Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate.

Flue lot ADMISSION 10 tle uhT VI Tue Su.
preme Court Of the United states OF any
woman who has been member OF the bar
Of the highest Court OF any state or Terri.
tiry for period Of three years, reported
1t back together with an amendment OF
Sargent providing that No person shall be
refused admission to the bar OF any u. 3.
Court on account Of sex, and said be had
been directed by the Committee 10 report
as they reported before that there was no
law pToliOiliug Court from admitting q
woman to the tar, and therefore there
was no necessity Tor this legislation, AZ.
ter some discussion the bin was placed
on tae calendar, with the adverse report.
PLACING GRANT or THE RETIRED LIST.
Cockrell, Of Missouri, called up the bill
placing Gen. Shields on the retired list,
with tue rank Of Brigadier General.
Sargent submitted the following amend
ment as an additional section: THAT the
President 10 hereby authorized 10 appoint
U. ). Grant, late General Commanding
the army Of the United States, a General
on the retired llst OF the army with full
rank, pay and allowances OF that grade,
except the General 30 retired shall not be
allowed forage Tor horses or cOmmutation
therefor, or aides de camp or other stad
officers unless called into active service In
time ofwar,"
A long colloQual debate followed. Mr..
0glesby said he did not know that General
Grant cared to have bis name mentioned
In this connection. He did not know that
It would be agreeable to his feelings. He
had been greatly hOnOred by the American
people, aud he mignt live long enough to
De hynored again by them.
Mr.. Blaine said he did not quite concur
In what had been said by the Honorable
Mr. Uglesby respecting the amendment Of
tered by the senator from California hr.
Sargent). General Scott was retired from
the mead Of the army with full rank, pay
and allowances. Was there any senator
Ou this ljOr who wished to say .! his vote
that the service. al General Grant were
Lot as important as those " Gen. SCplty
AS 10 bis military renUwn aud hls achieve.
ments IN the war tie Union, "a re could
be sO dispu Q between senators on either
side II the Chamber,
The amendm tat ~ Sargent was then
agreed tO-ye4s -, nays -, IA. follows
\ eas- Allison, B.aiue, Buata bruCe,
BItuside, Cameron u Wisconsin, { am .rUu
Of PeunsylNaLii, hristiaGcy, LOnk In,
LOuuyer, Durs y, Edmunds, Ferry, ham.
iiu, Hnar, ingalls,, Kellogg, kiTkwOUd
Lamar, Mcmillan, Matthews, Mitchell
NORTH, Patterson, Plumb, Rollins, Sar.
gent. Saunders, Teller, aud Wind"m-3J.
Nays-ArmstIong, Bailey, Barnun, Bay
ard, Beck. Cucklell. Coke, Davis Oi LII.
nois, DAVIS OF West Virginia, Dennis
Eaton, kustis, Grover, Harris, Hill, John.
son, Jones Ol Florida, herman, McCreery,
Mcpherson, Maxey, Merrlmon, OglesGy,
randolph, Thurman, VOORHEES,, Wnyte
and Wllhers--.s
Wad.clgh and Cove, who would have
voted In the affirmative, pal! ell with lLeIe-
Il In d a
IN the negative. Mr.. Anthony said he was
paired with the Senator from Delaware
de did NOT know how the Senator would
vote on this q estiOn, but as the Senators
on that side VI the Chamber voted In the
negative, he wOu not vote In the ahirma.
tive as be would do II not paired.
the announcement OF tue vote by which
the amendment was passed, was greeted
with applause in the galleries, but was
soon checked. A long Lebate followed on
the bill as amended, Senator COckrell
charging that the amendment was offered
to Kill II. Without ac:iOn the Senate ad.
iourned.
THE PRESIDENTIAL INvEsTtGATToS COM.
MITTEE.
The Select Committee on alleged frauds
In the Presidential election was an.
nOunced as follows: Potter, otNew York /;
Morrison, OF Illinois; Hunton, OF Virginia; I;
Stenger, Of Pennsylvania; Mcmahon, OF
Ohio; Cobb, OF Indiana: Blackburn, OF
Kentucky; COX, OF Ohio; Butler, Of Mas.
sachusetts; Reed, Of Maine, and Hlscock,
OF New York,
A cable message from Minister Noyes
at Paris, was presented, asking to be sub.
IGnaed before the Committee.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS,
Among he bills introduced, was one by
Mr.. shelley, OF Alabama, known as the
Schleicher bill, entitled q bill granting aid
by the National Government TO certain
companies Incorporated By state authority
tor works Of internal Improvement. The
companies are authorized u lssue bonds
sufficient to construct, complete and equip
their respective works, to run i've years,
and 70 bear interest At the rate OF i've per
cent. per annum, the Government t0 guar.
antee interest, which 10 to be paid semi.
annually at the Treasury OF the United
States. The Government retains a mort.
gage on all property now held or 10 he &C.
qul ed hereaiie. by said Companies, 10 be
held in trust tor tue ultimate payment Of
both interest and principal OF said bonds !;
the Companies are forever prohibited
from cTediting any Olhe; mOrtg age or lien
uVUu luGll lluptlAlt auh llUiu watering or
otherwise increasing their stocks, and any
use OF the money obtained on such bonds
by any officer OF the Company, or any other
person for any other purpose whatever, is
deciored \ felony, punishable by impris II.
ment in tbs Penitentiary not less than
ten nor more than forty years,
In the discretion of a jury. The compan :
included in the bill are the james River
and kanahawa canal; the Atlantic and
Great Western, connecting he Tennessee
river at Guntersville, with the Atlantic
Coast at Savannah; the Florida Coast
Canal; the Fort Puillip Canal; the Hene-
pin and Chicago Canal; the Niagara Snip
Canal; the OswegO Canal, the Lexington
and Big Sandy Railroad, connecting Lhes.
apeake and Ohio Railroad, with l.. and N.
U. lines, or the railroad TO the Pacific
Coast. The whole amount OF money re.
quired for these works Is S22O, 900 COO
upon which the Government guarantees
Interest. The friends Of the bill elaine It's
passage will give immediate employment
T. $500 men, and will require the use OF
81 t0U mules and horses, and will at once
relieve the financial pressure now prevail.
ing In the land.
A Good Bill.
WAsuINGTON Nav g0-Tha hilI ia,rn