Evening star., 1868-02-07
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
FRIDAY, February

system OF weights. measures and coins. Re-
ferred ~ Committee on tmanca.
Mr. Ramsey presented lOint resolutions OF
legislature Of Minnesota relative TO the rights
OF nafuralized citizens abroad. Retired TO
Committee oil ForeIgn Relation.
MIR. Corbett, from the COMMITTEE on the Dis-
triet OF Columbia reported point RESOLUTION
70 provide for the admission IA thu In-an..
Asylum in the District of Columbia Oi Jam.s
Mcintosh. on the same footing GStna per-
sons in the District are admitted, GIich was
passed.
Mr., sherman called mp III. bill relating 70 ,h-
island in the GrraG Miami river IA M Unit.'d
States.
Hr. Sherman explained thar the titI- To this
island, which WAS IN the Great Miami river.
IN the State OF Ohio, was vested in the Unit, a
States. Ii had been occupied by parties fer
fifty year, and ia. object of the hill WAS to
enable these parties to enter the land on which
they had settled for prempuon. The bill was
then passed.
Mr.. Ferry introduced hill additional to the
act TO establish uniform system Of bankruptcy
throughout tn. United Stats, Referred -
Committee on the judiciary.
Mr.. Patterson. Of New Hampshire, called up
the bill in addition 10 the act regulating the
tenure of civil Cftic-s.
The blanks authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury and the Postmaster General To ap-
point special agents, were filled with the nuin-
ber IS.
Mr.. Cameron moved TO strike out tn. pro-
vision allowing The Secretary of STATE Id ap-
point five special agents for the foreign
vice.
was opposed to all this system of spi.>. H.
thought the country WAS overrun with them
now, and he was satisfied thar the peopl- were
opposed TO it.
Mr.. Sumner believed that this movement
grew out of radical distrust OF the pr,s..ut Adj
ministration. and for this reason Tins uma-h
oTed traditional policy of IN. Government ys,>
10 be done away with. He would ask wh"; hrr
II was eXpedent TO make this change on
count of this political distrust, anu would 1sk
his friend whether he would desire such a
he had inf Am
lion He tried 10 approach TINS, sublec uTre-
speciive of any personal considerations.
Mr.. Cameron considered the remarks ol the
Senator. and totally disclalm.d any personal
motives in the matter A statement had been
furnished them of the amount thes. secret
agents had cost during The war, and ne con~id-
cred II had all been wasted. They did no gain
us single vote Parliament He dinad nj
Liverpool in ls62, with the consus of The differ
rnt governments, aud there was not a etngl-
one of them IN favor OF our Government but
the consul from the United Siai-s A. was
ZINE for us 70 rcirench, aud We had better neyIn
right here. If W. did not retr-nch az every
possible way. We would be bankrupt in i've
years.
Mr. Fesepnden had no intimate rela ions with
the State Department, hut he thoU .ht as
expenditures Were conducted on an econo nicsl
scale.
Mr.. Conness thought ther was great .xtrstv-
acance In that department. The contingent
iund was a bourne from which ther" was
return.
NJ. tessenden thought n there was snv sn-
travaGance in the disposition OF contingent
fund II was right here in tins body. ana before
talking about contingent funds elsrwhere the
Senate would do we'll 10 apply the old adsge of
physicians heal th ys.lf
The amendment of Mr.. Cam. ron r-rct-
ed ayes :. nays 20.
HOUSE OF REPREsESTATlvE-.-The SPEAKER
appointed Mr.. Beatty (U.) member OF the
Committee on Invalid Pensions, to I'LL the VA
cancy occasioned by the death of Hon. &. :.
Hamilton
M pric. ,ro,,a , ,ro,,, ~ ID, a. IL.
Railroad. report bill restoring 10 actual
tlement the even Numbered section OF laaa
along the line of the Union Pacific RailIoad
and branches. Passed.
Mr. Spalding, 10, from Committee Oh ip-
preparation, reported back the bill making APP
preparation for the service OF the Columbian
Institute for the deaf and dumb ordered 10 i-
printed and made the special order for Thus
| day next.
The regular erder OF business having been
demanded, the House proceeded Ia the con-
character, and Mr. Perham. (Ne..l from c1ua-
mittee on Pensions, reported numbsr OF bills
granting pensions, which were disposed Of a.
recommended by the Committee.
Reports from the same committee. and OF the
same character, We're made by Mr.. Van AerInan
IN. Y y and Num- (Tenn)
Mr.. Poland (St.) Offered as a privileged Que>
ton resolution 10 rescind the resolution Of
| March 9th. l>e7, in relation TO the drawing OF
seats, and that the House again proceed to draw
seal tomorrow, after the morning hour.
Mr.. Perham M. asked il this was qu-s-
ton of privilege.
The Speaker replied that il was rot; bu, tnat
II was Il privileged question.
MIR. Spalding made the point OF order that II
was privileged question once q session, bus
| 1t could hardly be privileged every day in lae
year.
The Speaker ruled the point Of orcer not
Well taken.
| Nj. Poland did not offer the resolution for his
| own sake, but for the sake OF the members from
the six states that were not represented al the
special session when seats Were drawn. IL.
thought all should have chance i'll g"ttIng
| eligible seats.
| MI Spalding suggested thai i; must neces-
| sarily happen that some gentlemen would not
get as eligible seats as they desired. All Of last
| session he occupied seal Oh the African coast,
| (pointing 10 the Democratic side,) aud now that
\ be had q b.tter seat on the Republican side, hr
| WAS dispos, q 10 retain il.
Mr. Starkweather Conn, whose STATE Wa
| not represented al the first drawing,D said ne
| understood that there to be- a NJ deal when
| all the States were in.
Mr.. Holoran (lnd moved 10 lay the resOiu-
| tom on the tahle, and upon count OF the Hous..
| 6i voted II the affirmative and b} in the mega
| tive, wlerupon the yeas and nays wer. de-
| manded. ana the motion TO lay on the ;abl- was
| rejected. yeas -. nays -.
| The Resolution Vas then modified SO a. TO
| make the drawing on Monday after tle mora
| Ing hour, and II was then adopted, yeas ~,
| nays ~.
| Ihs Spe sker laid b-fore the House conmu-
| nication from the Secretary of the insrior
transmitting the estimates of the Compaission.,r
1 oil lndian Affairs Tor deficiencies his
nngent fund Tor the year ending June 90, I-tsr
Referred 10 Committee Oh Indian Anairs.
| Ar. Bntier Mass.) reported the Pension Ap-
\ preparation bill. and it WAS ordered 10 D.
printed, and made the spe. ial order fOr F.bni-
4 ary 24th.
Also, reported back the bill 10 r-gulat., til..
] custody and expenditure OF puiaic money
Ordered 10 be printed.
Mr.. Wilson {Iowa) rising - a question Of
privilege, had read a paragraph published ia
the New York Herald of yesterday, In which il
was stated thar he mr.. Wilson) had testified
tefore the Judiciary COMMITTEE Of The H ouse
mat not only Justice Field, but also Justlc,
Davis and Chief Justice Chase, had, ia PR /, aI..
conversation, declared the reeonstructiol "a l.
unconstitutional. . aa s-a
Mr.. Wilson said there was MOI truth eEonyh
IN the paragraph quoted 10 maks IL respec 4.
nctiop- AT the time that the artcl, va. writ
t@n. the judiciary Committee had NOT com.
menced the examination upon the rrsoIati,n
previously submitted by Mr. Scotield. and
consequently he Mr.. W had noI t.stih a
ne would say further that he did na,
expect TO testify, as he knew nofh
ing Oh the views Of Chief yus,,.a
Chase, or Justices Field or Da,ie, upon fhs
reconstruction bill, n he had never conyers.d
Win tnem upon the subject. So far, therrfor..
as Ne was concerned, the article had no f.unda
uon In truth, but was man ufactured out of M.
whole cloth, and that WIS all he desired "a cav
upon the subject
Young Beitman. drowned in the Wabash
a Nincennes last week, was murdered instead
OF committing suicide.