Evening star., 1870-03-14
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
MONDAY, March IA.

iumpla. Referred 10 committee on District O,
Columbia
Mr.. Sumner rose to personal explanation in
regard to cable telegram in the morning pa
pers to the effect that Gen. Prim had stated m
the Spanish Cortes on Saturday that the asser-
tion in New York paper that he (Gen. Priml
Cuba was false. Mr.. 8. remarked that General
Prim stated the facts. He had never had any
intercourse with Gen. Prim whatever, except
pefnaPs, when ne TOOK the liberty Of addressing
urging upon the Spanish Government the ne
cessity of emancipation. The foundation for
the report in the New York journal was prob
ably the fact that an agent of Gen. Prim had
arrived here, and had discussed the propriety
of disposing of Cuba on terms adyantaeeous 10
the finances of Spain. He (Mr. 81 had con-
four propositions which had been alluded to.
MI Sumner introduced q bill to strengthen
the legal reserves of national banks, and Z,
provide Ior the resumption of specie payments
on January j, 1871. Referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Mr.. Scott introduced a bin to exempt from the
secession tax certain ground bequeathed bv
Mrs. Isabella Brown, upon which a Presbyte-
ran church Is to be erected, in the city Of Bati-
more.
Mr.. Sherman stated that the Finance Com
mittee had reported general bill covering this
sible. f"'
Mr.. Morton offered a resolution instructinr
olution expressing the admiration of the country
for the herOism displayed by the officers an /
men OF the ship Oneida, and also to express the
cruelty displayed by the commander OF the ship
Bombay.
MT Thurman suggested that it would be hest
to postpone action on this resolution until some
definite official information had been received
He was informed from Official sources that we
would soon have information, but in advance of
that 1t would not be well to act. A distinguished
cihcrr OF the navy had said to him last night
that he could not conceive that Captain Eyre
had been guilty Of the conduct which had been
ascribed to him.
MIR. Morton was informed that the Court .;,-
ting upon the trial of Captain Eyre had fonnd
him guilty, and had adjudged the rather LIGHT
penalty OF suspension from command .or Six
resolution should lie on the table until the on,
cial information was received.
The bill to incorporate the National Bolivian
The concurrent resolution providing for the
organization of q Joint Committee on Indian
Affairs was taken up.
MI Wilson made some general remarks in re-
gard to the Indians, and in opposition to a ioin,
Committee. As we had just emancipated ON
race, we should now turn our attention to the
anne menorauon OIL the condition Of the Indians
and to fit them also for the rights and privileges
of citizens.
Mr.. Stewart repeated his views, that our pres-
ent Indian policy was all wrong. The Indians
never would be civilized by putting them ON
reservations, feeding them without labor. and
this humbug of treating them as independent
nations. You feed them part Of the year, ana
the rest OF the time they are engaged i'm rObbin.,
and numbering your citizens Bring the indians
within the limits of civilization and teach them
10 labor; treat them as you have the color, a
man.
The resolution then went over.
The Georgia bill was then taken up and read.
peallng SO much of the act making appronri
alton for the army for the year ending ,June 3o
1865, as prohibits the organization of the militia
Mr.. Trumbull stated. in exn,an.,;o,,
Dill had been reported by the Judiciary Com
mittee with the conditions annexed because
Sney regarded themselves as the organ of tn,
Senate, although the opinion of a majority OF
the committee in regard to these conditions wa
well known. The committee had also reporfed
IN favor of retaining the further amendment,
over the circumstances connected with and at.
tending the action of Congress in repard Ia
Georgia, and the proceedings of the Senate in
regard to the Senators, Messrs Hill and Wi1lar
who presented themselves from the state n,
Georgia. The report from the Judiciary Com
mittee, made by Mr.. Stewart, concluding witt
onsv nS reso,u.Gn mat MI. Hill, whose credential
entitled to his seat Th.1 report never ' ws. w.
really concurred in by majority Of the Gem
report. The Senate never took action unon1
this matter. The act Of Congress of Decembe,
last was not to set up provisional government.
simply to expel the members Of the Teaislst1rr
who were not legally entitled to their seats, am
to reseat the colored members who had beer
rgy rfegn,y expelled. .I This was the only object OF
this; and the act provided that whoever in
terfered with the organization of that Ieois-
latufe was liable to the penitentiary. Well,
ed evidence that when the Le1isIStnrt
met they found one Harris, an employe Of some
railroad in tho State, and not member of tn
Legislature, who assumed to take charge of the
Legislature, adjourned it at his Convenience
refused to swear In legal members and did this
with the support Of the Governor and the mill
tary commander. Can any Senator pretend TO
justify this, no matter what the result was. Nor
was this all, intimidation was used. Here
is an affidavit from Mr.. John H. Pendine.
that he was deferred by fright from
taking the oath, from representations mad
by an officer Of Governor Bullock. Thisyes-
,ieman ne, was va deferred from taking his seat, and
removed, and man'whO received minority OF
votes was put in his place. There are othe.
cases. There is MIR: Jas. NJ. Dunning, Post.
master at Atlanta, who now occupies seat in
the Legislature, who was never elected whose
name does not appear in General Meade's proc
Iamation OF the names Of those persons who
Furthermore, the constitution Of Georgia pro.
hibits any one serving rs q member of the Legis
!ature who is an officer under the United States.
ddoss ~ dsssra 70 the seating Of these minority can
laws OF Georgia which sanctions it, and Gov.
einor Bullock came before the Judiciary Com.
lnltSee ana cOmplas0cO OF this very thin0 when
the Legislature did it in 1868, but now the boot
Is on the other leg. wv
In answer to question from Mr.. Boreman.
Mr.. Trumbull stated that nine minority candi,
dates were seated on the first day of the recent
organization Of the Legislature; he did moi
know how many had been put in since. Not
witbstandtng that the Legislature Of Georgia rs
now constituted was decidedly illegal, nofwith
standing the decidedly Improper action Of Gov
ernor Bullock and General Terry, the commit
tee had decided 70 recommend no further Iegis-
lation, because they believed it better for the
peace OF the people Of Georgia 10 let it 70.
HOUSE-Under the call Of States for bills
and joint resolutions for reference only, the fol.
lowing we're introduced and referred to the
committees indicated, viz:
By Mr.. Peters (las.}: Resolutions of the State
States. Claims. S~
By Mr.: starkwesther (Conn): Bill to prevent
prize lighting. judiciary.
BY Mr. Armstrong (Pa.r Bin relating 10
criminal proceedings under the Internal Reye-
nue. law. Judiciary. =
BY Mr.. Giialian (Pae Bin relatin, IN half
pensions allowed to widows and orphans under
several acts Of Congress. Pensjona
By Mr. Cobb (N. C.): Bill to amend fta sef
prescribing an oath Of ofice for peroons relieved
Of disabilities imposed by the lith smendment
Reconstruction.
! BY MI. Dox (Ala.): Bill to nav pensions 70 all
INDECENT soldiers Of the war Of ISl5 Pensions.
By Mr. Shanks (IndC Bill to maka a survey
Of the country between Lake Michiaeu and the
Mississippi river, north of the Ohio for q ship