The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-21
CON RESS.
FORTY-FIRsT CERM-THIRD SESSION.


FORTY-FIVsr CERM-THIRD SESSION.
House Of Representatives.
Rcns % New S
for the emigration by corporation of the unemployed and
S 70 @ from the ss
sS Re the sn'
Mr.. Wood, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
tween the United States and foreign countries. Recon-
MT Sargent introduced bin to forfeit TO the United
Rnos 70 & IN Saa
railro1d from Folsom to Paserys. California Pssseo
gram Samuel Ksnds ne election
ioriy Of i9ia .IAppSuse on the Democratic side3
WIDOWS rn 81 s s%pss n% 81 s. to & s
souri, enrolled , militia Referred :, v,.. w.,
hull claiming the right Of suffrage under the fourteenth
n anp the epa s to than s
to the women Ct the United taSes Referred to the u
dSisY Sos. Committee and ordered to be printed in the
Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, rose to make PROPOSE
9p in reference to pospOnng the vote on the amnesty
Mr.. Fransworth objected, and called for the regular
The Speaker decided that Mr. Butler was perfectlyin
Mr. Butler said hs had supposed he was proceeding
with the consent of gentleman in the House.
the city not eSpecns vote to be taken on the amnesty
second nd Wednesday in January U"'" '"'
The Speaker said that under the operation of the pre-
IN.
M Butler moved to reconsider the vote seeondng the
prsVloas SgTsss 11e'sion, to"ssas ,O5. usys. 20.
Mr. Butler then moved to the further c1Ssdsg %
Mr. Wood Of New York asked Mr.. Butler to state to
the House whether he desired to evade meeting the
question on the amnesty biIy
Mr. Wood ask him whether his motion TO postpone is
not in the interest of those opposed to any amnesty woa
MT Butler BY no means; dozen gentlemen cam came S to
the and said hat as we could not hnish IN oi
w9Sa I m an ne ssSSs s House
that, far lies, the question shall vote
NE ksod3fSs amendment. haze ave been tho ,
to vote the question before it in an open frank
anu Mr Butier-'Tbe gentleman judges me by himself,
MIR woodTheTs can be no object 10 post;ponng it I sa
holidays the actual and absolute business Of legislation
s n s apS IS
the matter Gyr m % nave ~.
Mr. Dawes asked Mr.. Butler whether it his design
time to it, would he bring the matter Immediately to
Mr. Butler replied that he intended simply to
the forty minutes remaining TO him aud then bring the
Mir Farnsworth incurred of the Speaker what time re-
Mr. Butler suggested that that none of Mr. Farms
Mr. farnsworth-I put the question to the CHAIR, who
Mr. Butler Honesty has been the gentlemans great
The Speaker stated that Mr. Butler would be entitled
pesd ang ro@
Mr. sidrdge asked Mr. Butler Thet1er it vas his Pur
the bill ON the only bad
Mr. Butler replied that he intended to let the bill stand
W. Mr. EldTdsesT6ss is not answering the question
if the the He9se dssirs t. e reoom@t the bin ,'1'
another postponement of this because
$ IF ts OF ssse S
the bill and keep it, uppose in committee till the end
Mr.. ButieITho majority in the House will do with it
Mr. Farnsworth remarked that the vote taken to-day
showed tsst there werS S members in sae House she
fore had gone home and hat sTc1ss was merely
Mr. Cox appealed to Mr. Butler to let the House vote
Mr. Mungen inquired Of Mr.. Butler whether the elec
tion Georgia had anything to do with the
mind. BE had heard nothing from isPrspi s.
taken by yeas and and was decided in the affirm
Mr. Ferry offered resolution instructng the Com
sowng who
in the United States army in the La war and who was
SUBJECT TO SALE Including along
the line Of railroad without requiring occupancy OF the
Mr. Kelley, Of Pennsylvania introduced bill to pre-
frauds the by improper classification of
mtee and Means 10 inquire into the sdiency
pulsory use Of in diseries and refundiug tn
| sums here tofore paid for them. Adopted.
Mr. Hale from the Committee Elections, called mp
contested election of Eggleston against
Strader with resolutions declaring Eggleston, the
not entitled The buttons adopted
| without 8 discussion or division.
| Mr. Cullom from the Committee Territories,
ported bill in relation to certain Territorial peniten
| Mr Clarke of Kansas, introduced bill for the relief
of inhabitants cities and towns lands obtained from
the Great and Little Osage Indians in Kansas Passed
Mr. Jones' of Kentucky, rising TO personal explana
ton replied to article in yesterdays New York Times
commenting uufavorably this resolution aud preamble
referring 10 amnesty which he had offered last Monday
He declared that he had always opposed secession aud
aimed at stating clearly and tuccactly historical fact
He had offered the resolution his
and without but had ide that il could be
const inuTiag ths cause OF uuiye sal
nesty which he favor, aud which he hoped
the present Congress would enact iutn law.
Mr. Sargent reduced bill extendiDg to aliens
United States Navy the same right OF na5ura
xaon provided law for aliens serving in the
| MI Myers presented a petition Of seamen. marines
remen and coal passers Ia the Outing the late
| for an act granting them bounties.
EThe death of William Smith, late Representative from
the Second district OF Iowa was announced and appro
pirate euoges spoken by Messrs Allison Wolf Lough
ridge Wilson, OF Minnesota, and Julian ana then 81
quarter past two House adjourned, the session
| morrow to be for general debate only
|