Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-11
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings
TUESDAY, February ~.

u -
memorial from PrOtsstant UniNersities, ssti ing
an .ndow ment Of land. Referred % CoIpmittes
ON Dstrict Of Columbia.
Also, memorial slludmg 10 the enormous
frauds in the collection of tae lnuruaI Revs-
nue, and asking a different mode tor the ap-
peintneut Of the collec ting officers. X f'rrod ~
COMMITTEE on finance.
non OF Geo gia. asking loan Of s30.O>otssi rom
the United stzDs 10 the planters Of the So~sa-
rIreo 10 COMMITTEE on financs.
Also, nesoluiions OF ReconStructiOn t1nNon-
non OF mississippi rclsnVe a. the desta:uilon
IN thAt state. and asking MEASURES of rellef. hs
fcIred 20 Judiciary COMMITTEE
hr. nheon presented I'e:i,iORs fr1ta sunGry
political disabilitie-. Referred ~ Judiciary
Committa'.
Mr.. WILEY, from the Co,nrnitts-s on Patents.
reported without Amendment the hill requiring
=, rsons applying for an extension OF pa.ents ~
give puolic notice of the saln,,
Mr.. Conness sad that a mafter OF Justice
10 the reporter Of the New York AssociaIsd
Press, he desired 10 state that the error -
which hs called att niiOn yes terday OF reSnsrls
of Mr. Sumner bring attributed 70 him. occurred
IN the telegraph ON and not throu gh ANY tauit
OF the reporter, who Was generally very se-
curats.
Mr. Howe called up the bill 20 pay 10 the
hers Of the hate MAJOR Gen. y. y. RichSroson
500 for horses and mules taken ny he Indians
Pending discussion the morning hour an
pired, and the bill went over.
Mr. Sumner asked to take mp the resolution
offered by him yesterday relative 10 an alleged
Outrage upon on. OF the employees Of the
senate, but Objection being made, it was not
taken up.
The supplementary reconstruction bill va.
then taken up.
Mr.. DAVIS moved a. a substitute for the i'm
structions TO the Judiciary Committee pro.
posed by Mr.. Doohttle, that the commlttS.r h
instructed 10 report thai this hall do not ps.-
ana also 10 report eill r-psaiing ALL the recon
Mr Davis said that approaching this sub..e,
he did so without one fsssling of the part "a
IL he could he permitted to say it withoat
-gotism he would Remark that he was an o.,
line wing, that he had learned his political
principles from that veteran ststeman Henr,
Clay. The origin OF tine Missouri compromfse
was ascTibed to Henry Clay, but erroneousl,
IL Was first Introduced by Senator Thomas
OF Illinois, and Mr.. Clay had given 10 AZ Ii-
support. He Mr.. d. had not considered tnst
Congress had any right 10 impose that condi-
uon on the State OF Missouri, but he had hopesf
10 secure its fulfillment and hoped ~ would
stand as being the means OF preserving the
peace OF The country. No man was more op-
posed to the kansas Nebraska bill than was
he, and he regarded IL as the cause OF all the
evils which had since afflicted the country.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Window
thnn, who fared badly i'm the drawing fof
seats yesterday, rising 10 a privileged Q1es-
non, offered resolution 10 reseInd the resolu-
ton providing for the drawing of seats. passed
feb. sth, and thst the members proceed assiu
10 draw for seats. as they did IN the 39tn Con-
gress.
The Speaker ruled thar this was not a puyi-
legged question, as the resolution OF the IN had
been executed
Mr.. Boutwell, Mass D. rising 10 a personal
explanation. called the attention of TIA. House
to a paragraph ablished in a New York paper,
In which u WA stated thai he mr.. b. had re-
ceiyed $500 mileage and pay for his attendanc.
NJ the May session of tho Judiciary Commiste.,
and an which the amount he received for miie-
age Was contrasred unfavorably with shs
amount recei we'd by Mr.. Eldridg.;, OF Wiscon-
son, who had further 10 travel. Mr.. Boutwell,
desired 10 correct this statement. The Judiciary
COMMITTEE had three meetings upon the su h,ect
OF impeachment between the close Of the March
session of l-67 and the meeting OF Congress 90
the November session, and by reference 10 the
books IN the clerks orce he found that the
whole amount he hsd receIved for the thrpe
meetings was Ss35.Sl instead Of s1sD for the
one meeting. He could not cen-ure the writer
OF the paragraph however, because at one
session Of the committee he had acted a. chair
main OF the committee, and some $50 had been
paid for Witnesses, which had been erroneoUs-
ly charged 10 his (B.' - account, and from tfis
iact the mistake OF the correspondent doubtless
aros-.
The House resumed the regular order, the
consideration of the bill reported from the Com
mittee ON Foreign Affairs concerning the rights
OF American citizens IA foreign Stxtes. Mr..
Orth was entitled 10 the floor, but yielded u a
numher OF Gentlemen tor short speeches on the
bill.
Mr.. Hunter (Ind) made a short speech ian
favor OF the passage of the pending bali.
MI Cook ILL., approved the geaeral features
OF the bill. but thought there should be- q more
distinct and positive expression of what this
Government viii deem such violation of the
law OF a foreign State a. will permit the arrest
OF an American citizen without interference by
this Government
Mr.. Baker (Ill.) wanted q more distinc. ex-
preston OF the doctrine of expatria;ion, and
had therefore prepared a substitute which he
would offer 81 the proper time.
hr. Ashley tOhio) also advocated a more
positive assertion Of the right of pair iation.
he opposed that clause OF the bill which gave
discretionary power 10 the President Of the
United States. He would vest the war power
ln no President, and certainly not IN the pres
eni Incumbent OF the orice. HI Was opposed
also 20 that clause OF the bill which proposed
tries.
Mr.. Orth (Ind.l advocatsd the passage OF the
bill ~ II WAS reported from the COMMITTEES, aud
argued that AZ would have the effect red, of
making foreign powers respect the naturaliZl-
ticn and other laws Of the United States Mr.
Orth then reviewed the bills that had been
offered as substitutes for the pending bill. and
contendsd that none OF them so met ala the
cases at issue n did the bill OF the committee
MI. Banks lMass.) obtained the floor. and
pending further consideration the morning
hour expired, and the hill Went over uad.r
the rule.
The Speaker laid before the House a commu-
nication from the President OF the United
States. i'm relation 10 light houses that are not
needed and could be sold. Referred 10 Com.
mittee on Naval Affairs.
Also, LAID brfore tn. House a COMMUNICATION
from Mr.. Clark, Archii-cI OF the Capitol, stating
that he could not carry out the r.solu OF the
House Ia furnish a room for the Territorial del.
esaisr. A. there We're NO rooms xrl.xuf