The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-14
FORTIETH THCONGREss-THlRDs SESSION
Senate.

WAsHlHeroN, Jap. a Mo. Wilson (MassD pre.
ssn,eH sem a. te mem0riai OF the Equal Rights Assocs
snp,sSe Ue constitutional amendment g.vlDg equAl
Mr.. Con Killing IN. W presented the memor,., n,
LeHL cooper PTesldeht oI the Neo Yoik and New.
ioundiand gelegtsp1 Company, a kiug to be allowed
D., NJ r. hstlan uowal presented the memorial ofcs1.
avn cai nalisls Or Praie du Chen. praying tor The
Ia prCVemenl OF the Mississippi river al thai noint
and setting forth the EIeas imp irJance OF such i'm
msrce,. ~ 'N' >O~"'''ee on Conn
Mr.; Anthony Or. ~ presented the memorial of
h9nsi Rlgats Association, praying for a cons.itu.
rSse on equal isrss Win h mEen mem sae rs6 ots
Committee ol the Judiciary. 'Ae
poIM1ed pM & &aavs1eiy upon the memrrlal of Ojmmudorg
snd moved It's indetnite pospoL ement which was
the Unit,d STATES Dspc CSur OF esS s ne decree OF
syhi and her cargo
lincoln widow Of Abraham Lincoln, late Pfesident
HSsrs@s, Tse ists r esIdenI % Of the United States
Lne9ln While acting as President
States was Killed n .Ie Rebellion oy the
TReas as Wao M MsnS snS
20 10 rens1on PEI npsn M the same principles ara Tor
be GI otnss sS Ss TSs b
sss ssiS My Secve LOGSm so widow OF AorahAm Lincoln
pp "a ,rom the day q the death of her husband,
abraham Lincoln. late President of the United
Mr., sumner suggested that The blank be ied with
c nsiaer The oili Immediately. ~' 'oe 0eHA'e
MIR. Conk ing thought IL rad better lie over.
Mr., sherman moved to refer It the co mmlttee on
PEI siUns and 1t was 80 referred
House of Representatives.
On motion OF Mr.. o Neilltp Pal. the Committee on
Commerce was discharged from the turtner csnsids.
ration oi the bill giving the consent OF the United
ware river to connect Phllad ephla and Camden and
the BILL was referred 10 the Committee Roads
MI. Window, with the consent OF Mr. Van Horn
Nasara snip canal, moved 10 postpone It's conside:
ration unli siler he morning hour. This was agreed
Mr.. Washburne IN moved to reconsider the vote
ana m a. tx kta 0a tne leading OF the OIL as premna-
Eliot IS ass) raised the point OF order that 1t
as not In OF der read fh isions of bill at
this lime. The 81 esker sustained Ihe pout.
rsh. and praper s 10 SissSss S.sSs SHi " hs IS
bin at the earliest momen. 10 oroer tha! the. public
wanted to see whether the House was vii ing that
pria!ed should be made a charge on the Govern
After further proceedings, Mr.. washburne moved
and Y dertd his motion 60 lie the table.
res ispofted bii sI,end he 1undsres Of t6e
satssG Gt Nevada Minnesota, and Neorasks, and the
He said The Senators and from those
Mr.. " aaSbarne Un.l said that the bill proposed to
tskir the first action IL would not oe bettef u
is der aimed iiom he Ii ouse by sfckness '-' "H0
Mr. Ashley said the bill did design to interfere
erro'y o. th.t See could nS ss be teT
ri,oIH enough In utah to make state He origl.
commilise thinking that the MOTmons should not
be disturbed where lhey are the posse3sors. were
altered To what Ihey are IN the bill He consented
that he further consideration OF The bill be post
poned for weeks
Mr. Ashley also r, ported bin granting the right
OF WY 10 the Walla Wals and Columbia River Rail.
road. TT distance from WalIs- WaIla TO the Uoum-
1ia Iiyeg Is tSIy niles dne Cil gye, 100 Q, e.s on
the sever depots. There no othtr gtants,
Mr. Deano offered smendment, whcn was
agreed 10 namely, that the grant Ia made on the
dUn mat II any effort shall be made by the
taid rEllToad compaoy obtain any land grant,
subsidy pecunaTy aid from the United ,ates this
shall work q rieiture of The grant. The bill was
ordered 10 be eDRTossed tor u third reading.
MIR. Ashley (OhiO) from the Committee on Terrific
rles. reported bill TO preserve the purity OF cleo
lions In the several organ zed Territories of the
United States 1t provides for constituting boards OF
county In each county Rgd elso electi)n
boards, etc 1T being the intention to have snch
representation OF parties on the Boards will secure
protection against Illegal voting and fraudulent cleo
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