Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-01
F0RTy-FIRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings,
FRIDAY, April

| FRIDAY, April 1.
| SENATE'-Mr Osborn presented the petition
OF U. b. Hart, OF Florida, setting forth that the
| eleIto of Senator Gilbert, of that State. v,s
illegal and void; that he HART had subsequent
| ly been elected in compliance with the terms of
| the act Of Congress regulating the time and
manner of holding elections for Senators in
Congress, which Law was disregarded in the
mitted to the seat now occupied by that gentle
| man. Mr.. Osborn said he believed his coileagne
(Mr: Gilbert) had been legally elected; but a.
the legality Of the proceeding had since been
disputed, il would be for committee of the
Senate to decide the question. He therefore
moved TO refer the petition, with various ac-
companying papers, to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
The petition of Mr.. Hart, setting forth yarious
irregularities i'm the election of Mr.. Gilbert
among others the absence OF quorum in either
House of the Legislature-was read, when Mr.
Osborns motion was agreed to and the whole
subject referred to the Judiciary Committee
MIR. Pomeroy made personal explanation, by
way Of correction of a reference in a recent re-
sponse from the Secretary of the Treasury rel
alive TO certain unexpended balances of former
appropriations. The statement had reference
to an appropriation during Mr.. Lncoln's ad-
ministration for colonization purposes SOS OO0
being assigned to an enterprise which he was
appointed by Mr. Lincoln to superintend He
had promptly made his returns TO the Secretary
Of the Interior and settled his account and the
papers were filed in the Interior Department.
but were never sent TO the Treasury Depart
mieapprenensiOn
Secretary that the account had not vet been
settled
Mr.. Casserly presented resolution OF Califor-
MIA Legislature for an abolition of the income
tax. and i'm asking its reference to the Finance
Committee, remarked that the sentiment of his
State was averse to a longer continuance of the
tax as oppressive and unjust to them. He also
presented concurrent resolution of California
Legislature. for the establishment of mail ser
vice between Santiago, California, aud Salt
Lake City, Utah. Said communications were
II afa
and the latter to Post Office Comm ittee
Mr. Hamlin, from Committee on District of
oolum6ia, reported, with amendment, the bill
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont from the Committee
on the District Of Columbia, reported the hin
authorizing the Corporation of the CITY of
washington to improve the avenues of the city
The bill was taken up, and after discussion of
committee. ~
Mr.. Patterson, from Committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia, reported the bill TO amend
the act to incorporate the Freedmen,s SAVING
ana Trust Company. He explained that the
deposits on United States securities r. .nSm I'm
would permit the loan of one-third OF their de-
posts on State and city securities and on mort
cages ON real estate, the same as other banks
The bill was discussed until after the exnira
uon OF the morning hour, and finally laid aside
MI. Morton introduced, as a substitute for tbe
tormet OIL on the same subject, a bin to en-
OF the United States. He also gave notice that
on Monday he would move to take fros, e.
table the resolution in regard to the Oneida
=, At Els O'Clock the regular order, which was
the case OF General Ames was proceeded with
and Mr. Bayard obtained the floor -'
HOCSE.-Mr. Moore N. ,J) introdncea O
Joint resolution granting condemned guns for
the soldiers, monument at Fairmount Ceme-
tery, Newark, n. j.; which was na..>a.
Mr.. Clarke, (Kan.,) from the COMMITTEES an
Indian Affairs, reported, for the purpose Of
having printed and reoommitted, the areument
A OF u: NJ; Day respecting the Cherokee neutral
Mr.. Bennett n. " introduceda Joint resolu-
ton directing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
make inquiry relative to the state of trade be-
tween the United States and the North Ameri-
can dependencies of Great Britain. Referred
TO the Committee on Commerce.
Inc regular order OF business was then de-
manded, and the House resumed the considera-
ton OF reports from the Committee on Claims
OF private nature. Among the matters dis
posed of were the following:
Petition of the heirs of Otho Wood; reported
tis Sask %ifhHAde cn patents. 60
The Committee asked and were relieved from
Washington and Alexandra Turnpike Com
pany, for compensation for the use of their road
by the government during the rebellion.
Mr.. Holman, (Ind.,) from the same commit
tee, reported favorably upon the bill for the re-
lief of John Wilson. or the District of Colum-
bia, for preparing maps of public lands for the
use vi INC Somhlttee Oh fuDIC LANDS.
Mr.. Dawes (Mass.) opposed the bill as being
an old claim twenty-five years old, and not pro-
perly chargeable to the contingent fund of the |
House. and Mr. Holman withdrew the bill
Mr.. w ashburn, from the same committee re-
ported large number of memorials, &c, ask
ing that the committee be discharged from their
further consideration. Among the Others we're
the memorial Of William Rulman and Anna
Lucas, of the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Holman reintroduced the bill tor the re- /
lief of John Wilson, and IL was referred To the /
Committee on Accounts.
On motion Of Mr.. Schenck, (Ohio,) IL was /
agreed that the House should take recess from /
half-past four to half-past seven O'Clock. when |
IT should meet as in Committee of the Whole,
for debate only on the Presidents Message.
The House then, on motion of Mr.. Schenck,
went into Committee Of the Whole upon TIE !
the door for the final hour to which debate was /
limited.
Mr.. Garfield, upon taking the fosr, alluded /
to the fact that he was making the forty-third |
speech upon the bill, and filling the two hun
dred and first column of the Congressional i
Globe He congratulated the House that thew
were so near the end OF the debate and so near
the beginning Of the bill.
Mr.. Garfield proceeded to review the course /
of England in reference to the industrial inter-
ests Of our country while in colonial condition
showing that England made them subservient /
to her own interests. In discussing the bill, he
said Congress was limited to two demands: First /
the demands Of the Treasury-si300O 900 900 in /
gold must be raised; and second, the demands /
OF American industry. He defined INDUSTRY not /
as any one particular pursuit, but anything pro- /
duced by citizens which gives value TO the raw /
material or the elements of nature.