American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-29

1873, nays So. Mr. Haskell moved to suspend
the rules and pass bill providing
death. wounds received or disease
contracted in the service of the United States
during the late war, shall commence from
the date of death or discharge and for the
payment of arrears of pension on that prin
shall be entitled to any compensation for
making application for arrears of pension
(Mo.l moved to SUSPEND d' the rules and pass
the Senate bill to create an Auditor of Rail
road Accounts. Agreed to-yeas 1S7, nays b.
pass joint resolution proposing constitution
al amendment forever prohibiting the pay
Injured or destroyed by o the tinted states
troops during the war of the rebellion unless
the owner WAS loyal to the Government, and
gave neither aid nor encouragement to the
enemy. Agreed to-yeas IA. nays 81. Mr.. Crit
tenden moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill known the pro rate" bill
to establish Board of Pacific Railroad Com
mis- Re1eetedmyeas Ii NAYS lo5 not
Mr. Cox of New York moved to suspend the
rules aud pass bill to fix the pay of letter
carriers Agreed to-yeas l49, nays ~ The
result was hailed with applause. The bill
provides that in all cities containing popu-
lation OF 5000 or over there shall be two
classes of letter carriers. the first class to
have salary of 81 goo and the second class n
salary of $500; that in cities of less than 49,
600 there shall, be but one class of letter
riers, whose salary shall be $3.50; that n third
clas. nay be established on application of
the Postmaster, to be called auxiliary letter
carriers, and to receive 500 year, and that
the letter carrier system may be estab-
llshed in cities of 10000 inhabitants.
The Speaker announced the appointment of
the following committees: On Reorganiza-
ton of the Arfny-Messrs. Banning, Dibbrell,
Bragg, Strait, and White (Penn.). On Trans
fer of the Indian Bureau to the War Depart
ment-Messrs. Scales, Boone, Hooker. Van
Voorhees, and Stewart On the Labor CUES
tion-Messrs. Hewitt (New York;, Ri.idell,
Die piekey. Tneker Thompson Rice and Boyd
nounced the death of Representative Quinn,
of New York, and appointed a committee to
tees report on the Sundry Civil bill having
been passed, and other minor matters dis
posed of, at a. m. the House adjourned sine
die.
Prior to the adjournment of the Senate,
Senator Bruce, by request, introduced a bill
to establish a National Academy of Educa-
ton, giving preference to the genius and tai
ent of the land and to the orphans of the
United states, Chief Justice, Speaker
and Chaplain of the House of Represent
atives, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institu
ton and Commissioner of Education snail be
body corporate, to be known as the Nation
al Academy of Education. They are to
tabiish academies in the several States, and
Congress to appropriate annually one third of
the amount necessary for their support-pro-
viding the State Legislatures and people of
the States contribute the other two thirds. 1t
further provides that there shall be establish
ed in the District of Columbia an academy
upon a basis of equality with any university
in the world, which shall be the model for
the State academies.........I In the House,
Mr.. Franklin offered a resolution declaring
that, in the investigation of the charges pre-
ferred against the late Doorkeeper of the
House, j. W. Polk, nothing has been shown
affecting his personal integrity or rejecting
on him an honorable man, and allowing
him two months extra pay Agreed to.