The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-20
TRI'.RD EDITlO N
AFTERNOON 4. EhEIhAmS
FORTIETH CONGRESS- SECOND ST., SIOH'
Senate,

tNNu0EO0 OLGHNh OEpN
Senate
wAUaINeToN. DEC, 20 Mr. Howard pfIch.) pVe
senied. the petition of citizens of Michigan ssttng
forth that the Pensic9 laws make provision only for
have ed Their lives IN o hs SSu cny
Hs3s m fSn SpH Ss s6 esy o % s S9 sse %
sSsS soeTs M So sS 20 apply e. soldiers hCnSrs6y
regular or volunteer. Hsasked TOE tho petition the
faS orsble attention Of theGommiItee on Pensions so
Mr.. su%neL t@ass presented the petition from
the removal of the Is cent duty on phiI aopcsi
apparatus, as burthensome tax on education, aud
Chairman Of the Committee ON Finance would give
An act to incorporate the First Presbyterian Church
Of Washlng gton was reported from tbe Committee on
and now goes to the Presdent.
Several petit ons for pensions and relief pre-.
Mr.. Patterson IN. H.l called up the resolution d.
on Jail now in progress Of erection until Iurtner
Sg & y e sreeo ~ aTo thai m ne a @
parties bad appeared before the committee aud testI
which not given 10 the lowest oiddst but TO tue
hghest and would COS. probably g @.0' which was
The location, TOO. was pad one
Mr.. TIumbull tIu.) moved TO amend. ny providing
that lhs suspension shall not be Tor logger period
Aner debate by Messrs. Patterson, Fessenden,
Haran, Hendricks, Johnson, Grimes. aud others
Harlan uowal the consideration OF the resolution
Sr TrumbHiI, after further debate modified bis
anne dment so as TO coDhne the suspension forty
days and IL was then agreed TO. as were other verbal
Mr. DooiitIie (wis) said he would vote for the bill
the yicioty to the Capitol He would endorse the
implied censnre Of the Secretary Of the Treasury.
tim the part of the Committee the District OF
TRa SRs then adopied S% ID
MI WILEY Wi yS pT,seRsSd me%OTSl from
On setting forth fort Ssrd% = asked for
MI Conness iCaiJ presented petition from Tho
of law restoring possession Of much or his pro
perty on the island Of Yerba Buans as may not be
for what is retained. Referred TO the COMMITTEES on
Mr.. sherman (Ohiol called up the unfinished busl-
ness. The bill to repeal the cotton tax
February next.
House OF Representative.
WAsHISSsTSSE ,S Dec 2nI6 III ma,nsmHtI9g Hh on Wed
passed by the yest rday there was an Import
ant omission The reporters manuscripts were as
Military District $4,000 Rsconstruction expenses IN
In Third nj isrv Dsrics Rs
construction expenses In the Fourth Military District,
tary District, s25uOOO. Making in oil the sum OF
10 supply deficiencies In the Quartermaster's De-
partment for the year endnS June 80 lSss. 70 Wit
penses s75O,NO FOR purchasing cavalry and artiI-
ley horses, siOo,O 100 Ira, sporlaton OF the army,
There are other items, making the whole bill
amount to Sl2 66T o.
In the report as published, the Reconstruction
items are entirely omitted.
Speakers table the efficiency hill with The Senate
amendments. He said that the bill should he passed
before the recess, many of the persons in
1t were laborng men and discharged soldiers around
the Capitol. who were actually suffering for of
Mr. Ross tl) called the regular ord .r of bust
ness. remsrkipg that he had learned that from his
colleague. Mr.. Washburne
league had learned so1ms.hng from him and inti-
ateG @ shat II ne moreH WouIa De all the bet
Mr. Price {fowSi Introduced a resolution recttiug
the laws, support the Government. and bear true
tion upon the part OF the protect and
defend the h. - subject a whether native Or adopted
liberty, and property; that numerous cases nave
Britain has, with apparent Injustice. deprived
American citizens ,,, OF one or these, instanc-
stating the facts in his is aohed the resolu
Rs Eo @ the nP S the
preston of American citizens by any power, and 10
American citizen iree from crime. to travel in aay
par! Of the civ lIzed wSrid aud instrpcpg me Com
immt diate attention and report to the House such
object desrS d. The resolution was referred to the
| Committee on Foreign A fairs.
the n Of q reeoSsGsr the vote ni%
carng forfeited 70 10 the Tnsd States osrSn S
| aid in the construction Of railroads In Alabama,
statement in regard to the matter and declared his
desire to have those lands opened up te settlement
II
| black and white.
Mr.. Butler Mass having been called upon by Mr.,
Julian Und.) to make a statement as to the condi.
ton of the roads In LOUISIANA as TO the quality OF the
| land, etc, did so.
Mr. Chanler IN. W said that the subject had been
referred to the select Committee Southern Rail-
roads, and should be LEFT to the mature
OF that committee instead OF having II forced the
House the mere abatement ofindlvidual members,
In the course OF his marks he referred sneern9 y
| TO Mr.. Butler as the Hero of New Orleans.
Mr.. Butler and protested once for all. He said
he was not the hero" OF New Orleans Farragut had
But said he [ do claim to be the hero OF New Yorl,
In the election of 1885, They had honest election
there which they never had before or since. LAugh-
| ter.)
| the authority given by the Committee Public
Lands was that the bill might be presented
that II might be brought thus be fore the house
action He also understood that the matter had NOT
Railroads. and he thought the house should wait
| for the report Of that committee.
EMr. Julian stated that the genteman from New
York Clabor) was the only one OF the Committee on
Public Lands that opposed to reporting the bill.
II true that the matter had been specially re-
feIred to the Committee on Public Lands and he had
in which he had the entire concurrence OF tho Chair.
man OF the Committee on southern Railroads, Mr..
Mr. Mashburne (Wia) said he would offer An
amendment 10 the bll, TO apply the provisions OF
all existing laws to the even numbered sections OF
all abroad land grants.
Mr. Julian AT the instance OF several mem Sers, de-
clined TO pass action the bill to-day and on hIs
motion the subject postponed until the 14th OF
January, Yeas, 8: nays, l62.
Mr. Ross (Illl suggested that II had better be post
pOnPd until the Freedmen OF Louisiana were repre-
sented In Congress.
MI. Julian intimated that the remark too sage
. one for him to attempt to answer. (Laughter.l
Mr. Dawes mass }, from the Committee Elec-
tinnR reOorted resolution extending for