American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-02-15
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New Orleans and Rio Janefro via Galveston
each H line. Rafefrad Majority and, niinorit
reports of the Committee on Privileges an
election of Corbin and the other the election Q
Butler from South Carolina. Mr.. Coke spok
to the Rio
resumsd OF M EdmH II A.
Amendments to the Constitution, Messrs
Hazard and Fdmqdh sPessskn EEo a. isg Ri
teriiarks endeavored to force a vote upon hi
resolution, but the Senate by vote Of % t.
ssa hSass Re %y
tion bill was considered In Coih
mitsed an on am n reducing the Army {
20 Gao enlisted men; Mr: Whitthorne moved
to reduce the niimbet to 49, geo, apd argued In
on whittiorne's amendment. nndis was de-
to amend by liking the force at 1000
Mr.: Mills objected to the REDUCTION
a territory lying from oceafl to oceani covet-
ing 100000 square miles, inhabited by 49,
coo, 900 people scattered throughout Its Dor
der. 1t had an army which could not main
had been a rphniIig. Ileedlag wound ever
and ana with s9nsiderasie sssrbity; MI
ing that but for the menace OF the Army
the great Presidential fraud" would never
from the Republican side Upon vote be-
ing taken. Mr. COx's amendment was defeat
y Ia dysiSp saS Mr. SS
At WHICH a; the Mississippi heves biil was as cod
ported to the House, which without action
| thereon adjourned.
| In the Senate, on the 9Th, consideration
was resumed of the resolutions of Mr.. Ed
munds, declaring the validity of the Thir-
tenth, Fourteenth and, Fifteenth A1lieIdj !
nients to the Constitution ct the United 4,
followed, Mr. Hi said this dfsehssfoH had de-
veloped the fact that all accepted the Thtr
ments. The Democrats accepted them and
obeyed them. He trusted now that
Chamber CHI would inc not 20 home and
tell their people that the Democrats
good could come from the discussion, and he
Thought it time to close it now. and with it
said the whole matter was just this. that
while the political party to which his friend
HID nelSnged y9sed against the Thrsee nth,
ments had been adopted. although every State
ed to agree e to them, and some f,esislasufes
which afterwards became Democratic at
by previous Legislatures. There had never
been any legislation to carry out any of these
Is Nm wnich 1ia a95 meet with n me
that party should come into power all these
amendments and the laws to support them
would be swept from the statute books.
The discussion was continued at great length.
and after the Senate had rejected q number
of substitutes, amendments motions to ad-
journ. postpone, ETC., the resolutions were
passed-yeas, %, nays. las follows:
Teas-Messrs. Anthony, Booth, Bruce. Burn
siae Hesr How geSMTy
Plumb. Rollins. spencer. TsilsT, &indo%% s
rell, Coke, Davis wv: Va.), Eaton, Garland,
Gordon, Harris, Hereford. Hui, herman. La
Messrs. Allison. Dawes, Blaine. Saunders,
Chaffee, Conkling, Patterson. Christiancy.
ed in favor of the resolutions, were paired
With MeCreary, Barnnm, Wallace, Butler,
McPherson, Thurman, Ransom, salisbury,
whyte and withers. who would have voted
tn tn sne neE sN The resolutions as agreed
Resotred. as the Judgment of the Senate.
Amendments to the Constitution of the
United States have been legally ratified, and
shority as any other part Of The consiisntion
interest IN the enforcement Of the whole Con.
and That It alike fs' the &, 'r Fight ns and
the duty of Congress to enforce
citizen in the exercise of all fights thereby by
secured, by the laws Of a general character
further appropriate Legislation so far as such
enforcement and protection are not secured
by existing laws; and II is the duty OF the Ex-
faithfully and with diligence carry all such
laws into impartial execution, and of Con
gress to appropriate all moneys needful to
Resolred further. That it is the duty of Con-
protection Of ali citizens of the United States
duly qualified in the right to vote for Repre-
Committee Of Judiciary be, and hereby is, in
bed to & ,5 nnd as SO
.....In the House, the Mississippi Levee bill
was taken up and passed-yeas, 156; nays, 70.
commission to inquire into and decide upon
a plan for the Improvement of the navigation
81 tine MISSISSIPPI River and the procession Ct
was further considered in Committee or the
Whole.
In the. Senate, on the 9th, the bill to
provide for taking the tenth and subsequent
votes A resolution was adopted instruct
ing the Committee on Agriculture to inquire
tious diseases among horned niee
In the House, the Army Appropriation bill
Was further considered in Committee of the
Army Reorganization bill, was adopt
in the numerical strength of the Army,
and provides for the compulsory retirement
reorganization of the staff and q reduction
in the number of officers by voluntary or
natural causes. The Committee rose and the |
House adjourned without action on the bill. |
In the Senate, on the It'll, Mr.. Matthews,
from the Select Committee to inquire as to the |
best means of preventing the introduction of |
epidemic diseases, reported q joint resolu-
ton authorizing the committee to sit during |
the recess of Congress and to retain the serv- |
ices OF three experts, who shall visit Havana |
and such other places as the committee |
low fever: The Joint resolution also requires |
the President to invite the concurrence and |
ern%sns IN exam tine spanish snd
Of international commerce. Mr.. Harris, |
from the same committee, reported a bill to |
eases, and to establish Bureau of Public |
Health. Both bills were placed on the calen-
lar The House bill to relieve certain legal
disabilities of women passed. 1t provides that
any woman who shall have been a member
Of the highest court of any State or Terrific
y or the supreme Court of the District of |
good standing and moral character, shall
preme Court of the United states......
Committees on the Indian Appropriation bill
md the bill fixing the terms of the District
and Circuit Courts of Colorado were agreed
20, ana number OF private bills passed.
In the Senate, on the Sth, the report of
he Conference Committee on the
indian Appropriation bill was submitted and
tied is s. 7l3.2c 1913 Dos less than for pres
mt n'cal year. Mr.. Bruce, from the Com
nittee on Leyees and improvements of the
mississippi River. reported without amend
or the Organization of II Mississippi River I'm
lrovement Commission, and for the correc
ION hn ~, peTman zen location and deepening OF
n the Mississippi River, and the protection