Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-20
FORTIETH CONGRESS,
This Afternoons Proceedings,

SENATE.-Tne CnaIr presented the crsdsn-
'lais OF Hon. Eugene Ca>s.rIy, Senator .!.c
lrom California, Tntch were read aAd p!ase Z
oD the file.
Nr. Cole presented a memorial nuiaerously
signed by citil-ns OF California. ASKING m l.
ftmale suffrage D@ conferred in me utstr,.f ~
Columbia. Referred 10 Committee ON Disir. a
Of Columbia
sions, reported fifty five HoIse pension b,lss
Mr.. Sherman called up DILL 70 paw Abo.t %
Ross, Of ONO, s1,isO for the use of ms Inve1-
ton IN The navy, by winch steam NAV be us.s
a. Weapo N OF naval warfare. Passed
All o'clock the Char stated that me untln-
lshed business being the House bill % repeal
ne. .ne tehufe-oi-oIIce bill was declared oy lie
Chair as before the Senate
Mr.. Chandler hoped business from me r,ro
mIttee OF Commerce which nsd b-en throgo
out last night would b- proceeded with
MI. Frelinghuysen thought the sp-cisl or
DER. Which was the naturalization bl.l. sloaIe
be FIRST proceeded with.
Mr.. Chandler moved TO postpone all orders
20 proceed with bills reported by tas COmga.,-
Considerable debate occurred on this
Mr.. Thayer sked Mr.. Chandler IL ne in:and-
ed 20 kill the repeal Of he tenure-oi-ogh e ulI
IN this way.
Mr.. Cameron said an impression has g.
aoi oao that the majority here dad 40: Wan. "a
repeal the tenure-of Office bill. He .gas .a- "a
repeal, and be wanted q; ID be taken no a
once.
Finally " was agreed thai Tuesday evecfng
should oe set apars iOr biiis from the Commit
Zee Of Commerce.
The tenure-of-offic- ball was thea prooeeaei
with. and
M Conking took ;he noor. and was spea.-
ing " hen our report cios-c.
HoUsE-The House resumed the rous,s.--
atIon OF the New Mexico confessed -lev,,ou
case, on which
Mr.. Petts (Pa.) read some facts suon.c,eh m
.esiImony before the COMMITTEE ON Elections,
sitting delegate. was consummaied through
gross frauds al the polls
Mr.. Cleaver New M-Nco) made az arcu-
ment IN his own defence, and against the re-
port OF the committee.
The hour Of one O'Clock having arri we'd. me
speaker directed the Sergean; Arms % exc
cute the order Of the House made las: .yeninc
relative 10 members aoseat without leave dnr-
ing the sessions Of the House. Tne S~reeaa--
at-Arms thereupon produced the following de-
hnquepts;-Messrs. Morrill,, d. r. AsSIey.
Dosneiiy, Stokes, kitchen. ChanIer. Pian<,
0fth. Humphrey. Carey, Moore, Pile, Petus,
ferham, CAKE, Mckee, Marvin, Pike Gris.
void, French, Halsey and Gollady
MT Broomall (Pa.D offered q resolution that
pensed with, and that the Committee on Ae-
counts De instructed 20 pay the Sergeant.at-
Arms bus fees ont of the contingenf fund of he
s hsese A also. thai al fines imposed upon mem
bers Tor aosenting themselves be remitsed
Mr.. Randall PA moved TO lay the resolu-
ton on the table. Not agreed to.
M. Broomall (PaD sad ne had offered the
resolution Tor the purpose Of disposing OF the
matter in the shortest manner possiose. He
never knew q case where the fines imposed
under call Of the House were collected IL
always had 70 come out Of the public treasury.
He thought the fact Of the names OF the absep-
tees Appearing in the Globe this morning Vas
punishment SUFFICIENT. The object OF the pro-
ceedings last evening had been accomplished
to-wit: TO secure the attendance Of members
during the remaining evenings Of the session.
The resolution was adoptsd, and the delin-
quent members took their seats.
MI Cleaver New Mexico) then resumed a..
speech on the New Mexico contested elec,,op
caee.