New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-25
XXXIIId CONGRESS-. ..... FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. .WAsBrsGToy. MONDAY I'm


SENATE. wAsHrsGroS, Monday, July a. 1884.
Mr.. PETIT made personal explanation in reply to
Mr.. Bentons letter in which he Petit referred to
great liar and dirty dog. He said that if he did not
show Col Benton to be wicked and malicious falsifer
Of truth ecle and dOtard he would be
deserve the epitLets Mr. Benton had applied to him.
Mr.. MASON submitted 10 the Senator and TO the Chair
whether without any reference to the matter in contro
veTsy in order decOrOu for Senator in his place
to speak thus of a member of the other House
Mr.. PETIT said that if what Mr. Benton had said Of
him were true he would be unworthy of association with
Mr. MASON said the letter a matter made public not
in the House. but through the public newspapers He
raised the question of order whether the Senator could thus
speak of member of the other house.
Mr.. CHASE said that in personal explanation the
rules applied az n other debates II Was not in order
reflect upon member of the other house, a such.
Mr. PETIT said he did not intend to refer to Mr.. Benton
member Of the House body or TO any act Of bis as
such.
Mr. MASON asked if the decision of the chair was con.
fined to remarks upon members of the House such.
The CHAIR said was for matters and things not done
as a Member of Congress-a member was entitled TO
protection that did not extend to any other citizen
Mr.. PETIT resumed reading from Mr.. Bentons Thir
"ty Years the addition of the Platte country
Missouri. He said that Mr.. Benons speech the Ne
braska bill had been extensively circulated in Indiana and
that when he Petit went there few weeks he found
those who had been oudest in charging Mr. Benton with
being thief with having stolen money and secreted II in
his neCkcloh in North Carolina, with having been guilty
Of the cold FLOODED murder Of Lucas &C. most
lavish in prasng that speech He continued until r. be-
ing frequently called TO order
number of petitions then presented and referred.
Mr. SUMNER presented petition from Charles Mcken-
ze British bect praying that the large fees exacted
of foreign patentees be abolished.
Mr. MASON objected TO the reception Of the petition
Foreigners cannot communicate with this Government
through its Legislature.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill taken
The pending amendment was that on the Washington
Water Works.
A long debate took place.
Mr.. SLIDELL moved proviso that none of the money
shall be expended until Washington and Georgetown shall
appropriate and pay sum equal to one-third OF
whateyer sum may be appropriated by Congress-that
said corporations shall have power 10 raise such sums by
loan or otherwise and that the main aqueduct shall not
exceed feet in diameter instead OF nine feet as at
present -
This amendment after debate, rejected. Yeas,
90; Nays, 30.
Mr. HUNTER moved the same amendment reducing
the contribution Of Washington and Georgetown to one
fourth of the appropriation and emitting that part reduc
ing the diameter of the aquedqet. Adopted % to ~
Mr. HAMLlN moved to add that the aqueduc shall not
be than seven feet in diameter.
After debate II was lost
The question then recurring on the amendment as
amended, the bill was postponed.
The Senate went into Executive session and after long
time spent therein the doors opened and several
ports received Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House passed the bill incorporating the GREENWOOD
BY unanimous consent the private bills considered
Saturday the Committee of the Whole were brought be-
fore the House and passed-nearly one hundred
Mr. WASHBURNE IN rose to question OF pryi-
lece He said the House on the 10th of June passed the
bill granting lands Minnesota to aid in the construction
of railroads. and material alteration had been made
since It's engrossment The bill was introduced here by
the Committee the Public Lands. 1t was drawn up by
a gentleman from Minnesota who was well acquainted
with the subject and who had frequent consultations with
him Mr. Washburnel concerning IFS provisions NJ nne-
sofa had chartered company with most extraordinary
mowers granting 10 il all the lands which have been or
NAV hereafter be donated to that Territory for
tho' construction of railroads The House 10 avoid this
added the povsO that said lands shall be subject 10 the
any
said nor shall they inure to the beneh OF any company
hereafter be constituted or organized ms was the
WAY the bill was originally framed to prevent the company
IN r. ceive the benefit OF the grant The hrst alteration
that he noticed was made by the Committee The second
alteration which he charged with being made after
the bill was engOssed the word or to the
word and, making it to read 80 constituted ahd
organized. This company not being Goniututei
and organized expects 10 ho s .Js sc, in ,ba 0e
alton The word in hand different from that of the
engrossment This was matter affecting deeply the pro-
ceedings of the House and due that an examination
boud be made the records OF this House have been
mutilaed 80. =. A.. c..;..o e T.
crossed Bills said he recoected very well that the word
ntnrs was left out and surprised when he discovered
II struck from the original bill He did not recolec any
thing about the words to when MI "ashourne hau Vaeu
the attention of the House
tered after it sent from the Senate lie onereu re-
solution for the appointment of Select COMMITTEE To IN
ON 70 into the fact which he had brought before the House
with power to send for persons and papers ana examine
witnesses under oath. -,
Mr. CAMPBELL Ohio offered an amendment that
the same Committee also inquire into any other ntepola
fins III the hills of this House. His for tins was
that sy eral DAYS ago important nerlineaion was mace
in The resolution fixing the compensation OF the oters OF
the House He did say tina. fraud was intended out II
was due 10 the integrity of this House that these things o.
Mr. McMULLEN VA concurred with him in his
opinion. ., =, o., ~. 1901
ment was then adopted.
Mr. MACE Ind made Intellectual attempt to intro
ance resolution TO inquire what quantity OF lana mas
hon purchased and 10y whom, at the terminus OF sald
Ya;lroad since the passage OF the bill.
MIR LETCHER Va gave notice that tomorrow ne
should introduce bill TO repeal the Minnesota Lahu Lay"
NJ COBB Ala moved to suspend the rules to take
~ ,be bl Granting lands TO Alabama for railroad pur
naases Disagreed tO-96 against o.. Not two-thrus;
ne House then went into the Committee OF the " hoie
on the State of the Union -, - ~, "A
The Fertilization Appropriation bl was theh ancnueu
,d lsid aside 10 be reported 10 the House.
w STEVENS Mich rose TO personal explanation
II refareuce 10 the subject on which special commit
VIZ" "a hort time since been ordered 10 be appoinei
zee n IN MAKE his statement honor. After the
MINNESOTA land bill had been sent To the 0ohiHee on
,ba Pnhc Lands Of which he Is d uleihoer' was e'e
"a 90 him for his individual action upon IL tenue,nen
II 100 connected with them called on niih anu re-
hat certain alterations might be made IN me niru
ecton bfore he returned the bill TO the 'omml'ee' ino
alterations desired were explained Ohe OF mem WIS y.
affect the subject of legislation IN Minnesota IN
lands granted by Congress ana ne w =. 80 Tbs
struck from the original bill the word iuture' "a :
other wAs the alteration of the word '0r 10 anu,
and he thought proper should be made anu NC
he made it, He presented the bill with some IL
10 the Committee on Public Lands which approved II ~.
then reported it the House. II passed ana was sSa