The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-18
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FORTY-FIRsT sEssION-sECOND TERM.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-Mr. Sumner for
warded to the Clerk and had read a telegram
he had received from the Governor of Nebraska,
announcing the ratification of the fifteenth
amendment by the Legislature of that State,
with but five dissenting votes.
Mr.. Sumner also presented memorial from
the Faculty of Harvard College, asking that
such rank be accorded to medical officers of the
navy as is beftting an honorable profession and
conducive to the efficiency of the naval service.
Referred TO the Naval Committed '
Mr.. Sherman presented petitions from many
thousands of citizens of the States of Maryland
and Connecticut for a recognition of Cuban in
dependence. Referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
was taken up by vote of 81 to IA, and was made
tho special order for Wednesday next, Monday
being assigned for the consideration of business
from the Committee on Commerce.
On motion of Mr.. Sumner the bill creating
the office ofSolicitor for the State Department
and for other purposes was taken up.
Mr.. Trumbull said the question suggested by
the bill was whether we were 10 have IN each
department OF the Government law depart
ment, and consequently variety OF decisions
upon every question. He preferred that such
officers should be subjected to one head; in
other words, that there should be an accumula-
tion in the Attorney Generals Office of the busi-
Mr.. Sumner said the immediate wants Of the
State the assistance OF soli-
citor and the proposed clerical force. The In
Vulnerable applications relating to claims on
foreign governments, and kindred questions
which it was impossible for the Secretary him
self to peruse, rendered the passage OF the bill
a necessity.
He then had read letter from the Secretary
| of State upon the necessity of the of1ice.
| The bill was amended to provide for an ex-
aminer of claims in lieu OF solicitor, and then
| passed.
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| telegraph Communication between the United
States and foreign countries. Referred 70 the
| Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Butler (Mass.) made an effort to have the
House proceed to the consideration OF bill to
remove political disabilities, but Mr.. Dawes
pressed his motion to go into Committee of the
| Whole After considerable discussion as to the
| order of business, the House went into Commit
tee Of the Whole MI cessna I'M III 'ne cnSir' on
| Before going into committee Mr.. Butler stated
that he was directed by the Reconstruction
| Committee to report general Dill Tor the
removal of disabilities. Inere were now some
three or four thousand names awaiting report.
Two bills had passed the Senate and some
were prepared in the House. He desired that
the House should indicate whether it was dis
to pas. general S 4E t5s what course
essential as any other. Hundreds of men were
waiting to be restored to their rights, while the
appropriation bills were not to take effect till
July. IN.
of the measure which his colleague desired &c
have considered, but that 1t was important
that this appropriation bill should be sent to the
Senate as soon as possible
Mr.. Butler said that there were numerous
special orders TO come up Immediately after this
Appropriation bill, so that if the disability bill
were not now considered, ne one knew when Il
| could be taken up. O.. ..n -.... .., b.,
Mr. Brooks IN. ~ remarked that one of the
calamities of the country was the late passage o.
the appropriation bills. The Senate usually
added on large sPproprtiatons LAY at the last mo
discuss them, but had TO leave them TO commit
tees Of conference. he hoped, therefore, tha