New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15
XIIsT CONGRESS-2D SESSION
SENATE. ..... WASHINGTON, Feb. II.


The PRESIDENT laid before the
Senate various Executive documents including the re-
port Of the Secretary OF War. upon affairs In Georgia.
which referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
On motion OF Mr. TRUMBULL rep. lll) the creuoh'
tals OF senatorseect Hill and Miller OF Gecrga Gero
taken from the files and referred to the Juucia'S 0
Petitions we're presented by Mr.. SHERMAN S RsPS
Ohio for the repeal OF the income tax for the rednc
Rep,N Y on the same subject ana also ,Ui M SCOTT
ton OF duties on imported STEEL and one ~ ,h III Erank
(Rep., Penn SO feet long, for the apoitoh Vi '"'
TIE PRINTING BUREAU u. -o,o,,vo
Mr. MORTON (Rep Ind made statemenI s ,h,o
70 a prnted circular which had been circulated tls
morning In the Senate, containing charges at they
and their favores we're managing the Printing bureau
For himself he cared nothing about SUCH pr,ntiny he
that ont OF the 325 employees in that Bureau Du,
eight or nine from his tMortoh - .o1nest Ue
only Ea or eSeu"T be referred to Committee on
Printing so that If there was anything nd he heard
Nj EDMUNDs ep suggested s an the Conn
which was accepted by Mr.. MORTON dreSd5I ar9es 40
miitee TO inyesgate and report upon inc sS1o
that their truth or fasy might be known 10 ine ~ ho
Mr. FENTON ep ~ said nc t kne Sanate this morn
ing He only desired to say that he was oo except
acquainted with any person IN sg baD two or three per
sons had been appointed at his request inc su'9o ~
then referred to the Committee on SUPREME COURT
Mr. CARPENTER uep, Wsl from tho the hill 70
Increase the salaries OF the Chief ana Assoco
TnstIces of the supreme Court OF the United 5a'es
The S rsyss Sh. .n1 1 oi each GOO 'G"s%
nesd%s, provide: further Of iH p iSs judges . pc.
CARPENTER stated that he had been Instructor
by the Senator from Vermont Sr NOT only opposed but
dreadfully opposed, to the bill ,,..o,o, ,o,
CoNkLNG Rip W. Of the increase Of Salaries
MI POMERoY rep Wis., introduced pl granting sn ng
to the Atepn n the Pacific coast via Albuquerque
OF ali the rights and privileges and grants gwen 70 ,o
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company by tho act Oh July
a. 1866 Referred .
ENFORCING THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMEsf ,oroo
Mr. MORTON (4ep. Ind introduced Dlli 10 ehlotse
the Fifteenth Amendment which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary. id, ,-u.u
IL o, AZ Of ..rviude who are otherwise qualified
60 vote by law shall entitled all election. for President and
County, Township,
%Dp elections held uadcT the authority the United states Of
snv state In case, where the assessment any qualification
Of an eor the refusal w neglect to collect such tar
is made punishable hue Of not les than 1900 sd
judges Of election refuse to receive the votes Of ;nh per
son are 10 he punished extent The Circuit and DHcl
United given jurisdiction over all proceedings
Mr. TRUMBUII. Ci,ep. I'D, from the Committee on
the Judiciary upon the subject OF the date ut which the
pay Virginia Senators should commence reported tha
they were entitled pay from the date OF approval OF
the bill admitting the State, TO wit, Jan. 20, 1870
Also relative TO the memorial OF printers ana binders
employed in 1862 in the public printing office for wages
Illegally withheld from them that III opinion OF the Con
mttee there Is no legal obligation Oh the part oi inc
United States to make payment.
MIR HARLAN Qsep Iowa. introduced bill for the re,
lief OF soldiers As years OF age when enlisted and
equality with those who were within the military age III
the matter OF bOuntes and pensions. Referred -,
Mr.. HAMLIN rep, Mel introduced Dill 10 aiu III tne
OF equestrian statue IN bronze oil the late
Secretary of War, John Ra wlins Referred o,,,,on
Mr.. ABBOTT 0sep. ~ ca introduced JOINT resolution d,
appropratng 900 the purchase Of an oil painting OF
Abraham Lincoln. Referred ,,
Resolutions were introduced and adopted rs follows:
Mr.. HOWARD Rep., MIch.)-Direcllng The Secretary
of tho Treasury report whether the public interest
would not be subserved by removing the United states
Branch Mint from New Orleans TO New-fork
BY Mr. STEWART rep, Ney)-Calling for copy OF
ID DelOng,
Resident in Japan relative TO American interests III that
country. -
TIE MISSISSIPPI BILL
then came UP as unfinished business.
Mr. CHANDLER rep, MichJ moved to postpone the
hill i'm order to consider the business reported from the
Committee on Commerce.
The motion was not agreed to- the Yeas and Nays re-
suIting m lie yOte-2i 2i-when the NlcePrcsldent
gave the casting in the negative. The vote was as
follows: