, 1870-04-30
lifge, md apply to every branch Of The gosesu-
taeut Tbi2 bill II to suppJ deficiencies to< s0o
Jc4r ending June next,
F0RTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
SENATE.

THK THOMAS AEHQE341.
w,Cw1s,7rnS. Apru 2a.-The VICE PRESIDENT
euhuat1fcd the Housee concurrent resolution pro
{idIur for painting Of the late General ThomaA
Members eulostzea The pessoa no M1a ~ saa m
10 the resolution IS establishing general prece-
DENT for all like caseA
thought II General Thomas were nliye he would
be the trst to demonstrate 8Eatnst tho proposition.
Al1. HOWARD said General Thomas and bis
T9qa be recorded ,s}a On ths m mot H.
Iure would add anything to bis gteat fame.
Whilo Saving this much IN eenalf Of
Ss7 poP1 asny oner nDa asaa
Eutshed men who had rendered tnestmabc ser
Vices In the same canse- He Noqld not, by sing.
occasion for rivalry OF enyy between the great
men TO whom the country owed 80 much.
III. MORRILL, mosed to refer the resolution 10
tho Committee on Lbr4t5. Agreed to.
ELLIS RKPoKTEn.
Mr, poMERoY, from the Committee on Public
TSnds. reported, with amendment, the bill for the
est 4 p;f@g2o om ses sse n Sasses q Pacific
anthorize the southern Minnesota Railroad Com
kaiiroad; also. With amendments, bin to aid the
construction Of the Oregon Branch Of the Pacific
Railrpad.
Bills we're introduced
BJ Mr WI1SoN-F1oy1ding mode for the e.
lection Of cadets to the NaTal and Military Acade-
81 MI. McDoNAID-For the settlement Of &C
counts between Southern railroad cofpola1ons a,!3
and the United States Government; also, 70 auoN
school trustees II AksnS7s TO cnIeI ,as ,aas 1o'
By Mr. MORRILL, GdalnceRclatlng 70 Iae
Indian reservations sclected by the feace CON-
b III: Ross-To authorize the settlement Of
the claj1ns Of Kansas for the services OF troops
under the rc1uisiuon OF General Price.
MISCELLANEOUS
1oY rfYarnd fnS01nt41u tn DTQTidE for
standing committee on foreign posts1 and tele-
q: NJ ar SUMNER obiecung, the resolution vent
The House Joint resolution approprtating g 900
to payafor experiments In the ventilation Of the
balls of the Cspitol vas passed; L., ,.,,,n, tn,
TIC state Of trade between The United states
and British North America Ehich, after dlscas-
Nj. WILLIAMS gave nottca that hc would o1cE
8 bill relating to tho refining Of gold s!d alve5 VT
bullion at the miEt Of the United Sla!es ano
branches as an amendment to the Legislative, e1-
ecutTe, and Judicial appropriation BILL, On me
ground that It tended to reduce the expenses o1
government coinage Of money Upon M his 9so13 moaoa
tie bill WIS taken from the calendar n1d rc1etled
to the Committee On Appropriations
Bu1S Passed
The calendar Was then proceeded WITH. nun IT
bef Of House bills were passed, Including tae iot-
lowing: Authorizing tho supply Of arms 1of m
suuctlon and practice to certain colleges and mt
yersites; for The return Of evidence OF nonosaeie
discharge to ofncera
WAR CLAIM ELL OBJECTED TO.
The bill to pay the claim Of Cowan Dickinson,
Of Knoxville, Tenn, Tas objected TO by Mr. TruM-
whether the government should pay for cott9n
used By our army In erecting foruhcaaona- He
could see no more rcason for this than paying 1oi
lumber and earth used In such work ..
HI. WILEY sald half an hour had not elapsed
since the Senate passed an exactly similar claim
and that the only Ieaso1 1or is aSsen. N 'aS On.