Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-10
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
THURSDAY, JUN ., 1870.
SENATE.

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SENATE.
Mr.. Davis gave notice OF his intention 70
Introduce bill 10 secure TO the Indians OF all
tribes their treaty rlghs and rights under The
lave pf Congress, ard Nor thls purpoae 10
allow them Zee ncccts 70 DIE United States
Z odnrtA - Wv tt@-
Mr.. Rice introduced q BILL 70 secure the ben
eft Of certain treaty supulatiOns 10 the Choc-
taw Indians. Referred 10 the Judiciary Com.
mlttee.
The resolution TO mako tho iplnt resolution
relative 10 bridge5 bysr tic Ohio fker n special
order was taken up.
Mr., Morton said this was a most important
bill, and there was necessity for prompt action.
as there was great danger OF the navigation
Of the riyar being destroyed by theahort span
bridges, which were being erected.
Mr.. Drake said the whole Mississippi valley
was interested In this matter, and his In
formation was 10 the same effect a. that Of
Mr. Morton's. ...-4
Mr.. Cameron said Il was really Imperative
that this bill should be acted on. The way
bridges arc being contributed over the Ohio
river II they did not destroy the navigation,
would greatly impair H.. kt Allegheny, the
people had contributed out Of their own
pockets $50, 900 10 Induce the Baltimore aud
Ohio railroad TO lcngthcn q span Of their
bridge.
Mr. Foreman said the blll was being pushed
by the Pennsylvania Central interest. Since
the bill was first introduced here q year AFRO,
compromise had been made between the
bridge, and the masonry was now nearly COM I'M
pletcd. The proposition In the bill was to
tear down not only those bridges In process
OF construction but those already completed
and also 10 refund this money spoken Of to
the parties who had contributed II. lie did
not care 10 go into the merits OF the case
now, but would state that there was nothing
In the matter calling for Its being made a
special order.
Mr.. Scott advocated carly action. lie said
that under the present system, while Congress
annually made appropriations to rcmoye OBJ
structions from the Ohio river, Il yet suffered
other distractions 70 navigation (short span
bridges) to be put there. The question was
whether this system was to centlnue.
Several Senators held that at this stage Of
the session itwas not proper to make any bill,
unless Of transccn1ent Importance, special
order, and others stated that II II was not
made special order, II would scarcely be
possible 10 reach II Oils session.
The motion for n special order was then
lost. | Ht
Tho resolution proposing TO amend the 3Oth
rule was thon taken up.
Mr.. Howard opposed making any change
which, directly or Indirectly, would introdnee
the previous question Into tho Senate, and
that was meant by this proposed amendment
lie did not believe the people OF the country
wished the previous question introduced IN
this body nor did he believe the public In
tcrest required IL. .,, ...... -.
Mr.. Pomeroy said we would have forty
States IN year or two, and ifty In our life
time. Then thorc would bo hundred Sena-
tors, and II the previous question was not In
troduced here In some shape the result would
be that the sessions would have to be per
petual.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, abiding 10 the In
creaslng disposition W put legislative pro-
Visions In appropriation bills, held that II
caused great delay IN business. The legisla-
tive appropriation bin had been up for weeks
on account Of putting In these legislative pro-
yisions- Hence he ndyocated that part At
least OF the proposed amendment which
would require twO-thirda vote before adopt
Ing any such proyialona.
Mr.. sumner did not think u cxpedicnt for
the Senate TO put itself In q strpight jacket,
and he moved that the whole subject DO laid
upon the table. lie had sat too long In the
Senate TO allow such proposition 10 pass
without protest AlI7 m
The motion To lay on the table was carried
yeas 20, nays 20. fgH
Mr.. sumner presented memorial Of Com
%SaoTe Edward Som Lston Asking payment iof
furniture IN South Carolina during the march
OF General sherman. Mr.. y. remarked that
although presenting this memorial he should
abstain from expressing an opinion until after
report from the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Howe said he though II best that the
memorial should 10 referred TO the Committee
on Foreign relations, because the Senator
Shr. sumnerl had peristcnuy treated the
southern loyallsts as Foreigners and refused
topay them for property taken by our army,
The bill 70 provide Tor the apportionment
Of Representative % CongrS., among the
several states was taken nlh with the amend
ments reported by the judiciary Committee.
The nTst amendment reported was to In
crease the number oil representatives. from
go asproyided IN The BIZ, 70 800. 81, ..
Mr.. Trumbun said the COMMITTEES recon-
mended tha amendment Tor two reasons :
First, that 5OO was not too large a number OF
Representatives for q great country INC ours
and second, bens a uiey lhongtt TIM, placing
the number AZ w, no siato would lose "
present Representation, ana hence uhare Eonld
be no difficulty In any state In that respect.
i was believed that the population Of the
United statee was about forty or torty-one
millions, Putting inc number az 800 would
make the basis OF representation lSS,S
Ihe basis now was about lsJOOO
MT. Irumbull explained tho other amend
ments designed 70 provide Tor an early ascer.
talnment OF lhe forms ~ representation 81
the different sIs ststes 90 that the new element
wnlSh aSG , Dozen 'hsr9 p INTO our voting
, three fifths Of that class OF voters being rep,
resented under the present apportlonment.
The hret amendment 10 Increase the number
OF representatives 10 100 was agreed TO.
The second amendment, being to strike oul
that clause OF tho bill which provides that
under the new apportionment ~ any state
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