New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-23
XLIsT CONGRESS-2D SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Dec. %, 1869.
THE RECESS EXTENDED.

THE RECESS EXTENDED.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
the House Joint resolution for extending the recess o
the holidays from the 22d inst until January !" ino
subject was laid the table until the eNpfauon " "
Doru,nr hour when the joint resolution was coheuou
g. no cos o. NAYS D. The recess therefore, extends 10
r i FOR he temporary appropriation OF 100000 70
,e,5te the work ON the Des MONIES Rapids MISSOURI
Mr' MORTON G;ep. Ind introduced a bill to alio"
RECONSTRUCTION IN VIRGINIA 90, A. .zu,,
MT SqMNLi ;%, acts in the state Of Virginia, and
10 secure equality before the law whleh ne gnu NV
he Would move a. a substitute for the Dill reported ny
me irregularities defects in the organization Of che
proyisons ud IN an reee'; subject 70 ,ne sutu F
nc assemble within the persons elected as Members zine
hot , Peos cath . ~ @ aoG Upon the riean Of
Amendment by the tins ORGANIZED ine cop
non Constitution virginia shall never be @Gde 80 as 20 S
pate equally School Fond enjoy equal personal ngs WIZ
80 In Pri ID, the time and place Of residence Of voters
Mr. WILLIAMS (Rep.. Oregon offered a resolution
Retrenchent TO inquire into the expedcncy OF providing
for tho classification of the clerks in the Goyennent
Departments appolntments to De I2oo 10 TIC
Mr. WILSON rep, Mass offered resolution lhsruS 1
ing the Committee Military Affairs TO consider tue
cxpcdency of adding TO the number OF Lieutenant
Generals, and reducing the number OF M r 10
justice TO two eminent Generals-Ihomas ana MeIe
-
recognized tho latter having gained at Gettysburg the
"o'''' rr TT "a nv, TnF NATIONAL CEMETERIES
Mr. THAYER rep, NcbJ offered resolution. whlch
was agreed 10, directing the AttOrneyGcneia 10 Iurhsn
copy of any opinion delivered by him relative 10 our
National Cemeteries m the late reoelous oi Lt tb
upon the question whether 1t is necessary to OBTAIN the
ferries are located for their permanent continuance
The House resolution relative to the death of George
Peabody COHcuTrcd IN. 80
afaf Inn
tie Committee on Military Affairs.
NJ WILLIAMS moved refer the bill to regulate the
grafton OF Chinese in The United states TO tue Com
nuftcc ON Commerce. lie explained the object OF the bill
Ns 10 prevent a. tar as practicable the importation OF
coolies and dSSOutc Chinese women INTO the Culteu
States by vOdug all contracts FOR their importation and
prohibiting agreements by OF vessels to transport
persons from China except with the persons themselves
20 be transported IL the intention to protect tue Ia
borcrs of This country far rs practicable from inc
presence OF that class of degenerate Chinese VINO were
accustomed To Subsection 10 another class OF persons ana
were compelled work for upon which free man
would staryo He read from California papers extracts
descriptive Of scenes Of brutality which rcguary occur
upon The arrival from China OF ships laden with chinese
immigrants THIS business OF lnpOilaion y!
had the mower end should exercise IL, OF protecting IT.
sell from the ehStOaeHmentS T 81 VIZ I'm inpug ,cnd5
TO prevent companies here from continuing contract
system with owners Of coolies in China.
Mr.. COLE rep, CALI said he would 90 as far as the
Senator from oregon excluding, not only from the
irsons whose presence was detrimental 20 our moral
aud physical advancement; and, while the worst was
China. there those among them distinguished Tor
their industry and enterprise and VINO lad materially
assisted us In building railroads IN the west ,
The motion az Mr. Williams 70 refer the Oil was tDeh
agreed 10. ,.,.
OnmotiOE of Mr.. HAMLIN rep. Me- the senate TOOK
up the bill TO promote and encourage the International
Industrial Exhibition be held in Washington IN ISL
Several amendments were adopted among others one
changing the date OF the Exhibition 70 1872. ~
Mr. STEWART QScpl NcY0 moved TO rcfer the OH 10
tho Committee the District of Columbia. He did not
believe Washington 10 be suitable place Tor WORLDS
Far principally because OF the deficiency OF railway
facilities for idea Of inviting the world 10 VISIT WASH
ingtOn over single road was prepOscIOus III Mashllg-
ton was be made respectable oily III magnitude
Congress should speedily leglslate with view 10 uat
end bur at present the essential to the success OF
Worlds Exposition not TO be found al the National
Capital.
Mr. MORRILL, Rep., VII said that unless tho corpo-
could dyIay all the expenses or getting up the
proposed cNhibitUn.t would be bankrupt c9ucern,
and a large debt would be thrown upon hOneDOdy. He
believe thaU any parties here or elsewhere would
subscribe three millions Of dollars OF STOCK with the
OF profit, unless they h0ped ufSJ 10 Impose
upOn the Government the real burden OF the under
taking He proposed several amendments, among 9ih
make the cOrpOTaOrs individually dOle Tor deOJs
incurred this time. he said the South had net had
from the effects OF the war ana tIat
when an international exhibition hcld IN orr cOun
try all the States the Union should have opporu-
uity TO participate in IT, and make II an occasion of
which We may be proud
The amendments proposed together WITH Tie WnOle
subject, was then referred to the Committee
TIE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
The VICE-PRESl DENT laid before the Senate com
muuicatiOu from the President, containing the cor
respOBdcuce called By resolution OF the Senate Ie
latiug 10 Amcricau CLAIMS AGAINST Great Britain.
On motion Of Mr.. TRUMBULB (kcp., LII, at ? O'CLOCK
the Senate went into Executive Session.
IL after o'clock WhCu the doors were feopenedi
aud the senate adjourned until the 10Th OF Jauu1ry'