Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1875 — CONGRESSIONAL. [ARTICLE]

CONGRESSIONAL.

Memorials of the Conservative and Republi can members of the Louisiana Legislature were presented in the Senate on the 20th. A bill was presented to protect States from invasion. The Ohio Louisiana resolutions and the protest of the Republican members of the Ohio Legislature concerning the same were presented. The Legislative, Fortification and Diplomatic Appropriation bills were passed. Pending the consideration of the proposed amendment to the Constitution providing for the election of President and Vice-President by a direct vote, the Senate adjourned.... The Honse directed that the resolution ordering the incarceration of Irwin in the District jail de rescinded. A bill appropriating SBO,OOO for the purchase of seeds for the grasshopper inlected districts was passed. The memorial of the Louisiana Legislature was presented. The Indian Appropriation bill was defeated—lll to 120. A message was received from the President asking appropriations for coast defense. Wetmore was remanded to the District jail for contempt, and the House adjourned. The President’s message on coast defenses was presented to the Senate, on the 21st, and appropriately referred. The Civil Service Committee reported adversely on the bill to reducejthe salary of the President. The remainder of the session was devoted to the discussion of Mr. Morton’s proposed amendment to the Constitution providing for the election of President and Vice President by direct popular vote, in which Messrs. Thurman, Conkling and Morton participated.... The House reconsidered the vote on the Indian Appropriation bill and sent it to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Wetmore, the recusant correspondent, apologized to the House for his faisoience and was discharged from custody. The Committee on Elections submitted a report unseating Delegate Cannon, of Utah, on the ground of polygamy The report of the Conference Committee on| the “Little Tariff” bill was concurred in—i 188 to 99—after which adjournment. The credentials of Messrs. Pinchbeck and; Bayard, Senators-elect from Louisiana and Delaware, were presented and referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. A bill was introduced to establish a court for toe consideration of contested elections. After a speech by Mr. Anthony in its favor toe proposed amendment to toe Constitution regulating toe manner of toe election of President and Vice-President was laid over until the 27th Mr. Sherman defended toe conduct of the Administration in relation to affairs in Louisiana, and Mr. Johnston replied ....In toe House, several private bills were introduced. Objection was made to toe introduction of a resolution demanding of toe President his authority for interfering with toe courts of Mississippi. A number of pri▼ate bills were passed, after which toe House adjourned to toe 25th. In toe Senate, on the 25th, Senator Antoony was elected President pro tern, in toe absence of toe Vice-President The Secretary of War transmitted copies of correspondence in relation to Louisiana disorders. The discussion of toe Louisiana resolutions was resumed, Messrs. Johnston and Mr. Pease participating .... In toe House bills were Introduced—to establish postal telegraph lines; to establish a branch mint at St Louis; to improve the Little Rapids, on toe Minnesota River. R. B. Irwin was dis charged bum custody. A motion not to en. tertain afiy dilatory motion during the remainder of the session was defeated for want, of a two-thirds majority. A motion to sus-

pend the rules and take up the Civil-Sights the 26th, from the President, transmitting the report of the commission appointed to submit a plan tor the reclamation of the alluvial basin of the Mississippi. A bill was introduced regulating the counting of the votes for President uid Vice-President. Messrs. Pease and Thurman further debated the Louisiana question, after which adjournment.. .In the House, majority and minority reports were made on the proposed constitutional amendment regulating the election of President and Vice-President—the former favoring the plurality system and the latter a direct vote by the people. A Joint resolution was offered proposing an amendment to the Constitution extending the President’s term to six years and making him-ineligible for re-election, whleir failed to receive a WO-thlrds affirmative vote—ayes 134, noes 104.