Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-17
FORTIKTH CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proeeedinss.
WEDNESDAY, June IL.

Convention Of Texas, settinx forth that the re.
eonstruetioa policy Of Oesgress cannot be car.
ns 0st unless the power 70 appoint registers
hanan. Seferred to ] J1asciary Committee.
Also, comm unication from the Secretary OF
war, enclosing dram q bill relative 70 the
CommSttee on Military Affairs.
MI sumner preseated memorial Of mer.
chaTs and ship owners Of Boston, stating that
the hostilities between SPAN and certain Re-
publics Of South America, had ceased since
1850, and stating their right to deal with these
coxnries, and ASKING that they be pfote cted in
ne same. Referred to Committee on Foreign
Mr.. Vickers presented memorial from the
representatives Of twenty four collieries in
Maryland, protesting against reduction of d "
Mr.. Patterson, of New Hampshire, from the
Committee on the District of Columbia re-.
ported a bill to regulate the sale of hay in the
Mr.. Wiley, from the Committee on the Dis
ulet OF Columbia, made a written report in the
case OF the alleged outrage on one of the em-
pioyes OF the Senate In the cars Of the WASH
ington and Alexandria Railroad.
Mr. Davis presented a memorial of VIM. s.
Shepley, OF Lexington, KY, setting forth thar
his SON, residing at Columbus, Ga, had been
tion OF the Constitution, and carried 300 miles
from his home, to Atlanta where be is now
confined, deprived Of communication with his
trends tnaf ne IL falsely charged with beng
concerned IN the murder Of Geo. w. Ashmun,
who was killed in a negro house of fll.fame.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Wilson introduced joint resolution au-
ln9riAng the sale OF damaged and unserviee.
able ordnance and ordnance stores, Referred
10 Military Committee.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary Commit.
zee, reported In favor of the indefinite postpone.
ment of both the House and Senate bills 70
amend the Bankrupt act, and they were accord. .
in2ly postponed.
Mr. Yates, from the Committee ON Terrific.
res, reported new bill to admit the State Of
Colora do to the Union
Mr.. Harlan, from the Committee on the Dis
trlct OF Colu mbia, reported in favor of the in.
definite postponement of the bill to amend the
act incorporating the Washington and George.
town Railroad.
The bill supplementary to the act to provide
a National Currency was taken up, the ques.
ton being on the motion to strike out the first
section, whiah was discussed by Messrs. Cam
er)n, Chandler and Thayer.
Al p. m. Messrs. Sumner, Sherman, and
Hendricks, the Committee, appeared with Mr..
BurlIngame and the members of the Chinese
Embassy at the principal doorway, and were
announced by the Sergeant Arms The par.
ty then came forward and Mr.. Sumner ad.
dressed the Chair as follows
Mr.. President We present to Won Mr. Bur.
lipgame and his associates of the Chinese En-.
bassy 10 the Senate Of the United States.
pII,e Inc President PRO tem;-I welcome Mr..
embassy TO the Senate Of the United STATES, and
the committee will conduct them to the seats
assigned them.
The embassy were then condu cted by the
committee 70 seats, which had been placed
for them in front of the President.
On motion of Mr.. Anthony, the Senate then
took recess of ~ minutes. that the Senators
may have an opportunity of paying their re-
spects 10 the embassy.
The Senators then came forward and were
individually presented to Mr.. Buriingame and
his associates.
At LIS p. m. the President pro tenn rapped the
senate TO order, and the members of the EN-.
bassy We're again taken in charge by the COM
mlttee and escorted from the chamber.
The galleries, which had been crowded were
Immediately entered, which produced some
confusion; whereupon the Chair raped, and
asked the galleries TO come to order as soon as
possible.
Mr.. Sprague, who had the floor, resumed his
remarks on the pending bill, and declared that
the action OF the Senate yesterday In voting to
take S2O,OOo.OOO from the circulation of New
England was a breach of the solemn compact
made by the Government
The Char, at l.50 p. M, laid before the
Senate telegraphic dispatch from the Con /.
stltutlonal Convention OF Texas.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Cook.
Ill, y from Commit tee on Elections submitted
q report In the contested election case Of Mckee
VS.. oung, from the 9th district Of Kentucky,
with resolution declaring Mr.. Mckee entitled
TO the seat.
Mr.. Kerr (Ind.) asked If that was the report
of the Committee or the report Of minority.
Mr.. Cook said it was the report Of the Com
mitfee and had been adopted yesterday in the
gentleman's (Mr. Kerr's) absence from the
Committee.
The report was ordered to be printed.
On motion OF Mr. Washburn Und.) a resolu.
the Washington Gas Light Company to sub.
NIT report showing the quantity in feet of
Illuminating gas furnished to the Capitol, from
June, 1857, to une, 1865; stating tine amount each
month and the amount Of money paid therefor
Also, the quantity OF gas furnished to the
Departments, and the number Of lamps on the
avenue, squares, and reservation lighted al
Mr.. Stevens pa offered a resolution direct. .
ing the Ways and Means Committee TO inq uire
into the expediency Of bringing in q bill pro.
yidmg for the collection Of the revenue on dis.
titled spirits by taxing the capacity Of the STILL
and that said bill shall provide, first, that ex.
perts shall be called in TO ascertain the capacity
Of the stlll: second, that license shall be taken
out for the length OF time the still is to be rum
as indicated by the expert who reports upon
the capacity; that the distiller shall be punished
for running his still beyond the time of such
license; and that all unused stills shall be
turned over to the revenue officer of the
district. and shall be punished fer allowing
such still to be run. Referred to Ways and
Means Committee.
The House resumed as the regular order of
business the consideration of the bill pending
at the close Of the morning hour yesterday
supplemental to the bill Incorporating the
National Safe Deposit Company, the pending
question being upon seconding the demand for
the previous question on an amendment Of
fered by Mr. May ynard (Tenn.) to tax the gross
receipts Of said company the same as the gros
receipts OF express companies.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Boutwell, (Mass.l opposed this supple
ment. because IL directed the company from it's
original purpose Of Incorporation, and made
1t a savings Institution for the keeping of the
money of the poor Of this District This was
Objectionable, because all savings institutions
should be mutual, and yet 1t is proposed to en-.
dow his company by act Of Congress, and this
was all wrong, for the persons depositIng the
money could have no control over the deposits
1t was Objectionable, too, because the third sec.
ton of the bill made the company pawn.
brokers, and authorized them to sell real estate
without the necessity Of q resort to proceedings
in law and equity.
Mr.. Ingersoll (Ill), In noticing some Of the
objections to the bill, said the population of
Washing gton was not of that class which could
support q saving institution by itself, or de.
posit company by itself. and this bill was sim
ply to blend the two. II merely authorized the
the money is left Q certain length Of time inter-
est Is paid apon It. The other clause to which
the gentleman (Mr. Boutwell,, objected was not
that the company sold real estate, but they were
simply authorized to settle mp estates the same
as an administrator or executor
Mr.. O'Neill PAL advocated the bill.
Alter further debate, Mr. Pruyu IN. Y0
moved TO amend the Sd section, which autho.
rized the Company 70 receive Property in tr,,.t
by providing that the Company ..
property IN trust afteE the Same sSail nave
been approved By bs Courts. "~''
MI. HSoo-.N PAL moved to amend the 3d
secucn by enacting that the said COMPANY
Gay keep hotel, barber shop, and lager beer
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