Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-13
F0RTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings

Mr.. Pomeroy offered a resolution dfrec.,,,
.he AsloIney eeneral to enquire iuto the rates
charged upon messages by the international
ocean Telegraph Company, and 20 ascertain m
u ey are IN excess Of the rates fixed by act of
C.rgress MAY 5, 1s66. Adopted.
kr. Tipton called up bill granting lands 4,
a!d IN the construction of a railroad from
BroWl sville, in Nebraska, 20 Denver, in Colo
rado; which was passed.
Mr.. Ramsey called up bill granting lands in
aid OF the construction Of a railroad in the Ter
ritory of Dakota.
Mr.. Thayer offered an amendment. that no
land shall be taken within any Indian reserya-
ton, or run through any reservation without
consent of the President. Adopted.
MI aSS ne @4ned nt 81 e 9he eH Hbe ceesSr,5 S
reservation. ZIG
The bill was then passed.
The bill to provide for the apportionment OF
representatives to Congress among the several
States, was then taken up.
The amendment of the Judiciary Committee
striking out that part of the fifst section which
lroyides that the representation of no State
under the new apporuonment shall be dimin-
ished until after the 42d Congress- was agreed
TO, as were also the other amendments OF the
judiciary Committee, and the bill was then re-
ported 10 the Senste-the question being on
concurrence in the amendments made in Com
mttee of the Whole.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, opposed concur
renee in the amendment increasing the num-
her OF repre- sentatiyes to 800.
Mr.. Morton thoughtit was a matter concern
ing the House alone, and the number as
altered. He should prefer that the number
had been fixed at $50. He did not approve
of the policy OF increasing the number
of members with the increase of population.
In 1850, at the present rate OF increase. our
population would be ~, 900 600, and we must
make another large increase. Three hundred
members would make the House unwieldy.
The next thing the House of Representative
al this rate of increase, would be as large as the
House Of Commons, and the same result would
follow, one-half the members would stay away
no T3a4rNI haa w1w-
TO participate in the public business.
MI. Thayer advocated the placing of the
number at 500. The duties imposed upon a
member of Congress were most laborious. He
had found it exceedingly so, and desired to see
the number increased, so that this labor might
be divided.
Mr.. Morrill, of VT expressed the opinion that
even with the number at 800 Vermont, Rhode
Island and possibly New Hampshire would lose
a representative.
Mr.. Trumbull said of course this was matter
of opinion, but he bad a carefully prepared es-
tin ate Of the census for 1870 in the New York
Tribune, by which the population was set down
alto 100000, and il was believed that the repre-
sen'ation of no State would be diminished with
Mr.. HamIin asked unanimous consent TO take
up the report Of the conference committs-. an
the bill to establish police court frur the Dis
tIict of Columbia.
The report was read and eoncurred in.
MI thurman asked as to the time the census
returns would be in, so that the States may
know what their representation win be. This
was important to Ohio and Indiana, where the
elections for members of Congress come off the
second Tuesday in October.
Mr.. Trumbull had seen the Superintendent of
the Census this morning, and that officer
thought the returns would be received in time
for the October electi ons.
HOUSE.-Under the call of States and Terri
tories for bills and joint resolutions for refer
ence only, the following were offered and re
ferred az indicated:
Mr.. Hall (NIe.) presented resolutions of the
Legislature OF the State of Maine, in relation TO
the services rendered by George III. Robinson in
saving the life ofSecretary Seward. Committee
on Claims
By Mr.. Ella, q; h; Bill granting lands to
the Concord and Rochester Railroad COMPANY
TO aid in the construction of their road at the
rate OF forty section per mile. Committee on
ads on Canal.
BY Mr.. Randall, (Pa.): A bill TO amend the
joint resolution authorizing the Northern Paci-
fc Railroad TO issue bonds TO aid in the con-
structlOn of its read. Committee on Pacific
By Mr.. Mungen, (Ohio): Joint resolution re-
quiring certain banks to return United States
bonds deposited with the Secretary of the
Treasury to secure their circulating notes, and
subsequently withdrawn and replaced with
Union Pacific Railroad bonds. Committee on
Banking and Currency.
BY MIR. Coburn, (Ind.): Bill declaring the city
OF indianapolis, Ind, a port Of delivery. Com
mittee on Commerce.
By Mr.. Wells, (No.): Bin in relation to con-
tested election cases in the House Of Represen-
tatives. Committee on Elections.
By Mr.. Clarke, (Texasl: Bill in relation to the
Supreme Court of the District OF Columbia.
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr.. Sawyer, (Wis.l: Bill to authorize the
sale of timber .on certain lands of the Memo
lie Lands.
By Mr.. Sergeant, (Cal.): Bill granting lands
to aid in the construction Of canal for purpose
of irrigation in the State of California Com
mittee on Railroads and Canals.
a.lN IlEnr
| the Weber river and James Greek Canal Com
pany in Utah. Committee on Public Lands.
Under the call a number of other bills and
joint resolutions for relief, removal of politica
disabilities, &C., were introduced and referred.
A resolution, introduced by Mr. Fisher, IN.
| Y.,) was adopted, directing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to cause inquiry TO he made, for the
tent and state Of trade between the United
States and the several dependencies of Great
Britain in North America, and authorizing the
inquiries.
Mr.. Davis IN. W introduced bin to amend
the NATURALIZATION laws, and to punish crimes
against the same. The bill makes the penalties
for false swearing more severe.
Mr.. Holman, (Ind.) moved that the bin be re-
iected ON its first reading; which was disagreed
to by an aye and no vote Of 43 10 1f4.
ayes 81, noes 141.
The morning hour having expired, the bill
went over under the rules.
Mr.. Davis moved to suspend the rules In order
to pass the bill.
Mr.. Eldridge again moved to adjourn, and
the ayes and noes being demanded, the House
refused to adjourn-ayes 50, noes 126.
The rules were then suspended, and the bill
passed-ayes 40. noes 46.
Mr.. Stokes (Tenn.) moved to suspend the
rules, in order TO put upon its passage q bin to
relieve every citizen Of political disabilities i'm
posed by the 14th amendment to the Constitu-
ton; with proviso that no person shall be re-
quired to take what Is known Is the iron-clad
oath.
The House refused to suspend the rules, on
an aye and no vote Of 50 to Ill, the Democrats
and few southern members only sustaining
the motion.
On motion Of Mr.. Dawes, (Mass.,) the rules
were suspended, and the. House went into Com
mittee Of the Whole on the River and Harbor
appropriation bill.
FATAL AFFRAY IN BALTrNoRR.-Shortly be-
fore II O'Clock on Saturday night party OF
young men, considerably under the influence of
liquor, passed up Baltimore street, and when
near Fremont they became involved In a fight
with several men who were standing upon the
corner, growing cut Of some political differ
ences. During the affray young man named
William II. Moore, who was with the party
who came up the street, was Knocked down
and rendered insensible. Policemen Eyatt
and Jones came up 1t this juncture, and,