American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-15
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the Sd, Mr.. Dorsey, from
the Committee on Railroads, reported with
an amendment in the nature of substitute
the Johnston bill, supplementary to the
act to incorporate the Texas Pacific Railroad
Company Placed on the calendar. Mr..
Spencer submitted an amendment to the
Army Appropriation bill, appropriating
post near ''t the BIaeR Hs Ref ,ir1ar
Mr.. Maxey called up the House joint resolu-
ton providing for the issue of arms to Terri
tories. Passed. At the conclusion of the
morning business the Senate took up the bill
establishing post routes. Mr.. Hamlin sub
mitted an amendment restoring the ranking
privilege. Reiected-yeas 20, nays %, as fol-
Burnside, Butler, Conkling, Conover, Dorsey,
Edmunds. Gordon, Hamlin, Hill, Hoar, Howe,
Lamar Mcdonald, Matthews. Mitchell, Pad" Pad,
dock, Patterson, saunders, Spencer, Teller,
Nays-Messrs. Armstrong. Bailey, Barnum,
Bayard Beck Booth, Cameron( WIS., ,Cockrcll,
Herman, McCreery, Mcmillan, Mcpherson,
Maxey, Merrimon, Morrill,, 0glesby. Plumb,
Randolph, Ransom. Sargent, salisbury. Voor-
49,. In the House, n number of bills were in
troduced and referred, among them the fol-
lowing: By Mr.. Bland-Authorizing the issue
of $50 900 900 in United States Treasury notes
for the improvement of the Mississippi Riv-
er, from st. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico; by
Mr.. Culberson-To restrain the Secretary of
she Treasury irSm paying the o%t
l. iega tender Trsasurg S'nG notes. eA'f BY
Mr.. Wright, of Pennsylvania: Authoriz-
ing the Issue OF $4,000 ,oeO United states
money; by Mr.EIiis: Levying n tax of IS cents
per pound on tea ON motion of Mr.. Cid
dings, the bill was passed appropriating 49,,
90 for continuing the improvement of Gal
weston Harbor.
In the Senate, on the 4th, the bill creating
an Auditor of Railroad Accounts passed.
The Senate insisted upon its amendments to
the Legislative, Judicial and Executive APP
nrnnrfafiOn nnnf. ,, fl,.a
House was requested. Mr.. Blaine, from the
Commit G on Appropriations, reported the
striking out all sections which pro
pose reorganization of the Army
oeers and me1 and in h the h9 rans and
pay of officers, Also the clause prohibiting
section provfdina Tor the tran transfer of the con-
troll of Indian affairs to the War Department
inquire into and report on the condition of
affairs between the United States and Mcxi-
co was continued until next session, and
authorized to sit during vacation.
In the House, Mr. Knott, Chairman of the
Judiciary Committee, reported a bill for the
relief of purchasers of lands sold for direct
taxes in insurrectionary States. Referred.
1t provides that the Secretary of the Treasury
shall pay, without interest, the proceeds of
the sale of lands sold for direct taxes
in insurrectionary States to owners
thereof; provided the owner shall ex-
| The House then, after quite n long discussion,
went into Committee Of the Whole, Mr.. Tuck;
debate being by vote-yeas 1913. nays Slim
tied to two hours. The bill was then read by
| sections, amid great uproar and confusion, at
| the conclusion of which Mr.. Garfield moved
to strike out the enacting clause of the bill.
Carried. The committee then rose and the
| House took recess. An evening session
| YVES held for debate only.
In the Senate, on the 9th, Senator Mat
thews rose to personal explanation regard
| ing liis connection with James Anderson,
as testified to by the latter before the House
/ Committee. Senator Matthews denied I'M
| equivocally that he was in any way connect
ed, by participation or announcement, in
the perpetration of the alleged frauds in the
Presidential election of 1876 in Louisiana, at
or about the time of the canvass and the
turns thereof; that he party or
privy to promises of protection and
ward to the officers charged with
duties in connection with that election and
| the returns thereof, made in consideration of
the frauds and perjuries committed or to be
| committed by them in reference thereto; or
| that having subsequent knowledge of such
frauds and of such promises for the purpose
OF concealing the former by assisting in the
execution of the latter, he used his personal
and official influence to procure for James f.
eeutive Department of the Government
| The senator further explained: 1.-THE only
is in having recommended to office person
who had meditated and prepared wrong
| from performing it but there seems to be
an attempt to magnify it into one link in
| against important public rights, and as the
| coloring thus sought to be given to
DlN COnuuCt uUectS my standing
and character in this honorable body, con
| slider it a matter of privilege that the Senate
should inquire into the subject affecting it,
not less than myself" He therefore offered
| "a resolution, which was unanimously adopt
ed, that select committee of seven be ap-
pointed TO inquire into his connection with
the alleged frauds referred to. The morning
business having been concluded the Texas
| Pacific Railroad bill WAS taken up in accord
ance with previous agreement. senator
Johnston spoke in opposition to the bill
and In favor OF that introduced by him
some time ago, amendatory OF the Texas
| Pacific Railroad act. Senator Lamar briefly
! replied, and moved that the Texas Pacific
bill be made the special order for the first
| wednesday after the first Monday in Decem-
| Der next, but subsequently Withdrew it at the
| request of senator Conkling, who suggested
| that several senators were absent who de
| sired to be heard upon that motion. He then
| gave notice that he would submit the motion
| TO morrow. Consideration OF the Post route
| bill was then resumed, the discussion being
| confined to the proposed subsidies for the
| Brazilian Mail Steamship lines. Amend b.
| ments were adopted making the
compensation $40 per mile instead of $50 as
proposed by tho committee, and providing