The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-02
ON 1t R H. y q.
Senate.


wAsHNGToN, June 2-Mr. Flanagan introduced bill
to the oonsruction of the International Pacific
Mr. Trumbull from the Judiciary Committee, reported
at o Of to the be hSd @
MIR Harlan presented the Secretary of the
Interior, suggesting amendment to treaty with the
Mr Scott presented an amendment to the bill relating
to bridges across the Ohio river.
hs to
tee on Commerce to inquire into the best means and cost
OF rebuilding the leyees the Mississippi river which
otherwiss xdo "a' 70 report 0' Dill or
md iOr The inspeeti0n Of sa; IN hmeteOrs
pied M in N 1 appeal t O the take
fort county, South Carolina The bill was to secure their
homes TO five thousand people nov subject to al manner
FranSin. bill before the Senate as unfinished business
motion by mr Pomtroy to place at il at the foot OF
nays sns Hh'Ho'' g. Oh 'pe'' 0'0''' was f'''a''A'
House.
by po Of
1 E C n %
turers Of Brookn for an uniform tax Of sixteen cents
Mr. Ketcham, by unanmSus consent introduced joint
s ae a
condemned iron cannen two condemned brass cannon,
soldiers monument at that place Passed. .'Ol u
Mr. MerGur from the judiciary Gommittse reported T
Western Judicial district of Pennsylvania. Passed.
ported bi anthorzing the settlement OF the accounts
of Joseph O. MeNut late captain and assistant quarter
Mr. Hooper, from the Committee of Ways and Means
sistant Treasurer Of the United States at Baltimore.
Bills were introduced and referred as follows:-
by MI RSGs T2r e tHs Rse ITEaOs, bridge
BY Mr.. Clark (Texas authorizing the donation of Ger
tain property of the United States at Galveston Texas to
Mr. Paine Chairman of the Committee Elections
4. sypher $1,000 to Louis S Martin 500 5000 t9 George
RYAN $500 for time spent and expenses in the
prosecution of their respective claims to seats in the
The resolution was adOPted1,;yeas, q; nays 81 u..
contested election case no money shall be paid as mile
testant until the case detemined when the mileage
whom Re sSa be ua The second
on provides that the SgInff f whom the
and necessarily expended in or defending his
Mr. Burr mQyed to strike ont the first section on the
gISOnd 'aS ea and eUtted to The same rights This de
prvaon pay and mileage OF members whose seats are
maas instance 5 be great hardship
MIR; Willard argued that an unsuecesstpl contest con &
risk that he would take if he was tiGont in court OF
ME % Qsd Ss AZ %a to o%
ing the tendency OF the contest In other words he would
put the sitting embe ON half pay aad II ne was unspe
Mr. Keyr opposed the bill He did not think it com
petent Tor Congress TO pass 70 Ooiatl
iutional pIerogatives OF the House he sole and un
divided control contested election cases belonged
the House and could not be shared with the Senate
stated that the amount paid in twelve years
up 10 beginning OF this Congress- to men whom th
House dscc ed to have just claim was &l73o an
10 that present Congress had added S50UO h'
submitted that that an evil During the Twelve years
up the beginning OF this Congress there had oeen sixty
five eones elections in the House and only
in years that before In this Congress Their
thirty making ninety hye contests in fouI
teen years, and sixythree only in the nifty preceding
Years This very day $500 had been voted 70 VIII
had decided TO have no right TO dollar becaus
they had right TO seats.
While Mr. Dawes was speak ng the morning hour
pired and House 2 80
the bill reduce internal taxes the question being
| the sections relating 10 the income tax.