Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-11
F0RTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
SATURDAY. June n.

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was granted TO the Committee on Finance 70 sit
during the session of the Senate.
Mr. NORM, Of Maine. called m io,rt res,lp-
ton aFPropristing Sse.eoo % defray expenSes OF
In ian dsles ss,lSns nov visiting Washington;
Mr.. Howard. from the Oemmstee on IN. Pa
cinc railroad, reported back. with Amendments.
the biz rsl.ti9g to the central branch Union
Mr.. sherman said this bin now made extraor-
binary provisions, and stated that. although a
member OF the committee, he did not know
when the matter had been considered.
Mt. Howard said = majority OF the members
OF the committee had signed she report.
Mr. sherman said the report had never been
brought TO him.
Mr.. Harlan remarked that he had charge Of
ens ~ G.ePSS,,, ana was unable 70 ind Mr, sherman.
NJ. shermsn continued In opposition % the
bal as making an enormous grant OF land taking
belt OF country about No miles wide and sI5
miles long. After this grant Was made the sox-
eminent would have no land nom 81. JoseSs
Missouri, to Fort keaney.
At one O'Clock the ffanking bin came up. but
IL was laid over by ayes ~, nays n, 10 proceed
MIR. Yates could not agree that Congress
should become q mere plsything OF Eastern
capitalists. lie opposed the bill ~ giving the
exclusive choice Of all lands within twenty-aSe
miles.
Mr.. Harlan said that the bin was equitable.
lands were 20 be given in lieu OF bonds. 10 which
the road was entitled.
HoUsE--Mr. Butler CMass.l asked leave 10
report bin from the Judiciary Committee 90
repeal the several acts relating 20 the tenure OF
civil Offices, except 80 far as they related %
suspensions and dismissals now i'm force.
Mr.. Poland (Nt) objected
A large number OF executive comm lnlcatious
were referred 20 ne appropriate committees.
The Speaker laid before the House a comma
nication from the Sergeant-at-Arms annOune-
ing the arrest Of Patrick Woods, alias Rooney.
who L. charged with an sssauit upon Congress
brought 20 the bar Of the House.
In \ few minutes the prisoner was brOa aght IN
and the Sergeant-at-Arms reported that he hal
now in custody Patrick wOOds, ahas Pat
Rooney, charged with a murderous assault on
the Sltb OF May last upon the person OF the Hon.
Charles H Porter, Of Virginia
Mr.. Allison Mimi offered a resOlatiOn that
the matter he referred 10 the Committee on the
Judiciary with instructions 20 investigate the
subject with power 90 send for persOnS and
papers, and TO report what action shOnld b.
taken by the House, and that the prisoner
remain in the custody OF the sergeant-at-Arm.
until the House otherwise orders.
Mr.. Randall Pa demanded a division Of IN,
The question OF reference was passed vithOu.
dissent. Upon the latter part OF the question
the ayes and noes were demanded, and the vote
being taken resulted a. fOllOws-ayes ne, noes
The accused was then remanded 70 the Gus
tody OF the Sergeant-at-Arms.
The House resumed consideration OF the SEN
bill, the amendment under consideration being
the amendment making the pay Of the female
clerks the same ss that Of the male clerks per-
forming the same duty.
Mr.. Rogers (Ark.) opposed the amendme {,
claiming that the employment OF female clerks
was wsr necessity and should now be done
away with, urging that their employment I'm such
capacities had demor alizing tendency.
Mr.. Arnell (TennD supported the amend
ment-
Mr.. Holman favored the Senate amendmeut
m m ~ hvf h.
tee on Appropriations
Mr.. Sargent (Call favored the House amend
ment and believed the proper claims Of the
females would be respected.
Mr.. Willard VIZ urged the justice OF paying
females the same amount ss was paid % males.
he said the country owed tt 20 the women Of the
rebellion, that they should no longer be held in
subordinate condition He advocated the m
crease OF the salaries OF the females from $500
TO 81 300. IL women had the ballot to-day, as
he believed they should have, there would be no
csrping and caviling here about this increase OF
pay
Mr.. Hoar Mass offered an amendment, that
hereafter the compensation OF al such OH GERS,
clerks, and employees who are females shall be
the same as now liked by law for males OF the
same class.
Mr.. Dawes Mass said he was at a loss to ul-
derstsnd what the gentlemen around him
wanted. In they desired that there should be
no discrimination between the sexes they had
IL in the amendment from the committee. IL
they had only 20 vote IL down and adopt the
proposition OF the gentleman from Vermont
(Mr. Willard). Mr. Dawes claimed that there
were many females employed In capacities
where $500 was an adequate compensation for
the services rendered.
The amendment offered BY Mr.. 4oar was
adopted, and the amendment Of the committee
as thus amended was agreed to.
An aye and no vote was had upon oOncurring
in the Senate amendment providing for a new
building for the War. State and Navy Depart
ments. and il was nOn-concnrred in-ayes %,
noes IL.
The amendments relating TO the extension OF
the public grounds were voted on a. a whole,
and the amendment was non-concurred-ayes
81, noes l22.
The Senate amendment providing for an er-
pedition 20 the North Pole was non-concurrsd
in, the vote on a division being 2 10 %.
The Senate amendment incre asing the salaries
OF the judges OF the Supreme and other courts
of the United States was advocated by Messrs.
Potter, Davis, and Hotchkiss IN. w. Buck
lky.,) and Poland W.T. and opposed by Messrs-
Logan (Ill.D and D1ckey (Pa-)
Mr.. Dawes desired the House Go notice that
&c effort Was made TO carry on the backs OF the
judges Of the Supreme Court an increase OF the
salaries OF all the other judges. He moved 10
amend by striking out the section and inserting
a provision fixing the salary Of the Chief jus
tice of the Sspreme Court at q, 900, and that OF
the associate judges at 5000, but subsequently
withdrew it.
The House then non-concurred in the Senate
amendment.