Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-29
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
FRIDAY. January 90


were read and placed on the file.
MI frelnghuysen presented memorial of
DE- MoCook, President of Princeton CoII.gr
ana me profG ssors OF that iu situton as king Al
appropriation by Con sress to enable the proper
ohservat oDs 10 be taken of the tDtaI ECLIPSE of
me sun 70 occur on The 7th of Angus next The
memorial states III II the observations cannot he
properly taken at the Naval Observatory hut
only IN The southern part of the United States
The usual number of female suffrage petitions
Mr.. Sumuer presented memorial of Hon
Gto: Upon, Of Boston, protesting against the
Iahncatioa of the Alabama treaty, which Mr.
e'son 'hst extensive publicity bad teea given
of the WAFER.
A mess age VIZ. received from the Hou r
turAipg In accordance with the TeGuess of =.
Senate the papers IN the McGarrahan case
hr. Morton moved that the bill and 4 /,
papers be referred to the Judiciary Con.
Mr.. Ferry thought the motion was a reflec
ucn on the COMMITTEES on Private Claims
wbien mad heretofore had charge Of this matter,
ana MT Trumbull expressed the same OPINION
and hoped the matter would not be refe -red 10
the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. CoDness asserted that iutimatious mad
Seen thrown out that he and one or two other
senators Were not disposed to do justice to No.
Garrahan, and Senator (Fessendep) the osher
DAY nao referred TO paper which be Mr. Cl
ana two other Senator had eddressai to ne
iahu once IN connection with this Senate, and
had asserted that that paper was the secret of
the course which had been taken There was
nothng secret in regard to his (Mr. C's) public
acts, ana any body that said so, said whist WAS
false, (pausing and shaking his head) said what
YVES false; and that was all Of 1t
Mr. fetsenden did not understand this great
eHehement s ,hr which some Senators had displayed
IN ms matter. Mr.. Mc4arrahar had called
on nim (Mr. Fes sender, and asked HIM TO ex-
anime into his claim, asserting that he had been
wrongly alt With, and IS was his custom
whra tl'lfd upon by a citizen from any part
OF me countIy, the Pacific coast or elsewhere
ne bed looked into the matter and had become
satisfed ,6at Mr.: Garraaan had cause OF COM
been spoken of, he had no intention OF reflect.
Ing upon the Senator from California.
DIT. Conpess asked If the Senator lad not
used the word ''seciet' in his remark
Mr.. Feesenden-Yes sir, did, and / had
perfect right to it.
Mr.. Conness with great warmth )-then ssa nd
byit.
Mr.. Fessenden thought no gentleman could
'ake any Ohence at 1t. 1t must be a ve-y SEN
sltlve state OF mind indeed which could see
cause Tor offence in the remark. He had meant
no oIsTespect TO any of the Senators who signed
tue letter referred to, and if either of them put
any such construction upon it, that was their
Ov matter.
Mr.. +. then rcsd from the official report his
remarks, and maint1insd that there as moth.
ing IN them casting any imputation upon any
SenatOrs.
The Senator from Maine was that he mad read
a earblCd account of his (Conness' ~ correspopd-
eIce, which was pnt into the Senator's apds
by an interested parry, and the Senator had
never come TO him, (Conncss,) as he ought TO
have done, TO learn as to the truth Of It.
Mr. Fcssenden said rhe paper had not been
put INFO his hands at all. He had touud it on
b's desk. and supposed it was on the desk of
every other Senator. He had never suppo d.
when referring TO the letter, that the three
senators whose pames Were signed TO il QCon.
was ahyIHipg improper in 1t. and that il should
not be referred to.
MIR. Stewart.-l don't cops,der 1t improper.
and Justify every word Of il. Mr. CONFESS
was not a candidate for the approbltion of the
SsDator from Maine OF his Official inteyritv
and csrcd nothing for il.
MT. Morton said, in view of the remarks of
the Senator from CoDnccticut (Mr. Ferry) he
would wi hdraw his motion to refer to the in.
dietary Committee.
The bill and accompanying papers were
then referred to the Committee on Private Land
CJ"ims.
Mr.. Cole introduced a bill to further the ad.
mlnistIation OF justice. Referred to Judiciary
Commiiice
MIR. Wiley introduced a bill to provide tor
the sale OF tain lands to aid in the copstruc.
lon OF the West Virginia Central ailway.
Mr.. Welch introduced a bill to remove po-
i,tIcal disabilities from certain citizens of Flor
ida.
Mr.. Vickers presented the petition of suudry
eit,zens OF Maryland, asking the erection OF a
lighthouse at Love Point, at the mouth of
Cnfs'er river, and to deepen the harbor Of
Queenstown, near the mouth Of said river
Referred 10 C0mmlttco on Commerce.
The special order-being the Constitutional
amendment relating to the suffrage-was then
taken up, on which Mr. Dixon, of Connecticut
wss entitled to the floor.
HoUsF.-Mr. Buckland (Ohio) introduced a
joint resolution donating cannon for tie
Mcpherson mon ument. Objection being made
to its present consideration. IL was withdrawn
MIR. Beaman, Mich, } from the Committee on
Appropriations. reported the Post Office ap.
preparation bill. Ordered to be printed, re-
ferred 10 tine COMMITTEES of the Whole, and made
me SPECIAL order for Tuesday next after the
morning hour.
MIR. Washburne, 1li.,) from the same Com
mltte, reported bill making appropriations
for the payment of the salaries of the officers
and the contingent expenses of the Patent Office
for January end February, 1869. II appropIi-
afes S5f.166.
Mr.. Washburne asked for its present con-
s6eration
MIR. Maynard (Tenp.) objected. and it was
referred 10 the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Moorehead Pa introduced a bill to pro-
vide fer the better security of life and properly
from coal oil, through petroleum and i's pro.
due's. Referred 10 the Committee OF Ways aud
Mr.. Price Uowa) asked to take from the
Speakers table the bill to confirm the title to
Little Rock Island, in the Mississippi river.
MT. Price moved to concur in the Senate
amendments. Agreed to.
Mr.. Julian, (lnd.) from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported back the bill to close
the land system in certain States Passed:
upon the President for any information he may
nave IN his possession showing that the people
OF Hayu and st. Domingo want TO become part
OF the United Sales. Agreed to.
Wr. Welker (Ohio) called mp the bill to es.
tablish police court in the District of Colum-
bia. After some debate the bill and amend.
ments were passed.
Mr.. Koontz, pa y from the Committee on the
district OF Columbia, asked to nave Senate bill
providing for the formation OF corporations in
the District Of Columbia printed and referred
(tOmmiffQo IN ho Inltrict
Agreed to-
The Speaker stated that reports of a private
nature were in order from the Committee on
tboJ06tciary, this teiug private bill day.
~. Wilson, (IoWa) from the Oommittee on
the Judiciary, reported bill to restore csrtala
property in Kentucky, taken for the use OF the
Government during the war. After some de.
teta 1t was laid ON the table.
During the consideration OF the bill the
morning hour expired.
Mr.. Lawrence, (Ohio) from the Select Oom. 4
nected with the New York elections, offered a
resolution authorizing the Sergeant.at. Arms /
70 arrest and bring before the bar of the House
Henry johnson, for contempt Of the authority
Of the House, In refusing 10 testify before the |
committee.
Mr. Brooks IN " wanted to know who
Henry johnson YVES. He had never heard OF
him.
Mr.. Laurence (0hio) said he was a materia,
Wines, and well known in New York. He
was 20 myth, like some of the gentleman's fMr,
breoksO political friends, VINO had vosrd 80
nspy times under assumed names.
Mr. Rces fIll.) said there Wsre other parties
who had refused TO testify before the com.
mitfce. He uanfcd IN know Whv THAR N sru..