Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-04
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
FOriy.Plni CongrvN-.Sscspd Regular Session
TUESDAY,, NAY >, $50

SOS our people might let business 70 10 nav
tfls s. :, 70 ths o9,g9Q pailoH who Loaf their
Mr. samner suggested that the resolution
be referred to the Committee on MiIItnTV
An,ir., and Mr.. sherman then made a motion
The Houss bin grating a pension TO Mrs.
Nj. sumner ssfsd for Its Immediate sonsld-
Nj. Tiumbuil also asked for its Immediate
consideration, and hoped that II would be
MI. Edmunds said bill irving a larger
amount 70 Mrs. Lincoln was now before the
able testimony had been taken and statIstlcs
gathered, and report had been drafted which
would be presented 10 week, aud Senators
,hs nigh. vote ior mS eili or otherwise, as
. Mr.. sumner said this bill had been intro
aneed more Than a year $50, and had all that
mittee room while Mrs. Lincoln had been sur
fering In poverty.
The billwas then placed on the calendar,
Mr.. Cameron Introduced a Ioint resolution
TO furnish medals for the MHssaehusetts And
PennsylvanlA soldiers who grst marched TO the
ae,sses Of ne Capitol. Referred to the Com.
Mr.. Drake introduced = bill TO promote the
greater efficiency Of the Navy.
,b ogi,h S On ths calendar was then pro-
TheJoint resolution apptoprlatlng cas- 900 for
the heneht Of tho wiiberfofee UniTersiiy 10
! Me Drake explained that 10 was not intend.
ed to tahs money directly from the Treasury,
but 10 apply eerfAln funds Of the Freedmenfs
Bureau to this purpose.
MIR. Patiefson did moi know bot II would be
better TO apply these funds 10 giving q common
school edueaiiou 70 the masses Of the oolored
ehildfed Of the South, instead OF taking so
large portion to awe collegiate education
Mr.. sherman stated that the wilberforOo
Universiy was located In Greene county,
Ohio. ny Its charter there was no dlstlHetion
on account Of race or color. The students
were all eoloTed, they were mostly enamel
they were being fitted to 90 out 10 the South
and act as teachers In their own race. =.
Mt: rrumoull thought here was somethinE
sumuerl TO look after II seemed that Al,
though the chatter did not prohibit ~, that
praetleally there was diatluotlon on account
educated, aud hsdid not know but that the
snsndaesl y pyohi6ilh, fs,uSnisrI That
Medical sosIsiy here besausS Il made a diS.
tlnetion on neeoitnl 81 race and eolof. when
there was noihina ia tile cliArter on the sub,
Mr.. Morrill,, Of VI, was much amused Al the
humor OF Mr.. rrumbull, but he thought the
question wa, serious ones no thought there
people now a. there wss just after the war.
Mr.. Ferry thought this bill was wrong n
principle; u PROPOSED to take from the educ
isrse amount 10 give 10 4 NoIthspn coIis sns
which should be spilled 10 giving . common
school education to the eolored children OF the
Nj. sherman said this was not proporly A
Northern college, as scarcely Any but South.
Aher some further diseuHsion. the hill VA,
pAssed over lI -" II -
The Bill for tho relief Of the Drew TheoIoEi.
cal Seminary, OF Madison, N. j., was parsed
The joiut resolution directing the survey Of
Potomac river, from n point opposite ueorEe,
town to HAIYeFs Ferry was passed, :.
Mr.. Oonkling, rom the Oommittee Of Con-
ference 90 the census Blll, made = report,
which, Ai'er some discussion, was eoneurred
In.
The bill limiting the appointment Of certain
onicersln tho TreAsnTy Department wAs taken
up p.,,o,,oo .,D,.,,., ~, a.
meant 70 the olll were special agents, aud the
bill would save over $1,000.
MT. Fowler thought the number Of these
Nj. Hs@iia said tSsSs agents we're GSS q Sfsa,
servieej they detected frauds often which u
S.s and be- SsisSSd Tia. ne sv SS'S oSs % %
MT. Trumbun was glad that the matter was
to be REGULATED by Law, but he thought II
amount that IL suited them and tke Secretary
without Congress knowing Anything about IL.
The bill was then passed over
The bill TO aid In the construction Of the
Omaha and Northweatern Railroad and Tel
cgraph Llne Ifom Omsha va the mouth OF
the NiohAra river to Fort Berthold, Dakota
Territory, wm taken up aud passed.
tain OfiSsf. 10 ihs TrsssSfy Department,
and after amendment, was pasted. W.
lit restricts the number Of speoial agents
hereafter to 50, divides them into claAaes,
70 ' b eio Is and Is per day ssd ,ssis sstsS
abe Senate then, at $40 p. m, adjourned.
MI PsiSe, Of wiS., iatrodaSed : I'LL 10 10 ad-
u.if the stsfe ofJleoirlA 10 Fepre,entation in
the Congress OF the United AtAtesi which,
with the amendment proposed by Mr. BeamAn,
9a,psI to he Committee on Reeoastrastion,
MI. StiieS, OF Pa, Introduced a JoInt resoiu-
tIon directing the Pr 'ident OF the Senate and
specllye houses adjo' ned At n o'elosE. noon.
on Monday, the ith day OF July. The fesoiu.
tIon was agreed to-yeaa IS, nays 0S
Mr., Jenekes, OF r. T., reported The House
bill 10 reorgAnife the elyi( service, with an
amendment In the nature Of Substitute,
dtesSed the House 10 favor Of ii, and explained
Ita proyi1IonH =
Pending consideration Of the bill, the morn
ta.m n1pa sApsu """ ''0 wa "0u' over uH'h
Tho House then resolved Itself into Uom-
mittee Of the Mhols and resumed considers
Ths nsTagranha ImnosInu du lIsa on andIron.
.adironE IA and on Tiazed. tinned or nm
smsited ,vronght irnn wee ,iriaLsn nut an
mn1ion ni Nj Sehenek' ,si,hont onnasitioni
a. aiSo thn nafagranb an east lion. Sfssfn' "a
or wsteI nine 80 -
The nsTsgTSnh, rel.lipr IN stesl ware than
,sashad' AMI Mr- Aanes' ~ Mis.ouTI mnvsd
10 smsnJ Lv n.LinS iha i,,pv ~ III n..I
~ othes IesS5Intinn, ~ ststl M Ioeoi. hiooTs
or Siiieis' And an roilsa or hsmmsSed sts"l IN
bsTs' Sod. aheei. sIabs' plates4 bsnd'I cniIs
or atrinr aents psr nS,1nd IN ,ehd m AZ nsnts
mar ponnd. - ' N''''' " = wa"
FrhIs nmendment ellsited n good deal of ala.
euasion paTtioipAted in prlncinaily by the
WeaieTn ann M pen nsvlvnniA n,embers and
M Iinson oifered n sinendrsent 10 ME-
Isnetis moiion 10 make the dutv twn ana ma
hsiI nents' AMI thia WAC AgTeed 10 a bv vots IN
IA 10 al. - -" = 80
The Waya and MeAn1 Dom mittee then made
an effort 10 StTIke out the section, hui the
Uouae retnaed 10 sustaIn Inc motion' "a voting
Tor a And rs AGAINST n. =
m. nsSt nsySssranh ,ya than re.d a. tnIIoy,..
ON Stsel ~ eItoSlaI ,hAnSs or iormS, ss.t
ant. rolled or hnmmereI Ia nAttern' moi other'
hrip Si.s,,s ~ ~ ~ % N 1I
IVY Giseussion ms va ~ enaei on hotl9n