, 1870-03-01
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Ths Vice PFesident presented resoluuons Of the |
Rhode Iaiatd d and virginia leRtsasuEes ne former
ratfy1pR the Fourteenth, and the latter the Fla1-
teenth and Fifteenth Amendments Referred 10 |
the judiciary comm'ttee.
Dllls were Introduced and referred, amend1aR
ea!. Indian Territory Cult Es;lroaa -; y .,,o,. ~.
anendment 10 the constitution, declaring tnst tne
right TO vote ana1 not be denied OF abridged oa
e 1T 4 nss e 81 sies os
citizen Of the United states On M Of these
R1ounda iron being ressiereo Gen zen
ysanf 'Ss oee ssss vsisa sss f'1 10 Of punisssa s
b. ms Of not less than 500 nor more Than ssa,
and By imprisonment Of moi ls.a th.n y dh!stJ ds5s
edecs e 70 tna vote of my atizea under ny RS.
as e. q sss sn ror 1nan
ard by imprisonment not leas than ore calendar
month Ior motc than txo yeara unted S!ates
IN theso cases, and ire required 10 enforce the
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SENATOR hxyE1s.
The CHAIR announced the appointment Of NJ:
ReYeb upon the Committee On Education and
K4crHED FKoH COMMITTEE sERv7cE
Messts Hanllin and Anthony Mere ss a1sgaso 1'i.s.
'e '''' rnE PCB1lc LINDA
! MT. HOWELL o6srrd q resolution tnitucainE
! $AE Uu EuuuE kAA4ua ~ AAAa<4% ~ -
iuspre bills granting lanr 10 railroads proriAion
| to aecu1e the rights Of kettlefS to nomesseade
heteoD and rtaqsng tae aae 9 snefso rs ih a. s1 1e
ernment He Aatd he <ould speat upon the 1sso-
lullon me assI opportunity, aad It vas laid over
NS' rxrppxAr1oN WANTED.
Mr.. STEWART offered resouuon, Enlsn ~ ~
ss1eed TO- requeatinx the secretary o. ssass 20 70
what legislation IL necessary to effect The admin
istra.ioa o. Justice, a9d 70 protect American H.
teFetfs IN ch'ps psc,efc seu ysna5s staso.n BILL,
Mf. howard calIsd up the join. Iesolotlon aa.
| thotlz.pg The Northern Pact1c Ae!lload ColnpAnJ
10 lssue 1ta bonds for the conttrnct1ou q 1 roao
and 70 secure the same By nongaRe; DEBATE en-
sued upon The amendment reported oy tue Com.
mittee on Pacific Railroads - 70 tae meana u q ..
granted b Congress, 10 extend for tsn miles or
each SIDE Of The toaa, the un,lts within which
a III. el uonToS X % OPPOSED the h.n upon the qrsuad
thss Inc railroad had row enf1cielt amount o!
land, and that the reasons fot q further increase
Mi. HOWARD Explained that the COMPANY
wanted authority 10 mortgage not only t1tir liae
tter CHARTER, thai lie dedctencies caused ~. tne
homestead and pre.enpt!on setEes ,a aaoua m n oe
good 70 e. e q tae ogIer o 'an'
At1 o'clock the blu waa la1d aside, and Iii
aesS H. sShsRSASs S s1@s e Chairman OF tho rnanee
ml,tee, delivered lens'nE speech N e1tsnnssso1
ard support Of the tllt He teslsEed tse hissoI1
e iast e sns sas seeieas! q tie !tsssuy eoanaea
ihoaxss seas ia eefs,n'' r. ces 6 do9,
nis fenas1fs Nj. sherman naid: "Tae se1snse
sect % redeemed the pledge q n ne C, Inl1ss re-,
cent On u our Whole indebtednesi- sl1ce re clos
q ne war gorEname1t re M 1eansea @ u taH nn1, ne2
s'ss aes9 aas ssa !: ~ 81 es
= then Atcerta'ned OF computed This had ~ Gee
g paid ont ol the surplus revenue. y Va noz oo
e aks 4tS5s9 1anae Ia ts1
: ] Eli sunp,les {he bes; mode" ii summing up h
te!d; ,sdacen IL Il onf aanua' taSes oi
1 OF gold, representing at 5 pet cent capital
$50 ooo,ooo. TIE Bill would result y tne Aaop
npnl!ed 10 The payment Of the public deo:7 M
L. enaolIpE Congress TO aacertaln preetselJ q
q sa.es nessssaf! e "a !:nnnty mGS n
ii saisy Dra ye..r lie il seaaency n 9 Tesn1n p ;,
81 us,isd States note, il quality Of rcaee nan:li
IA M whlch II wts deprived By he rteasaie g. ~ I
% that IN Te re sPsss fs 3 msffe. VI value ba!oT
L 7siue Of your banda mode Of Iedenpne 1s
ler and limits Of deptec:sslon being n1e1 we mug
~ deemed, and Their place supplied WITH pap
money convertible AZ pleasure lato gold OF
Tor Ia rep,y 10 tugvest.on By Mr: coREErI. re-
tTe to lie rruyso to the S.h section, that not mt
than oue.th,1d Of the boncs deposited by aaJ "a
a. recnf1ty. aha1l be Of the clauses nov aata9rz
on "a Which fde minimum ralc Of interest ~
SO per cent Nj. Sherman aaid he haa p,epal
81 IN anenanent q snosttase tas tnsse,o,; 81 .s7
sn upon ihe pouds referred 10 from ~ OF per &C
~ ~: to Ct ~ PER cent .s.. ,,..~o,,a rort
~ Dnys fss @ pSos nai 9 ac
~ tee-
tae AIS O'Clock The Senate went into e1etn'
out session. 1na subsequently ad!ootuea.
ID, HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
,ne ELLIS ,S1RoprCKo.
yn1ous bills wezc tnsxo+auced. and referred,
mss cludng the following: To provide fos me cGio
ron Sjstes: 10 reRnltte tne civ Btrs,ce; 10 Amend
ther internal revenue la1s aa ~ 70 fe!ese .as ge'
cord .ae & -, MissH,r. 1-snttn1 ssnds IN II
'eua- tne Iac.ede;A Fort Scott Raroad TO allow Sc
,otnt Trustees 10 enter andtfor sehool purposes ii
III OF the Homestead IAN: fnr NE eolseg os tas E
- -, The Indian Territory Galf Rsi!rnsd; 70 50
"@ construction Of the Fremont Eikaosa Ha1'1
Tne resolution, offered last Monday By,
an. AcC1ary, relieving orf.packe1s, ia|a.Icoae
.aoY. Of othe1s engaged 70 SMOKING nama eonnxS N
-feot' oE cthet1 kLQKn a. In the provision trade.
% 70 the manufacturers tax, ana tefundiog tne u
nmtt- ready collected, waa amended ny stirling On
State selundlug clanae. and referred to the eomo
= sad OF Ways anu Aea1s, n.xrxo RITZ
dle Of M.. PALMER onered q RESOLUTION instru
baby | the Committee On Banf1nK 70 report g
nn,ts Banks unrestricted tn the aggregate nu4ee
esas s'ssd e q aGee ~ ~
rh the rates OF lnteresL Tne Aoaso refn1ini
mend second the pteFons Qaea ion, it weuf ofes 10
rnr. MONDAY
done. Nr. SPISK, OF DA1ota, offered Fesolap
ukipg fayo1 Of sucn ta1n for revenue on foreign 10
the u vii inc'aentAN ptngest a eoa9.S 1ssnna III r.
:. sss The least burdens npon s1d nest y