Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
SATURDAY JUN IS 1870.

luu t1ouHc hWenQulont 70 the Dill 70 moor
porato the Society for tho Prevention ol
Cruelty 10 Animals In tho District OF Column.
bia wnr cOncurred In. ...
Also, House amendment In tho nature OF a
substitute for the bin fixing compensation Of
tho ballfs and crier OF tho District Of Colun.
bla courts was concurrcd In. ..
Also, House amendment to the bill TO lneor.
poratc the Geological Society OF Warrington
was ooncurrod In, . '-H1
On motion Of Mr.. IIamlln, the Committee
on Commerce were Instructed TO Inquire
whether u Is cNpedient TO Improve the nRvi-
CATION OF the Potomac river by removing the
nat nay between ,, !he Long bridge and Georgetown,
Mr.. Cameron called up the bill to authorize
the baltimore and Potomac railroad To extend
their lateral branch across tho Long bridge,
BY way Of Maryland avenue to the Virginia
side Of tho Potomac; which was passed.
Mr. Lewis moved TO take up bin 70 anthor-
lEc the corporation Of Washington TO endorse
The bonds OF the Southern Maryland Railroad
Company.
Mr.. conlllng hoped ii would not be taken
UP, and ..
Mr.. Edmunds said Congress ought TO know
little more about the affairs Of this city be-
fore allowing II TO incur my additional debt.
Inc motion 10 take up was then rejected.
Mr.. Conkllng, from Committee on the Ju.
dietary, reported House bill In relation TO
naturalization and election frauds, with an
gave notice that he should call II up N ext
week, u being very important bill.
Tho substitute h the Senate bill RECENTLY
trported on the same subject with an Addi-
usnal section, authorizing United States mar
shhs In cities having over 10000 inhabitants,
70 ,ppolnt as many special deputies as may
De lecceeary TO procure order at any election
Of which members Of Congress arc 70 be
chosen.
Mr.. Carpenter reported from judiciary
Committee House bill TO tx the compensation
81 luro,s OF the Circuit and District Courts Of
inc United States, with amendments; which
were agreed to, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Dnke introduced bill granting bonds
TO aid Ia the construction Of tho st. james
and Little Rock railroad. Referred 10 Com
mlttco on Public Lands.
Mr.. Williams called up tho bill granting TO
the Atchisoll, Topeka and Santa Fo railroad
continuation Of the right Of way through
the territories Of the United States. Passed.
MI. Howard called up the bill to amend the
act granting lands 10 aid In tho construction
OF railroad and telegraph line from the
States OF Missouri and Arkansas to the Pa-
ctlc coast by the Southern route, which, after
some debate, was passed over.
Mr.. Trumbull reported from the judiciary
Committee n bill for the relief Of purchasers
OF lands sold for taxes In the late insurrcc-
tlonary States,
Mr.. Trumbull said, in regard to the bill tola.
ting TO the supreme Court for tho District q
Columbia, and the motion to reconsider whNh
had been entered by Mr.. Fowler, that lSfore
the message asking Its return had Iecn re,
ceivcd by the House, that bod, had passed
the bill. The bill abollshe,SH INC Orphans
Court and put anoc far lS ON ' ,In, Dcn NI
~ naa oc en- whatit was. liz now moved
10 rcs.sssd the resolution asking the return Of
sScibill by tho House. =
Mr.. Vickers said this bill had passed with
out any debate, and II ought to be considered
by the Senate. Tho Orphans Court wNs IA
miliar 10 the people, the judge was attentive,
and he Ind heard Of no complaints against
him.
The motion Of Mr.. Trumbull was then
agreed To.
The Post Office appropriation Jlll was then
proceeded with, the question being on the
amendment Of Mr.. Ramsey, as amended
Mr.. Thurman moved o further amendment,
that the abolition OF the franking privilege
shall not take effect until August l, 1870
which was agreed to.
Mr.. Morton desired 70 say few words In
reference TO the proposition for two cent post
are agreed TO last night The present rates of
postage were sufficiently low, and two-cent
rate would involve loss of revenue without
any corresponding benent.
Mr.. Yates argued that three cents was too
lnugiI, and the rate Should be reduced.
The amendmentof Mr.. Ramsey, as amended,
was then rejected-yeas 10, nays 80.
The bill hay ing been considered In Commit
tee Of the Whole was then reported TO the
Senate, when Mr.. Ramsey renewed his amend
ment, as originally offered, being simply the
House blu TO abolish the ranking privilege.
Messrs. Drake and Morrill,, Of Vermont,
thon renewed their amendments. Tho amend
mcnt OF Mr.. Morrill, was rejected, the Senate
then, without further action, at AS p, M,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. schoheld, Of Penn, from tho Naval
yaInmlttce reported Senate Joint resolution
IL the relief Of certain officers OF the navy,
pnyiding for board Of examination.
he second section, relative to officers pro-
mobl under the act Ca March :, 1857, was
stTicnn out and the resolution then passed.
Mr.Aspor, Of Me-, from the Military Com
n,L.lee, reported a BIZ granting additional I
Monum'Gt to General Lyons, which was
Tho H,ase then proceeded to tho consider
alton OF nports from the Committee on Inya-
lid Pcnsie1s-the question being upon the
passage OF a bill restoring the name Of Mar
saret l. Bysce, dropped under the act Of Febrr-
airy 4, lsd3, y the pension roll. This bill wAs
introduced tOtest the sense Of the House as TO
restoring pensons TO females, who, living In
the Southern ltates, had sympathiEed with
the rebellion.
An amendmcn.to mako the pension paya-
BILE from the dat Of suspension instead Of
from the passage OF the act, was rejected by
q vote Of AZ to TO-
The bill was then rejected by an aye and nc
vote OF ayes IS, noes 70.
A large number Of petitions were reported
upon adversely, and several bills granting
pensions 10 Individuals were passed during
the hour allotted to the committee.
The Afternoon OF to-day having by unani.
nous consert been assigned to the considera.
lion Of bills reported from the Committee on