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XLIst OONGRESS--Seoond Session.
SENATE.

sented memorial of 1877 cOlored citizens oil
CIrcleville, Ohio, setting forth that at the cleo
lions in that State on Tuesday last, they were
prevented from voting, notwithstanding the
Fifteenth Amendment, the officers whose duty
it was to allow them to woe having declined to
serve, and their places being filed by totally
irresponsible persons, leaving practically no re-
dress. They ask tor a law to protect their
right hereafter. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Considerable debate took place on the mo-
ton to discharge the Post Office Committee
from consideration of the bill establishing a
steam service between San Francisco and Au-
stralia, but without final action on the subject.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Bill was then
taken up.
Mr. Harlan continued his argument upon
the necessity of adequate protection for the
rights of settlers as against extravaganza dona-
lions of public land to railroads. The expedi
ency Of a further land grant to the Northern
Pacific Railroad was discussed until 8. O'Clock
by Messrs. Stewart and Howard in favor Of the
Mr.. Harlan held that the land grants already
made to the Northern Pacific Railroad were
sufficient to secure the building of the road as
rapidly as was consistent with the interests OF
the country; that in the meantime the Gov
eminent would have the advantage of the Un-
ion Pacific Railroad to make good its mortgage,
and further that this new grant would operate
as lien upon lands before the Company &C.
quired title.
Mr.. Stewart endeavored to show that the
argument of Mr.. Harlan was against the very
existence of the road, and asserted that except
IN the western end, from Portland to Puget
Sound, no extension of the original land grant
was now contemplated.
Mr.. Ramsey said that apart from other con-
road in facilitating military operations against
the Indians, was sufficient incentive to grant
literally
Mr.. Harlan denied having uttered one word
in opposition to the enterprise Itself.
Mr.. Howard replied to the intimation that
the construction OF the Northern Pacific Road
would diminish the value OF the Governments
claim against the q nion Pacific by diver
sion of the business from the latter to the for
mer. He thought the tendency of that arsu-
Road as monopolizer of the business. The
Northern Pacific Company had never received
one dollar in subsidy from the Gov eminent,
but relied entirely upon their private means
and public lands for the Company in their vast
enterprise. The bill simply made good the
pany's charter.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts, made another
effort to Introduce joint resolution to annex
the Republic of Dominica, but Mr.. Holman OBJ
jected.
Mr.. Eldridge of Wisconsin moved an ad-
Mr.. Bingham of Ohio, from the judiciary
Committee, reported a resolution to pay the
expenses and counsel fees, not exceeding $4,000,
incurred by Mr.. Esltler Of Massachusetts, in
defending the suit brought against him in Bal
timore by Chas WoOley for his (Butler's) &C.
ton in sustaining the rights OF the House.
Mr. Burr OF illinois suggested whether it
was not Just as equitable to reimburse Andrew
johnson for his Expenses in defending himself
for acts done in his official capacity.
Mn RsVnpt .av~ ,l:-l Al Al.
different thing.
After further discussion the resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Kerr of Indiana, from the Judciar, Com
mittee, reported joint resolution directing the
Secretary of the Interior to deliver to Mary
Gusts Lee, the Mt. Vernon relics now in the
custody Of the Commissioner of Patents.
Mr.. Hooper, of Mass, offered an amendment
requesting the President to transmit to the
House copy of the report of Samuel B. Rug
giles, the delegate to the monetary congress of
Paris, on the subject OF monetary international
coinage. Adopted.
Che House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the Tariff Bill, resuming the bill at
the paragraph taxing fannels, blankets and
yarns.
free OF duty, alleging that that policy would
be advantageous to wool-growers themselves
as well as to the whole comm unity.
Mr.. Kelley; of Pa. replied to Mr.. Kerr's ar.
gument, and read from parliamentary report
as to the shOddy manufactures OF England. He
lea TO be clothed in honest wool, not in the
shoddy made from rags picked up in tie pest
houses OF Europe.
Mr.. AxteIl, of Cal, referred to a statement
made yesterd ~ by his colleague, Mr.. johnson,
as to three thousand white laboring men clam
the solution Of the riddle was not to be found
in the single word "maL utactureS"
Mr.. Brooks, of N. Y, quoted from table is
sued BY house of New York, showing that
the duty on wool+n blankets ranged from 217
to 3l2 per cent, and yet the gentleman from
california did not want the duty on wooden re-
duced. If that was the platform of the Demo
Gratis OF California, then the Democratic party
there was not worth preserving. The proper
way to protect American labor in California
was not by levyiDg high duty on steel, iron,
agricultural implements, &C., but by the ex
clusion of Chinese immigration. He did not
say that he would recommend any such thing
| but he believed that the importation OF Chinese
labor had more effect on labor in Californ: "a
than any other cause.
After further discussion by Messrs. Blair
| C.x and Marshall, Mr. Holman, of Indiana
| moved to amend by making the duties on fan
nels. blankets, &C., 81 per cent advalorem
| Rejected.
Mr.. Brooks, of n Y, moved to amend by
adding provso that no duty on blankets shall
be over 101 per cent. advalorem.
Mr.. Holman, of Ind, moved to amend thi'
amendment by making it 30 per cent. Re
| Mr.. Schenck. of Ohio, remarked that if the
debate was not closed, he would show that Mr.
| BrOOks's amendment was a mere slur on the
bill.
Mr.. Cox replied that it was we'll deserved
| slur.
The vote ON Mr.. Brooks's amendment wa.
taken by tellers, and there were 20 voting aye
The neg alive vote was not counted.
Mr.. Brooks offered another amendment, thai
none of the articles enumerated in the para
graph shoDld be taxed over IS per cent. ad
valorem. Rejected.
Mr.. Cox of New York offered like amend
ment fixing at 60 per cent. Rejected.
Mr.. Allison OF Iowa moved to reduce the ad
salorem duty in the paragraph from So to 2!
per cent. Rejected.
| M. Holman of Indiana moved an amend.
ment limiting. the duty to 80 per cent. advalor
en- Rejected, 81 to rs.
| NO further amendments was offered and tht
paragraph in regard to wooden goods remain il
as originally reported in the bill
The next paragraph was on belts and beltine
| made wholly or In part of wool or worsted fol
paper or printing machines, 20 cents per pound
| and 35 per cent. advaloiem
Mr.. Kerr of Indiana moved to strike out tn,
paragraph. Mr.. Schenck explained that tn,
| article was taxed the same under the ex slim
law, which this paragraph only corrected il
some verbal points:
Mr.. johnson of California corrected what h
said yesterday about an increase of the polio
! force of San Francisco to prevent outrage