, 1870-07-04
F0RTY-FIRsT CONGRESS,
WAs111SGros, July g;


SENATE
/ CDNHlTTEK REFORTs.
MIR. WILSON, from the Military Committee, re-
ported bill granting condemned ordnance for
soldiers monuments TO various towns throughout
NJ. CHANDLER, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported an amendment to the River and
Harbos Appropriation bill, which was made the
special ORDER for Wednesday next.
Mr.. RAMSEY, from the Committee on Post Of
Aces, reported, With amendments, bill to estab-
lah transatlantic postal telegraph service By
an American cable. II directs the Postmaster
General to provide for the reception, at every Post
ONCE, Of messages to be transmitted 70 Europe
any telegraphic station IN Belgium, Great Britain,
lnd France, not exceeding IS I'll gold for q
sinRle message Of ten words including date,
each word additional, the press, however, to be
charged only half these rates. IN orsler to enable
ihs ne n to iss f sec
main. Hiram Barney, Erastus Corning, George
Harrington, or any company organized by them
one Or more teleg1aphic cables between the states
OF Maine and Georgia to Belgium, subIeCt to the
numerous rules and regulations which arc speci-
cents tor each message sent through lis agency
over cables. md the residue Ct Mi receipts Tor
such messages to be paid to the company.
] s3iE. WILEY, from the Committee Of Confer
Gnce g On ne bli amendatory Of The Patent aud
cSpy5gt ews snh1,ea which Eas
TO take recess from to-day till Tuesday.
MI. morrill, Me, from the Committee Of Con-
that the committee was unable to agree In conese-
qucuce OF the dat denial Of the 1IouSs OF the
authority Of the Senate to make treaty sttpula-
tons with ludlan Tribes which should bind the
House.
Anew Committee OF Conference WAS ordered.
The report OF the Committee OF Conference on
the bill to define the dulles OF Pension Agents vas
adopted. ....
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ArFe1S1Ep
a Committee q Conference was also appointed
1f1Grftfh fhop prRf tFt 4r%S1 III
STANDARDIZATION BILL
The Senate took up the bill to amend the fatur-
e. III sopene peR IL ssRs Genial
OF the power Of Congress- to mcddie with elections
- ar. IT, JOHNSTON f1Sats also oppoze,; The hill
MI, THURMAN said the objects Of the bill were,
arzt. 70 discourage Immigration from Europe to
ne United States s second t. msse na;ura!!zation
voters; fourth, to deter nat,rallzed citizens from
exercising the elective t1anchlse; attn, to pro-
a liz 'Gap' aTR He 70 q make ee
good each Of these assertions. He said the bill
created more than eighty indictahle offences pun
a,one rlst.ing with more than sixty, and that it
would occasion inteFmlnahIe litigation. His speech
occupied nearly Two hours
Nj. MORTON smoke Of the efforts Of some s.ates
through commissioners to Introduce Immigration,
a1 an The strung nancement to fosegnsEs he hsd ont
obstruction to naturalization.
The Senate substitute Tor the House bin vas
further opgosed g by Messrs. HOWELL, scuURz,
Mr.. DIsAK offered M amendment for Caunty
Naturalization Commissioners appointed by United
States Courts to receive and report to courts
proof furnished by applicants for Naturalization
III, SUMNER moYcd to strike the word nwhIter
from Hll naturalization laws
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved to add that this act not
be construed to authorize the naturalization Of 3
sS9 + se Ghness tne Em but after
MI. SUMMERS amendment WIS re1ected-e2