The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-31
FORTY.FIRsT CONGRESS- first Session,
Senate.


WASHINGTON, March 3D. The Vice Preside III
lalo De fore ihe Senate the House Concurrent
resolutlon 10 adjourn on the 6jh proxtml
Mr.. Summer moved to lay II on the table.
MI Howe and others opposed the motion,
Mr.. Fessenden, as Chairman of the Comisteo
on appropriations, said that In his opinion II
would be Inn poss BILE to finish by tn AZ ii ine the
business pending before the Senate; LhsG th-
senate ought not TO x day for adj jurn neut
nniil IL should at least nave disposed OF tins
lndlsn Appropriation bin.
Mr.. sumner agreed with the Senator from
MAINE, that the Senate ought not to concur In
tnis esolution, but the Indian Appropriation
DnI Was not lhe only, or even the most i'm
Cupgie ess.
There was the whole subject OF Georgia. In.
XOlVlng The question of the admission OF her
Representatives., and the question what shall
oe done To secure a proper reconstruction of
before Congress, and Senators ought not even
To talk OF going home until the case OF Georgia
IN al its branches. had been fully considered
The settlement of the case of Georgia was i'm
portant not only TO the people OF that State bat
sipni, Texas. and Virginia Another very im.
portant matter demanding attention aud az
bon az this session was the revision of the
naturalization laws, so as to prevent frauds in
naturalization
Mr.. Howe was unable to see why 1t was
wrong to talk about adjournment 1t was a
peculiarlty of the Senator from Massachusetts
that The longer he stayed here the more he
found TO be done. (Laughter.)
mouse Oh representatives.
Mr.. Latlin presented petition of Horace L.
Emery for an extension Of his patent for i'm
pTovement In the endless chain horse power
Mr.. Ferry, from the Committee on Rules, re-.
ported new rule, requiring the hall to bs
cleared of persons not entitled to the privilege
OF the floor ten minutes before the hour OF
Mr., Poland introduced q bill to extend the
provisions OF the act Of August 20. 1912. 10 pro-
vide further remedial justice In the UntJed
States Courts. Referred to the Committee on
the Revision OF the Laws.
Mr.. Cake stated that he was paired off on the
Tenure-o of Office bill, otherwise he would have
voted yesterday against eoncurring in the
Senate amendment.
Mr.. Cake also introduced o bill TO incorporate
the Government Anthracite R.ilroad Com
pany. Referred 10 the Committee on Roads
Mr. Fitch (Nevada) introduced bill for hold
ing term of the United States District Court
in Nevada. Referred to the Judiciary Com
Mr.. Witcher Cw. Va.) introduced bills to
establish q port of entry and to provide for the
West Virginia. Referred to the Committee on
Mr.. Bingham introduced bill extending to
corporations the privileges and immunities
guaranteed by the Constitution 20 the citizens
OF the several States Referred TO the Judiciary
Mr. schenck, from the Committee of Ways
and Mems, reported back the Senate bill to
Se p%o na that
be discharged from its further consideration.
Mr.. Garfield inquired whether there was now
~
had that impression until Che Senate had
passed this bill ia3
Mr.. Schenck said that the gentleman was
right In his impression. There was joint reso.
luton for the same purpose passed on the l7th
of March, 1854.
Mr. Garfield inquired how much gold could
be used for anticipating interes,?
MIR. Schenck said that 1t was impossible to
81 ate the amount. but mentioned an acou md-
lation of eighty millions of gold in thetreasury,
besides the daily receipts rom customs. He
had no doubt but that profitable use could be
made of portion OF such gold in the way pro-
posed
The committee were discharged from the
further consideration of the bill.
Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee on Appro-
priations, reported bill authorizing an 8ppro.
priation OF S25 900 made for the Bangor, Maine.
Custom House for the next fiscal year, TO be
expended durIr the present fiscal year. He
explained that the work could be com pleted
next May, and referred the House to the en-
thusiastic assurance given at the last session
by the member from that District (Peters) that
DO further appropriation would be asked for
that purpose.
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