Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-04
F0RTY-FIRST CONGRESS,
This Afternoons Proceedings.
SATURDAY, June 1.

SENATE.-Mr. Thayer introduced bin an
thorizing the Pacific railroads to take up coal
lands to separate their roads. Referred to the
Committee on Pacific Railroads.
Mr.. Ramsey, from Committee on Pacific Rail-
road, reported bill to encourage the construc-
ton of the international Pacific railroad of
Texas He said that the bill granted neither
money or lands, and asked for its present con-
sideration, but Mr.. Hamilton, OF Texas, object
ed and il went over.
Mr.. Williams asked to take up the joint reso-
luton introduced by him yesterday, authorizing
the Secretary of the interior to increase the
compensation of assistant marshals engaged in
taking the census, but not to exceed 80 per cent
He said il was important that the resolution
should be acted on at once, for in the Pacific
States and in some of the Territories il was i'm.
possible to obtain assistant marshals at the COM
pensation now allowed, and the work was en-
tirely suspended.
After remarks by several Senators, Mr. Sher-
man said there would be no difficulty in the
State OF Ohio about getting competent men TO
do the work at the present compensation He
moved an amendment restricting the proposed
increase to the Pacific States and the Terrific
ries.
After further discussion, the amendment of
Mr.. Sherman was rejected.
Mr.. horrill, OF Vermont, moved an amend
ment to provide that the perdiem Of the emu
mer ators shall not exceed So.
Mr.. Trumbull suggested IS per day, and pend
ing discussion, the morning hour expired and
the joint resolution went over.
The Indian appropriation bill was then pro-
ceeded with. L-
HoUSE.-Mr. Bingham, -(Ohio,) from the
Committee ON the Judiciary, reported a bill
fixing the salary of the bailiff OF the Court of
Claims at 81 800; which was passed.
Mr.. Hooper, from the Committee On Ways
and Means, reported a bill to establish the Of
fce of Assistant Marshal OF the United States at
Baltimore; which was passed.
Ihe House then resumed the consideration of
the bill in relation to internal taxation-the
question being the demand for the previous
question upon the last section OF the BILL with
the accompanying amendments.
I The demand was seconded, and the question
was taken on the amendments of Mr.. Holman
lind) to exempt from repeal the I03 section of
The section was then passed as amended W.
Mr. Schenck then offered as additional sec
tons Of the bill, modification Of the tariff bill
which has been previously under consideration
MI. Schenck then demanded the preyious
question, and the vote was taken by tellers amid
good deal Of excitement, and the house, by a
or sUts sne oI - 70 S refused to second the demand
MI, Schenck then withdrew his amendment.
MI. Scnenck then renewed his amendment by
smpiy sa% ssIiking out the time when it should
stead Of January ist, 1871. He again demanded
tne previous re I question, and it was seconded BY a
vote OF 80 to 50. EygFREag i sV.1FFT-r
Mr.. Brooks Immediately moved that the
House adjourn, and other dilatory motions
were entered by the anti-tariff men. After two
votes had been taken on adjournment, the fac
tious opposition was withdrawn, and it was ar
ing the main question.
The question was then put on ordering the
main question, and 1t was ordered-yeas SO,
nays IS. w
Mr.. Schenck then moved to reconsider the
vote ordering the main question, and aloo moved
to lay that motion on the table. w
Pending that motion, q number or dilatorv
motions again intervened; and the yeas and nsys
were ordered. i13 800 1 ~ nays