The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-04
FORTIETH CONGREss-THIRD SESSION
Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb 4-Mr. Pomeroy presented
n joint resolution of the Legislature of Kansas
that State.
Mr.. Hendricks, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported, with amendment, the House
joint resolution directing III @ sale OF the steamer
Atlanta, which was thereupon considered and
Mr.. Chandler presented Joint resolution of
the Michigan Legislature requesting Michigan
Representatives and Senators to secure the
BILL '''-'' --''' ''A appropriation
The Chair presented the credentials of Thomas
W. Upton, Senator elect from Nebraska,
Mr. Nye presented the edentials of William
Nj: Stewart, Senator elect from Nevada.
MIR. Edmunds introduced a bill TO provide
better security for the engraving and printing
OF the securities OF the United States, enu for
other purposes.
Mr., Van Wrinkle in reduced bill to incorpo.
rate the Junction Railroad Company of WASH
ington. Referred to Committee on the District
Mr. Osborne introduced bill to provide for an
American line of steamships between certain
Atlantic ports 10 the United States and one or
more European ports. R~ferred to the Com
mittee on Commerce.
Mr., Colo introduced a bill TO grant lands to
the Santa Barbara branch of the Southern Pa
cihe Railroad. Referred to the Committee on
Public Lands.
Mr.. Warner presented a bill to reserve certain
grants of land TO the Ste to of Alabama.
MI sumner presented the resolutions OF the
Colored Convention Of the Union League of
Winchester, Va, protesting against the reno
val of the political disabilities OF Judge Baker
Of Virginia. Referred TO the Committee on the
Also the petition of Cyrus Anson, of New
York, king that $500 C00 be retained out of tue
price OF the island OF st. Thomas TO reimburse
him tor certain losses growing out OF a contract
TO make ship canal across the Isthmus of II De
stein to open communication between the
North Sea and the Baltic.
Nj. Pomeroy moved to take up the motion
made 10y Mr.. Conness, several days since, to re-
consider the vote upon the bill relating to the
Central branch of the Pacific Railroad 10 allow
the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Williams) to offer
On motion of Mr.. Patterson IN. H) the Senate
took up the bill TO provide for the paving of
Pennsylvania avenue, Washington. which was
discussed till the expiration OF the morning 2
hour brought up The unfinished business OF
yesterday, the constitutional amendment.
House of Representatives
After the reading of tue journal, the Sergeant
alarms appeared at the bar OF the House with
Henry Johnson in his custody, the recusant
witness committed yesterday to his keeping.
MIR. Lawrence, chairman OF the com mittee
on the New York election frauds. sta, ed that
the witness had appeared before the COMMITTEES
and testified. and that there seemed to have
been misunderstanding between the witness
az the officers who served the subpoena as to
sitting in New York. Under these circum-
stances he offered resolution that Henry john
son be discharged from custody.
Mr.. Brooks asked why not say honorablv dis
charged?
Mr.. brooks thought that it was unnecessary
after casting contempt upon the man, and
brip ging him to Washington under arrest
Mr.. Woodward remarked that the only effect
OF tle gentleman IOIu OnlO (DaWronC5) r0tuSs
ing TO admit the statement OF the witness yes
tefday, as to his having obey ed the summons
had been disgraceful Incarceration of q
freeman for "a hours.
Mr.. Robinson made the point of order that
the word "disgraceful" used by Mr.. Woodward
was a more severe expression than he himself
had been called to order for yesterday.
The Speaker sustained the point of order
The witness had been tncarcerated by order of
| the House, and IL was not proper for q gentle.
man to denounce the action of the House as
diEgraceful
Mr.. Woodward remarked that the expression
was strictly correct.
The Speaker-The Chair, however, decided
Otherwise.
| MIR Woodward-The House was led to the de.
| cision by th e gentleman from Ohio refusing TO
accept the statement of the witness yesterday.
Then the House, very properly, L think, COM
I mitted him to the custody OF the Sergeaut-at-
arms but the Honse was misled into the act by
| the gentleman from OHIO.
| The Speaker-As the Chair views this ques-
tion from parliamentary, not Judicial stand
| point the Chair cannot see now "a dlsgraceful
actp can ''very properly" be done.
| Mr. Woodward-If l used that word 1 with
draw IT, / say, however, that II the gentleman
from Ohio accepted the statement made yester.
| day, the House would not have done the very
| proper" act Of recommltting this citizen.
| thipk an apology sdue to him by the gentle
man from Ohio.