Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-30
FORTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
WEDNESDAY. March 80.


of over 900 citizens of Georgia asking an ap-
propriation for the wilberforce University.
Referred to the Committee on Education and
Labor.
On motion of Mr.. Hamlin, a Committee of
Conference was asked of the House on the bill
amending the usury laws of the District of CO.
lumbia, and the Vice President appointed Mr..
Hamlin, Thurman and Harris as the committee
on the part of the Senate.
Mr.. Schurz introduced a bill TO fix time for
the election Of Representatives and Delegates to
Congress.
Mr.. Hamlin introduced bill to establish a
Police Court in the District OF Columbia and
for other purposes. Referred to Committee on
District of Columbia.
ton of government buildings in Little Rock
Arkansas, which was passed.
Mr.. Sumner introduced bill to amend act TO
incorporate the Freedmeh's Saving and Trust
Company. Referred to Committee ON District OF
Columbia.
The concurrent joint resolution to provide for
a joint Committee on Indian Affairs was taken
up, when Mr.. Thurman spoke at length i'm OPP
position. He did not like the looks of the thing
lie thought he saw in it scheme TO subordi-
nate our whole Indian policy to the interests
OF certain railroads. great land grabbing
scheme.
The discussion was further continued by
Messrs. Morrill, OF VT, and Corbett.
Mr.. Drake moved to strike ont that part of
the resolution authorizing the joint committee
"to send for persons and papers," In those few
words he saw an expenditure of $4,000.
Olution went over.
Mr.. Summer moved to go into executive ses-
sion; which was agreed to.
HOUSE-Mr. Randall (Pa.) offered a join;
resolution expressing the sympathy of Congress
at the death of Gen. George H. Thomas The
resolution was adopted unanimously.
MIR. Kerr (Ind. from Committee en- Judiciary,
reported bill declaring the true intent anu
meaning of section 1O7 Of the act imposing taxes
on distilled spirits, approved July %, 1868. Or
dered to be printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Kerr also reported in the case of Elias C.
Boudinot, Cherokee Indian, in relation to pay
ment of internal revenue taxes. Also ordered
to be printed and recOmmitted.
Mr.. Julian (Ind.) introduced bill to extend
the land laws of the United States over the Ter
ritory OF Alaska. Referred to Committee on
Mr.. Dixon Or. I.) reported, from the Commit
tee on Commerce, the bill to provide for a Gus
tom house at Charlestown, West Virginia, and
AXE q Its reference to the Committee on Appro-
priatiOns. So ordered.
Mr.. Paine, wis., from Committee on Re-
construction, reported bill to remove political
disabilities from Henry b. Hanshinger and n.
Messrs. Cox and Banks both objected to sing
ling out individuals for amnesty in this way
and Mr.. Butler, in answer to q question, said
that as soon as the Tariff bill was out of the way
he would press the general disability bill.
Mr. Butler, Mass, y from the Committee on
Reconstruction, reported back the Texas bill,
and moved that the House concur in the Senat.
amendment striking out the proviso at the end
Mr. Butler referred to what Mr.. Trumbull
bad SAID IN the Senate i'll relation to the proyiso
and declared that the proviso was really OF no
erect, and would not alter the status of th,
State OF Texas whether 1t was retained or elimi-
mated None here ever thought of the question
oil slaysTy when the proviso was inserted.
ditions under which Texas was annexed to tn.
United States, he thought the proviso was i'm
change OF sentiment. The latter had drawn the
proviso himself, and it had originally passed the
keconstTuction Committee unanimously. When
passage of the prOviso he thought that gentleman
had lucid interval, and was returning to his
old Democratic pro-slavery doctrines. None
slavery could be-estabiished under any possible
circumstances.
Mr.. Paine (wis.) protested against the con-
suuctlon put upon the prOvisO in the Senate
and said no one had any idea that it would re-
ylve the slavery question.
Mr. Butler, in reply to a question by Mr..
proyiso could not possibly affect the Original
@ under ar Which TsHas a WI syss
was too preposterous to be entertained at thi, |
end of the Capitol.
The previous question was then demanded. |
and the Senate amendment was agreed to, by
The House resumed consideration Of the bill
reported on Thursday last from the Committee
on Education and Labor, to dispose of the |
Natchez Marine Hospital for educational pur-
poses; and it was passed. l
Mr.. HOar, (Mass., y from Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor, reported bill to establish a
general system of education and labor. i
Mr.. Hoar explained that the bill only pro
posed to establish school systems in States tina
did not do so by State action; but as there wa.
much public business pressing, he would no, |
ask consideration now, but would move the
postponement of the bill until December; which
motion was agreed to. L
Mr.. Swami (Md.) presented the petition of
VIM. II. Ryan, A. Schumacher, VIM. Creighton
q Son. and twenty-e other citizens of Balt-
mere, praying for the passage of q bill placing
nitr ate OF soda, sulphate of ammonia, and sui
phate and muriati of potash on the free list OF
imported articles. Referred to Committee OF
Ways and Means.
Ar. Arnell, lTenn.,) from Committee on
Education and Labor, reported bill to amend
the act establishing the oice of Education in the
Interior Department, and to transfer certain
appropriations made for the educational part of |
the Freedmen's Bureau to the Office of Educa- |
ton.