Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-05
F0RTIETH CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
FRIDAY. Juue &

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FRIDAY. June s.
SENATE.-Mr McCreary presented memorial
OF M chanies STATE Labor Association Of Cali
fornia, asking the passage OF the House bill TO
make eight hours legal days work for Gov
ernment mechanics and iaoorers
Also memorial of 5000 citizens of the north
west IN favor Of the same hill: both of which
were referred to Committee on Naval Affairs
Mr.. sherman called mp the bill relating 20
United STATES notes, which provides that gold
valid.
MI Bayard moved to strike out words .shere
after made
Mr. sherman said the Finance Committee
had insertes these words because they did not
wish to make the bill retroactive. There were
NUMBER OF suits now pending in the courts
relative to gold contracts, and no legislation
should be had which would have the effect To
in nyolNe the status OF those cases.
MI Bayard denied that tie amendment
would have the effect 10 make the bill retroac-
tive.
Mr. Hendricks favored the amendment and
thought people should be held 20 their con-
The amendment was rejected, and the bill
passed.
Mr.. Trumbull called up the bill to admit
North Carolina and other States TO represen-
tatlon in Congress.
MIR. Trumbull said Alabama was included
IN the bill as IL came from the House. but the
Committee had stricken il out for reasons
which are known TO all the Senate At the
time the Constitution was voted on in that State
the law required that the majority of all
the registered voters should vote on tae Con-
sutuuon, and as the law not complied
with in this respect the Committee had thought
proper TO exclude that state Florida had been
inserted through mistake in lien OF Aisbsms,
the majority OF the Committee not being in ia
vor OF II, although he (Mr. t. was Mr. T.
read from the returns of the elections in the
other States. In respect TO Florida he had sd
dressed a note 10 Gen. Grant for such Informs
ton as he had, and had received q reply en-.
dorsing telegram from Gen. Meade, dated At
lanta, June =, stating that the vote cast for the
constitution was ASH, majority for the Con-
stltutlon $3.50. This was the official returns OF
the election and showed the ratification of the
Constitution.
The clerk OF the House here appeared and
announced the disagreement of that BODY to
the Senate amendments to the Arkansas BILL
with request for a Committee of Conference
On motion of Mr.. Trumbull, the req uest for a
Committee OF Conference WAS az reed
Mr.. Trumbull then contin ued his remarks on
the pending bill, and explained the action Of
the Judiciary Committee i'm eclaring null and
void certain sections OF the Constitution of
G' orgia, one of which be SAID might seem to
claim social equality.
Mr.. Wilson moved 10 insert Alabama, and
expressed the hope that the Senate would con-
cur with the House of Representatives, and
that Alabama should not be excluded He
thought II any State was admitted here il
should be Alabama. That State WAS the first
TO prepare constitution, and had given a
larger vote for it, than asy Of the other States,
with tie exception OF South Carolina He
thought Alabama should share the fate of her
sisters. Congress ought TO adopt this amend
mept, and all the States should bs admitted al
once.
The Chair announced a the Committee of
Conference on the Alabama BIZ. Messrs Trum-
bull. 1raY md Wilson.
Mr.. Sherman advocated the amendment of
Mr. Wilson. Alabama was better able to sup
port State government than any of the other
States.
The Deficiency Appropriation bill was re-
ceiyed from the House. with the Senate amend
ments concurred in, ana further amendment
appropristing $1,000 for deficiency in the pen
SION fund; which was concurred in, and the
bill now goes TO the President.
Mr.. Sherman continued his remarks and said
II was not fair 10 exclude Alabama a mere
tecnicality.
HOUSE or REPREs EsENTATIvEs.-On motion
of Mr.. Dawes, (Mass.l the Secretary of War
was directed TO transmit TO the House the
report OF Brevet Brigadier General James r.
hawIng TO the Quartermaster General for the
year ending June 30, lc61.
Mr.. Laffin, IN. I..l from the Committee on
Printing, reported resolutions TO print I5.On
extra copies OF the report Of the Commiss ioner
OF Patents; $500 copies OF the report of the
Smithsonian Institution; 2.500 extra copies of
the report OF the Coast Survey; all of which
were passed.
Mr.. Blaine, (Maine.) from the COMMITTEE of
Conference on the disagreeing votes upon the
Army appropriation bill, submitted a report:
which was agreed TO. The Senate amendments
winch are agreed to strike out the appropriation
for the signal service.
The regular order of business having been
demanded, the Speaker proceeded 10 call CON-
mlttees for reports of a private nature.
Mr. Ferry, Mich from Committee on Naval
Affairs. reported Joint resolution to advance
Ccpt. Thomas IL. Stevens, u. =. N, at least
twenty-one numbers on the list of captains
Passed.
Mr.. Perham, (Me.,) from Committee on Pen
slons, reported general bill, upon the passage
OF which he said would depend the future
course OF the committee upon bills before them.
This bill provides that in the case OF the death
of a soldier who leaves neither widow or chill
dren. and who would be entitled TO a pen sion,
the pension should go to The mother, father
ters or brothers of such soldier, in the order
named. The time for making application for
the pension. is also extended. The bill WAS
passed.
The House. as in Committee of the Whole
resumed the consideration of the Internal Tax
bill