San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-09
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
In the Senate, on the 10th, the amended
Pension bill, restoring to the pension rolls
the names Of all persons now surviving,
heretofore pensioned on account of service
In the war of 1872 or any OF tho Indian wars,
whose names were stricken therefrom on nc
count of disloyalty, ETC., was passed, Al to s.
49,. In the House, Mr.. Harris, chairman of
the Election Committee, called up the
election case OF Acklin vs.. Darrell, from the
report being in favor of Ackfin,L the
contestant, and the minority being in favor
OF Darrell, the sitting member. long dis
to speech made by Mr. Gibson on the
previous Thursday. In the course Of his
argument Mr.. Hale said that there was no
legal ground for the prosecution OF Ander.
was o profound impression that the pro.
ceeding In Louisiana had its root, its main
spring. its source elsewhere; that there
were many who believed that that whole per-
formance had been dictated and driven for
ward by restless men, who did not ne8n ever
to admit that the Presidents utlS hid been
settled, and that the President b the United
Ss'sd ssaraaps shs sSsSn II sp is
portrayed the stase II affairs ia'fSnsiana
during late years, when no guilty man
had been punished and when no honest man
since the Nichols Government had
been inaugurated no man, whether poor or
rich, who, Committed a crime, had escaped
punishment. He denied that the Returning
Board was pelfeouted on political grOnndS
REWRITING to tho charges of n compact bes
tween the authorities of Louisiana and
the Federal Government, he deniedit not
t nor
Cabhiet. RSfhey could not be entity of such n
crime. Mr.. Garfield also. made a speech of
some length, M which he arraigned the
Louisiana authorities for their prosecution
of the Returning Board.
In the Senate, on the Goth, Senator Cock
rell submitted resolution instructing the
Commissioner of Agriculture to furnish 70
the Senate such information and facts as may
be in his possession relative to the disease 81
hogs, commonly called hog cholera, with
such suggestions as he may deem pertinent.
Agreed to. After the expiration of the
morning hour, consideration was resumed OF
the bill to regulate the compensation
Senator Hamlin submitted an amendment as
an additional section, providing that the
President and Vice President of the United
States, Senators, Representatives and Dele-
and clerk 81 tie House. of Represeata
tives, may send and receive, free, through
the mails, all written and printed
communications not exceeding two ounces
propriety of restoring the franking privilege,
the amendment was agreed to-.yeas 80, nays
81. The bill was then read q third time and
passed, The vote in detail upon Senator
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Beck, Burnside, But
ler, Cameron Pa.), Chaffee, Cnristiancy,
Conkling, Conover, Davis, IVY: Va, Dorsey,
Edmunds, Garland, Grover, Hamlin, Harris,
Kirkwood, Lamar, Mcdonald, Matthews, Nor
gan, Paddock, Ransom, Saunders, Spencer,
Teller, Window, Withers-33.
er 1% Wis o Sssa beGE oPe a
Eaton, Eustfs, FerTy,l McCreery, Mcmillan,
Merrimon, Morrill,, Oglesby. Plumb, Sargent,
Salisbury, Voorhees,, Wadleigh, Wallace-2i.
for the amendment, was paired with Senator
Armstrong, who would have voted against
it......In the House, the contested election
case of Ackln vs.. Darrall, from the Fourth
majority resolution. declaring the former
elected, was adopted without division, after
the minority resolution in favor OF Darrall
had been rejected, ITO to l39. Acklln then ap
peared before the bar of the Honse and was
sworn in, taking the iron-clad oath. ,
I In the Senate, on the 21st, number OF
bills were introduced and referred, after
which an executive session was held and the.
Senate adjourned till Monday. .........In the
House, Mr.. Knott, Chairman of the Judiciary
into two judicial districts. Passed. MI. Butler,
from the same committee, reported bill au-
thorizing the Secretary OF the Treasury to pay
Texas the balance remaining OF me iuna
appropriated for the payment OF creditors OF
the late Republic of Texas. Referred to Com
mittee of the Whole. Also, the bill to relieve
certain legal disabilities of women. 1t pro-
vides that when woman shall have been a
member of the bar of the highest Court in
any State or Territory she shall, on applica-
ton, be admitted to practice before the
United States Supreme Court Passed-yeas
1863, nays 81. Mr.. Lapham from the same
committee, reported a bill eXempting from
seizure on executions or attachments issued
by any United States Court the same proper.
ty which shall be exempted from levy and
sale under the laws of the State in which the
defendant shall reside. Passed. At the ex.
piration of the morning hour, Mr.. Bland
moved to proceed with the business on the
Speakers table, and it was SO ordered: me
silver bill having been reached, Mr.. Springer
raised the point of order that the bill must
go to the Committee of the Whole, and a
debate upon that point took place. the
and Mr.. Cox, of New York. appealed from
the decision of the Chair. The appeal was
laid on the table by vote OF y to 70; MT;
Hewitt, of New York., moved to lay the olll
was rejected-yeas y, nays 204. The main
question was then ordered and the Silver bill
was passed as it came from the Senate. Ad-
journed till Monday. 90.
In the Senate, on the 25th, the Vice-Pres-
ident gave notice of his intended absence for
several days. on account of illness, and ask
ed that President pro tenn. be designated
Mr.. Booth, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported, with an amendment,
the Senate bill to declare certain lands
granted in aid of the construction
Of the Pacific Railro ad, by act of
July LIST, 1862, and July 2, 1864, subject to taxa
ton Placed on the calendar: Mr.. Plumb in
troduced bill supplemental to several acts
relative to the Union Pacific Railroad and its
branches; also, an amendment to the Mill.
tary Appropriation bill Also a resolution OF
inquiry in regard to aid extended by the
Union Pacific Railroad to other roads, etc
Ordered printed. Senator Voorhees, called up
the resolution submitted by him on the l4th,
providing for an inquiry in relation to the