Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-30
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
.oSGRnss DURING THE PAST WEEK.

IoHGRBss DURING THE PAST WEEK. =
WASHINGTON, d. c., March Is, 1873.
Editor SENTINEL: ~
In the Senate, the judiciary Commit
tee made an unfavorable report npon tho
Honse Bill relieving the legal disabilities
Of women in certain cases. A bill was
presented authorizing payment to c,ti-
zeus of West Virginia, for services rem
dered in the late war, due by the United
States to that State, and was referred to
Military COMMITTEES. The Jndiciary
Committee reported that in the matter
IF repeating tho Bankrupt Law, they
were progressing with dispatch, aud in
short time would he able to hand ia
their report upon she subject. The two
hlls, one preventing members of Con-
gress from going security on mail con-
tractors bonds, aud the other, the forth
ficstion appropriation of $275, 900, were
both passed. Tho Committee ON Rail
roads, through Mr.. Mathews, reported
the Texas Pacific Bill, being the House
Bill, in nearly all particulars, and rec
commended it's passage. They at the
same time reported, without recommend
ing, the Southern Pacific, or what is IA
military known as the Huntington Bill"
The resolution offered in the House, of tho
Maryland Legislature in relation to tax
ing tobacco, was also introduced in this
chamber. A bill which grants on Amer
lean register to the foreign ships intend
ed for the Woodruff Expedition, passed.
Nh. Blaine again censured in very harsh
terms the Secretary of the Interior for
his policy towards settlers in the Terri
tories during the debate on the bill
which makes appropriation for the bet
ter detecting Of trespsasers on the pub-
| lie lands. The Senate having insisted
on the Military Academy Bill as amended
by them, conference committee WAS in
| stituted. Quito q number of memorials
protesting against the reimposing of the
income tax were introduced. Tho Com
! mittee ON Claims reported bill for tho
relief of the Richmond Female Institute
of Virginia. The Military Committee
reported the bill above referred to, reim-
bursting the State of West Virginia for
moneys expended during our internecine
war. A resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Howe, calling upon Mr.. Hayes, if
not incompatible with the public inter-
! est. to furnish the Senate with any in
formation As to Judge w. r. Whitaker,
defaulter to the government, as has boon
alleged by Secretary Sherman in the pub
| lie prints. Mr.. Conover offered similar
resolution as to the surrender of the in
surgent Cubans, and the terms thereof.
An objection was nado to the resolution
directing tho Finance Committee to
make report during the coming week
upon tho bill for the repeal of tho Re-
sumption Act, IS it came from the House,
the resolution was necessarily laid over.
During the discussion Of the Railroad
Sinking Fund Bill, the debate was inter-
rupted by = message from Mr. Hayes
transmitting from the Secretary of State
certain papers called for by the Senate in
relation to Mr.. Delfosse's appointment A.
one of the Fishery Commissioner under
What is known as the "Washington
! Treaty."
In the House, the bill which would
have made available tho appropriation
of 1915, 900, Heretofore passed by the
House, and now n law with which to
pay the ante bellxns mail contractors O +
| the South, upon q motion striking out
the enactlng clause, was defeated by
reason of the failure of said motion.
The resolution Of the Maryland Legisla-
| ture asking q reduction of the tobacco
tax was introduced. Mr.. Springer en-
deavored to pass bill authorizing the
coinage of both gold and silver upon an
! equality, and to facilitate the depositine
of both metals in the Treasury for tho
above objects, by q motion to sus-
pend tho rules, but the opponents thereof
| were too much for him, and pushed off his
motion by call of yeas and nays, until
the time arrived for the yielding of the
| floor to the discussion of District Of Col
! ulnbia matters. A bill making an appro-
priation for tho erecting of a monument
! ovor tho CARVE of Thomas Jefferson was
introduced and appropriately referred.
A majority report was received from the
| committee appointed to investigate the
affairs of the Doorkeeper, which whilst
it found nothing wrong in his affairs, yet
recommended, declaring tho position va
can't, and placing the duties Of Doorkeep-
| or upon the Sergeant alarms, until the
House appoint another doorkeeper. The
minority report of said committee called
attention to the fact that as the report of
| majority admitted no corruption on che
part of Mr.. Polk, it would DO an outrage
Of individual persecution to adopt the
resolution embraced in the report of the
majority of their colleagues. The bilSrc-