Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-09
F0RTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings
SATURDAY, Aprii Q.

SATuEDAS, April 3.
SENATE Mr.. Edmunds. in anxxs, ,o an
inquiry OF Mr. Sumner, stated th.s tha Con-
mttee on Pensions were eonsiieriny tha ,r.,
priety Of awarding pension to Mrs. Lincoln.
and would report on the subject In about a
week.
MIR. Cole presented a memorial of the San
Francisco Chamber Of Commerce. setti,p for;h
the advantages OF establishing mail commani-
cation between San Francisco and the rrincipal
isles OF the Pacific, and also a communication
effect. Kan nd
Mr.; Ramsey thought such matters as this had
best be referred 10 the Committee on Commerce.
and that the Post Offices Committee shoul. only
consider these applications, of which there wers ;
and would be great many, when the postages
were likely TO be of much consequence
Mr.. Saserly alluded TO the great value of the
trade OF Australia, and the immense advantages,
commercial and otherwise, to be derived from
establishing steamship lines between California
and that and other islands of the p Pacihc and In
dian Oceans. He hoped the Committee on Post
Omces, in looking At these matters, were not
doing II with any idea that the postal service of
this country should be made self-sustaining.
There was no more reason why the Post Ofice
Department should pay its expenses than tilat
that the Supreme Court should. or, as his friend
nom Ohio (ThurmaD suggested, that Congress
Mr.. Thurman did not want TO enlarge the
powers or the Committee ou Commerce. 1t had
already assumed TO take all the railroads OF the
O.
posed that il also should take charge OF the shin
ping. He believed that the power conferred on
Congress to regulate commerce had been con-
strned to a more dangerous latitude, and the
tendency was still 70 extend IL, and he thought
twas high time that this tendency should be ar
rested.
Mr.. Conklng remarked that in the two Houses
there were quite a number OF these schemes.
msBy OF them not AZ all meritorious. What he
meant 10 suggest was that this was a question of
great Importance particularly At this time.
wnen fruganty was the watchword of both
ponucai parties, and that all these schemes
should be considered by one committee. Con
stitueDts OF his Of means and character were
opposed TO these subsidies, and IL the govern
ment should decide against this policy they
were ready TO submit propositions which would
be feasible and affair.
After further discussion, the papers and hin
accompanying with the resolution OF the Gem
mittee on Post Offices asking reference 70 the
Committee on Commerce, were placed on the
Calender to await the future action of the
Senate.
Mr.. Hamlin introduced bin to amend the art
hxing the compensation Of the bailiffs of the
supreme Court Of the District of Columbia
Referred to the Committee on the District of
Columbia =,
MIR. sherman presented q memorial of Is,
coiored citizens of Circlevlle, Ohio, TO the ef-
feet that at the election IN that State on Tues
gay las, they were prevented from voting, in de-
nance or the hf,eenth amendment. The cleo
non offceis declining to serve, their places were
nlled by totally irresponsible persons against
whom those disfranchised have no means of re-
dress. They therefore solicit Congress to pass
such law as will secure to them the exercise of
their newly-acquired rights. Referred TO Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Patterson introduced bill to repeal ali
ekisting laws authorizing the Transportation
and expectation of goods in bond overland to or
irom Mexico. Referred to Committee on Com
merce.
Mr. Morrill, (NIe.) moved to proceed to the
consideration OF the Legislative. Executive, and
yndlclai appropriation bill; which motion was
The Northern PacAa. Rai,,..a ,,u, ~. men
taken up, and Mr.. Harlan, who was entitled TO
the bill.
HOCSE-Mr. Butler (Mass.) asked unani-
nous consent to introduce a resolution for re-
ference to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
for the annexation of Dominica but objection
was made by several gentlemen.
Mr.. Butler then moved that the House ad
Journ which motion was lost.
The regular order, the call Of committees for
reports OF private nature, was then resumed.
MI Bingham. from the judiciary Committee
reported resolution to pay Hon. b. F. Butler
5000 TO reimburse him for expenses incurred in
arrsndtng T the woiley SUIT.
MI. Dawes Mass said he had occasion YES
terday b call attention to the practice OF char
ging the expenses of one session to the contin-
gent fund OF another. While he did not wish 10
question the iustness of the claim. il properly
belonged to the last House, and should be paid
in deficiency bin.
MI. Bingham explained that the expenses had
been incurred by the gentleman since he was a
member of the present House; and Mr.. Dawes
Withdrew his objection, and the resolution was
agreed to.
Pending the discussion OF the above Mr.
Dawes alluded TO the fact that large sums had
House without the authority Of the House. He
alluded To the resolution offered yesterday, and
the subsequent reply Of the Clerk Of the House,
in relation TO the payment I Of the sum Of 81 500
tain appropriation. He wanted the Committee
on Accounts to state why they had paid that
bill, which was for a publication in 1865?
Mr.. Arnell. (Tenn., } of the Committee on Ac.
counts, said that the National Enteigencer Of
city had been paid like amour. for the !. me
bill, but the clerk of the House, who ha,-, naia
the IpteHigeRcer had refused to pay the C.rnnS
Gle. The Committee on Accounts of III d. ,.rasen,
Congress finding this seate of facts h. s arSeraI
the payment to the Chronicle.
Mr. Bingham, who held the fioo-. nj, .ha Rut
Ter resolution, here interrupted ad declined to
yield further for this outside ex' ,lanation.
Hr. Arnell said If he cor ia not explain at
length he would say in a f. ~ words that they
had paid the Chronicle's bill fsr reasons perfectly
satisfactory to themselver.
Mr.. Dawes would cal. the attention of the
House and Of the cour ory to the fact that when
eommteee Oh tne heuse was called upon in
relation to the exp, f,ndiSure of money! a mem
Der OF that commit etee replied that the money
was PAID Tor reasons satisfactory to the COM
mittee: He wanted the country to take notice
newspaper years after IL had made publica-
ton n had no authority to make, and because
anotner paruzan newspaper had been paid for
the same unauthorized advertisement.
MI maynard fTenn.) made the point of order
that the gentleman was not discussing the ques-
ton under consideration, and that Is his COL
league lMr. ArneYl) had not been permitted 10
explain it was unfair TO thus speak OF the Com
0ittee. --.--
Mr.. Bingham declined to Weld further. and
the subject WAS dropped temporarily.
Mr.. Kerr, (lnd.) from the COMMITTEES ON ,Ju-
dietary, reported joint resolution directing the
Secretary Of the Interior to restore the Mount
Vernon 5elics to Mrs. Mary Gusts Lee OF Viz
At the expiration Of the morning hour the
matter OF the payment OF the bill % the CAross-
cte above referred 10 was resumed -
Mr.. Arnen read the record q the Commit
tee on Accounts and showed that the bill OF the
CAroWScle had been pasBed after due consider
alton. He also read section Of the law which
he said authorized thf1 payment
Mr.. Dawes said there was no law upon the
aubject. and be cs1led attention 70 the fact that
one partisan papsr hAd been paid for publica-
tion ONLY bocsnse anethsr partisan paper had
Seen T rrs yseusiy Pssd. . =
TSee House shen resolved itself into Com
miffee Of TIE Whole, and resuned the consid-
erntiop Of the tsrin bill, the pending paragraph
beine that upon hannels.