Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-23
EVENING STAR.
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS-
Conclusion Yesterday Proceed,,~.
SENATE.-Af-er our report closed

SENAIE.-Af-er our report closed
Inc bill To Iepe al the act of Februarv "a ,so,
va passed MI. Sumner stated that the sc, ~
49, nc ~ =, slea was the last one on the statute.
%. oooAs Cohhrcted with slavery, which probih;,ea
States vi coior INTO certain
Ihe bill prescribing an oath Of Office for nor
sons who participated in the Iate rahau;o.
VINO ar not disqualified nv tha S1 .rrvn, o ~,
amendment to the Constitution. was nasssd r.
IIescrlhes the same oath of on &c a. tboSs narH
been removed 'A"ii'ics nave
Inc bill TO pay certain internal revenue off,
CerS appointed in the South Immediately after
me clos OF the rebellion, but who were unable
W Sahe tne oath prescribed by Congress, coming
up, MIR. Edmunds objected 10 its present con-
stinn, stating that he desired to make a
sPeSSh ON IL Mr. sumner also objected and
said he thought these parties ought TO 20 10 Mr.
hcCullOch and Andrrw johnson for their nav
Inc b'il to protect m mbvTs of Congress from
importantly OF persons seeking Office was in
definitely postponed
Mr.. Summer : last D.! 10 provide for a return
10 specie payments "a Indefinitely POSTPONED
The bill TO PrOvii .-medy for the loss or
destruction % lndg IN eut r.rOrtis or decree. %
the courts of the tu,tal states Was nassad ~
OF such degrees
The invalid PENSION appropriation biE was
passed: IL apprOpritte- u all about $50 900. Oe1
Inc n.ll 10 ameni The act providing for the
establishing or uaticut! ,.m-teries was pasSed
~ prOyices Tor obtain - be action of Lcgisla-
lures OF states IN which said cemeteries are
located to perfect the III and Jurisdiction of the
United States
The bill to authorzr rue appointment of
stenographer for thu supreme Court Of the Dis
tlct Of Columbia, ~8> ON motion of Mr.. Cas-
serly recommitted 10 thr Committee on the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
tax on passengers cam up, but Was passed over
on account Of the si'~r nee of Mr.. Vickers of
MARYLAND, il being understood to apply to the
Baltimore and OHIO railroad.
n. Al A twas
sion adjourned.
HOCSE.-After OuT report closed-the tariff
bill being under constitution
MI BROOKS aTncHiiu. ut to strike out the duty
OF one cent per pound o. ends Clippings and
runehings OF new ir"i y n agreed to-yeas 6,
Mr.. Allison (lOwa y~d TO amend the duty
on iron in slabs. blooms, &c, 80 as to make It
Sls per ton, Insteafi ~ one cent per pound, as
proposed by the commit. Agreed to.
MI Butler Mas. mos 4 to amend the para
graph by adding a prCyi-J that all ends, chip
pings, punchiHgs. b'fiHc-- and moulds of new
iron. TO be used ONLY Tor the manufacture of
Ingots and bars, "a dTty si,tll be paid of sl1 per
ION Adopted-yea> Co., nays 81; and the House.
at i5O p H., took a Recess until hah-pastT Z.
CALL go RI = HOUSE.
Al the evening session, tncTe being no quorum
present, there va q ,f'i 81 the House, and the
proceedings cons 1-I. -'...reupOn gave rise to
good deal of mrrr.ine.,. When the name of
John McrTiss-y Wa s4..,i. Mr.. Calkin IN. W
stated that he wa ab>r7h ON indefinite leave
Laughter
Mr.wilson (Ohio' ,ai1 Il as well known that
there was a del's';,Gn "' the Ohio Legislature
in the city. and VI. Joan A. Smith was with
them. He moved tat 90 D.. excused.
The House refused 90 cu>e Mr.. Smith.
MIR. Randall m"v,d tiaf Mr.. Van Trump, who
was lectUTing for IN, b@rr,it of the st. Joseph
Orphan Asylum, be excused. He was unani-
mOusly excused At che close of the call the
Sergeant alarms Wa directed to take into Gus
fody and bring ID III, bar of the House the
members absent without excuse
While the Serseant-,.-Arms was absent ex-
cu>es were offered roI ,,vrral members, and
some were excused ami others refused.
The SeTgeant-st-ATEn- shortly returned with
Several absentees in custody.
The first one bruU.L fo the bar was Mr.
Fitch, OF Nevada r0n his excuse being de-
manded by the SIP aA-r, he said that he had
noticed within the pa--; i-w DAYS the Pennsyl-
yania delegation had ..-is "A of in their interest
On the tamil bill. and hr nd not think any bust
ness would be trans. ed this evening.
Mir. Kelley (Pa.) mo- a the be fined SO for
misapprehending the Pennsylvania delegation
The motion was agTord TO-
MeSsTS. McCra-y of Iowa, Harris of Miss
Hamilton Of Florida, Poland of Vermont, Clarke
of Kansas, Hawkins OF Tennessee. Cleveland of
New Jersey, Adams of kentucky, Winchester
of Kentucky, Strickland of Michigan, Trimble
OF hentuckN. EllTid-e of Wisconsin. Hale OF
Maine, ShOber OF North Carolina, and O'Neill
OF Pennsy iyania, were suecSsiyey brought to
the bar.
Nessrs. Winchester and Trimble were excused:
the Others were hned SO each.
After further proceedings under the call, Mr..
Schenck moved that the warrant of the Speaker
De issued, directing the Sergeant-at-A Arms to
bring all ahsentges within the District of Co.
lumbia TO the Dar OF the House on Monday next
at ! O'Clock. and thar all other proceedings
under the call b. dispensed with.
After some further discussion of an amusing
character, Mr.. scneurk's resolution wa,
adopted.
MI IngersoIl moved -I,,t when the House adj
iOurn IL be until Moatl8..' I1Ost-onIy - voting
III the affTmatiye.
The House then, at -, o'clock, adjourned