, 1870-12-14
WASHINGTON.
Proceedings in Congress
Yesterday.
The Proposition 10 Restore lhe
Arlington Estate 10 the
Lee Family.
Exciting Debate On The Nc
Creery Resolution.
The House Bill to Consolidate
the Postal Laws Passed .
in the House.
General PleaSanton Nominated 10
the Senate as Internal Rev.
enue Commissioner.
Estimate Of Lands Granted to the
Pacific Railroads.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune


Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune s
TIE AcxExav RkaoLu11oS RELATIVE 70 1aE Al r
ttNtsros Es1A1E-pEBA1E IN TIE aksATE-
WAsJirxCToS, H. c. Drc. 1s--The Ereas feature |
Of the senate proceedings ,n-d7y, was the sensa-
lion caused by the joint resolution offered oy
Seuaior NrCTeeIy, and the remarks which tns I
astonishing proposition called forth from nom |
sides Of the House. The member from Kentucky
sxtcd 10 get his resolution befn.e the senate On
saturday, but objection waa mAfe- He then
gave notice thst he weu! otrr It to-1ny. Ine
recp!latiy tnnanmnhse matter 1usalsed III the |
resolution, and the heated denas.. which It was |
Justly supposed would be ccaaloIed hy Is con-
stdtf alton. drew early to the Capitol lx9ge |
ernxd. and before the morning hour
hnd expired, the kal1e11e4 on Ill
atdea Of the chamber were dlled Win /
cyrcetant l,steuert The zutiect matter Of the |
rrto,ut,on, tnyulF1pR the rrmoya1 At the remains |
ri - mo 1;n{on soi,iIrKa IN Older that General
o.. xtdor miuh, live on The Arlington estate,
toll On Ike h. b.nbsfcl, into thu assembly nf grave
S.ne-ors .hat ther could scarcely credit the cri-
.,enre t,f thetr senses, The proposition was 50
,n.,rtnc. and nr1uus that It's author, from the
-...,o ~ ts nrst sentence, to the end Of the re-
,nsrv e,ar s,erch which Followed II, had the uudt-
,1,1r5 attention Of Senators aud occupants OF the
.,,s,;~s Me1ul,ars who 8eIQou listen to any
hotly,s Al cect. and generally occupy Themselves
h1 .ounp1ur on the sofas or pactng
n md f,o IN tho lot,lsa, wee, On
,bts nrra-,on. ethsr 1n ther eeats or were gath
81 Yoretber in knots near the Kentucky orator.
sumner lifted bis face from the pile Of papers
vhIch- "A usual. covered his deaE, and gave un-
a,xI,,e1 attention 10 the speaker. Carpente1'a
ge.t ,.ere On his desk but his face, which wore =
rr,tnu. s,nil+ Eaa tnrsc.l tn the eanne direction
=. sun,ncr,a But]er was in the ScnAte, besfe
N,a,s dess and stood IN under the haianzue.
1.,x,., I.tr hi. seat and rot "a near McCreeIJ
~ ,o,rer,s rrsttcu,afjona Edmunds and
n".,..ns ss.,ncd tn he A. nervous ~
:. -. ~nst,cr ronrcrrp,t themselves personally.
.,s,s,,.,rx u,.,ted mn and down tho aisle In a
..,s, -r.nr.v ana rnnt,~t his nau,1a Is il he en-
..-s., ~ occ.s,o, ,,nr,ense1y. while Garrett
n.v,. e,r,1s,l encouractnrty al the eloquent asi-
,,rstn nr a fsnattca, scheme Mccrcery deliver
~ n,a an.rcb IN a ysry CAIN manner. E7eyJ
srn.erce felt as II he mad dcsI,,~rate'i well the
.mpott OF each word. III grew excited only
when be sroIe OF the deceased rcbel leader.
Here bis voice trcmb1e<i, knd he asked 10 DC e1-
t..scl for emotion thai chokt<l his ueteraoc '.and
almost mulc him shed tcats orer The memory
nj such an exemplary Christian. patriot, and SOL
siser. When ha EST down the Senate YES hEa1tllnS-
ly STILL The elect hat hecn 1natyeltnua- Not
person In The galleries but aad stra1hea "a catch
every wott. 1t was s'1ns 1ninntes beIorc me
Senate recovered It's wont'-d MOOD. 1hen Ell
monds. Of Vermont, spEauZ to Els fees. anu IN .
voice trembling Win lneiHnhtHn o"lettess W S"s
reception OF such an natsageol' proposition, and
demanded the ayes and nncs- TE1snenli oo)ccscf
10 this proceeding. lie *nn'a IKE 10 Ann" VIVA
the prccedenta were In such casca sum
ber furnished him win one 1Fou
his o~n experience When Ten 5ea1'
ago he offered petition I" this sane BODY 1os re
peal OF the Fugitive Slave law. which vas 1Snom
tnoueY naunted tfnm Tue chamoes- lsumpnl
WIS not satiedeti with sncn Pfecedens as tnis
II iRnoreh the r1Rhts ot sena'o'e- iaea II e''o"
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