Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-14
CONGRE SSIONAL.
Conclusion Of Yesterday's Proc ceilings.

teheiusion Of feSterday's Proc srdings.
SRNATR.-Yesterday, "a fter our re ort closed
BY unanimous consent the Hou q concurrent
resolution granting the use OF the rotund and
c. rain other portions Of the capitol for the
OF he managers Of the Inauguration ball was
tSken MP.
Mr.. Frssenden SAID the Committee on Publ,
Buildings and Grounds had alrea iy c)n sIdered
this matter, and were all but unanimous in
favor OF it, twas for the unoffic al ceremonies
attending the Inauguration, the b Ill. &c and
II was impossible for building TO b. put up
large enough.
Mr.. Cameron thought no good could come of
this matter, and be opposed the Senate taxing
any part in this useless pageant. He did not
want any ball or any dance in these halls.
When Jefferson was inaugurated he got on his
horse. rode mp to the capitol, hitca ned his horse
to stake ana walked into the Senate chamber
and took the oath, and then went home again.
Mr.. Nye asked If there was anything TO pre-
vent Gen Grant from doing the same thing If
he could find the stake. Laughter
Mr.. Cameron was willing to paw mis- proper
ton of ball expenses supposed it would cost
them $50 apiece; he did not mind this, but he
did not want any of il IN the Capitol Four
years ago we We're disgraced in tets chamber ia
the ey es Of the world, and The foreign Ministers
insuited. and although he had no fear OF a
repetition of that scene, he thought il was bet
ter TO avoid all these ceremonies.
Mr.. Trumbull thought it exceedingly in
appropriate to hold ball in this building.
MIR. Ferry thought it very meet to have
merry-making at the Inauguration, and saw no
Mr. Sumner said this resolution was essen
TALLY bad In itself, and would set a bad precs
dent. People would want to dance at other
times than the Inauguration and there would
be no end TO the applications that would be
made for the use of the Capitol for dance.
Mr.. Patterson IN. H. believed it would Of
fend the prejudIces of large portion of ths
American people to give up this building 10
such a purpose. He would sooner dance in a
tent
MIR. Fessenden.-Can't get one big enough.
Dat "nlI fh.a 81 han dn
under the tent of Heaven.
Mr.. Hendricks asked whether the Capitol had
ever before been used as a dance house!
MIR. Nye was sorry that the religious preju-
dIces of the S-naror IRON New Hamp SHIRE had
been aroused, but they had scriptural authority
for uancng. There had been dancing before
the ark, dancing after coming out of the X ID
Sea, and various other times when dancing
was permitted.
Mr. DoollttIe asked if there had ever been
dancing pursuant to act of Congress! Laugh
Mr. Patterson IN ii asked if it would not
be proper to have an amendment providing for
show in connection with the other ceremon-
les; the Black Crook for instance.
MIR. Nye.-There have been many worse
shows here than the Black Crook
MIR. Doolittle asked if the Senator did not
know that a large proportion of the people of
the United States, who owned the Capitol as
much as we, were opposed to dancing-tbe
Presoy'srians, Baptsss and Methodist partic.
ularly.
Mr. Nye was born PRESBYTERIAN, was Judi
cially Baptist, by habit an EpiscopaIan, and
by inclination a Methodist, great laugater1
but despite all this. and as old as he was, he
felt Ike dancing himself Laug liter. He i'm
agined that the great trouble with his friend
(Mr. Doolittle) was that the dance was for Gen.
Grant. Laughter.
Mr.. Cameron thought 1t would be much bet
ter for all concerned to have the ball some
where else. 10 liquors Were to be had here 1t
is said, and this would make it very dull; for a
dry dance is no dance at all. Laughter.
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larger part of the American people would re-
gard the giving up CT this Capitol to ball
most inappropriate.
After further debate, the question was then
taken on the concurrent resolution, when il
was rejected, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, CattelI, Chandler
Cole, Conness, Davis, Edmunds, Ferry, Fes-
sender, Fowler, Howard, Kellogg, Mcdonald.
Nye. Patterson of Tennessee, Rice, Spencer
Stewart, Thayer, Van Wrinkle, Wade and Will
Nays Messrs. Abbott, Buckalew, Cameron,
ConklIng, COrbett, Cragln, Frelinghuysen,
Grimes, Harlan, Harris. Hendricks, McCreery,
Morrill, OF Vermont, Morton, Norton, Patter-
son of New Hampshlrr. Pomeroy, Pool, Il OBJ
ertson, Ross, Sawyer, Sherman, Sumner
Trumbull, Vickers, Warner, Wiley, Wilson
and Iates-3l.
The Chair announced as the Select Commit
tee to consider the Cumulative Suffrage bill of
MI. Buckalew, Messrs Terry, Morton, War
ner, Rice and Wade. Adjourned.
hoUsE.-Y Yesterday afternoon
The debate on Gen Banks resolution. pro.
posing TO extend The protection Of the United
States TO Hayti and san Domingo, was contIn-
ued by Messrs. Sheilabarger, Mullins, Delano
Butler, Brooks, Bingham, Robinson, Maynard.
and oodward, the latter gentleman moving to
lay the resolution and pending amendments
upon the table. The yeas and nays were order
cd. and resulted-yeas l22, nay 30.
Mr.. Farnsworth (lll. reported from the Com
mittee on Post Offices and Post Roads. a bill to
restrict and regulate the franklIng privilege,
and asked 10 have il recommItted to the COM
mmittee
Mr.. Washburne (Ill.) entered a molten 10 re-
consider the reference.
MIR. Ashley (OhIo) from the Committee on
Terriio ries, reported bill organizing a terri
'orlal government for Alaska. He said if tnere
We're no amendments TO be offered, he would
call the previous question on the passage of
The bill.
Mr. Washburne (IlI) moved that the bill be
laid upon the table. AZ reed TO.
No other business of interest was transacted
previous to adjournment