Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-14
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
THURSDAY, January Il.

SENATB.-Mr. Wilson presented mem orial of
officers Of Equal Rights Association, praying
for female suffrage in the District of Columbia
ana the Territories.
Mr. Anthony presented petition of Lucretia
Mott and seventy-five other women, asking a
constitutional amendment TO secure female
suffrage.
Mr.. Grimes, from Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported adversely on the petition of
Commodore X. W. Meade, to be restored TO the
active iist of the Navy.
MI Wilson introduced a bill to annul the
tenure -of-office act. Referred to Committee on
Retrenchment.
Mr.. Morton introduced bill promising that
whereas Abraham Lincoln. the late President
OF the United States, while acting as President
and Commander in Chief OF the Armies of the
United States, was killed in the war of the
rebeIlon by the enemies OF the country; aud
whereas under a proper construction of the
pension laws the widow of the said Abraham
Lincoln is entitled to a pension, the same as
the widow of any other officer who fell IN the
war Therefore, be IL
ResoIred, That the sum of - be paid to
Mary Lincoln annually, to be paid from the
time of the decease of her said husband.
Mr.. Sumner suggested to fill the blank with
S3,OOO, and asked for the immediate eonsideri l.
ton of the bill
Mr.. Conkling.-It had better go to COM
mlttee.
MIR. Sumner.-Can there be any OBJ lection to
MIR. .Fessenden.-It had better go to a commit.
m.
mittee on Pensions.
Mr.. Sumner introduced bill to enforce GER
tain provisions of the fourteenth Con nsttu tional
amendment. MIR. Sumner explained that this
Dill was rendered necessary by the state ot
affairs i'll kentucky, where certain persons
di qualified by the fourteenth amendment had
assumed to exercise judicial functions, and he
understood the same state OF affairs existed in
Virginia, and in other States lately in REBELLION
He asked that the bill be referred to the Com.
mtfee on the Judiciary
MIR. Morrill,, OF Vermont, called up the Joint
resolution OF the Legislature Of Vermont, pro-
testing against renewal OF the Canadian re.
ciprocity treaty. Mr.. Morrill, then read from
printed slips an argument in opposition to any
MIR. CragIn entered a motion TO rec onsder the
vote rejecting the concurrent resolution grant
ing the use OF the rotunda and other portions
OF the Capitol for the Inauguration ball.
The bill for the relief Of Sue Murphy was
then taken up, and
Mr. Sawyer being entitled to the floor, pro-
ceeded to address the Senate.
HoUsE.-Reports from Committees were in
order.
MIR. Ashley (Ohio) from the Committee on
Territories, reported a bill to extend the boun.
darIes of the States of Minnesota and Nebras ka
and the Territories of Montana, Dac otah, and
Wyoming, and proceeded to explain the bill,
which he said did not entail any addition al
expense upon the Government. In his judg-
ment II would be the best way of disposing of
the Mormon question, because IL would carve
a large piece out OF the Territory OF Utah, thus
giving the Mormons notice that no State gov
eminent should ever be established under their
domInions. This was one OF the chief objects
Of the Committee in reporting the bill
Mr.. Washburne GIL said from the statement
OF the gentleman Ashley il seemed TO be a bill
10 dIsmember the Territory of Utah. H hoped
the bill would be postponed until the Delegate
from Utah was here.
The bill was, by unanimous consent, made
the special order tor this day two weeks, after
the morning hour.
Mr.. Ashley, (Ohio,) who reported from the
Committee on Territories the bill to facilitate
commercial Intercourse between the sc yeral
States and Territories of the United States,
asked to have it made the special order for
TWO hours about two Weeks hence. Objection
was made.
MIR. Cook, (Ill., from the Committee on Elec-
tons, reported a resolution setting forth that
George w. Anderson is not entitled to a seat
in the House fron the ninth district of Mis-.
souri,, and that Geo. w. Switzler Is entitled TO
a seat in the House from said district