The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-05
NEWS AND NOTES.
pROCEED,NCs OF CONGRESS.


Yyn. ,o,-The senate passed the bill AZ.
oropriatins $4,000 for the purchase Of
,,ound for che erection thereon Of hall
:, aano.,t for the Government records. The
Pension Appropriation hill was considered at
ienrth.......I In the House. Mr.. Reagan o..
MOI moved tn iso tnto Committee oil the
Whole ON the River End itagbor Appro'
priation hin, and. though the motion was an.
nortenment ban. Il psrvsiled-ycas, i.o nays
x. After some desuitory dtstus sion. Mr. TEA.
ran mo. ed that the committee rise ana report |
hs bin 70 tns n aSS S, ~, aSI r.ea,nS Of
ne ban for ameaduepl.. The Chair suete!ney
the poius Of order and the House, ~ vote OIL
ia Il 4. refnsed 60 sancticu Mr.. IesSAn's ap,
neal from the decision Of tho CHAIR so several
smenli,ncnss were got In and the ball went
ZEE li.-Ia The Senate, Mr.. Dawes made
. peu,onal vsasemeus IN regard. to arcccns i
letter By secretary schurz In reference 20
Ponce Affairs, NJ. Dawes caaygcd that the
secTetasI. While having full ofNcial knovl.
edge 4 shs xtonsS tnnicsed upon tne
srife. vss H. one who haA stnpd IN the
way a their receiving any rdrcss: MI
loar offered AIesoluuon instLI,cs'nS sps ~"
WheVkev me assssnbling - che seat 81 Gov:
erpuom q hrUe bodies q ofgAns1cd ana
arme1 SOAps u0t under the command OF ON,
Gers q lhs uhhed syaies Or any na s.,.,ar
dangerous IN practice. and whether any
iegslasaon o. opiaion by Congress ON the
subject be desirable. Mr.. uoar san
the resolution mad no relevancy 10 .ne
coming insuguruston. bus that the prcce =;
Dent nov ssssblisl,eA By the presence Of
c,nerons militia organizations might tcro-
After b, times oi political turmoil and excite,
mcnt prove dangerous to the peaceful anu
Nr.Conkling Thought the time for the inquiry.
IN view OF the extensive prcparations Dy
militia organizations I'LL ovefthe country 20
visit washington, inopportunc. ana a-keu
that the ,T.olut.on ts .aM ", ,Sr u ion
IN allowing the fegn!at urlny 10 atfeh0 anu
forhdding the presence of volunteer Osrisnt'
cations o. snsnnounee tnenf of adocirsn ua,
the ,'S s.r Of H. gss slSs apT ~,
m,io,.on bili MAS further CON red ia Com
pnit,rc al the Whole. -. The House spen
nearly the entire day IN CONSIDERATION Oh pm
waite bilIs. 4 pension oil so per month wa
voted the venerable Col Thomas WoNhhs
ton, OF Ohio. 90
Fen. 1.-THE Postal Appropriation BIZ
xaS srrther onsidered In tho senate. tn
mail steamship subsidy amendment, oaere
by Mr.. Har,liu, beisg tho ehtaf item Of cor
tcntioa. Mr. vallaes raised Tive point
order AGAINST Mr.. Iia,uiin's amendment tia
n would engraft gen. raj legislation upon q
appropriation bill. and upon the QuesstOn "
Ing submitted 20 the senate, 1t wa decided
$50 u, that the pain, OF order Vas xs
a. ciared out of ordef......ln u
House, the bill reported BY sne u
teroceanic Canal Nbmmittee in AID
the ITshuantcpec Ship Railroad lEads
scheme). rave rise 20 noisy and dtsorsier
serusSie over the question whether the rep0
had 6oea aush0sizcl. FINALLY. % mott0e
n. Nbx, Tho, whole subject, Va htd ON y
tahle BY sl9qst gnanin,cuS IVA ySce 70
CoS,~}sses q a. who's ana three q SSslos
psSSe q ~ biA vege dIspeaeA q. Q0e Of
smenlments adopted wSs that the Secresa
- he loVest feSpouslhae 66dderk'dW 'tn,
fIs. lA.UThSassAsts fatsAer' eensiAsr
sht hsseal Appropriation ban. The ssbsl
clause vas laid On tAe tAblA, BY Q voes o0 y
II, and the bin passed, The Cattle Disea
blu vas taken se na Co SoaMsroa % so :,
Oo1abA eosolNioOa Of the llli1ots, 1egiSlAaY
ur1jns " pessage d suchs Inca3eS ~
reiySSS ne S0mir13ftN Of tho county hstAS
AusS dl4fYilDbAita0 bv railroad ieOrpotaao
and iVsoGo0 sta1egseeAfe cOW90ce ~ "
3hAinonhoe, ennoQecea Ahe. dea4h o. kep
sentative Wood. a Net iorh, and the ~
adiouFne4 Sus 81 fespect 70 his nsmosy. )
FxS, lS.Ifhe eehats took up the Fu
Inn BIN, and III. BayStd explained thSaMe
uents q ~ Senate tinance Oommittee,
advocated H. three and 6nW half per .
rate auA -. - bond. =. TIE House fnS!
cOna1heVQ1 ~ Rjvoe and H4EoQr bllltn Y
mittee0 The Whole. Tho deck recently
cupie4r h Fernando WOOD M grape
blsfk1 dsSosaeed wish o ha,dsohs b