Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-28
EVENING STAR.
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
ConcIu,ton Yesterdays Proceedings.

SENATE-After the Senate had adopted the
amendment TO the legislative. executive and ju-
nslaI spIIopIistion bill, which provides for an
EXT nslon Of the Capitol grounds
The next amendment considered was that OF
MI. Sumner, appropriating slOO, 900 for an exps-
clifton in the interests OF science 70 the north pole
which was concurred in by-ayes %, noes %.
TIE PAY or UNITED STATES JUDGES.
MI. Stewart then moved an amendment fixing
States judges. The amendment was discussed
at length and amended so a TO read:
~ hat iI3m AMI after the lst day Of July A ID.
Iourt otthe United stats -hSi be gloon per an
num- and the sasry oteseh Of the associate {ustcys
N tn manner now Pr.y ided By law And the salary
annJm aud the sasTy of he Chief Of the pn
IIsme court VI the District Of Colurbis shall be
$500 peT snnum; and the sslary Of the district
Judges, The Judges court Of claims and the %
sOciatiate Iudgcs OF the supreme court Of the Dis
The snonnt nscssary to pay such increa.ed sa,aries
for the year ending jane % ISI, aud is hereby APP
Pf9pI,aied cut Of any money in the Treasury not
The amendment amended was agreed to.
The appropriation for the official publication
OF the laws was increased to sT5, OOO
The bill was then passed.
PASSAGE or DISTRICT BILLS.
At the evening session. the Senate took up the
bin to exempt certain church property in the
District of Columbia from taxation, and sa d
ball was considered and passed over.
The bill TO further amend the laws In rel alton
to judicial proceedings and celebration of mar
risges in the District of Columbia was passed
without anne ndment.
The bin to simplify conveyance OF real estate
in the District Of Columbia was reported Mr..
Hamlin moved an amendment that deeds,
mortgages, &c, be recorded in thirty days after
their date, instead of ninety days, as in the
original bill; which amendment was agreed to.
An amendment was adopted that "this act
shall apply only to conyeyances and mortgages
made after It's passage" and the bill then
passed.
The bill to reduce width of alley in square No.
56 was reported and passed
m al ~ 80, 80
porate the National Institute of the District OF
Colnmbis was passed
Bin requiring the Register OF Wills OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia TO give bonds, was taken up
and amepded by striking out all after the Sec
ond section. The provisions of the bill, as
passed, will be found elsewherel
Bill TO make legal a certain act of the corpo-
ration OF Washington. Passed.
Bill to establish police court for the District
OF Columbia WAS reported, with a substitute by
way OF amendment thereto; which was read,
considered, and passed.
Bill TO amend an act to incorporate the Ma
tOnal junction Railway of the District of Co
lumbia, was amended and passed.
The bill concerning nOtaries public in the
District OF Columbia, was passed
Mr.. Hamlin then called up bill to provide a
government for the District of Columbia and
various amendments were made, and the bill
passed Tits provisions, as it passed, will be
found elsewhere.1
The Senate then adjourned.
EOUSE.-After our report closed
The report OF the Committee Of Conference
on The bill 10 enforce the ntteenth amendment
was discussed at great length, after which the
question was taken upon agreeing to the con-
ference report, and il was agreed to by a strict
PARTY vOte-yeas l5SS. nays IS.
On motion of Mr.. Schenck, il was ordered that
when the House adjourn Tomorrow, il be 70
meet on Tuesday next.
Mr. Schenck, (OhiO,) from the Committee oil
Ways and Means, reported back the bill TO re
uuce internal taxes and for other purposes. The
Clerk then commenced TO read the first section
which covers 81 pages of the bill, and had barely
concluded the reading when the hour OF O'Clock
arrived, and the HOUSE adjourned.