The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-26
BY TELEGRAPH.
From Washington.
Proceedings in Congress.
The Centennial Appropriation Bill
Passed.
The Southern Pacific Railroad.
Speech by Judge Kennard.
Foreign News.
Foreign and Domestic Markets.
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Speech by Judge Kennard.
Foreign News.
Foreign and Domestic Markets.
General News.
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FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.


TIE SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Mr. Sargent present.
| ed petition to allow to women of the Dis
| trict Of Columbia suffrage He said the move
ment was making progress. He knew Of NO
better place to make the experiment than the
capital Of the country. Referred to the Dis
| trict Committee.
Additional petitions for the Texas Pacific
Railroad were presented.
| The Committee on Public Lands reported
without amendment the Senate bill to repeal
section 1908 of the Revised Statutes of the Uni
ted States, making restrictions in the dispose
ton of public lands in Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida.
The calendar bill creating an alcoholic COM
! mission passed.
| Booth, of California, and Withers, of Viz
ginia, voting with the Republicans for the
bill
petition from the citizens of Wisconsin.
for the abolition Of the Senate of the United
States, was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee
| Mr. Gordon introduced bill for the relief
of VIM. S. McComb. of Georgia.
The Senate then went into executive seq
rion. No confirmation. Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The Committee on
Banking and Currency reported favorably ON
three bills repeating the ten per cent on the
| tax on State bank notes. This is an impoH-
tant victory for the national banks.
The friends of the Centennial are confident
thM morning.
| The Committee on Appropriations decided
to reduce all salaries, commencing with their
| own. asa
The Committee on Education and Labor
considered the bill reimbursing the William
and Mary College of Virginia for buildings
destroyed during the war.
No Southern Nominations to-day.
The President replies to the call for the
correspondence between this country and
European nations, other than Spain, regard
ing Cuba, that there is none. The correspond
ence on this subject with other powers was
in the shape of q note to American Minister'S
to present to the several governments, and
there was not to be q correspondence between
this nation and other powers.
The Centennial bill passed-146 to 100.
| The Judiciary Committee reported bill
recognizing the judiciary of the United
The Centennial bill was then resumed.
Many eloquent speeches were made.
| MIR. Miles, of Texas, offered an amendment
authorizing the Governor of Texas to appoint
two commissioners from that State in place of
those acting under former appointment, bat
on point Of order being raised, the amend
| m snt was ruled out.
Mr.. Mills explained that Texas desired to be
represented at the celebration, but that she
would not be represented by two such gentle
men as those who had been appointed.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Sheakley,
of Pennsylvania, for free admission on the
Fourth Of July and on every Thursday was
rejected.
Several other amendments were proposed
and rejected.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House with recommendation that
it do pass A large number Of requests to
print speeches were granted.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Adams, G. N. Bagley, Baker
of New York, Ballau Banks, Banning, Bar
mum. Bass, Blaine, Blair, Bliss, Bradley,
Brown of Kansas, Burleigh, Cason, Oasweil,
Chaplin, Chittenden, Clymer, Grape, Crounse,
Cutler, Dantarth, Darrall, Davy, Dennison.
Dobbins, Dunnell, Eames, Egbert, Ellis,
Farwsll. Forney, Foster. freeman. Rrost.
Frye, Garfield, Ganse, Gibson. Hale, Ham
cock, HARRISON, Hardenberg, Harris Of Massa-
chusetts, Harrison, Hathorn, Hewitt of New
York, Hill. Hoar, Hosg, Hopkins, Hubbsll,
Hunter, Hurlbut, Hyman, jerks, Jones Of
New York. Kasson, Kelly, Ketchum, King.
Lamar, Landers of Connecticut, Lapham.
Lawrence, Leavenworth, Levy, Luttrell.
Mackey of South Carolina, Mackey of Penn.
Msgoon, Marsh, MacDougall, McCrary, Mo-
Dill, Meade, Miller, Morey Of Miss, Mon!oeA-
Morey of Louisiana, Morgan, Mutchler, Nash.
Norton, O'Brien, Oliver, O'Neill, Page, Phil
lips Of Kansas, Pierce, Piper, Plaisted. Plat,
Powell Pratt, Purmap, Rainey, Randall, Req
gan. John Reilly, Robbins Of Pennsylvania,
Robbins of North Carolina, Roberts, Ross Of
New Jersey, Ross of Pennsylvania, SAMPSON,
schlucher, Schumacher, Seelye, Sunnickson.
Slemons, Smalls, Smith Of Pennsylvania,
Strait Stowell, Swami, Tarbox, Teese,
Thompson, ThrockmortoD, Townsend Of
New York, Townsend of Pennsylvania, VAN
voorhees,, Waddell, Wallace of South Carolina,
Wallace Of Pennsylvania Walls, Ward. War
rem, Wells of Missouri, Welles of Mississippi
Williams of New York, A. s. Williams of
Michigan, Williams of Wisconsin, Welshire,
Wood of Pennsylvania, Wood of New York,
WOODBURY., Woodwork, and Young-146.
! Mus Messrs Ainsworth, Anderson, Ashe,
Atkins, Bagley, ]. H. Bagley. Baker Of In
diana, Beebe, Bell, Blackburn, Bland, Blount,
Boone, Bradford, Bright, Brown of New York,
Buckner Burchsrd of Illinois, Burchard Of
Wisconsin, Cabell, Caldwell of Alabama, Cald-
well of Tennessee, Campbell, Gambler, Cannon,
Cate, Caulfield, Clarke of Kentucky, Clark Of
Missouri, Cochrane Collins, Conger, Cook,
Cowan, Cox, Culberson, Davis, Debolt DID
rell, Douglas, Durham, Eden, Evans.
Faulkner. FELTON,, Fort, Franklin, Fuller
Glover, Goode, Goodin, Gunter, Ham
ton of Indiana, Harris of Geor
Harris of Virginia, Hartridye, Hay
Hatcher, Raymond, Hendee, Henc
Hinkle, Hereford, Hart of Alabama, J
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