Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-04
foRTy-FIRSr CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings,
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adjourn both Houses ''se d's on Monday, July
Mr. Sumner moved 20 lay the resolution o,
the table, which wAs not agreed %, ayes IS nays
Mr.. HsmIin thought the time hred nv IN.
mouse ~as ample IN which % conclude al tl,e
business. and his experience vas that by fixing
she Gay Two months ahead more business wOall
not fixed.
Mi. Morrill, OF Vermont, moved % refer the
49, 70 Osmnittee on Finance. He
me time moved, but did not think ID right 70
nave any indecent haste about business IN the
Finance could eonsider the mcss9rrs .reY.s, y,
be acted upon and could confer with the Com
miteee on Appropriations and decide them upon
Mr.. Wilson advocated Mr.. MorrIIlAs motion
IL was most extraordinary thing % ns day
OF adjournment before . single appropriation
and before many other measures OF great pub,
hc imPortance bad been acted upon.
Mr.. Trunbull also advocated the motion. Hs
sas q. Puss 1 setting so.s asay
suenoed TO. The country expected the taxee
to be reduced and the taiin remodeled. ana n
70 = and al ;ss:. 'asas siss: .sssis %ss: ::
;, Mr.: cansron thought congs- had better 70
Try TOO. II they went home they could moi 40
nni my n lain. I'm And they stayed here they could
Mr.. saabSury would vese fsr sAs. r,.-s-a~~.
because he bad never seen - much nischief in
the zane time - had been done by this Gem
Mr.. Cragin warned his party friends that N
they adjourned without passing some mesrurr
TO fund the debt ~ lover rate Of interest, and
in the other House, would never return 70 thess
Mr.. sherman believed that, by proper man
bot he thought it would be Serr uSs,.e sss ss ~
Q day OF adjournment at this time. The FL
nance Oommittee were now considering the sub
eommunicate the pleasing intelligence that
,nere .. wss prospect Of material redsction in
The The morning hour here expired, and the res
Various petitions and m~~r-s-'- vs-s pfo-
snteg sic afs. lely reiotred.
NJ. v 't--~ is.- "A. rcf9 I'll - an. .-r L.
20 incori rs.r &c NsLsHsI Aca feYr- ir.-..
which " s'sa rs O.. .s..lls
Mr.. No - -.-.. .
priattons a.rn -...f - a., ~
the act Of 80. eE.tan n i
IN eppropn F ear-. -I-s ~. 81. 49,
The joint resolution TO enable the secret.rv
tne treasury TO collect wrecked and Abandonsd
property, derelict claims and dues bclonging 10
Oregon Branch Pacihc Railroad vss pa~ed'
The BIN to authorize the Southern Minnesota
Northern Pscihc Railroad wss passed.
Ine bill for the relief Of pre-eaption settlers
in the state OF Nebraska was passed.
cannon 20 the Mcpherson Monument Associa-
Mr.. Warner made some feeling remarks euls-
gistic OF the character and services OF General
Mr.. Yates followed in the same strain, and tho
joint resolution vas then pessed.
HoUsE.-House met at II a. m.
Mr.. Wells tMo.) introduced bill 70 establish,
q line OF snail steamship service in the Guf of
MEXICO, between New Orleans and some BORT
or ports In Mexico. Referred TO committee
recting the Secretary Of War TO have q survey
and estimate made OF the cost of removing OBJ
structions in the Cochell river at Dover, y. Ii.
Referred 70 Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Lawrence (Ohio) Introduced a resolution.
which was adopted, calling on the Secretary of
war for copies Of the detailee reports OF General
A H. Terry in relation 20 Affairs in Georgia
Mr.. Beck (KyJ asked leave 20 fntrofuce a
resolution reciting that it WAS alleged that citi-
zens OF Georgia were arrested by order OF Gen.
Terry, denied the right 20 the writ of habeas
corpus, and tried by military Commission.
and upon shs Pfssids1. e.ae for e. isosns
Of Georgia, were arrested, denied the habess
corpus, and tried by military authority for Of
fences against the laws OF the State, and why
these cases were not tried by the civil courts OF
the State, but objection was made.
objects.
The gentleman from Indiana, (Mr. shanks,D
for one.
Mr.. Shanks-I object.
MI Becs-Then Mr.. Speaker demand the
regular order, and will continue 20 do 40 until
tins Congress adjourns on the 4th Of July.
The House then resumed the consideration of
tne IePoIt OF the Conference Committee on the
census bill, and adopted the same.
MIR. Jenckes' Civil Service bill, which cama
over o from yesterday, was then taken up and
Mr.. Cobb N. Co. supported the bill, but gavs
hotice OF his intention TO offer q substitute and
was was Vigorously opposed by Messrs. Peters Mel
anu anu blngham, CohioD The latter gentleman
spirit and letter Of the Constitution OF the Uni-
ted states. He argued that the bill created AN
ssristocracy in the country, to be created by the
applied to this board, and could not answer n
s,.es 9aesu1n ~ astronomy, a. was asked by one OF
1nese un,st e9ards the other day, he was declared
ment. he was very severe i'm his Criticisms OF
the bill, especially the section comforting power
upon the Board Of Commissioners.
MI. Paine wis., also earnestly opposed the
board to come In between the President ana ths
aeaas Oh departments and their employees, de-
fendlng further consideration the mornin0
hour expired, and the bill went over under tfs
Mr.. Schenck made an effort TO have an eve,
ing session ordered, but the House refused To =.
order-yeas IS, nays 81.
NC nOusc tucn resolved itself into Commit
tariff bill. =
The question pending was i'm relation tot
DUTY on Bessemer steel rails. Yesterday.
bnghams notion, making the duty S36 q
was ADOPTED. This was In heu Of ap amea
ment offered by Mr.. Benjamin, making n q.
ton, Ihe question this morning Vas upon agree
ing 20 me amendment as amended. This was
hr. Peters (Me.) moved 20 add the follovinS
provtso: provided that after January lst IGS
the duty on railway steel bars made BY the Be-
semer or any other process, shall be IL cent?
per pound only" This was rejected By Q vote
=, Mr. Brooks IN. " offered an anendtmept
mat the royalty Of the patentees shall not exoecd
-, Ihi, .ss ruled out, - not being sermsne to
nat. Allison the. moved 10 make the duty ON
.seei rsiIxsy bsu ~ cents per pound, bat tbs
:, Ar. nroeks tAsn moved to add q proysso that
The patents recorded In ths Patent ono Tor
ass:s,ss, ,s:s Aorrsn. Grisvoid and winsloV Sor
years' % @sr IL g pssanaas PROOFS for twelve
The CAair osciAsd TIE amendment out OF
AI: Bsoon Appealed fpon the decision Of th~