| Show to yby nih 91 BY 3 TELE TELEGRAPH graphe congressional 40 I 1 ma 1 ja washington WASHINGTO N 18 Cameron PA introduced a bill to rel rei reinstate n state ceri tain officers of the tho united stales j army it provides that all off meers leers of the united states army army who have served therein more than 20 I 1 1 years continuously and served also f during tio alo late rebellion rebeil rebell loti and who 1 wore were wounded and brevet brovet ted for 1 l 1 gallant gal gai larit service in the fielland fiel dand who e were honorably mustered ered erod out of the i servi bervi service bervice celinder under section 12 of the riet act of july 15 1870 isto be reinstated and retired as of late they were respect lively mustered out y withers from the committee on pensions reported back the resola s tion llon instructing the committee commit tee teo to i consider as 03 to the expediency of re dueing and readjusting bompensa i 1 tion alon tion of pension agents and also as 4 to the practicability of having pen paid directly from thearen the trea trea Tren r sury of the united states to other a ts with views in writing of various ta public off meers officers to whom the ques tion had been submitted and amov f ed that they be printed and rosom room bitted so ordered i withers also gave notice that to morrow be he would call up for consid i oration the senate bill amending the laws granting pensions to t the soldiers laud and sailors of the war of 1812 and their widows doraey dorsey submitted an amendment amend mont mout i M to the resolution recently submit f i ted led by voorhees instructing the committee on judiciary to procure information in relation to the tho bonds of certain railroad companies on 1 certain contingent land grants of lands of the indians of indian ter w the amendment instructs the committee to ascertain what amount of money has been expend f od ea by the several indian tribes of the indian territory in the support of do legats delegates to washington during t lie past five years and in irr opposing tho the organization of FL civil govern i ment over said territory and ia ther then any such euch money has been taken from the school funds of any em such tribes and if so what legislation is necessary to prevent in future the diversion divert fon ion of such school funds from their legitimate purpose rrt it further instructs the committee r i to ascertain whether a civil form jf if s n government cannot be organized i over tile tho indian territory for the better prot protection tion of life and proper ty and whether the land snow held i in common by said indian tribes 4 i cannot be divided among the indi pris ma without eon don confirming rig conditional dional arn vrn y grants of lands to certain railroader rail rall roads roade imi llo ordered printed B the following an the calendar were passed the senate bill for the relief of T settlers on public lands under the preemption pre emption law rt A paddock in explanation of 0 f this wa y bill baid paid it was to allow a settler who had occupied a tract of land a aa I 1 year or more too to hange change his settlement and take up under the tho hame stead lawand law and aud tho the time spent on the former tract to be counted a as sa a AI a part of f the tho olve years required tinder the hom bom homestead estead law jaw P washington WASHING TON ID 19 spencer from the committee on military affairs reported favorably on the bill for the relief reila of wm win A hammond yai late lato itta surgeon general of t ie so army ow 0 I 1 t and it was placed upon the dar it authorizes authorIze i the president to i review the tho proceedings of the gene i ral rai court dourt martial in the case and i to annul and aud set aside tho the findings and sentence of said court martial ifa if after ftera uch such 1 review ho shall deem it right and proper to do so and in the event of the findings being set bhide the president la Is authorized to place the thie name A ham him D u i mond on the retired list jibb of the army as surgeon general provided that in case of such restoration TU shall not be entitled to back present or future pay or allowances of any kind hind whatever i ferry called up the senate bill to 1 regulate compensation of bia bla tera and for other purposes which was discussed at some length during the discussion davis of west va va I 1 expressed the opinion that the bill should be amended so as us to allow low nilow the transmission of official leial off communication of tho members of congress to pass paea through the mails malls free edmunds hamlin DAVIS of west va and others expressed f themselves 1 in i n favor of the restora i tion of the franking franki frankl hg privilege edmunds during his remarks marks ie said the denial deil dell lai lal of the privilege to members of congress rather implied that the members were wore ten lon engaged in other things than publio public business or else sold bold their franks and he be denied both washington 19 9 rat at tile the expiration of tho the morning I 1 from the military committee reported back the resolution instructing abig th the e committee committed to e enquire whether anybody had been ap pointed in tho the army contrary to the net act of july 1866 together with the dei del desired aired alred information ordered printed sargent introduced a bill to reorganize the lifesaving lile life saving and coast service referred conover introduced a bill for tho the relief of late associate justice of new mexico referred the committee reported favoring the restoration to the rolls rolla of the names of the soldiers in the indian wars and the war of 1812 stricken st from them disloyalty provided their theli disabilities had been removed or application had been made for their removal ingalls said not over nver were excluded in this and anti advocated the passage of the bill as tending to restore national unity the bill was passed edmunds edmunda called up thes thoS the senate onate bill to annul the act neb of the legislative assembly of wyoming to provide for the organization of crook and pea ao counties and to provide for court therein which was disca discussed sed bed briefly and laid over till tomorrow to morrow adjourned washington 20 sarge sargo sargent n t from the on naval nina afra affairs ire lre reported with amendment the senate bill to orga organize a lifesaving ilfe life saving baving and coast guard service placed oil on the calendar the bill provides for the transfer of this service from the treasury to the navy department consideration was resumed of the bill to regulate tile the compensation of postmasters and for other purposes and hamlin submitted all an amendment as an additional t section providing that the president and vice president of the united states tates ri beb ben presen natives and delegate delegates delea dolea a in congress the see sec secretary y of the senate and clerk of the house of or representatives may send and receive free through the mails malls all written and printed communications not exceeding two ounce in weight after a brief discussion as to the propriety of reA restoring orIng the frank franking ilig privilege privileges the amendment was agreed to yeas 33 nays 21 the bill was waa then read road the third time timo and passed washington 18 bil bills were introduced and ref ter i red ired as follows by robertson Bo bertson a resolution of the louisiana assembly in 19 favor of or tho the texas pacific bill and the bland silver bill by southard sou Bou thard a joint resolution of the tile ohio legislatures legislature declaring that president hayes aud and secretary Sherma bherman nj in ja opposition to the silver dill oil do not represent the views of the people of ohio by riddle to protect the organization of national banking alons under the existing laws jaws arid and to those now in operation by burchard to prot promote noto note deposit savings and refunding the national debt by corlett to incorporate the national pacific ri railroad 11 road at 2 the floor was award ed the chairman of the commiL committee tee ten on the district of columbia for district business hendee reported back the bill providing a permanent form of government for the district which was mado mada the special order for march the house then went ent into committee co in of the wh whole 0 r springer in the chair on bills relating mating to the district but without action the committee rose the following bills were wera then introduced and referred by garfield to provide for a moire more thorough investigation of railroad accidents by rinks granting a privilege 0 of the floor to one representative of every newspaper having dally daily telegraphic 9 P h ic corn communications with N washington 1 h ington I 1 adjourned washington 19 after the jile reading of the journal harris chairman of the election committee called up tip the election case of allin acklan vs darrell from the fourth louisiana district the tho majority report being in favor of acklin the contestant and the minority being in favor of darrell the sitting atti g member hall desired to obtain the floor to reply to the tile breech speech made a few days ago by Gibson but withdrew thia request with the un viat ho lio be allowed an hour 0 turing during the tho debate on the election case stephens tomorrow to morrow or soon is as this case caso ia Is disposed of or I 1 shall move to proceed to the business on tile the speakers table with the vie view W of taking up the house stiver bill which has come back from the senate with amendments I 1 state further that my object shall be to move to concur in those amendments Appl Applit use on the republican side butler mass blass E livery very supporter of tho tilts bill will vote vole against tuat bland explained that he had bad intended to make mako the same motion as the gentleman from georgia intimated mat wat ed he would make buckner sald bald he lie had bad intended this morning to move to refer the bill to tho the committee on banking and nency currency cu but he was not particular how the bill would be brought up harris in opening his hla speech on the election said he was not sorry the silver bliver bill would not come up today to day as its friends would have no conceit of action and the success of the bill woula would be promoted by its postponement washington lo 10 at the end of harris speech hale obtained the floor and referred to the jer xer remarks arks made on thursday by gibson that he hale had taken occasion in season beason and out of season to don ance the people of louisiana he denied that be he had ever denounced denounce choso people he had first watched the louisiana policy hopefully believing the president would meet a hearty return brit plighted honor and support had been forfeited the legisla legislatures tures turea resolution resolutions went for nothing and today to day violent violon t political persecutions were arg urged e d in louisiana which bring back older days he reviewed the events in louisiana once the close of grants term declaring tile the electoral count had determined the title of packard kard sard and his legislature as surely as the presidents title and both houses h had d accepted the tho decision the senate onate a by the admission of kellogg keis kels I 1 logg 1099 cogg had a lately affirmed its ita title H he e alluded to the conciliatory policy of tiie tile president in refusing to send troops at the call of the legislature of louisiana hale continued at some length in much the same strain and was followed by gibson elam blam elam clymer and others I 1 in n heated krs NEW YORK 18 this evening a fire broke out in the hold hoid of the steamer city of dallas of the mallory at pier 20 which for a time threatened the whole dock the engines were called shortly after midnight by pouring a vol ume of water into the ste amens amers amera hold she fhe was sunk and the fire extinguished she was laden with bales of cotton porcelain clay and fruit she was insured for she cost originally and was insured for the tho story of the postponement of the parla paria exhibition in case of df war and the detention of the ship supply y 3 is authoritatively contradict contradicted d louisville IS 18 treating edit edito 0 bially of mr He Hewit witts tc promised dispatch the couri courier ar journal of tomorrow to morrow morn morning ing con cont taints alna the following in the end therom the tho complete history of the mismanage ment of the democratic campaign after the election of mr tilden tildon will unfold itself it will then be found that mr tilden himself was opposed to the electoral bills bill and made his opposition sufficiently distinct tor to mr ur hewitt that mr hewitt suppressed mr tiddens Til dens telegram and went ahead in spite of his bis master and but that it was unsafe to horses in the middle midd leof of the stream mr nir hewitt would have been superseded in tho the middle of january washington IS 18 tho T supreme court today to day decided that a railroad c company orn pany having contracted to forward cattle cattles is responsible for their transportation over the W whole hole hoie route as well as on the tracks ol 01 other compan companies les ies as upon ita own that railroad companies unless forbidden to do so by their charters have power to contract for shipments the entire distance freight is 18 to be carried over the connecting lines NEW ORLEANS 18 fifty three republican members of the legislature have signed an appeal asking for executive clemency in behalf of thomas C anderson no decision has been given in the base ease case of andersons appeal for a new trial SAN F FRANCISCO IS the sacramento river tilts this moaning is higher higler than illan ever before known the Ameri amerl american carf river i is very high and the rush ruall of water wate r aral arat against rist list the levees opposite its mouth surrounding the town of washington is described as ter terrific ritie rifle every exertion is being made to prevent a crevasse and thus far with success A break has occurred in the leveron levee on tile the yolo side of the river opposite washington which has somewhat rulle twile relieved ved the pressure on the levees it has been snowing in tho the mountains and it is raining heavily in the valleys and foot hills and all streams have risen rapidly sacra mento city is undoubtedly secure but considerable di damage lma e is reporter report reported ei throughout the va valley lly liy A washout on the placerville erville and sacramento railroad just above folsom has stepped stopped travel the bridge at willow creek on the california and oregon road and the trestle near Wheat head have been washed away the track south of the chico is eight feet under water be tween anita and conna conila a pan span of the bridge feet long has been carried away and two miles of track is under deep water there are small washouts wa shouts all along the line the levee is broken below wheatland on bear river the track Is carried away in several places laces no trains today to day between sacramento sacramento and vallejo the bridge below davisville Davi Davis vilie aville has been thrown out of line and is impassable from the drift the northern road is badly cut out up and travel Is stopped tile the central and western pacific main lines are all right cons considerable I 1 seepage antt and drainage water has collected in tile the lower portion of sacramento city owing to the t flood I 1 below the city out ut the PUMP pumps hold it in ebeck check the catholic church at bt st helena napa county was waa blown down last night and consider considerable tible minor damage was waa done the storm has been unusually heavy and seems beems likely to be renewed before morning NEW YORK JO 19 A larger amoia amoya lit rit of iraln grain rafn wag was received here by rail yesterday than upon any previous day known the receipts 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