, 1870-05-05
ropry.FIRsT CONGRESS.
WAsHiS6ToS, Nay 4

SENATE
,1,orxSWKEr RESOLUTION,
1.na 11onse concurrent resolution for a11ourn-
roant .;nt die july Hrs discussed, MOTION to
table 4 having ZEN h3Sl 5o X Tn y Wsnt me
expiration OF the horno9 "oa3' "hen "ehs
ovct- nz,.,,-,o~: r,,,,..r,
APPROXIMATIONS, reported joint resolution to
aeicneles fof carving out the reconstruction lava
Passed. >-. -...
The calendar WAS taken up and bills parsed az
follows: To & aid thG sonst.nSs:on Of The Oregon
esu Minnesota Railroad 70 connect Its line with
The Northern Pacific Railroad; for relief Of pre-
cmptton settlers In Nebraska
A tolnr resolution donating condemned cannon
TO AcPhezson Monumental Association was
IaMIGRATInE BILL
Mt. CONKLING introduced bili to iucoroorate
the international Society OF the United States {of
the protection Of Immigration. Referred to tie
Judiciary Committee.
oTEER BILLS PAssED.
Ihe fouoMiag bills were also passed: The House
5elnt resolution to raF the widow Of General Raw
the Eettiement Of accounts Of disnuTsinS officers or
he army and nary; to define the intent OF the act
70 allow Deputy Collectors Of Internal Revenue,
such the House TN to amend the DanE1upt act,
1e!anng to It's operation In Territories.
TIE O9AGE LAND ELL .,..
moved to tsse a 10 tbe Eli far the ea sas M oi
the Great md Little Osage Indian Reservations,
and the remoTal Ut the Indians to the Indian Ter
ntory-
Mess1A RAMSEY and HOWE insisted On pro-
cccding with the special order, the Franking bal
AE. UAR1AN*S motion prevailed, but, pending
the consideration of thu bill, the Senate went into
executive session, aud soon after adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PETITIONS
Ms. MORGAN presented adaiti9aal petitions
asking Congress to aholish National Banks, redeem
henas aeposits ny then as ssems aRd s a5i sze
receivable Ii payment OF custom dues and al
Other taxes collected ny TIC Federal aovcr1ment,
and to pay on sslo goo; @ co. M q the bonded debt,
MI. WELLS reported q bill to Incorporate the
Mississippi Valley Ieree and Drainage Company.
Rcc1mMtttcd-
HI. WELLS, also. from the Committee On the
Decline Of American Commerce, reported bill
leans, monthly, to Tamp,eo, Vera Cruz. Tabasco,
Stsal, and Havana Recommitted
,,. 5 rET9EA4I1oS 5E DESIRED: 1..u u.
the Secretary Of War for ~ reports made BY Br.-
already communicated 10 Congress Adopted.
CHARGEa AlA1.sS1 GENERAL TERRY.
Ar. BECk asked leave to offer resolution re-
citing allegations that General Terry is causing
citizens Of Georgia to be arrested and be tried be-
fore his military sut0ru1nates for violation Of the
Laws Of GeosEia, refusing to allow them the hene-
1T Of the hubaas co1pus or tEial By Jury in ctyil
courts, and requesting the PFesttent to State by
what authority such things arc done"
AIr. SuAEKS and others obiected.
HI. BECk- Then call for the regular orlet and
give notice that viii object to cveEy thing out Of
order from nov TIL the 9Th OF July
1aE cEssCs n1II*
The report Of the Conference Committee on tae
Census I'LL WIS agreed to.
CIVIL sEKy1CE BILL .........
The Civil Service bill came M is the business Of
the morning hour, and was discussed ly Ne5srs.
Finkelnbeg, Cobh, Of North Carolina In Its favor,
and Messrs. Maynard, Bingham, and Payne in op-
position, and vent over TIL to-morrow.
-.-.I TIE TARIFF ELL
Was taken up In Committee Of the Whole the
pending paragraph being that relating to steel
over the paragraph, 1t was agreed to as follows:
Dn steel railroad bars cent? per pound, aud on
all railroad bars made partly Of steel, IL cents per
pound, and on metal converted. cast OF made from
iron oy tha Bessemcr or rnenmattc process, OF
whatever form or description, sSs per ton"
The next paragraph Was amended to read: =" On
Steel Hte. rolled OF drawn. md Nlre Of which
steel shall be component part Of chief value, OF
less than onefouEth inch In diameter aud not less
than No. 13, wire gauge, exc per pound and 20 per
cent dd rdsoTtm; liner than No. 13, wire gauge, &c
pei pound and 20 per cent al rd5ore,n; pForided
lhat steel wire for strings Of piano fotes and other
musical inst umcnts aud steel W1rc covered with
addition Is per cent dd ratorem; aid proride0 ftr
fher, that ali steel in coils not more than three
Extccuths Of inch In diameter prsquAsc, coated
with zinc or other material or not so coated, shall
pay the same duty as steel wire"
TIC paragraph relating to steel railway frogs
Fl %as amended by reducing the duty from s]lc TO
exc per pound r.. ...-.
The paragraph taxing steel car wheels skc was
reduced to &c per pound.
The committee rose, md the House adjourned.