, 1869-12-09

HOUtE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
NJ: ADREELL q peEn.yisanls. introduced
bull to fnnd the debt Of the United sIalcs q.
lower Iste q int.rest to maize the Sat1onal Bank.
10 lbe Ways and MeaCS C6mmtttte.
TIE FIFTEENTH coAA711Ks.
. Mf. fAlSE offered resolution directing the
Secretary Of State TO Intcsm the House what Leg
ttlatures have ratified The Fifteenth Amendment.
Mr. COBB, Of North Catol!ca, asked leave to
tu!rec,lou. bat the rerrra! order Of o1s!nesa Wa
eslled 1or oJ Ar, AaJcard.
u, p.1,rp E1,lno.p Bill L.; >,
1ufltrHsnn Ml.4ou1i River IiAIlEoa.l Company 10
change ~ es.anl!shed route n NeoraAta Re-
TIE HUMEasE1p LAW.
III. LAM RENEE oneEcd u resolution directing
the COMMITTEE en- Pno'ic Lands to inquire INTO
lie e1redency Of amending the Homestead law
20 - 70 authorize ex.scldte1s and eeamen Of the
GIFTED States 10 secure ore hundred and G.1sJ
su,hor.zed ioi nonestesd., out Of he alternate
sectto1s Of land embraced In fenroed Rod other
grants owned b! he gosesnmen. Adopted.
Mr. DAVIS introduced bill to abolish The duties
On coal Referred to the Committee ot Ways aad
Means.
sevs1.l hii1s foE the removed Of POLITICAL @ diss-
mlttee on Reconstruction
BILL CABLING FcA IMPORTATION.
MI. SARGENT introduced . bill to procure md
| tits:e mtnate information OF TIM extent Of cereal
70 ne Committee o. Agrsen,tuse. ~'
| Hrequirca American consu!s, RESTING ta ooun.
tiles Whlch rise cereal or other c1ups that come
10 compeltt!nn with American prodncx u Tho
arktts OF the world. - furnish. quarterly. 4
statems ut tof the condition Of the cIpps 70 Tho
Cor missioner of Agriculture. WHO i required to
| put them. in condented form, IN his mon :h!J
ciscuist. oorrtc tcted ny any accurate Information
n EH pokeeEsion. the object o. me otll y 10 tuI.
hlsa ltdotnauo 10 fasmefH 70 enable them 70 ec!l
nlcbt q The fttctuation now oo,a:naoIe being
Ieccss,lies ii That country.
| OTHER Bills HkroRIEp.
oihef o:ua TtIr Introduced aaa reIeffed ~ foi-
By Mr.. SrRICKLAED-E1tend!nr the rortage
Iate d Lake superior Ka,lrohd TO kcwanee Bay,
.!Ieh: ,
on tmpor,e. uroposlng pctloticai reaucton Of ID
| per cert.
for ar eiect,on Of Cgftain 1efritor1E oflceYs by
The people. =
n s5s"e' s,S,, tT Il. s
slaiea 10 the sallc extent ~ The properly Of bond
oGstsE I, e. osEu,-For the ,e,,or.,,oo q, t.ao,,,n
potaiL1ck L,tch 10 lhc active iii ia he nxyT.
ii Mr. MCCKEEltY-To amend the set Tor the
'oaso''eAon o. 4nR u9e NV Es1 sfsn4Fs ss e'A'u'eA
The srEAEEH made p5proy{itop to the uouze
| In rcfefcncs 10 The assienmer: 10 commIttees oI
recently adr,Ied members. At present there
sseG e "a a. e xn a@
a'!a9af M9 fiRooHs. or New York expressed the noo,
| that The SpeaAt5 would 1urIpye The oppustupit5
! hy adding Q DeuUcra,tc member 10 the Com,
| iii. FaKNsWuTtTB Il sur9s sted that the matter
be mterted 10 he Cour1i1lec on iiuIes,
| /
iook t. s9metan8 H9 st permanent Arrangement
s,nn.t ns,tec,in1t - ~. t sn"arcr.s nrono.itnn
mi he - re,3fr.ian ,he ijonss. ihat ,hrrr wrIc 4
sfsss u.a, 4 sse ssm@t!sss q IL @ lIease i sssi
nsre+,orf snd h.S ~, niac.. ia y 1nccttno an ~
ihongnt # t%,trp thaf ttc Wbnie snhcs nf eom. NJ
m,tsee. be sessel T nJ lae a comni,tee on Rules Is
% ST.. uAWES NJ favored reIsittpg the whole matte.
hin qaltc sSht to leave tne matter SO cnttreiJ 10
the Speaker. it wa a delicate nlatter, and he
supposed The Speaker would prefer 70 have it AZ
The SPEAKER saii be had 40 desire IN tho
| matter a MI other tba, m,Rbf oe Indicated by the
| m. ELDRIDGE suggested that the t,.fteulty
| might bc Qbytetci bY The tcsigpation Of
tor members Of committees who ne NON serving
% PGts GAMiS ;noupat the whole matter p,e.
mature anil attet lie afiiutsston oi Virginia Mis-
| st,s1rnI md Texas netntprS Finally nc subject
| Whs rsif fIed 10 thc Conuitttec an Tuica
l 71IE cKSs1s B1LE.
1 The IInnse then x;rnf insG f:nrnmfttee nf tha
| Whale. Ne nAWES in III, rhnir. and nfpcI.ede ed
10 The consideration Of the bill I'd proStIa for tax
| inc Thc b1nlh ccnsua 10 NJ The ntlmbcr Of mem.
heis M Of the House Of Rsrresentstyea md proSids
f0r tett futurr anI,ovttGntnt nrauslr tue Stet4.s
| Mr. STOKLS. CnaIrmsn oi Inc CensQs Comutt.
/ tee. commenced the lLlus,ry Of the 4ub-comm!t
| ice winch %at during The feceas, and said b
| would leaye tile management and engineering oi
| The ILL to The Chairman Of The suh.comIuit tee
| Mr. Gardc1h, Of Oho-
| Ms. GARFIELD proceeded to state snccntly
| the points Of tic till and machinery devised
therein for lakEg the census, exptalnnx wherein
Of 1861 was taken In reply to questions put bJ
Kansas, ard Others, IN regard 10 representation Ia
| Congress- Mir. GAKEIELu said the present OF
garxat:op or numbering OF tho lIuusc began on
The 41h Of March, t>t3, and 1uaniielt1y will rim
uut;a eone day IN March, les9. The censua to lie
taken next June oughs Of ccusae. to Ire com.
plet.ls TAR Ii the taking Ia concerned ty the 1as
OF July. We shall rot know until next 1911 what
the bazi8 0! Representation viii be,
and, a. n naticr Of course, no Fedlstr1ci!ng
Of Sturef cat h. radf until thai time. The CON.
mlitce auretd this nor ming TO nu N The bIeuk for
The runWr OF members with 800. In reference
10 information to 10 Obtained FROM railroad com.
pailles, MI. GARFIELD remarked, now that the
negro question had been got nd Of. the nc1t
great fght would tc with these great corporations
DONG with the Ia.ona' wealth N shel banda. Ie