Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-17
Z F0RTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings
TUESDAY, May N,

| TUESDAY, May H.
L SINA TE.-hr. Revek presented A pumhe
OF petitions asking the removal OF POLITICAL dis
abilities OF citizens Of Mississippi. Referred I,
Cemmitfee on Disabilities.
,hs ,.,n,.n;s sron IN presenting memorial askins
| Ae ,e3ission Of taxation on productiope ne.
marked that IN bis opinion the frst thins Cor.
VIZ VIZ sn Sugns 20 90, WAS 70 take on the tases
par. there vas no reason why sny Snrtssr ~ ~
| should be allowed TO rest upon labor. In f.,
re thought that internal taxation should he
~ aoonened sitosether, believing that suficieni
eesassd asen proper tarist.
MI. CragiR referring to the bin for the execu.
s non Sd sne Avs IN the territory Of Utah, asked
.hu ,t tomorrow an evening session be held for
ene parpose OF considering that bin, and i'm
oroer 20 give him an opportunity 10 make some
Nj. DAVIS 1h intlocneeS S srssd s,, e; O.
oiaeeIs Of the United States goyemment. ~ fad Rei
Mr.: Howard. nom the Commute an the
rscine Railroad, reported a substitute for the
Marshall and San Diego Railroad bin, which he
Teaas = to Trinity Aver heScs % 1'G%
on the Rio Grande, and thence through Terri,
torres across Colorado river TO San Diego on the
aternse a the oa the BIN gr.n. %
line, and 10 alternat sections In any State
through which the road may pass. A large
and as the United States owned public LANDS IN
that State, no lands were granted. If Also
authorized connection with lines OF road from
Mr. Kellogg ana introdGcsS b granting lands 70
Louisiana and Texas Railroad, 10 aid in construc
ton ton OF railroad from Vicks6urg to Texas State
The bin to relinquish the title of the United
States to certain lands in the city Of San Fran
cisco, was debated and passed.
AT one O'Clock the bill 10 enforce the 18Th
smendment was taken up; the question being
ON the motion Of Mr.. Ferry to strike out thai
part OF Mr.. Stewards amendment providing
Hnef Hn I; and Imprisonment for persons holding OF
MI. Ferry then defended his position from the
structures Of Mr.. Morton, and claimed that he
spoke for the Union mon Of the South in sdvo-
He alluded to the platforms 'of the Republican,
in several Of the States, and the utteranees of
the u hePqbhcan candidates in support OF this.
winch the Senator lMortonl was constantly
holding up as the model State Of crime
ana disorder-why was this? He was sure
in the hands Of men of high patriotism, not
Of men who had dragged the honor OF the
kepubiican party down TO the dust and whose
ment, the tale Of affairs would have been very
different. But he depied these stories, these
kilograms, manufactured to order, and which
MT. +. read nom . letter Of Thsmss 81 Il. % JessnS. %
merchant Of New ~ York, 70 AaS aSe smsnsnt efset
and saw nothing but an earnest dssfre
to accept the situation and to let by-eones
be by-gones, and characterizing as entirely
Turning to the North. Mr r. Claimed sicn; fsst *
that section also the majority of the Republican,
party we're in favor Of the removal of disabili-
ties. In New York the entire Republican press
were in favor of the two bills for this purpose
which he had introduced-that great press of
New York, which exerted such mighty in
hueRce, and circulated from one end of this
hQr 40 av,nu
continue longer these disabilities was in yiolst5on
OF ali the great principles of the republican
party. he had been in fayor OF the rights of
tne black man, not because he was black, but
because he was man, and now that the rights
OF the black man had been secured, he feared
that the rights OF the man himself were in
danger. Your fifteenth amendment Is q delu-
slon ana snars While sAsss .l-~eilities remain on
your statute pooks- The pfsck man ne not s.-
for at least one-half Of his friends and
neighbors. He wanted these disabilities re-
t;cy moved not as measure Of concilia-
He asserted that the 18th smenamen. ,assSec nS ss
test oath were not designed as measures OF nun
Ireland tells the story to-day of the effect Of
disabilities and test oaths. Has 800 wears of this
system raised up loyal generation in Ireland?
No, sir. What did Austria do with her disabil-
tiles and her test acts in Hungary? weU the
fires OF rebellion ever quenched? Now, when
she has given her a free constitution and the
right to representation, peace everywhere pre-
walls
HOUSE.-Mr. Hill (N. j. introduced q Joint
resolution directing the Secretary of War TO
furnish to the Soldiers Association of Morris
county, n. j., four cannon and fifty cannon
balls, to be placed around the soldiers monu-
ment at Morristown.
Mr.. Maynard (Ten) objected to its consider
alton, and il was referred to the Committee on
Military Al fairs.
Mr.. Ferry (Mich.) introduced bill granting
the use OF public reservation to the Island In
stitate. Referred to the Gommittee on the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
The House then resumed the consideration of
the bill reported by Mr.. Lynch (Me) from the
American Commerce ond Ship Building.
Mr.. Wood W opposed the bill as not suf-
hcienfly comprehensive TO cover the ground and
remedy the evil, and in some respects likely to
iDjure rather than assist the objects sought to
be accomplished.
Mr.. Washburn (wis.) followed, charging the
decline in our commerce to the hostility of
Great Britain during the rebellion.
Mr.. Potter (Va.) reported bill to remove the
political disabilities Of Isaac H. Christian of
Charles City county, Va
Mr.. Het. hkiss (N. W introduced bill TO re-
organize the judicial districts of New York
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Mr.. Roots (Ark.) introduced bill to incorpo-
construction and for other purposes. Referred
to Committee on Pacific Railroad.
On motion Of Mt. Washburn, wis., the
House went into Committee Of the Whole on
the naval appropriation bill.
Mr.. Hale (Me.) continued his speech which
was commenced in the Committee Of the Whole
some time since.