The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-27
FORTIETH CONGREss-THIRD SESSION
Senate.

WIsHISsToN. Jan. 27.-Messrs Chandler Summer,
rsls WON sufIIage whicn ere referred 20 tne
MI h owe 10 the great amusement OF the Be nstors
presented memoTiEi praying tGr he apps, o,ntmeut
internal revenue appointments TO whether bene.
violence consoien.lousness. caussli!y and cOmparl.
en that the Government may no longer suffer fro
The frauds now so common il tnat department. Re.
terred to the Committee on RetrenchmeGt ana Re.
form.
Comma der Charles q Baldwin and another officer
n@Cy 10 eScsP g9i1 pd I'm 96me6 is4m
Emperor OF the French
enc ctaw aud Oh ckAsRw indians to become citizens
OF the United States Referred to the Com nistee
M Potter Introduce ed BIN to revive the grant OF
10 Gadsden. Aiapama. Referred '-'1' N'''n"
Mr.: Henderson moved so take up the bin for the
apa Wa tsfen ny It11SnEsS nnG passed; a 10
lect on Of illegal inlposts under c1or OF Stae autho-
riIy. Reierred T. TO CSmmttee ON Commerce. ,',,
was take up and he proceeded to address the Senate
In o long argument advocating IT,
House of Representatives.
MT Butler (Msssl asked leave TO offer s. resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for norma
S On Of G m e unea 81 ae w
and and tho other Brit sh AmeIsn provinces and as to
eslWssn dht H. ana ~ h ihs stG,e Sf me aad
Mr.. Mccarthy objected.
The Honse then resumed the confederation o. Mr..
Lynchs bill to provide for resumption OF specie
T.
Xfler Mr scoield had closed hi, argument Mr.
InEeTsoll Ull) took the floor, but yielded TO afr.
sci enck (Oho), VINO asked naolmOus conse At TO
have event sessi as for general debate. No obIsc
ton WAS mtde and an evening session for general
debate for this evening WAS ordered In Committee OF
M Mr. Wssbburne un) desired that the II ouse should
come TO en- understanding 10 relation 70 the public
House not disposed 20 go TO tue pubic business
a. ALL There were but .thlrlyone working days Of
this Congress lett ana there we're six OF The most los
portant appropriation bills yet acted upon by the
The Committee on Appropriations had endeavored
TO DO It's DUTY faithfully. It's members had remained
| In Washington during the recess, and given thei;
| IL was for the Republican side OF the House TO de
business or should devote themselves to the dacns
sion and passage Of sll sorts OF schemes and thus
| JnIy and break dowl the incoming administration,
| and sink Il deeper than ever plummet sounded.
nincis is did NOT consider bii In relation to cur
and france mater h Of PI3tS y business?
| hs meant the appropri alton bills
Ihe Speaker stated the business mat was press9g p m
TO provide for the resumption OF specie payments
| the Constitutional Amendment, and Dill relating
The Chairman OF the Election Committee had given
tes,ed eeeon er S case 16e ooa@tse
hRd notified the Chair tna il bad lmpoi snt business
to preHent TO the House. aud there were tolr OF hve
motions 10 reconsider pending which could be cahed
There were also one or two special orders and the
| chairman OF the Committee on w sys aud Means. M r.
had VeE p9oa & OF nS and S
| The House would therefore see that business was
After some further discussion as the condition
Of bus ness. the motion 10 reconsider the vote py
payments was referred 10 the Oommittee on Banking
and Currency was lald on on the table, ana the OIL
= he Constitutional atnendment ana uphlfeIAihg tc
| suffrage were hen taken up, ana ... -,
| On Motion Of MI Boutwell, were postponed unat
| afbAr the morning hour. 49,. 10, q. ,oo oe,,.e, =.
| MessTs BinPham, Bh ellRbsrgSr, and Ward