The New York herald., 1870-02-19
FORIY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
Second Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS, 1870.


THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT
Mr. SUMNER (rep.y OF Mass, forwarded to the
clerks desk and had read q telegram he hao re-
ceved from the Governor OF Nebraska announcing
the ratification OF the fifteenth amendment by tne
Legislature OF that State with but five dissenting
votes.
INDEPENDENCE OF CUBA.
Mr.. SHERMAN, uep.) Of ohio, presented a petition
of MANY thousand citizens OF the states Of Connect
cut auu Maryland for the recognition of Cuban inde
pendence Referred the Committee Oh Foreign
Relations.
THE FUNDING BILL.
On motion OF Mr.. SHERMAN the funding bill was
taken up and by vote OF 81 to IA was made the
special order for wednesday next Monday beng AS
signed the consl deration CT business from the
Connltlee on COnaierce.
ExAAlhER OF CLAIMS.
On motion OF ar. SUMNER, Tue uil creating the
Office SOLICITOR Tor the state DepartneAJ ana Ior
otuer purposes was tdkei up.
me Dill was amended 10 provide Tor an examiner
GAINS III iieu oi : solicitor, ald tnen passed.
THE NoRTlE.sN pAClFiC KAl.nu4..
Mr.. H0wARD fep.j 0i MICH, tfolu tic 0uilittcc
ON lue Pacific Rairuad, tcpor.cu wiIh a.Aead ieAL
JOINT resolution autorAiag the ..ostne.n rei4c
dailroal COMPANY to ISSUE bonus lur TIC coiis.l
ton It's rCa aud To secure the su,e d, ..urtaase,
lna also to conslrAct It's man r~ad " tAc mesein
terminus VIA the vaiiey OF tnc 20 OuAoi.A II. cr.
BILLS iNrluDuGED.
by Mr.. WILSON, tep.) VI .. ass--iO mike the I'm
portation Oh inngran.s uadef iaoof Contracts un-
awlW-
By Mr. CoNKLNG, irep.) OF N. i.--lV encourage
Tie oullulng sJedlnsap, III The Unel Stae5 ana
pruviue Tor the Transportation Vi DLheJ states
mans 10 Europe u sue.i vesse s. heicfted u tne
Committee Post Oicc5 and lost EoId5. -
directs the Postmaster general To contracl wLn the
North American steam Ntvisa.ibI cuIi iauy Vi Ne.
YORK ior The transportation OF the mai Dc.Ween
New ork and Antwerp q b.aAieE, todchin; al
Pymou II, lor the term VI teen years. Inc stca icis
TO ue exempt from ssL.lto aLu lGucr-i tSlliO3
..ad to receive the ocean and Iulall post, Sc,
.nais carried Dy tncln
| By Mr. MoRRlLL Uep.) oil Mc.-Relativc to appro
prations anu appropriation aceou Is, 'nrccn,s cs
mates or appropriations 70 % made S.rousa ,ne
secretary O1 The treasury anu pre,citvis AicHou
Ol Keeping the accou It's VI appropriation.
WASHINGTON INTEs.SAilu.Al. EAH4DTIoN.
The Dill 10 encourage ana ,prOnlolc Inc inter-
national exniDIlon 10 be ned IN Washington citg
III 1871 was de3ated BY Mcssfs lainn, attsrson,
Aye and Sherman N iaYor oi the b'il laa iaei':i
Thurman. MoIrlil, or Vefmunt, EtcWat and ,cuurI,
IA opposition.
Nj. lnuRAAN. ldem.) OF OHIO said that upou the
preGexL oi making the exhibition credaose 10 tic
aLon the government woulu lac oD,igcl sl.uiu a
the bcik 0i the expense, otaern .bc 10 wodd prove
miserable failure. lie r3parueu The fnolc lIt.g u,
4 htiniuug and, witi tie view Vi .a.ssius tuI;, ns
moved 10 postpone Lne piIl iadeln'teiy
Mr.. HAMffN r:p.t, OF Me-, salu nc ma been In.
f1ragd by Weatnv iUSn oi Washington ana ONE IS
Dayibw the matter in caarse tlat tutJ Coltd nia.e
the project success without irtaer cutrse 10 tn3
government inan was speciol ~ l'le o,L luis
cnLn'e charge was embraced Ill two lteGs--snas OF
ine TRANSPORTATION 10 Wasnn9tol ~ goveihneuS
vessels OF foreign articles 10 DC deive.el at tne v.
ports oi Lli5 Cuiatry ana the ire.aIaioh uI the
groulleh ior me exhbLol
Mr.. IohRIi.I. uep.) o.. W., SAID tnaL Tue expert
muuI ui the citizens Washington III attempting 10
silence tie cry ABOUT the rc.UVdi "a TIE GJplUi
ny getting ny an IGV1rlIalional exhibition Youii ~
proved dangerous one ia tue epsa. oi the idi'ure
ol prOecL, Ior ineA Icproaenoj upon the Gay
wun.u be mulgplied lie beaYcd the tune apDoiubed
wae not Prophions, Il, inc s0ata, Crippled
" war COula not compete Vita other Sec
iions. lie would have Cpagtgss taae care 0i HasH-
tngon, out uu not desire ever 10 see ins mLtiol's
caDitai .aAe raak with tae great oteigfown cay vi
20" YORK, where IL Is he'd tDiL our iofm 0i gOycr-
mem s a iaiafe a serious oDjccuoA u uolUiaa tnc
broposel eAholt0u III washington was the iact tuAt
~ of.ef 10 get befe We Iiau co pay MAR slX
~ aoout nlty cents aud III addition 10 tnat all VINO
CAM; ifGh .se Northwest had to pay New Jersey
tax vi about Que doat.
mf. ofackioS tacm.l OF n. j., desired the Senator
to repeat MS remark ABOUT new vegsey as nc ald
not near It,
Mir. M0RRiLL replied tnat his remark was In refer-
ence 70 tho GiA 81 Que o0ar TO wucn al travellers
hHa heretofore been subjected riuing across me
state OF New Jersey; buI he was lnfurm,l the NC
nup0y had recently 0ieu oal.
Mr.. SToCxToN SAID he would improve unou the op-
pvgtpplW Q!olSs9 VI Wv asavensas asseryasivA "