The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-19
THIRD EDITION
Proceedings In the Senate and
House Of Representatives.
FORTIETH CONGREss-THIRD SESSION
Semnfa.

lory or the COR ,nitee on the Pacific HalrOad suh
minority y On the omnibus railroad bill lately re-
hT; Wilson introduced bill to repeal the ACT fl X.
ing the hesdquarters of the General OF the Army at
Of WSS 10 10 be- sued o. 6g h Rfei III
nd ns that he snail not 6o reSved d ro e@S and SF9
or go TO doty sewhere, except Et his request
trSTy orders snopd be null and void III '''-
a hrs Aothony' from the Committee on Printing.
ilshnK ne deb ates and said ne would ask the Senate
from the same Iommittee; upon the policy OF Goa
nu she REPUBLICATION OF o,keI public doGumens
forming part Of the Congressigual proceedings.
hr. P0meToy Introduced a bill to abolish peOnags
Mr.. Williams. from the Committee en- Publio
Lanoe, reported bin for the sale of the Hot Springs
hsservetOn In Arkanses. ,,,,
snIea m MADE by Admiral Fsrrssu.s ieet in the Mis-
III reply 10 a question by M. TrumNull he said
thai the bill did not give the officers men OF the
under the existing laws, but would have mersly n
technical @ effect the 6tll was passed,
me othcer3 and crew OF the United ates steamer
II give the Commander, Captain Winslow, and his
On motion of Mr.. sumner. a bIu was passed au.ho
rizirg CCmmandeE KiIkend OF the navy to accept a
gold medal from the Emperor OF France
Of % the UP.d satSs an sossao es %
which was published some days ago
It fxes the number of judges of the Uoltad states
Mt of circuit judges perform the Circuit duties
NJ p' rformea by the judges Of the supreme Oourti
dulles for at les ST on one A term every two years.
Mr. TIn%6Sl Eed MT Morrill, IN 'Sn charge G'' of the
pobemeDt SO that ths bi to reorganiz1 the idicis
becS m he was to sea en- wSether so@e GS
action could not be had on the Tenure OF O1ice act
alteration # The Appropriation BILL
HOuse of Representatives
III M r., Ketchnm presented resolution OF the Assem-
pension the surVlVlDE soldiers OF 1872
the petition OF thousand citizens Of New6urg. Yer
mont. In favor ofan amend oient TO the Cons tuIOn
weT IN ovr government and Jesus as the ruler Of
oMe sns sps as
phia Board of Trade praying CONGRESS to secure to
tonnage dues aud port onaTgss with thO'e i'm posed
rbe HoPPe 6s Gi d tnS m ore % 'sV8Ts1 nations
from the Committee Of the Whole to the ARMY Ap.
AZ the amendments reducing The ordinary sppro-
Mr.. Ko' ley, having len minutes allowed him ex.
pre- ssed his scknoV iedHment to Mr. BIler N sa-
speech of Wednesday night; but sl he preferred the
MF Buter HI. faith in Mi the capacity % nseSr.y tstp a2
purpose OF General Ora, equs ed that 30 beautifully
s sss to cas- Soe o d.
that w9ula seem 10 imply lacl OF confidence in
II e too wanted the supernumerary officers of the
less oiieeIs, or those VINO maybe summoned Oy
Grant anG not M to deprive him by crude legislation by
ps,on et o us u have savs hS tS s5g
said. the power make The 'carpe: :-baggers' life
saie in the wd' OF Texas. and the life of The hardy
pioneer OH The plans safe "a IL wcuid be IN his
New EDglsnd or Pennsylvania home.
Mr.. Blaine appealed 10 The Honse not TO agree to
the amendments rkicg out the item OF s'Oy JoI for
IBand amo and arsen al from 81 900 0aU to $50
TO the ams sndment offered by Mr.. Butler. OF Mass,
The Rock IsIOnd em provoked q rapid and heated
dbeu sion tuch as It usually does provoke whenever
1t w6s psrticCipaIsd In by Lessrs Blaine, Prlcs.
schofeld Phelps, Benton, Earnsworth; and others.
In tho middle Of the discussion on Rock Island
Mr. Butler, OF Mass, obtained The huor and M sde
final appeal 10 the House Ia favor o. his amendment
for the reduci OF the army. He characterized the
amendment offered by Mr.. Blaine as q deusion. II
only provided for consolidation as officers were
duced by death or court martial There would not be
by single dollar SAVED single servaat cat of;
recruit came here this morning and told the House
thGl IL must trust General Grant,
by The gentleman from Maine did not trusI General
Grant under 1t, he could not muster ont aingle
officer The only trust they would have TO zet rid OF
en- er d. for be could not resign. (Laughterl
The gentleman from er nsylvania tMr, Kelley had
keep the pes CO, but II the name, the policy, the moral
power OF the election OF General Grant would not
keep the peace In Texas an army scattered over that
10 be any organized opposition 10 an army.
II was going 10 be stealthy marder; not In the pre-
fact was that onefourth of ali The United States
soldiers in Texas were ex-Contederate soldiers re-
cruited nom the Confederate Grmy, and they were
MOTTO Ds relied upon In any question between their
old breihlen in arms and citizens OF the United
States
by natural depletion, he would remind the House
that there MAS school at West Polat which turned
out tiicers for the army fast officers ded. The
know anything Of the subject and that, therefore,
they must turn the matter over to General Grant