New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-04
CONGRESS.
SenaLe.

WASHINGTON, January 3-During the
morning hour various bills and petitions of
no public Importance we're presented and
referred to appropriate committees, and, on
motion of Mr.. Wright, a bill declaring the
true intent and meaning of the Union Pa
citic railroad acts of July l, 1869; July 2,
1864, and July 3, 1866, was taken up. 1t
refers to the claims made by the central
branch of the Union Pacific Railroad Com.
pany for taxes and bonds for the oonstruc-
tiOn of its road in excess of 100 miles from
the Missouri river.
Mr. Spencer, OF Alabama, presented pc
tition of the shipmaeters and others of Mo.
bile, Alabama, demonstrating against the
passage of the House bill to amend the
shipping act of 1872. Referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce.
Mr.. Morton, from the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections, submitted a report de-
claring the manager of the Western Union
telegraph office, at Jacksonville, Oregon, a
witness summoned before the committee to
testify in regard to the electoral vote Of
Oregon, had refused to answer certain CUES
tiOns prOpOunded to him by the committee,
on the ground that he could not divulge the
business of his office and testify as to mat
ters passing over the wires.
Accompanying the report was resolu-
tion of the committee declaring Mr.. Turner
is in duty bound to answer questions, and
can not refuse to do so by virtue OF his Off
cial connection with the Western Union
Telegraph Company. Ordered to be print
ed.
Mr. Morton gave notice that he would
call it up for consideration tomorrow.
The bull allowing the late collector of the
fourth Georgia district his salary passed.
Wright's railroad bill was discussed to
adjournment.
House.
In obedience to the order of the House
the sergeant-at-arms brought to the bar of
the House Mr. E. w. Barnes, the manager
OF the Western Union Telegraph Company
at New Orleans, to answer for contempt Of
the House in having refused to produce
certain kilograms ordered by committee
of the House, of which Mr. Morrison is
chairman.
A communication was received from
Joseph K Lowry and j. Hubley Ashton,
Of counsel for Barnes, asking that he be
allowed until Friday to make his answer in
/ order that they might confer with him in
/ relation to his answer.
MIR. Knott offered q resolution that Mr..
Barnes be allowed until Friday, January S,
| at 2 P. M, to make his answer to the House
| and that he be remanded to the custody of
| the Sergeant alarms of the House. Which
was agreed to.
| Majority and minority reports in the
case of the admission of the Representative
| from COlOfauO were n1aQe ana recon United.
The msjority report recognizes the exist
ence of Colorado as q State, while the mi
nority report recommends the passage OF
an act for its admission.
Mr.. Dill, of Iowa, was appointed in place
of Mr.. Monroe on the committee on the
rights, duties and privileges of the House
in connection with the counting of the presi
dental vote.
The bill to amend the charter of the
Freedman's Bank provides that in case Of
the death, resignation or disability of any
l of the commissioners appointed under the
act of june 90, 1874, then the survivors OF
survivor shall be vested with the possession
and legal title to all the property of said
company, and shall have all the rights thai
were conferred and enjoined on the three
commissioners.
1t also provides that if all three of the
commissioners shall die or resign before the
final execution of their trust then the trus
tees of the Freedman's Savings and Trus
Company shall select q commissioner Il
perform their duties upon his giving bont
TO the amount of 100000. The bill ais,
authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury t.
accept the resignation of any of the com
missioners which may be rendered an,
gives the present commissioners authorit,
to compound and compromise debts.