The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-11
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FORTY-FIRsT TERM-SECOND SESSION.


WASHINGTON, March 1l.-Mr. Reves for
warded to the Clerk and had read q communica-
ton from the colored Senators and members of
the Georgia Legislature, which he had received
by telegraph protesting against the adoption
by the Senate of Mr.. Bingham's amendment to
the Georgia bill.
The communication represents that the result
of the amendment would be to deliver the
loyal colored citizens bound hand and foot
into the hands of their most relentless enemy,
and protests against 1t in the name of ninety
thousand of those citizens, and insists upon such
legislation as will secure an amendment of the
jury laws, and secure q fair expression of poll
tical views at the next election.
Mr.. Fenton presented a memorial from i'm
porters and growers of seed, ETC., for an amend
ment of the tariff bill 80 as to forbid the impor-
tation of these articles free of duty. .ef.I ll,.
The following bills were introduced and re-
ferTed:- u. s.t
By Mr.. Spencer for granting land to aid in
the construction of a railroad in Alabama.
BY Mr.. Fenton, TO regulate international cor
respondence by telegraphic lines between the
United States and foreign countries.
Mr. Morrill, called up the bill authorizing the
transfer OF an appropriation for the public print
ing. Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Trumbull the Georgia bill
was made the special order for tomorrow, or as
soon as the funding bills shall be disposed Of.
In accordance with the new order of business
the calendar OF bills was taken up
The joint resolution for the appointment of
joint committee to consider all matters relating
to the Indian tribes was discussed by Messrs
Harlan, Stewart, and Thurman.
Mr.. Harlan remarked that the proposition
would furnish mode of conference between the
two houses upon q subject on which an evident
difference of opinion existed between the
houses.
Mr.. Thurman inquired what was that differ
ence of opinion? ............
Mr.. Harlan explained that it arose from the
belief on the part of some members of the
House, that that body should be consulted in the
matter of expenditures resulting from the
approval of treaties submitted to the Senate for
ratification or rejection. These treaties some
times involved large appropriations of money
and the disposition of extensive tracts of the
| public domain. A similar difference of opinion
existed as to whether the Interior Department
or War Department, through the interposition
OF army ohcers, should exercise supervision
over the Indians. aa NA
motion by Mr. Thurman to postpone in
definitely the whole subject resulted In tie
vote, and was determined negatively by the
casting vote of the Nice-President. y f,an 1
e." House. s''.9 q ' p
Mr.. Holman,g from the Committee on Com
| merce, reported a bill providing for two local
inspectors of steamers at Evansville, Ind, at an
annual compensation of $500 cach.f Passed
Reports were made from the Committee on
By Mr.. Jenckes adversely on the following
applications for an extension of the patent.--Oi
| j. Carhart, of Maine of Charles A. Pitcher for
an extension of patent for the manufacture of
| brooms. $3.50 taE
Bills were reported from the same committee
allowing applications for the extension of pa
| tents, as follows:-
By Mr.. Jenckes, the patent of Walter Hunt
for the manufacture OF paper collars. Passed.
BY Mr.. Calkin, the patent of Timothy ID.
jackson for an improved annunciation or bell
telegraph for hotes, Passed.