Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17
CONGRESSIONAL.



WARRINGTON, May 10. - sanaio.
ChFistlAncy, Of Michigan. from ne
Committee on RevlSion of 49, sS
ported PACK the petition Of Robert !.
lngsrsoil' ana others, askina the repasi
or MODIFICATION Of certain pFovislon1 ~
the revised statutes, f~orbiddln0 iTsrs-
portatiOn through the maIIS az o|sr,s'.
matter and pictures, and movea =" .Hs
ereDce 10 the Committee on ,JSSI.t.SH
II was so ordered. This IL tha ns,y'
ton presented some weeks since. favor.
ing the repeal Of the law forbidding
the transportation Of obecane IiierS.
ture through the mAilGl
ChriStiancy, in reporting back the
petition, said the petitioners ala not
ask for the correction Of any error in
the law, bat for 3 change thereof and
that subject did not belong to the Com
mlttee on Revised Statutes. The Com.
mittee, therefore, asked that Il be re.
feTred 10 the Judiciary Committee.
Terry, of Michigan, from the Com.
mittee on Post.ofice and Post.roads.
reported 9 bill regulating compensa.
ton for the transportation OF mails on
railroads, providing for classification
Of mail matter and for other pur.
poses. Placed on the calendar.
EustiS, Of Louisiana, introduced a
bill TO provide for the establishment Of
mail steamship service between the
United States and Brazil. Referred 10
Committee on Post.ofices and Post
Roads. The provisions of the bill are
The same as those Of the amendment 10
the PoSt.c flee appropriation bill sub-
mitted by Mr.. Maxey, aud ruled out
Yesterday upon q point Of order raised
by Edmunds.
In Executive Session Of the Senate
Today, Hunt was reported on fayOrs.
bly,, and on motion OF Senator Kellogg.
he was confirmed, and the President
notified. Objection was made to Pack.
ard and Sheridan, and their cases went
over. Salisbury objected to The former
and Thurman to the latter.
House.
% motion Of Wood, of NGw York,
consideration Of the resolution for final
adjournment was postponed until Nav
Doth.
a division on seconding the previous
question on Potter's resolution showed
the presence OF only lis Democrats-20
less than a quorum.
The proceedings to-day we're a repe.
tition Of those Of yesterday, the only
exception being that the Senate con.
current resolution for final adjourn.
ment was taken up, and consideration
postponed until the ooh of MAY. This
was in execution Of the policy decreed
In the Democratic caucus OF yesterday,
When II came 10 the question of sec.
onding the previous question on Pot
tet's resolution of inquiry into alleged
frauds In the Presidential elC c'iou. the
Republicans fell back upon their ma.
newer OF Withholding their votes,
leaving the House apparently without
a quorum. AS the Democrats were
only able TO muster III voies-26 less
IMAM q quorum Of the House-af-
Ter some %unimportant moves on
me Parliamentary chess. board the
Democrats realized their inability
TO make any progress In the matter Of
the resolution, and moved to adjourn,
which motion, after being once defeat.
ed on a yea and nay vote, many Demo.
crats voting with the sold Republican
phalanx, was finally conceded 10, and
Immediately thereafter the Republicans
met In the Chamber for the purpose Of
consultation. The announcement of
me call for The meeting was greeted BY
inc Democrats with derisive ieers and
laughter, and with counter demonstra.
lions OF triumph and defiance by the
Republicans. The result Of the Repub.
llcan caucus was the adoption Of a
resolution characteriziDg The Demo.
cratic movement as revolutionary and
suoversive Of the business interests,
good order and prosperity of the coun.
Try, and that 1t must be resisted by ali
proper legal and parliamentary means.
Combinations = Hunt, Judge of
Court OF Claims Williamson, MsrshSi
Of west Tennessee; Cochran, Post.
master at Culpepper, Va. Pritcbsrd.
PoSimaster al Fredericksburg, va: g.
Navy. '"'