Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-16
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL
Conclusion Of Yesterdays Proceedings.
SFNAT E.-After onr renort closed

Conclusion Of Yesterdays Proceedings.
SENATE.-After orr report closed
Mr.. St'Eart Concluded his argument in CP-
position TO the Bingham prOyiso 70 the GeOrs a
bill, stating that he was in favor of pardJning
the rebels that had repented, but these Georgia
rebeis were shining yet
Mr.. Edmunds commented on Georgia matter
maintaining that according TO Congress itself,
according TO President Grant, the governme At
OF Georgia ceased 10 be provisional In June,
ls's- He thou ght II better that the Democrats
should carry Georgia ten thousand times sooner
than that Congress should go back ON It's sction,
MIR. Drake gave notice of amendment. 20
be inserted as an additional section, authorizing
the President, upon the requisition OF the Gov
eTnor or Legislature OF any of the states lately
IN rebellion, to send the United States forces nts
any insurrcctOBsry district OF any OF said
States, and martial law shall be proclaimed IN
said district county, and a levy shall be made
upon the inhabitants OF said district county
for the subsistence and transportation of the
troops. The provisions of the section to apply
no abv troops which have beretofore hee, ppnt
upon the request OF the Legislature or Governor
of any of said states, and in case no United
states troops arr available, the President NAV
call out suff Client number OF the State militia
10 suppress any such instruction, to whom the
same provisions Of this section shall apply.
THE FIPTEESTH AMENDMENT.
The ice President submitted a message OF
the President enclosing a communication from
the Secretary of State, with a list of thirty
Inent has been officially communicated To the
Department of State. Included in the list are
Indiana, New York, Georgia and Texas. The
Secretary states that he submits the list in an
swer 10 the Senate resolution, but it is for Con-
gress to define the relations Of the States to the
Union. The message was referred to the judi.
ciaIy Committee.
The Senate then went into Executive session.
and, after sometime spent therein, adjourned.
HOUSE-After our report closed, further
consideration of the pension bill was postponed
Tor two weeks.
ADMISSION OF TEXAS.
MIR. Butler (Nass-l, from the Committee on
Reconstruction, reported a bill to admit Texas
to representation in the Congress of the United
States.
Mr.. Butler explained that the bill was th,
same As those reported in the eases OF Virginia
and Mississippi, with the single addition of a
provision that the original conditions under
which TEXAS was annexed to the Union shall
rot he affected.
After several amendments had been rejected
the bill was passed-yeas i31, nays IS.
The EFFICIENCY BILL
The House welt into Committee OF the Whole
on the deficiency APPROPRIATION bill.
Mr.. CobuTn (Ind-) m wed to amend the para
graph apprOpriating si00,O0O for building the
post office and courthouse at New YORK, by
adding proviso that no part Of the appropria-
ton shall be used until plans and full specifca-
tons are agreed upon and until the price is
definitely Fixed by law.
ARCHITECT MULLET AGAIN.
The amendment was debated by Messrs.
Coburn, Benjamin, Wood, Dawes, Butler and
FaTneworth. The latter in speaking, said he
did not wish to be understood now as attacking
the Supervising Architect OF the Treasury for
II seemed he could not Use here unless he
accused OF attacking some one. But he wanted
to call attention to a strange coincidence, and
that was that men who were accused of swim
ding the Government in furnishing granite for
the Charleston custom house and the south wing
OF the Treasury had now joined teams. and were
up to their elbows In the easury in furnishing
the granite for the New York custom house.
All these contracts were prepared and signed
by A. Il. Mullet. Supervising Architect of the
Treasury, and he knew of no authority Mr..
Mullet had TO make such a contract.
" zaE .anA att y
let. 80 covertly made, were uni ust and unmany.
After tbs attack made upon him Yesterday, Mr..
Mullet addressed to him Mr.. Schenck) a letter,
in which he demanded an Investigation of his
Official conduct, and he would at the proper
time, ask that the Committee on Expenditures
and Public buildings be authorized to make
the investigation.
The hour OF half-past having arrived, the
House took a recess.
AMENDMENTS To THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
AT the evening session, MIR. COburn's amend
ment was rejected.
Sir. Farnsworth moved to amend BY inserting
at the end of the paragraph Ito be expended
under the direction of Hon. Calvin L. Hurlbut."
Lost.
Mr. Dawes offered an amendment appropri-
ating s2O,OOO for continuing the work upon the
Capitol grounds and repair OF Capitol buildings.
Adopted.
The items of $4,000 for folding documents
and s5,2s5 for mail-earriers for the House of
Representatives. were stricken out, provision
Tor the same having Leen made in another bill.
An appropriation of not exceeding 81 900 for
the expenses of the Military Committee, and
SJ,3S5 for contingent expenses of the House, was
nOyedby Mr. Dawes and agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Dawes, an amendment was
agreed 10 aPPrOPriating $1,000 to enable the
Surgeon General TO carry out the terms of his
cOntr CO with Providence Hospital.
Mr. Besman moved an amendment apprOpri-
ating = eco tor incidental expenses of the Gen.
eral P' 81 Office; which was agreed to.
1r.Hawes reported several amendments at the
end Of the bill, which were adopted, among TIL lem
one sIprOpriatiRg ~ rs 10 pay John 5. Willend
x Co. for balance due for furniture for the
Treasury Department. Also, apprOpTiating
81 $50 for the expenses OF certain investig ating
committees of the House.
The Committee then rose andreported the bill
to the House.
Mr.. Dawes moved the previous question upon
the bill which was seconded; and the House then,
ut 10 O'Clock, on motion of Nr. Dawes, adj
iOuTned.
Among the items of appropriation IN the bill
are the following: For repairing the custom
house at Richmond, Va, SIS 600. For stone
work of the west center stairs of the Treasury
building, - so. For public printing, S95, 90.
For public binding, SlO5,OO0. LithOgraphing
and engraving Tor senate and House, SIS OOJ.
For difference of pay TO fifty three female clerks
in the Patent ONCE, SO 600. For repairing and
refurniShing Presidents house, $4,000. For
lighting the Presidents house, the Capitol AMI
public grounds. - 600.