Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-02-14
F0RTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings
MONDAY. Eehrnarr1a

SENAIb--Ihe vice President laid before
the Senate various Executive documents, in
cluding report of Secretary of War, on affairs
in Georgia, which were ordered TO be printed
and referred TO Judiciary Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Trumbull, ,.the credentials
of Messrs. Hill and Miller, claiming 10 be Sena-
tors elect from Georgia, were taken from the
file and referred TO the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Scott presented memorial of citizens of
Pennsylvania, thirty-six feet long, asking the
abolition of the franking privilege, which was
laid on the table.
Mr.. Morton presented memorial. signed by
four persons, complaining of the management
OF me Government Printing once, and setting
forth that the favorites OF Mr. Morton and Mr..
FentOn monopoliZed the positions there. and that
Mr.. Morton and Mr.. Fenton managed that
office. He (Mr. NJ. cared but little for these
things himself. bur il was due to the public
printer, Mr.. Clapp, to say that he (Mr. NJ lad
never been in that Office but once. He knew
nothing about its management, and there were
but three persons there appointed on his recon-
mendatiOn, two occupying subordinate positions
and one of them was now a foreman. but had not
been appointed TO that Office at his instance.
ne na9 signed papers OF different parties, just as
other Senators had. He would msye that this
paper be referred TO the Committee on Print
ing, so that these charges may be investigated.
MI. Edmnnds suggested that the Printing
Committee be also directed to inquire into the
general management OF the printing Office
which Mr.. Morton agreed to.
MI. Fenton disclaimed also any interference
with the management Of the Office, aud
marked there were only two or three persons
there on his recommendation.
The paper was then referred to the Commit
Mr.. Trumbull, from Committee on Judiciary.
reported resolution that the compensation of the
Virginia Senators shall commence from Jan
uary 20, 1870, on which day Virginia was de-
CARED emitted to representation in Congress.
Passed.
Mr.. Trumbull, from Judiciary Committee.
reported unfavorably on memorial OF printers
and binders employed at the Government Print
ing Office in 1861 for wages withheld from the m
Mr.. L. said the commI0lee were of the opinion
that these parties, although they m hit have an
their own repres entations.
Mr.: Morton introduced bill to enforce the Fif-
teenth Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States. Referred to Judiciary Commit
Mr.. Hamlin introduced a bill to aid in the
CONSTRUCTION OF an equestrian statue of bronze
70 De erected to the late Secretary of War; Raw
fairs.
Mr.. Harlan introduced bill for the relief of
soMiers aged 40 years when they enlisted, and
LOT the reiief OF the legal heirs of those who died
tary Affairs.
The Mississippi bill came up as unfinished
business, when Mr.. Chandler moved TO postpone
1t for the purpose Of proceeding with bills re-
ported from the Committee on Commerce.
which resulted in a tie vote, 2i to "a.
Inc VICE President voted i'm the negative and
the Mississippi bill was then proceeded with
Mr.. Howard being entitled to the fioor, dis
cussed the constitutional clause that the United
States shall guarantee to every State a Repub-
lican form of Government and argued as TO the
power OF Congress to interpret the meaning of
what constitutes Republican form of Govern
instrumentalities of enforcing that euarantre
he referred TO the remarks of Governor Walker
as 70 the futllty OF the conditions imposed upon
virginia, and characterized them as fiippant
and unsound. He advocated the right and pro-
pr1ety OF imposing conditions upon Missssippi
mr.; Abbott tn introduced joint resolution appro-
pflaung $4,000 to purchase an oil painting of
the late President Lincoln. Referred to Com
mlttee on Appropriations.
On motion of Mr.. Howard. the Secretary of
the Treasury was directed to report whether the
public interests would not be injured by remoy-
ing the United States branch mint from New
Orleans to New York.
HOCSE-Under the call of States for bills
and joint resolutions for reference only the fol-
lowing were introduced and referred to the
committees named:
BY Mr.. Dixon Or. -: Joint resolution of the
Legislat ure OF Rhode Island relative to a aharbor
at Block Island. Commerce.
By Mr.. Dawes (Mass): Bill for additional
commercial conn % and postal facilities at the port OF
New York. Post Offices and Post Roads.
BY Mr. Tanney N. w: Bill TO reorganize the
judicial districts of the State Of New York.
BY Mr.. Stone (Md.): Petition of A. war6eld.
soldier of the war OF 1872, for pension. In
valid Pensions.
BY, BY Mr.: GilfiIlan Ral: Bin providing addi-
charge, have accepted appointments in the civil
service: Military Affairs.
BY Mr.. Deweese IN. Co.: Bill to provide
Public Lands.
Also, bill to repeal the act of July 2I, 1862.
imposing test oath. Judiciary.
Also, bill to repeal the duty on salt, and to put
the same on the free list. WAYS and Means.
By Mr.. whittemore Is. C.) I: Bill authorizing
payment to be made for services rendered to the
t;da STATES States by persons in the late insurreo-
BY Mr; Lawrence, (Ohio): Bill to provide for
the funding of the public debt, resumption OF
By Mr. Stevenson, fohoi: anc Conearsent eans reso
luton declaring Congress in favor of tariff for
revenue, and that as far as possible the tariff
should be SO devised as to relieve labor and
avoid strengthening the great mOnopolies of the
country; Ruled out Of order under this call,
and Withdrawn.
BY Mr.. Kerr, Ind.): Bill to confer concurrent
jurisdiction on State courts in certain admiralty
cases. Judiciary.
By Mr.. IngersoI, Qll.): Joint resolution to
amend the Constitution of the United States so
as to provide that the Government NAV issue
paper money and make the same legal tender
for all debts. Judiciary.
By Mr.. Hay, QlL): Bill making appropria-
tions for the removal of obstructfons and the
improvement OF the harbor of Altof, III Com
merce.
Also, a bill to repeal all laws relating to mile
age for Senators and Representatives in Con-
BY Messrs. Duvall and witcher, wv. Val:
Bills to establish post routes in West Virginia
Post Offices and Post Roads.
By Mr.. Swami (Md.) Petition Of A. s. Bond
x Co., Francis Guitar, and other cigar manu-
facturers in Baltimore, praying for an increase
of the duty on imported cigars. Also, petition
OF Marbury Brothers, Halleway Donohue e Co
and other firms engaged in the sale of cigars i'm
baltimore, praying for an amendment to the
Internal Revenue law relieving the importersSof
cigars from duties in all cases where mercbsn-
disc Is destroyed by accidental fire or other
casualty while in bond. Both these petitions
were referred to the Committee of Wars and
Means
Under this call q large number of bills were
introduced for Pensions, Claims, Post Routes
&c, and referred to appropriate committees.
The House then resumed consideration Of the
resolution introduced last week BY Mr. Benja-
min, of Missouri, authorizing the people of
Washington and Georgetown to levy q tax for
the support of their poor; the question being
upon Mr.. Knots motion to lay the resolution
upon the table. The motion was rejected, (yeas
Z, nays l44,) and the resolution was then agreed
to.
Mr.. Louebridge 1owa) introduced q resolu
ton declaring that in the opinion Of this House
the business interests OF the country REQUIRE an
increase in the volume of the circulating cur
rency of the country, and instructinp the Com
mittee ON Banking and Currency to report At An
early day bill increaslng the currency ct least
fifty millions Of dollars
Mr.. Ward (N. W and Mr.. Garfield fOhio, bofh
moved to lay the resolution ON the table, The
motion was rejected-yeas "a. uays "a
Pending further consideration the morpiuo
hour expired, and the resolution vent over uv,ss