Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-27
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
This Afternoons PROCEEDINGS.
WKNNtsDAY. Lanua-Y .


Also, communication from the Pres dent en-
clOsIrg a report from the SECRETARY OF Stat. rel
alive 10 the modal presented by Congress 10
u, orse p lbody.
OF Michigan, which he as xed TO take the usual
Tetel lsnce.
Mr. sumner presented a similar memorial
from males aud females of Massachusetts
MI. Howe pre- >en'Pd a memorial asking for
the appointment of a competent phrenologist to
examine the heads OF all applicants for inter-
nal revenue appointments, to see whether the
bumps of honesty. reverence and conscen-
uonsness are protub rant.
Mr.. Howe ask; thai the memorial be rsSrr-
r. TO the Commit on Re.renchment 21o
Reform.
Mr. Trumbull from the Com mittee on the
judiciary. repor cd w,th amendment the bill 10
punish the c. me Of holding office in violation
OF the 14th amendment.
Mr.. Sumne- asked il here vas apy speciaI
provision for Georgia.
Mr.. Trumbull.-No more for Georgia than
for the o. her States.
Mr.. Sumner asked il the Committee intended
10 report any special bill for Georgia.
Mr.. TrJmbull sid the Commit were not
prepared now TO do so. Tney bad several bills
before them now relative 10 Georgia. which
they would consider in due me.
Mr. Trumbull. from the same committee,
also reported adversely on resolutions To pay
the Southern Senator's from the beginning OF
the iOth Congress, and on tue memorial to pro.
vide by law for the election of President and
Wee President directly by the people.
triot OF Columbia, reported the House bill to
change the name OF Four.and "a nalf street,
washington. TO Lincoln avenue. with recon-
mendatiOD that it do not pass
Mr.. Chandler introduced a bill to prevent the
collection Of illegal imports under color of State
authority. Referred to Committee on Com
mPrce.
Mr.. Henderson introduced a bill to enable the
Creeks, Choctaws, Cherokees. and Cnickasaw
Indians to become citizens of the United States
Referred to Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr.. Morgan introduced q bill to designate
places OF confinement OF persons convict I'd of
offeno:s syainst the laws Of the United States
in certain States. Referred to Judit iary Com.
mittee.
Mr.. Harlan called up the House bill con.
fir inning the title OF Little Rock Island, in the
Mississippi river; which was amended and
Mr.. Morto asked to proceed with his motion
:? lake up the bill relative to the McGanagan
The discussion on the motion was continued
until one O'Clock, when the unfinished busI.
ness, feiDg the bill relative to the Central
Branch Pacific railroad. was taken up.
Mr.. Sherman moved to postpone the pend
ing bill to take mp the funding bill; which was
agrPcd to-ayCs 81, nays 20.
Mr. Sherman then read a long written spsech
ON the finances.
HOUsE.-Mr. Wsshburne, (IllD from the
Committee on Appropriations, asked that the
committee be discharged from the Investigation
of the contract of the Pest Office Drparsment
tor postage stamps, aud that the mater be re.
ferr6d to the Commit e on Printing, with
power TO send for persons and paI ers; proyi-
ded, no expense is incurred
Mr.. oanler IN. Y. y objected.
Mr.. Butler (Mass.l offered a re elution call.
ing upon the Secretary OF the Interior for a
statement of the effect of the repeal of The
Canada upon the tro de OF the United states,
and any information he may have in his nos.
session 'oncerning the CONDITION of the Pcov.
mces, anu the state Of the British and Amer.
\, nf fh0 ~ Y
IencerIver
MIR. Crsuler IN. " obieo,cd
The House um, the consider ION of the
b1l .Ho provide for a gradual resumption OF
sle lie payments
MI Scofeld (Pa) proceeded to sddre IS tie
Ho, e on the bill but the di O rder aud con.J-
s,C1 Was 90 great in the Hail. 20 - his remsri,
were inaud,be In the repoft,I gallery.
Mr.. Schenck Ohio) wished that ar.
range ment might be made whereby evening
81 srCfs might ! = held to allow gentlemen to
speak on fDsUcial snd other questions By
uDer nous col sent II was agreed tnat the
House meet this evening, at hall. past seven
O'clock, fOi general debate
Mr.. Washburne (Ill.) wanted 70 rske a
statement to 'he House relative TO the public
busiutss. There were six OF the most itnpo t.
e1t appropriation lis without action. But
fhIr y -Oae working days now renamed of the
session, and ii e. IN d 10 him that il any brsi-
ness was TO be dCoe IL is time the House WAS at
il, The disposition .semed yesterday 70 be in
tavor ofmakirg speech on all sorts of schemes
instead OF attending to public business.
Mr.. Lvrch (Me.) wanted to ask the gentleman
from illinois Mr.. Washburne) whC her he
considered financial measure. regularly cor
sdered by committee of the House and Re-
POI b 10 the Hou-e, was not public business.
Mr.. W3shbuIne (Ill.) was about to reply; but
MIR Schenck (Ohio) demanded the regular
order.
The Speaker said he would make statement
relative TO the position of the bill now before
the House, and also relative TO other business.
IL the bill was postponed now, aud the
House should adlouIn pending its con-
siderauon this evening, IL would come
mp as unfinished business 20 morrow.
There were other privileged motions before
The House, among them the motion of the gen.
tleman from Massachusetts, (Mr. Boutwell,
relative to his constitutional sufiI9ge amend
ment. There were also several special orders,
smong them them the bill reported from the
Committee Oh Territories. and the Chairman
Of the Ways and Means Committee had given
notice that they would ask to make the tax and
tariff bills special orders. Besides the gentle
man from Massachusetts, mir. Dawes, the
Chairman Of the Committee ON Elections, wes
auxious to call up the Georgia FL ction case,
and the Reconstruction COMMITTEE had In
t5rmed the Chair that they had important bus
iness % bring before the HouSe. The House
would therefore see that business was pressing
Mr.. Schenck (Ohio) SAID it would be seen
that it was important to get this bill ont of the
way. He ssked the gentleman from Maine
bill, or If he wanted action on it.
MIR. Lynch fMe.l replied that the bill was
not reported merely to allow gentlemen to
make speeches on It. After one or two addi.
tional speech. 3 had been delivered upon the
bill, 1t was his intention to call the previous
question on its passage.
Mr.. Ingersoll, (Ill.) who was entitled to the
floor on the bill, moved tnat II be postponed,
with the understanding that the evening ses.
sion shall be devoted to general debate.
Mr.. Butler Mass) with the view Of testing
the sense of the House on the bill, called for the
yeasapd nays, but the call was not secop ded,
and the motion vas then agreed to without q
division.
BY general consent the consideration Of the
JOINT resolution, proposing an amendm ent to
the United States Cobstiiution, provioing for
universal suffrage, was postponed until after
the NOR ming hour.
The morning hour then commenced, and the
House resumed the consideration Of the bill
"relating to the operation OF the pension laws,
and tor other purposes"
Mr.. Ingersoll (Ill) moved to amend the bill
by striking out the second section, which re-
lafes to dropping from the pension list the
names Of female pensioners who are reported
as prostitutes, unless they can produce satis.
factory evidence 10 the contrary. He said he
was in favor Of making like provision for
male prostitutes il this section was not stricken
out. 1t proclaimed by inference that every
soldiers widow was q prostitute, unless she
could prove herself otherwise
Mr. Schen(k tOhio) characterized 1t as the
most INFAMOUS and shameless proposition ever
brought before Congress. He thoughC 1t was
On insult to the widows OF our soldiers through
out the whole country.
Pending the consideration OF the bill, the
morning hour expired, and IT went over.
The Hopfe then resumed the debate on the
sufrsg ge amendment to the Constitution.