The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-11
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FORTY-FIRsT TRRM-sRCOND SESSION


WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE credentials of Sena-
tors Anthony and Cragtn, reelected for six years.
commencing March next, were presented.
Mr. Casserly presented petition from citizens OF
California PRAYING the interpostion Congress in
behalf OF American citizens imprisoned by the Brit
ish Government for political offenses. Referred to
the committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to
be printed.
Mr.. Rice from the Judiciary Committee reported
bill to establish the Eastern Judicial District Of
Kentucky.
Bills were passed as follows:-
on melton of Mr.. Buckingham, directing the Sec
retary OF war to place at the disposal Of the Pres-
dent certain ordnance to be used in the erection Of
an equestrian statue Of General Rawlins, late Sec
retary of War.
on motion Of Mr.. Edmunds, for the removal of
in certain cases from State courts to United
States courts and for other purposes.
On motion Of Mr.. Trumbull, to confirm the title
Of purchasers Of lands sold for taxes in the late in
The latter bill was objected to by Mr.. Casserly and
OF all costs and penalties incurred in invalid sales of
land for taxes as a condition precedent for the
Mr.. Bayard argued that the owner did not lose his
property by "due process OF law, but in disregard
Of due process, and yet he was to be saddled with
all these costs unawfully incurred; that in the
Southern States the proceedings to sell lands under
the direct tax law had been notoriousy irregular
and fraudulent. The owners never having had
notice OF these proceedings, had means of avoid
ing costs and penalties incurred for nonpayment OF
taxes
several amendments by Mr.. Bayard were re-
jected and the bill passed.
The land grant bill in aid of railroad from Sioux
City, Iowa, to Columbus, Dakota Territory, was dis
cussed, amended, and passed.
Mr. Wilson called up the Joint resolution for a
breaRwater at Cape Cod bar. Objection being made .
At 1870 the unfinished business being the bill for
pension to Mrs. Lincoln, was laid aside-Yeas 80,
nays 22, to take up the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill, which was then proceeded with
House.
Bills were introduced and referred as folows:-
BY Mr. Starkweather, to annu the act limiting the
liability OF ship-owners.
By MI. Myers, granting an outfit Of clothing to
men enlisted for three years in the navy.
BY Mr.. Sanford, to alter the act to encourage tee-
graphic communication between the United States
and Cuba, and other West India Islands, and the
BY Mr. Stone, to amend the act Of 1910 incorpo-
rating turnpike road companies in the District OF
Columbia.
BY Mr.. Barry, granting lands for railroad purposes
By Mr. Mungen, In relation to the protection of
the laboring and producing classes against Chinese
1t provides for a joint committee to inquire
into the danger threatening the country from
Chinese immigration, and to report the proper
whether by specidc Legislation, by change Of the
Constitution, by limitation of the time Of soourn,
of the number of Chinese arriving in the United
Slates by permitting each State to prohibit the resi-
restrictions thereupon as it may think proper, or
total exclusion of the Chinese from the States and
Territories of the Union, except as travellers and
By Mr. Stevenson, to preserve the public faith and
protect rights under the laws and treaties Of the
BY Mr. Bingham, to incorporate the Loomis Aerial
Telegraph Company. Also reorganizng the Court Of
BY Mr.. Maynard, for the relief of purchasers of
land sold for direct taxes in the insuTectionary
By Mr.. Mccormick to refund the interest on
money paid by the State OF Missouri for war pur--
pHsM BY Mr. Hamilton IFlorida) granting lands to the
Suwanee and Inland Railroad Company Of Florida.
BY Mr. Platt, ordering survey OF Norfolk harbor,
BY Mr Fitch, granting lands for railroad from
the Central Pacific Railroad, in Nevada, to Hamilton,
Nevada.
BY Mr. Clarke (zansas), to enable soldiers and
others to perfect titles to land under the Homestead
acts in certain cases.
Various bills were introduced and referred for the
removal of political disabilities and donating con-
demned cannon for soldiers monument.
Mr.. Kelsey introduced joint resolution relative
to harbor of refuge and breakwater at the en-
trance Of Cape Cod ship canal and moved the pre-
vious question on its passage.
The previous question was not seconded, and the
Joint resolution went over under the rule.
Mr.. Knott offered a preamble and resolution re-
citing alleged frauds in the distribution Of stock for
the Washington City Market-house, and directing
the Committee on Appropriations 10 inquire into the
same. Adopted.
fourteenth and fifteenth articles Of amendment to
the Constitution having been duly ratified by the
legislatures Of threefourth OF the several Statesare
valid to all ntents and purposes part of the Con-
stitution and as such are binding and obligatory
raj States and Territories and all the citizens OF the
United States. LAdopted-yeas, lsS; nays, 50,
Mi. Cox offered a resolution declaring that the
resolution just adopted, undertaking 10 limit the
decisions and actions OF the judiciary IN relation to
the validity OF the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments 10 the Constitution is foreign TO the duty OF
legislators, and mischievous Ia its tendency and
effect.
The previous question was not seconded, and the
resolution went over under the rule, Mr.. Cox re-
marking that the resolution embodied the sent-
ments OF the Democratic side OF the House.
Mr.. Davis CN. W moved to suspend the rules and
concur in the Senate amendment to the naturaliza-
now goes to the President for his signature
Mr.. Butler (Mass.l rising to personal eXplana-
ton sent to the clerks desk and had read para
graph from the New York World charging him with
having elected several hundred negroes from his
estates near Hampstead, Virginia He stated that
the facts were that these negro families had been
turned Off OF the estate OF Rebel where they had
been placed in 1864; and that the Representative
from that district Gir Platt) having spoken to him
on the subject he told HIM that as he then happened
TO have, by the foreclosure OF mortgage, piece OF
land near Hampton, it was at the service OF the ne
groes If they chose TO move on to IL. The negroes
did move to his property, and were there now. SO
that this newspaper paragraph came as near being
true as newspaper paragraphs about him usually
did.