New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-19
XLTsr CONGRESS-2D SESSION.
sESATE. .w,sursGroS. Feb. is.

Mr.. SUMNER (Rep., Mass.) forwarded to the
Clerks desk and had read telegram he had received
from the Governor Of Nebraska. announcing the raea
ton Of the Fifteenth Amendment by the Legislature oil
that State With but 1--WE dissenting votes.
Mr.. SUMNER also presented the memorial OF tne
Faculty OF Harvard College, asking that such rank be
accorded 20 the medical officers the Navy u betting
honorable profession and conducive to the eIeac! VI
Nj. SHERMAN rep Ohlo presented petition from
many thousand citizens Of the states OF COnncctcu n
Maryland FOR The recognition OF Cuban lhoepou"cno'
THE NORTHERN pacific RAILROAD
Mr.. HOWARD Qep. Mich), from the commute t on
the Pacific Railroad reported with amendment the JONI
resolution authorizing the Northern Pacitc klllIoa9
Company bonds for the construction OF us ru
ard 70 secure the by mortgage; and also 20 con
struct s main road the western terminus via the val
&P wilson Pep' Mass introduced hill to make
the importation OF emigrans under labor contracts uh
ENCOURAGING STEAMSHIP lines
hr. CONKLING rep, " ~ introduced Dii 10 en-
and 10 provide the transportation Of the United states
mate 20 on PoS o NJ Iu and PostRoads
directs the PosnaserGenesto contract Win Tue horla amer
the mails bTesa NeSYofI and Antssrp Bremen touching At Pr
fo state Federal TAXATION ad to receive the ocean aud Inland
postage Cd nails carried By them m MIR
On motion OF Mr. SHERMAN rep, ohio, the FUNDING
bill taken up, and by vote Of q 10 IA was ,nguc o
special order fOf Wednesday next. Monday beng a.
signed for the confederation OF business rom !he Com
On motion Of Dir. SUMNER rep Mass). the b ere
atng the office Of Solicitor for the state Department abd
Nj TkIjhBGLL rep M said the question sug.
gested BY the 1l!l was whether VIC WtIc 10 ma, III @
consequently variety Of decisions upon every question
lie preferred that such officers should be subject 10 one
head ia other words, that there shond nc az acchu'
ton 10 the Attorney Generals once oil the business
Mr.. SUMMER said the immediate wants o. the state
Department req I!rCd the assistance OF solicitor ana INC
proposed clerical force. The uuuEertb!c aVPcdtoua
relating to CLAIMS on foreign government, aud kindred
questions Wcit was Impossible 100 Inc 7cc t!H5 NM
sol 70 uolusc rendered the adoption of this bill nccr5-
sdry hC then read letter from tie secretary ui o'o
upon the necessity OK the Office.
The bill .Tondcd 10 provide for an Examiner Of
Claims Fro lieu OF q Solicitor. and then passed.
MI. MJGHfIL tHcp Me- introduced bill relating ~
etrtcs o. .ur,gfaj!o4s 20 De made through tIe see
rotary of the Treasury, and prescribing method oil
Biis were considered aud posed extending the time
for the couItru,On Of the Little Rock aud Fort smith
Railroads rel.u, settlers the late sioux Indian
reservation Iu Minnesota; amending the Csuiy laws "I
'''' T'iE rGof0sED INfrrs,uoNAL EXPOSITION
The bin 10 encourage ana promote me ihtgihauona.
G r.,,.o ~ ST,tr, HSAIiIT Gcp. MeJ. fITTERsON
OF tte BIZ sai ligssis TIICENAN, MORRILL, Q.cp..
VT. STEWART Rep, New, and sCiIUIA u;rp' MOI
MIrii TTtFNkN Dem. Oh!oi said that upon the pre-
text OF na king the exhibition creditabe to the nation
tho Government would be obliged to shoulder the bulk
Of the expense; otherwise 10 would prove miserable
failure 10 garLcd the whole thing huubug, and
with -uc Veg ot saving time lie moved 10 postpone the
Mr HAslLIS rep. Mel said he Lad been informed hy
wealthy OF Washington, and others having the mat
ter IN charge that they could make tile project succc-,
without further charge the Government than was
specified ia TIE Bill This entire charge "4s embraced M
two iiansthat Of The Transportation to Washington b.
Governments vessels OF foreign articles 10 be delivered al
the val ous ports the country and the preparation OF
Sir. MORRILL, l,ep, VI said that the experiment Of
the cltizons OF washington Do attempting 70 shrhcr me
cry about The removal OF me capital 10y SctE up IN .h-
eiua- i0u! exhibition would be proved dangerous one
IN the event he failure Of the project, Tor these re-
proache upon thc city would be multiplied Ile believed
the tuue appointed was not propItiou-, As the south,
crippled 1y could not compete Win other sections
ala not desire 10 the nations CAPITAL take rank
with the great Overgrown city of orb where Is
held tlat our FORM .. government was l"tIe' a 'tI-
Gus objection holding the proposed exhibition IN wash
ngtou was the fact mat III order 10 Ecl mere We h' "
pay Maryland tax OF about % cents ana IN addition 10
That ell who came rom the NOrth'kast had " pay New
Mr. STOCKTON dem " j. desired the Senator to re-
peat his remark about New Jersey As 10 d not near H.
Mr.. MORRILL, replied that ms remark was IN Ieiei,
heretofore subjected IN riding across Tie state OF
NewIer.ey; but he was informed that the monopoly has
Sir. srOCEICN said lie would improve upon The op.
portuulty Afforded by tho Srnleh"ha VO'eF'aI"i' 10
correct SANDER which has for years been circulated
against the state OF NcwJcrscy. That state had never
ing the state. Their method ut time To collect
tax upon the business OF the Camden aud Amboy Com
ic because 'he tax assessed ia any other way would
have been much larger, ana the difference might have
mrtlo' Of t.yaon now obsolete. not because tie
system rot wise aud far one Out because oil ms
Mr.. MORRILL, inquired whether the practice Of the
Company a. time was not 10 demand a dollar more
fare from through travellers than lrgm way travellers.
Mr.. STOCKTON replied that his object had simply
been u answer q remark which applied TO the state Of
Nvw-Jcl,cy whether the railroad company dld at any
time make discrimination between local ana through
travel. he could not answer directly.
Mir MORRILL, of Vermont remarked That that was tho
fact 10 which hc alluded that contrary To general Gus
tom the corporation OF NowJcSeP charged through pas
scnges larger than paid by way traveller Tor
the same uisuce- Eo further opposed the Dl clcu-
lated 20 u7olcss expense 20 the Government.
Mr. THURMAN dem, ONO remarked That On account
OF gl lets II almost impossible 4Ur poor mccducs
I'm W.grrgtaa 20 tud q shelter II the exhibition
authorized the landlords would raise their rents aud
Door fannie, be- almost rendered homeless.
Mr. SHERMAN (i;ep OhiOl made some remarks IN "a
var of ts bill taking the that 10 deny To the people
OF the District their simple request or authority 10 hot
AN * .iuucu. would DO indication Of Congressional
Iluberatty. 49,
Mr. sJHUgZ (2cp., No. argued that Washington
lacked all tic qualifications essential to make an inter
national exposition successful
Al 8:l5 TIE Senate went INTO Executive scsslon' ana
SHORTY s,tcr aljOurned.