Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-30
EVENING STAR.
FORTYFIRST CONGRESS-.
concIn.fen Yesaerday's Proceedinxs.

SENAT E.-After our report closed
Mr.. BrOSnlOw introduced a bill to divide
the State ot Tennessee into two judicial dis
tricts. Referred to the Committee on the Ju-
dietary
The senate bill to prevent the exteruinatien
of fur-besring animals in Alaska, ~ returned
BY the House with amendments, was ordered
By common consent, the House joint resolu-
ton in relation to the female clerks in the In
ternal Revenue Bureau, was taken up and
passed. IL continues the female clerks OF that
bureau III Office until July I5.l
The Vice President announced as committees
of conference: On the bill to amend and con,
sOlidate the laws relating to the pateHts ana
copyrights, Messrs. Wiley, Carpenter, and
Hamilton, of Md On the Consular and Diplo-
matte Appropriation bill, Messrs. Morrill,, Of
Me, Sumner, and Cole.
Considerable progress was made with the tax
and tariff bill up 10 3:55 p. m, when MIR. Conk-
ling stated that important executive business
was pending, and moved mat the senate pro
The motion was agreed to-ayes q noes 2i-
and when the doors were reopened the Senate
took a recess until 100 r. IN.
At the evening session consideration of the
tax and tariff bill was resumed, and a long de-
bate ensUed on a motion of Mr.. Sawyer TO strike
out the ciause in reference to BesSemer steel.
Pending discussion the Senate, at 1910 p. m,
adjourned.
HOUSE-After our report closed
The House refused to adopt the report of tha
conference committee on the currency bill
ayes 50, noes 132-and new committee was
ordered.
Mr.. Sehenct (Ohio) obtained unanimous con
sent to introduce a resolution, which was passed,
directing the Clerk of the House to pay to Mrs.
HeatOn, widow of Hon David HeatOn, a sum
equal TO the amount that would be due him on
account OF salary from the day of his decease
10 the end of the session.
Mr.. Churchill, IN. w. from the Committee
on Elections. made a report, with a resolution,
that ID. p. Dyer is not entitled to a seat in the
House as a member from the ninth Missouri dis
tTict, and that VIM. +. SweetZer is entitled TO
the seat; which was made the special order for
Thursday Of next week. Adjourned.
1Gen. O'Neil is still in Burlington Jail wait
ing for some one to go bail for fifteen thousand
dollars. As yet that person cannot be found.
eTTOtal abstinence, about these days, wher
ice water Il only an aggravatiOn, will rank with
fOrbeaTance a. Christian virtue.
SA humorous colOred man lectured the
other evening in indianapolis, on the subject
"The white element in our midst"
~Tbe wO=kingmen of Florida viii hold
convention on July 4, for the purpose of organ
lZing party and presenting a ticket for STATE
officers.
@PunehineIlo tells of Greedy, at Ions
Branch. ''sittfng sadly, observing the swindline
waves, which came all the way from Europe
and didn't pay cent OF tax when they landed
~The German citizens of MuskegOn, Mich
are making preparations for a goose race on the
Fourth of July. There will be six geese in eact
team, each team will be attached to a wash tub
and five will start.
~SOuthern papers notice that. whereas in
times PAST Southern people paid little attention
to the rag business, and thought 10 rather hu-
initiating to hoard their rags and bring them Il
market, sihce the war the business has become
rather a feature there.