Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-06
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
FShy.Flm Congressional Regular Session


MT. Edmunds, from The Committee on Pen
nlou', made written report on NE y, ~ Ernnt-
coin, feeommendingthAt the oillbo indsnnitoly
PIIiTR e fepor, sofa forth that has never besn
customary to give the family Of a civil ofieer,
no matter how high his rank or how great his
services, 2 pea,ion Aud, further, that Mrs.
Lincolna should be 10 no necessity Of peeunlaty
RsalatAneei thAt abe received t31 600 from 'hsf
husbands eatate and t22, 900 voted 10 her by
Congress, belna the balance o. yeaI's SalAfy
possessed OF plate and other valuAblea1
The House concurrent resolution providing
for an adjournment on July was taken up,
tho queation being on the motion Of Mr., Nor.
Ill, Of Vermont, TO refer to the OommIiiee on
Finsnse which was not agreed to-yeaa 10,
Mr. Morrill,, Of Maine, moved TO po,tpone
the unfinished business for the purpose ofpro.
oeedinE with tho legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill,wh wss rejected,
Mr.. morrill,, OF vermont, made Areport irom
the Committee on Conference on the wash
inEton Market Company bill, which was con.
.Debais thea eusucd at considerable length on
the Usage Indian bill, participated To by
Mcsar.. Ross, Pomeroy and Morrill,, Of MAine,
policy pursued toward the Indians, and char
heieIiEsd the bill 40 robbinR 1.-THE Indians for
The eeneat Of land apeeulAtora. The right Of
the Indians were belbg constantly violated.
After which the bill was passed over.
Mr. sherman, from Oommittec on Finance,
EepOrNfu n Dill 10 reduce tAMNtlons
l The bill proposes TO make the following 70.
On iucons, Ei'ocooOOi on sales, ts,ISs 900,
SshGaus A, ssosOcS on isisSes OF o. g. ON
GERS, cess O0OI on passports t7T 900, on leEaelea
s snd snees'slon1. sos, oool nisesllaneousi
tob iceo) which includes license taxes and ali
taxes 90 employment, 1881 ,oOoj total redue'
ThiS viii leave tho present taxes on the fol-
IOWinn aFliel0a In fnrrQ4 On diatill0d aOIrlNa
fefmented liquors, tobacco, gas, Incomes al
the rate Of . i'er eeot. All the stamp taxes are
, The bill was placed on the calendar.
The House bill TO abolish the tracking pflvl-
,lege came up as the special order.
PURPOSE S The G next iTS f
order, being the bill to enforce the hfteenth
Amendrns Mt 70. the Oonttitutlon. The motion
Yeas Messfs. Ames, Borcman, uorbett,
Drake, Edmunds, Flanagan, Foster, Harris,
Kellogg, Lewis, MeDouald, Morrill, OF Maize,
Morrill, Of Vermont, Osborn, Pomeroy, Rice,
sawyer, sehnfI, sherman, Spencer, Siowart,
sumner, ThAyer, Warner aud Williams
NAys-Messfs, Anthony, BAyNrd, Busklng.
Uonkling, UTagip, Fcnton, Hsmiiton Of Md.S,N
Harlan, Howe, Howell, Johnston, MoOTeefy,
Morton, Pool, Pratt, Ramsey, salisbury,
ViSSers, Whey, Wilson and YstsS-So.
Mr., Morrill,, OF Me-, then moved 10 pass over
the bill for the purpose OF proceeding with the
legislative, executive aud Judicial Appropria-
Mr.. Cameron thought the Senate was be-.
coming demorAllzedi not one particle Of buti-
10 40 vs., 10 adioutn. 80 aus
Mr. Trunbuif moved to AJJouTa' which was
The question was then again taken on the
motIonto pass over the franklrg bill, when
u was agreed to, yeas 20, nays 81,
The Vice President then stated that the
effect OF the motion to pass over wAa to bring
the Fifteenth amendment bill before the Sen.
ate.
Nj MorriI desired to saw to the Senator
fran Nevada IN al ms Fiftce1th Hmendmentbill
UWAa monater Of such hIdeoua mien,
That 10 hate It, II needed but to be seen,nl
fI,nuRhtcrl 80.
Nj Stewart. Well 1 think the Senator viii
Nnsr ,oms SoSylsory diSeSssIou the motion
NJ Mr. Morrill, was aRteed to, aud the legialA.i
I've, executive and judicial appropriation Bill
Tss Ss, TonmItts ssn on Commerce were dis,
Sesointion i1oEipg 10 : survey Of route for
inter Communication between the James river
At Tide water, and the Ohio river at the mouth
The senste tsen AZ 8 p. IN. adjourned.
b. O. = HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Paine, from The uommitteo o. Flee,
lions. reporied A substitute for the House
bill 10 relation 10 the compensation OF con.
printed and Teeo mmitied.
munIeAtion from the Secretary Of tho TreAi-
nTv' Ssiina the return Of MS comm unIeatIon
in Relation 10 the Tioe Metre, together with
the accompanying reports OF the Commits
Sioner OF Internal Revenue.
from ~ publis pIiater and retasneS.
On motion on Mr. BeniAmIn, OF Mo, chair
man oTthe CoInmittee on InyAiid Pensions Il
was agreed that the evening session OF Mar
from The Committee on inSsiid Pensions.
The Houae then resumed the consideration
ofMr' JenekeS, civil service bill. =
Amer debate the bill was reoo N nitted.
AifaitS, made 4 report from the majority of
the com mIltee, oondemning the course Of the
naval o lfleeru aud approving the eourae OF the
President In Withdrawing our Minister and
tsrmioatinE diplomatic relations with Para
M Wood. of N. ", ia behalf Of kIr. Swami,
of Nd, presented a minority report, eensurlBi
MlniateT NJ nahbuFn, and exon ora ling the naval
oaioerS. I'VE
MT willard, Of VT, said that while he aid
not dlsGent from some Of the View6 Of the ma
iority, and some pTeIented BY the minority, he
ala nj MINK there was anything In the feStil
monv NafrantinT action bythe House
on motion OF MI. wheeler, Of NY, the
House then proceeded TO business on the
snSakeF,a table 10 M 4 7T---I- FHI- H#H I
The House bill proVIdlnE for a. iolnt select
eommittee on Indian Affairs and declining the
duties OF the same, with Senate amendment,
was Teferred 10 the Committee on 1ndlan Al.
A Joint resolution OF the Senate, authorizing
iss,e honds a. he sonstIuetion and eazip.
ment an IN road and 10 secure the same BY
mostRAEe, was considered.
Nj. Wheeler spoke in support Of the resolu-
tlon. 81 --IIIr 'ITT0 t.E'ts sN gLiat
hSS b s i SS Si ssiSs S1Sa