Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-18
F0RTY-FIRST CONGRESS-,
This ifternse1's PROCEEDINGS.
THURSDAY, March ls.


SfNATH--Mr. Edmunds pre- sented me~ori,
OF soldiers OF lei2 asking additional bouutis.
Referred 10 Ccmmittee on Pensions.
Mr.. Sumner presented mem ,rial ASKING the
passage Of awto provide fyr an Internatio sal
Congress Of republican nations Referred 10
Comm ttee on oreign Relations ~
Mr.. Harlan, non Committee on District of
Columbia, reported bill to Incorporate tha
Washineton General Hospital Asylum. Passed.
II Ramsey, from the Committee on st
Onices, reported bill to encourage and faciIi.
tate telegraph Communication between the Uni.
ted States and Europe.
10 the act 10 soOlIsh and forever prohibit peon-
age in New Mexico and the Territories of the
United States. Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee
Dir. Conkling introduced bill 10 provide forms
for the naturalization of aliens. Referred 60
Commitiee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Scot Introduced bill to aid the erection
OF rolling mill In the city Of Washington
Referred to Committee on the District OF Co.
lumbia.
Mr.. Wilson introduced Q bill in relation TO
the pension laws.
Mr.. Harlan introduced a bill to provide for
the erection of a marke house iu Washington,
Referred to Committee on the District Of Co.
lpmbia.
Mr.. Nye intro duced a concurrent resolution
70 PROVIDE Tor q joint committee TO inquire into
the lighting, heating and the ventilation of the
SsDsts chamber and the Hall Of the House,
with the defects in the acoustic properties Of
tne same, and me best means OF remedying the
same. Adopted.
Mr.; Edmunds offered resolution rnstructiug
the COMMITTEE on the Library to inq uire into
the propriety Of reporting q bill to provide for
the publication OF the journal uf the late John
McClay. Senator from Pennsylvania, of the
secret debates in Congress before any pro vision
was made for The publication or the debates
Mr.. Edmunds spoke of the importance of this
journal. and the valuable information it con.
tained.
Mr.. Morton would not object TO th. reso,u.
ton, bat be thought that If rest OF the lourn.
al Was of no more value than that read the
other Gay by MI: T., il would not be worth
Mr.. Edmunds.-The CALLED gade winces.
he resolution was then passed.
Mr. Nye introduced q bill 70 authorize the
construction Of military and postal rail-
road from Galveston Texas. to Fort Smith,
Indian Territory, with q branch to Little
Rock, Arkansas. Referred TO Committee ON
Mr.. Ross introd uceo Joint resolution author-
izipg Commissioner of Indian Affairs to ap-
point guardians for minor Indian children
VINO may be entitled 70 pension. Referred 10
COMMITTEE on Public Lands.
Mr.. kellogg introduced DILL to provide for
the contraction Of a railroad and telegraph line
on or near the 32d parallel oflatitude to Pacific
ocean. Referred to Committee On Pacific rail-
road.
Mr.. Sherman called up the bill supplement-
ary to the act TO provide national currency,
which was read through, and laid over at the
expiration of the morning hour.
The tenure of -ofice bill was then taken up
Mr Morton resumed the floor, rot having
concluded when the Senate went into execu-
tive session yesterday. He said that all these
elaborate arguments on the constitutionality
and cessity and beauty OF this law were a.
nothing more than mere Chinese fireworks, in
view OF the fact that those who made them
were Sill ready to go back on their own argu-
Rents and vote TO suspend the operation of the
law which they believed so much IN.
Mr.. Davis said the whole object as it seemed
to him, was TO reduce an subjug thePresi-
dent OF the United States.
HoUsR.-Mr. Hopkins (Wis) called M the
Senate Joint resolution pro- riding for the reno,
val OF the public stables, the steam saw mill,
and other buildings on the Capitol grounds;
which was passed.
Mr.. Dawes Mass.) offered a resolution ex-
tending the time for taking testimony in tine
contested election case OF Eliot vs.. Rodgers
from the Second Arkansas District, sixty DAYS
Referred to Committee on Elections
Mr.. Burr (lll.) offered q resolution that the
time for taking testimony in the contested elec.
non case Of Eegieston VS.. Strader, from the
First Ohio District, be extended thirty davs.
Referred to Committee on Elections.
Mr.. woodward Pal offered res olution re-
ferring to the Commit ee ELECTORS, the
2lst district Of Pennsvlvania, and that the
committee be instructed 10 in ciude these papers
on their investigation Of the contested election
case OF Coycde versus Foster, as well as the
proclamation OF the Governer Of that State on
the subject, and the letter Of Secretary of State
Alter some debate, Mr.. Scofield PA moved
to lay the resolution on the table. Agreed to
Yeas 1UI, nays ~.
Mr.. Farnsworth (Ill }, from the Committee
on Reconsti uction, reported back the Senate
Joint resolution amensatory Of the resolution
respecting the provisional g0vernme nts of Vir.
ginia and Texas, with an amendment in the
nature Of q substitute.
The bill and amendment were debated and
recon mitted to the committee
The amendment provides that the officers
commanding in the several districts in which
the States Of Virginia, Mississippi. and Texas
are located, shall be allowed thirty days after
the passage Of the resolution. during which TO
remove from Office persons disq ualified under
the 18th amendment TO the Constitution from
holding civil Offices IN those States