Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-12
FORTIETH CONGRESS,
This Afterneen's Proceedings,
fRrpAr, Feoruary u.

SENATE.-A number OF unimpo Il petitions
and memorials were preseated and referred.
Mr Vickers introduce a bill TO incorporate
sundry churches and rehgioas societies IN tue
District Of Columbia. Referred 10 Committ.e
on District of Columbia.
Mr morrill,, (Me.D IRON Committee on An
propriations, reported the Indian approprts-
tion bill, with amendments, and gave notice
that he should call IL up on Monday.
Mr.. Abbott introduced a bill 20 aid and in
corporate the Texas Pacific Railroad. Re-
ferred 10 Committee on Pacifc Railroad.
Mr.. Ramsey introduced a bill 20 encourage
and facilitate teegrapAic communication with
Europe Re ferred 10 Committee on Post Offices
On motion of Mr.. Harlan, the COMMITTEE on
the District of COLUMBIA were auth orized TO
send for persons and papers IN pursuit OF the
relatiye to the occupancy OF the property OF
w. W:Corcoran by the Government
Mr.. Harlan moved TO 81, apart Saturday for
the consideration of bills from the District OF
Celum bia Committee.
Mr Sherman opposed the motion He wanted
no sps cial orders until the Currency and Bank
bills were disposed Of.
Dr. Davis said this committee when n asked
for a day, generally had some mischi-yous
object in view, bringing forward bills ID inter-
fere with the rights OF the peosle OF the DIs-
trict.
Mr.. Trumbull spoke OF important bills from
the Judiciary Committee, which ought ID be
disposed of.
After further discussion, Monday evening
was set apart for business from the Oommittee
on the District of Columbia
Mr. Cragin, from Committee on Territories,
reported, with amendments, bull for the better
admlnistratiou OF justice IN the Territories Of
the United States.
sub.idizing the New York Commercial Nayi-
CATION Company, but
DIR. Whyte oh lected.
In short time Mr.. Ramsey renewed has
motion.
MT Hendricks opposed the taking mp OF the
hill. II was one which should not pass. The
Government had tried this thing Of subsidies
with the Collins line, and it had proved fail
ure. He understood that the Pos. master Gene.
raj had made favorable contract TO carry the
ocean mails by which the Government would
money from the Treasury. This Company had
not struck the first blow toward building any
vessels.
Mr. Grimes.-And will not until they get
Mr. whyte proposed to debate this pill IL il
was tsken mp. Ii was aimed AZ q line run uing
from Baltimore, and as the rights OF citizens
were TO be infringed upon he proposed To dis
cuss II.
Mr.. Nye asked if the line from Baltimore
sailed under the Americaa flag.
Mr.. Whyte admitted that it sailed under a
foreign flag, but il was half owned in Bait.
more.
Pending dis cdssion on the motion, the morn
ing hour expired, when the Chair announced
that the unfinished business-being the River
and Harbor Appropriation Bill-was before the
Senate.
Mr. sherman and other Senators remarked
that the understanding was that the currency
bill should be proceeded with after the morning
hour to-day; and then, ON MOTION Of Mr.
Chandler, this evening was set apart for the
Consider ration of the River and Harbor bill
On motion Of Mr.. Trumbull, Wednesday
next was set apart for the consideration Of bills
from the Committee on the Judiciary.
The Ourreacy bill was then proceeded with.
Mr.. Morton thought the bill was more ra-
maikable for what u did not contain than for
what 1t did contain It was only partially a
n for .t,.
resumption Of specie payments. The COM
mittee seemed to he At loss for the title of the
bill. II this bill has specific character, it is
to improve the public debt, but not the cur
rency.
HoUsE.-The House resumed the CON sid ar
alton of reports from the Committee on Inya.
lid Pensions, the pending question being the
Joint resolution TO increase the compensation of
the clerk TO that committee
Mr.. Archer md moved to Law the Joint res
olutiOn on the table. Not agreed to-
Mr.. Maynard (Tenn.) moved us reference to
the Committee on Accounts, with instructions
mIttee clerks, and report which should De
decreased and which should be increased.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Archer (Nd.), from the Committee ON
Naval Anairs, reported a bill for the relief of
Chas. Whitney IL appropriates S5OOO 70 be
paid Mr.. Whitney for the loss of the iron.cla
keokuk.
Mr.. Benjamin (Mo.) made the point Of order
that tins was an appropriation bill, and must
go the Committee of the Whole
The Speaker sustained the point OF order, and
II was referred to the Committee of the Whole
on the Private Calendar.
Mr.. Pike, (Me-) from the Committee ON Ma.
val Affairs, reported the bill compensatine the
officers and men Ct the kearsarge for the can
ture and destruction Of the pirate Alabama. IL
provides for the payment Of Sl9O,OOO to the OF.
fcers and men Of the Kearsarge, who Were on
Mr.. Lawrence (OhioJ asked il there was anv
precedent for such bill as this. He would
rather wait and have this settled with Great
Britain among the other Alabama claims
Mr.. Butler Mass) cited the case of Com.
VIM. Porter, who received compensation an
the same manner as the bill propoees for de-
stroyinG the rebel ram Arkansas
Mr.. Logan (lll) wanted to include Can't.
Ccnnor OF Illinois, who commanded the o ueen
of the West when she DESTROYED several OF tbs
r. T Del rams below Nisksourg on the Mississippi
The Speaker decided that under the rules the
amendment could not be offered.
Mr.. Spalding (Ohio,) moved to amend by in
sertlpg that no part Of the money shall be paid
to any assignee, but only TO the claimant in
person or to his wife and children; agreed to.
The bill was then passed.
Mr. Boutwell,, lMass,) from the Committee
on Reconstruction, reported a bill for the or
ganization OF provisional government in the
STATE OF mississippi. Ordered TO be printed
and recommitted TO the committee.
Mr. Latin, IN. Y,) from the Committee on
Printing. reported fayorably on the resolution
10 PRINT five thousand extra copies of the testi.
mony taken by the Reconstruction Committee
relative to Georgia; also, on the resolution 10
print two thousand i've hundred extra coptee
OF the Coast Survey report for 1865. Both res.
olutions were agreed to.
The morning hour then expired, and the
House resumed the consideration of the resolu.
tion censuring the President OF the Senate.
which was being discussed by Mr. Logan (Illl
and others as our report closed.
HRAvY SALES OF THE NEW YORK DRY
GOODS MERcRANre--rhe last years sales OF
our large jobbing Wholesale houses show that
very heavy business has been done The
Leading dry goods houses of New York-and OF