Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-25
F0RTY-EIRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings,
WEDNESDAY, NAV %,

SFNATE.-Mr. Sumner, from the Committee
on the District Of Columbia, reported, with
amendments, House bill to simplify the con-
veyance Of real estate in the District of Co
lumbia.
Mr.. Hamlin, from the same committee. re-
ported House bill to repeal the preamble of the
act TO incorporate the National Theological
Institute.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance Committee.
reported, with amendments, bill TO incorporate
the United Loan and Trust Company.
Mr.. Chandler introduced bill TO provide the
Improvement Company, and granting lands in
aid of said Improvement. Referred TO the Conn
mittee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Chandler offered a resolution instructing
the Committee on Commerce TO inquire into the
best means OF restoring foreign commerce to
American vessels, and asked that the resolution
lay over until Friday, when he should make
some remarks upon the subject.
Mr. Sherman called up bill appropriating
to tie &fIbefI6SeeI 1 Hfy tbs fESrffdWs8's Bnrean
MT. Ferry wished success TO this and all other
institutions of learning, but he was opposed to
appropriations for the support Of higher insti5
tutiOns of learning.
Mr.. Sawyer spoke in favor of the bill, which
then passed by a vote of 35 to II.
The report of the Committee OF Confere nee
on the bill TO enforce the right of citizens of
the nIted States to vote in the several States
OF this L mon, and for other purposes otherwise
known as the 18th amendment bill, was taken
up, and MIR. Casserly, who had the floor at the
adjournment yesterday, concluded his remarks
Mr.. salisbury asked for a division on the
point OF order made by him yesterday after
noon, that the conference report could not be
received, because IL contained new matter.
order.
Mr.. Bayard then took the floor against the
bill.
HOUSE.-Mr. washburn, (wis) from the
Select Committee on Postal Telegraph, said
that committee would waive their right to be
called as next on the list, if unanimous consent
could be obtained for it TO report at any time
after the meeting in December; which consent
was given.
Mr.. Garfield, (ohio) from the Committee on
Banking and Currency, obtained leave for that
Committee to report and have made the special
order on Wednesday Of next week, after the
morning hour, the bill in relation to an increase
OF the currency.
The House then resumed the consideration of
the bill reported from the select committee on
the cause of the decline OF American commerce
Mr.. Farnsworth (1n.l opposed the bill a. Civ
ing TO certain classes bounty at the expense of
the masses.
Mr.. Logan Qn.) also opposed the bill, and
spoke In favor OF giving registers TO those yes
sells which had been transferred to foreign flag
during the war.
Mr.. Lynch offered a substitute for the bill
which had been prepared in committee, with
the Objectionable features stricken out and limi-
ting the allowance TO vessels OF over a thousand
tons burthen.
MIR. lngersoll (lll-) read the resolution by
which the committee was appointed, and argued
taat the committee had not complied with the
terms Of the resolution which looked to the
revival OF the ocean tonnage and foreign com
merce of the country, while the bill simply pro-
vided for the protection of a few ship yards in
Maine. The bill looked TO the building OF small
coasting vessels and did not contemplate a reyi-
val of foreinn commerce.
Mr.. Garfield l0hio) opposed the bill, urging
that with all the bounties that could be allowed
our ship builders could not compete with those
on the Clyde in the construction Of iron ocean
steamers, and that the system of subsidies was
odious to the American people.
The morning hour having expired, the bill
went over under the rules.
Mr.. Wheeler, N. w. from the Committee on
Pacific Railroads, reported back the Northern
Pacific railroad bill without amendment.
Mr.. Wheeler said the committee had agreed
that all the amendments offered TO the bill
should be voted on. He said that the whole
number of amendments offered was twenty
four. He then yielded the floor TO the oppo-
nents Of the bill to discuss il until he should de-
sire to call the previous question.