The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-04

FORTY-FIRsT sRsHION-sECOND TER VI

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Mr. HODertS0n, TON Tue |
Committee on Disabilities, reported favoraoly the
bin recently introduced by Mr.. Ferry, repeating the
Test Oath act OF 1889.
calendar.
Mr.. Reyes presented a resolution from the Legs-
lature Of Mississippi for n speedy removal OF the
political disabilities OF all the citizens OF that State.
Referred to the Committed on Disabilities.
s.S,G ~ oWS Dill grsntns ands ~ ~ 'e
breakwater and harbOr, and TO connect the waters
Of Green Bay with Lake Michigan, Referred.
Association OF State and City superintendent OF
Public Instruction, adopted at a meeting in Wash
ingtoD ID o., yesterday, asking Congress. 10 take
measures to inaugurate system of public instruc
tion by national schools similar to that naugurated
under the FIeedmen's Bureau. Referred TO the
Committee on Education and Labor.
Mr.. Howard offered resolution calling upon the
President for copies Of any Correspondence between
Minister TO France relating TO the so-called Menu
phis, III Paso, and Pacific Railway Company, and
copies OF any letters TO the Secretary OF the interior
on the subject. Adopted
Mr.. Sumner moved TO take up the bill repeating
the charter OF the Medical Society OF the Distrct OF
Columbia.
Mr.. Trumbull hoped the bill would not be taken
up, as there was controversy about IT, ana tae en-
tire morning would be occupied to the exclusion OF
MIR eSumner replied there was no controversy
Mr. Tumbull did not know by what authority the
Senator made that statement There might oe no
controversy in his mind, but conflicting statements
had certainly been made on the subject.
Mr. Sumner said this society had undertaken TO
exclude colored persons simply on account OF color
Mississippi (Mr Revels) to the foor 1t would be a
shame for the Senate further to countenance this
injustice.
Mr. Davis remarked that notwithstanding all the
concessions the Senator had asked for in the District
had been fully complied with, he was still dlssltis
fed, ana now insisted that the charter OF this medi
cal society should be abrogated.
Mr.. Thurman said there was a special reason why
the bill should not now he taken up, and that was
the absence OF the Senator from New Hampshire
Mr. PattersoaA who possessed information on the
subject important to the Senate. 80
Mr.. Sumner said he had reported the bill after
conference with the Senator from New Hampshire.
Mr.. Davis asserted that he knew the Senator (Nr.
Patterson) opposed to the bill because he had so
told him before leaving.
Mr.. Sumner thought there was some mlsappre-
hension resulting from the similarity Of the bill to
Messrs. Conkling and Morrill, (vt) opposed the
motion in view OF the absence OF tne SenatOr from
New Hampshire
Mr.. Stewart moved to take up the bill to secure to
all pei sons the equal protection of the laws Not
Mr.. Pratt on his own request was relieved from
further service on the Committee on the Dlstrlct OF
Columbia.
House.
on modon of Mr. Butler (Mass.), the Georgia bill
went over till after the morning hour
Mr. johnson rising to a personal explanation, de-
pondence of the Sacramento Union that he had been
acting in hostility to the bill making appropriations
for the naval service to allow the mechanics anu
workmen at the various navy yards to be continued
in employment Instead of acting against that bill
he had labored strenuousy among his Democratic
colleagues Tor the largest appropriations tnat were
recommended.
| Mr. Ingersoll offered a resolution calling on the
Secretary OF the interior for all information in his
department relative to the late expedition against
| the Piegan Indians. Adopted.
Mr.. Shanks Qnd.) introduced bill to organize the
| militia Of the Territory Of Wyoming. Referred.
| The House then proceeded to the consideration OF
| private business.
An adverse report on bill granting pension to a
| colored teamster was made from the Committee on
| Invalid Pensions; but, on motion OF MI lngersoi
the report rejected and after much opposition
| the bill was passed.
| The morning hour having EXPIRED
Mr. Wood rose to personal explanation. Aoou
the time the investigation as to the sale OF cadet
ships commenced he had noticed in the Washington
| correspondence of the New York Tribune 4 state
| ment that he had appointed a cadet out of his dis
| trict. He had taken no notice of that statement
and subsequently the same correspondent mad state'
| that he (Mr. Wood had app0inred son OF Genera
Gilmore, resident Of Ohio, and that the cadet him
self was not resident OF his district He had taSe
| no notice of that, but he now found that the sam
| statement, with additions, had been copied In som
| of the Ohio Illinois, and Indiana newspapers
| and he therefore thought it incumbent on him .
rise and say that the charge was false entirely. IL
| had made no appointment out Of his own Congress
sional district, nor had lie appointed the son OF
man who did not live in his district He called up0
| the Chairman of the Committee on Military AFFAIR
to state whether there any evidence before tina
committee TO substantiate the allegations agalns
| Mr.. Logan, Chairman of Committee on Mllitar
| Affairs, explained that one of the witnesses IN TN
| case Of Whttemore had stated that Mr.. Wood ma
| appointed q person not living in his district nom
mating General Ginore's son. But the same wltnes
| had subsequently written TO the committee TO COZ
| rect his testimony saying that he had ascertanet
| on his return to New York, that he had been mi:
| TAKEN and asking TO have the statement as TO M
Wood struck out OF his evidence. That was all ther
l was of 1t.
| Mr. Wood remarked that the Tribune must, IL
| knew ANYTHING at all about the case, have know
l that which the Chairman OF the Committee on Mil
! tary on Military Affairs had just stated.
| AS the House extended the privileges OF the n
gallery the representatives OF tne press,
hoped that at least the reputation OF members woul
not be held up to public censure in where thel
l was no ground OF justification whatever for Il
| Although he had been in Congress ten or twely
l years he had never made an appointment either
| the Military or Naval Academy where the appointe
| did not reside in his district
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