Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL pRocEED1Eea
POhy.Fim COngru...S,,Sad Regular Session
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARr 9, 1879.
... SENATE. n


Also, reported bill to punish contempt o
United States courts In certain cases,
Mr.. Hamlln introduced bill for the rSle
Of 2. o. Robbins, late register Of wills d
the District OF Columbia
Also, bill 70 authorize tho appointment Of
stenographer for the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia. =
MT, Ferry offered resolution for the
printing Of i've hundred copies Of the char
OF tho bay and harbor Of samana. Passed.
Mr.. Williams called up the bill granting
lands TO aid In the construction OF q railroad
and telegraph line from Portland 10 Astoris
and MohlnVille, In the State Of Oregon.
Mr. Thurman argued against the policy
OF granting such Immense portions OF the
public domain TO these railroads. He aid
that 10 thirty years our population would be
one hundred millions, and In sixty years
two hundred millions, and all this land
would DO needed BY the people. II was now
being given away 10 spectators, and at
this rate land In feW years would be as
dlficult TO obtain In this country as 10
donsely settled portions OF Europe.
The bill then went over, and the bill To
extend the time for the completion Of tho
branch Of tho Baltimore aud Potomac rail-.
road Into the District Of Columbia to Feb
ruary l, 1875, was taken up.
Mr.. Sherman asked II Il would tako Ave
years TO complete this railroad. He Ger.
talnly never should have voted 10 charter
this road had he supposed u would take so
long AZ this TO build forty miles Of rail.
Mr.. Cameron said the road would DO 10
running order In one year from this timo.
Why thsy had placed the tlmo at 1878 was
on account Of some difficult tunnellng 10 DO
done In Baltimore, and probably here.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, expressed oppo-
sitlon 10 the route BY which the road was to
enter tho city OF Washington, and thought
the blu should 60 over until tomorrow to
consider this.
Mr.. Cameron said there was great nocsS-
atty and Importance that another road
should DO built 10 connect this city with the
North, and he was surprised tha, any ob.
lection should DO made.
Mr.. Morrill, thought tho COMMITTEES on
Public Bulldlugt and Grounds should nrst
examine the route proposed.
Tho bill was then laid over, and tho bill
10 provide q national currency Of coin notes,
and TO equallse tho distribution OF cIrculat-
ing notes was taken up, and various amend.
msnta agreed 70 In Committee OF the Whole
were coneurred 10.
By agreement among the Finance Com
mlttee, amendments were offered making
the amount Of additional circulation 70 he
Issued -, 1000, 900, AZ originally reported by
tho committee, In place OF $50, 000, 900,
agreed upon yesterday, and increasing the
amount Of circulation TO be withdrawn from
those States In excess from sis,0Oo,00O "a
or, 100000
The drt amendment was adopted without
division.
Tho second was adopted by IS yeas to IL
nays. n'
aud rejected, including one 10 strike out the
sections authorizing free banking on a coin
baSlsi which was lost by tle Vote-yeas 30
nays 30.
Thebili was then pasied-ycas 80, nays %
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, called up the Joiul
resolution authorizing the Secretary OF The
Treasury 10 tranAfer certain unexpended
balances Of bureaus Of the Navy Department
10 the bureaus Of Steam Enginesring, EIuIp-
ment Of Vessels, Yards and Docks.
Mr.. TRANQUIL expressed his opposition 10
the whole bill. All these uneIpended bal
ances should DO covered into the Treasury.
Larger appropriations were made during
ihe war for many Of these bureaus than
were required, and consequently large sur.
plus aecumulatedl Tho practice had then
growL up, In the War and Navy Depart.
ments, Of transferring appropriations from
one service TO another. Congress had pro
hiblted tho Secretaries from doing this, and
now u was asked 10 authorlEe the very
thing which 1t had prohibited. The proper
way, II this money was needed, was 70 Rp
proprlats Il directly FROM the Treasury.
Mr.. Howe called up his bill more effsctu
ally TO preserve the neutral relations Of the
United States, repealius certain sections Of
tho act OF 1878. ,aIHHT r.s .fHat 90 N..
Mr.. Howe declared the act Of 1918 TO b
unrepublloan, odlous and Unconstitutional
that 1t should be repealed. There was nc
Just neutrality In IL. There was nothing
like Il on the statute books Of any civilized
nation except perhaps the foreign enlistment
act OF Great Britain. Our act bristles With
fines and penalties! q o.
The lgIst Of Mr.. H.Is Argument seemed
further % bo that no restriction should b.
placed on our citizens desiring TO enlist II
the armies Of the Cuban patriots, although
he said he was not standing up hero for
Cuban Independence, but for American In
dependence. Under this act Of 1918 ~
American citizen enlistlng In the armies o
France, II she was at war with 0real
Britain, could only be treated as 3 prisone
OF war II captured by Great Britain, but
An AmbTicau merchant In New York VIII
= =. .hould sell and deliver vessel to the Cubai
Insurgents, aud receive his pay therefor
could 90 10 Madrid and enjoy tho proceed
OF that aalS, and the SpauiSh Governmeh
would not dare touch him, but he could no
Il stay home and enjoy II. Such 10 our law
II IL not, only unjust, but, a. he believed
unconstitutional. Mr.. II. read nom tn
debates Of Congress ut the time OF the pas
sage Of the act. H .-
&r. Clay said "tho act should be eutltle
AN act for the benefit OF his Majesty VI
King OF spain.' % Why was this bill passed
1t was paSscd In pursuance OF q bargain b
tween Spain and the Government OF III
United States, and the consideration while
the United States received for II was u
cession OF Florida. u st .H..
He concluded by saying that II We iJmpl
thiEed with Cuba aud believed the peopl
were right, We should give her our soyereig
authorization 10 fight her battles unfetters(
aud relieve the C1babs from the category
pirates, and We should do this without AZ
fear Of compromising tho Alabama claims.
Mr.. Carpenter expressed the desire 10
heard on the same subject as his oolleagu
[Mr. Howell and other Senators exprcssS
the same desire. l.'s
The Senate then, at b.l5 p. M, adjourne
The census bill comes up tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Sargent, Of Cal, introduced rcS
luton, which was agreed TO, directing u
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs TO report 4
the use OF tho Committee on Approprl
lions certain information in relation TO Il
= dian agents, Indian tribes, and esumat
therefor, a r.
Mr.. Logan, Of ILL.,, introduced Tesolutlc
reciting that the people OF Cuba have boz
struggling successfully against the spanlI
Government, and have 20 all intenta Ar
purposes established q de .fdeto Goysrnmen
, and directing the COMMITTEES on Forsil
Affairs TO Inquire what reason if any e4ls
why the Republic OF Cuba should not
recognized a. q belllgerent, ana accord
belligerent rights. Referred to Commit
on Foreign Atiairs.
Mr., Davis, Of N. T., introduced bill
establish uniform system Of naiurallzatil
and to regulate proceedings therein. r
kerred to judiciary Committse. r,au ..f
Mr.. Archer, OF Md, FROM the Commit
on Naval Affairs, reported bill for q
relief OF the o1ieers and crow Of the Unit
States steamer Wyoming. Ordered TO
printed and peeommitted,
On motion of Mr., Hooper, Of Mass, I
Secretary OF War was directed 10 furnish I
report Of tho commission appointed BY I
resolution Of July 2s, 1860, with refereu
10 a suitable building for War DEPARTING
at Washington. -...L IN ....
On motion Of Mr., Cook, Of III, tho tei
mony taken by the Corimlttee on Pub
nuIIAtn0.a - n.a,,s,as s,fN hal EaetIafA y,