be
fined and imprisoned passed.
The bill to provide for the building of
custom house at ldemphis, after a long
debate over the amount, 100000, was fl
nally agreed to, but before passing the bill
the death OF Mr.. Starkweather was an
nounced, and after the customary eulogies
were delivered the House adjournea.
WASHINGTON, Feb. A.-The Committee
on Foreign Relations have invited Secretary
Fish to appear before them with all the doc
uments relating to the Emma mine CORES
pondence, now before the Committee. They
only show that Schenck declared he was
a director in the Emma mine company and
was not ashamed of it, as it was private
business; but TO please the President he has
resigned from the directory.
No confirmation of Schenck's resignation
has been received.
The Committee on Ways and Means have
appointed a subcommittee to examine into
the Treasury regulation requiring brewers
to make a barrel of beer from two and a
half bushels of malt
Mr.. Hubbard addressed the Postoffice
Committee in favor of excluding merchan-
disc from the mail.
There were forty-two discharges from the
Pension office including twenty two ladies.
No Southern nominations.
Bristow was before the Appropriation
Committee about the deficiency in the En-
craving and Printing Department.
In the Bureau early action is expected.
In the meantime a currency famine is
threatened
Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, February 24-For the
Gulf States and Ohio valley, falling and
stationary barometer, slowly rising tenn
perature, winds mostly from the southwest
to southeast. except northeasterly in Flor
ida, and clear or partly cloudy weather will
prevail, possibly succeeded IN the last
section and the southwest bV rain areas