Evening star., 1870-02-04
F0RTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings


,nce of Cuba. Referred 20 Committee on For
,ign Relations.
Mr. Hamlin reported from Csmmittre on Dis
trict OF Columbia bil with amendment TO ap-
o:nt stenographer for the supreme Court of
District of Columbia.
Mr. Sumner. from Committee on District of
Columbia, reported a hill "a incorpcrate the
trustees OF the COrcoran Gallery OF Art and for
other purposes.
Mr.. Harris. from Committee on District o.
Columbia, reported n bill declaring the con
siruCtion OF an act to Incorporate the Nationa
Theological Institute OF District OF Columbia.
Passed.
MIR. Sherman called mp bill authorizing Sec
rotary OF Treasury 10 withhold moneys due any
state when said state j. in default on interest
or Of its bonds held i'm trust by the Tinted States
Passed.
Mr.. Ramsey then moved TO take up the House
bill abolishing the franking privilege; which
was agreed TO.
Mr.. Carpenter called up resolution requesting
the President TO furnish all information i'm his
possession relative to affairs in Georgia since
Passed.
The franking hill was then read.
MI. Shcl man moved am amendment. that
nothing herein contained shall toe construed to
affect the free transmission through the mails
of newspapers within twenty miles OF their place
of publication.
MIR. Ramsey hoped no amendment would be
the House.
Mr.. Sherman said 1t would be great injustice
to take this privilege away from the country
MIR. Conkling said this provision could he put
into the postal bill. which would be reported i'm
few DAYS, and he hoped Mr.. sherman would
withdraw the amendment from this bill
Mr.. Sherman could not withdraw the amend
ment. Ii would he great injustice to the coun-
try papers to withdraw this privilege from them,
as they then could not compete with the great
city PAPERS.
Mr.. Hamlin said this and other subjects were
necessary TO be considered in this connection,
and he hoped il would all he referred to the
committee TO bring IN proper bill. Ii was not
proposed that this act should go into effect be-
fore July. 1870. He could, however, well un-
derstand the hot haste OF Senator's to press this
hill who did lot want TO vote for il. Laughter
Today had been set apart for the consd ration
Of District business, and he wished the order to
be adhered To. There il no earthly necessity for
voting for this franking bill to-day.
The morning hour expiring. the Census bill
came up as unfinished business.
Ar. Conkling had no objection that il should
20 over informally 50 that the fIanking bill
should be proceeded with.
Mr.. Hamlin insisted that the special order
should be adhered TO, and District OF Columbia
matters proceeded with.
MIR. Ramsey then moved 10 postpone all busi-
nPss to proceed with the frankng bill, uDon
which Mr.. Hamlin called the ayes and noes.
Mr. Conkiing said he was not one of those
Who was pressing this bill i'm hot haste. and who
lid not want to vote for it. He had for the last
ten years voted whenever opportunity offered TO
abolish this privilege. and he intended to vote
- now. AT ifit same time he would that
He thought the machinery which had been
brought TO bear TO affect public opinion in this
matter was belittling and degrading.
Mr.. Scott said one reason urged Tor not taking
Hp the bill ROW was that il did not go INTO effect
sefore next July. but il ii taken up lac
shonld move that IL 90 into effect on March lst.
The motion TO proceed with the bill was then
elected. as follows:
irAs.-Mesls. Bruwnlow. Cameron, Carpenter
ill,.It hlpl,dteT TIig sI G@knE GIsgipi Davis fsTry
IN K;unssy; Elce, Ross, SchurZ, Scott, Stewart,
NAys~Messr-. Abbott. Anthony. Bavard. Rore.
man. Casserly, Drake. Edmunds. Hamlin. Harris.
noM ard How, J%hnston, McDvnald, Morrill,, Of
Pratt, Robertson. salisbury, SAWYER sherman,
neneer: st"ckI9n, summer Thayer, Thurman, Tin
Mr.. Edmun,ls called mp hill to authorize Off
'crs OF the Executive Departments to admins
er oath> in certain eases. Passed.
Mr.. Hamlin called np hill relative to the ac-
AIow ledgmc Mt OF deeds ia the District of Colum-
ia.
Mr.. Voorhees, moved an amendment that
rOthing herein contained shall be construed to
impair any title agreed upon before the passa ge
81 this act, which was adopted, and the bill
rassCd.
Mr.. Hamlin called up bill to incorporate the
Washington Homeopathic Medical Society,
which was amended so as to provide that No
competent practitioner shall be deprived the
right TO practice Oh account of color, and the
hiil passed.
Mr.. Hamlin called up bill to authorize the
which was passed. Also. bill TO Incorporate the
Washington Mail ST. amboat Company: which
vas read and laid over. Also. bill to aid the
building of rolling hill in the city OF Wash
ington.
The Committee reported an amendment strik-
ing out that part of the bill which donates 100
feet OF land for the site of the MILL and prov;I-
ing that the same shall be purchased; which was
lgreed to. and the bill passed.
HOUSE.-Mr. Slocum (N.G W rose to a per
-oual eNplana,iau aud eallaI a. of
House to a matter which he said affected the
Military Academy and the integrity of members
Of this House. He then had read an advertise
ment published i'm a New York paper. Offering
iOr sale cadetship in the United States Mill
tary Academy at West Point, and directing
apnlicants 10 address Z" Com yrassman - NJ
York. Mr.. Slocum then offered a resolution
'iirectlng the Committee on Military Affairs to
inquire what member OF Congress, if any, has
Sold or offered for sale any appointment to
he Military Academy at West Point or to the
Naval Academy at Annapolis; that the COM
mittce have rover to send for persons and
apcrs and that they report the result OF their
investigation to the II Duse.
Mr.. Woodward (Pa.) said he would vote very
chceifully for this resolution. A lady of the
higbest respectability had informed him that a
member of Congress cred 10 get her son a
adetship for 500 cash. He had asked the
name OF the Congressman. The lady refused to
live it at the time, bot said che would furnish
MS letter.
Mr.. Wood N. W said he had seen several
cadetshirs offered for sale and he hoped the
matter would he thoroughly sifted.
Mr.. Stevens n. H. suggested that the reso-
luton be enlarged 20 as TO investigate conduct
fmcmbers i'm the other Congresses.
Mr. SlOcum thought of that, but doubted the
authority. Ii it could be done he would like to
have the investigation extended back.
MIR. Stevens had no doubt the investigation
could go back, and MIR. Slocum then changed
his resolntion accordingly.
Mr.. Schofield tPa.) and Mr.. Kelley (Pa)
called attention to an advertisement emit that had
appeared i'm Western Pennsylvania paper
Offering a cadetship, and urged a thorough i'm
yestigation.
The resolution was adopted Immediately.
Mr.. Lawrence (OhlO) introduced bill to pro-
vide the mode Of paying Pensions. Referred to
Committee on Pensions.
The Speaker proceeded to call the committees
for reports of q private nature. Mcssrs. SlOcum,
IN. Y.l Asper, (Alo.) Cobb, (Miss.) and Wltcher
w. Na.) all submitting private reports from
Committee on Military Affairs, which were dis
losed Of.
A bill was reported and passed to donate cap
tured cannon for the erection Of a soldiers mon
ument at West Point.
Mr. Gilfillan, (Pa., } from Committee on Dis
trict of Columbia. reported favorably upon the
bin OF the Senate giving to the District of CO.
lumbia, for school purposes, the frame building
at the cerner of Twenty-secOnd street west and
I street north. Passed.
MIR. Cook. (In,) from same Committee re-
ported back Senate bill to pave PENNSYLVANIA
avenue.
Mr.. Dickey (Pa.) asked if the bin did not c,n-
soip arri affs,,.D