Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-25
F0RTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
TUESDAY, January Is.

TUESDAY, January 25.
| SENATE-Mr. Vickers and Mr.. Hamilton
presented various memorials asking the abolition
| Of the franking privilege. Referred to Com.
mlttee on Post Offices.
Mr.. Chandler presented memorials 20 the same
purport, and remarked that he must protest
against any more of these petitions coming up
mere without the postage was paid on them
Mr.. Sumner, from the Committee on FOREIGN
Relations. reported joint resolution authori zinc
the passport clerk at Department of State o.
administer oaths and affirmations to applcants
for passports. Passed.
Mr.. Robertson, from the Committee on Dis
abilities, reported q bill for the removal OF
Mr.. Cole introduced bill to divide California
into two judicial districts Referred to .Judici-
any Committee.
Mr.. Hamlin called up the Joint resolution
relative to the seizure Of Gistied spirits in Cal
nornia, and moved its indefinite pOstponsment.
Mr. Cole said a great deal of spirits distilled
IN the United states since the Internal Revenue
system was organized, has escaped taxation.
Mr.. q. repeated the remark he had formerly
made IN reference to Supervisors Fulton and
Ct wen and their connection with the late seizure
in San Francisco. He still believed them to be
whisky emissaries, Notwithstanding the denial
of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Sherman.) The
whisky dealers in Ohio and Kentucky control
the whole trade Of the Pacific coast and if they
or their emissaries can put out of ONCE those
men who do their duty and put in their own
creatures they will still continue to control
California has been treated just as Great Britain
has for ages treated Ireland. Detectives and
spies have been sent out there to watch and
dog her officers. The fate of this resolution in
yolved the fate of these concerted efforts OF
tness ONO ana hsntucky dealers to control the
After further discussion the joint resolution
was laid over, and the unfinished business
being the bill to provide for an increase in the
nafionai banking circulation, and to provide
national currency of coin notes-was taken up
Mr. Fenton said the subject was one of wide
nhrAa
taxation, banking and currency-all distinct i'm
their character, yet all interlaced in their iniu-
ences and bound up together. We are sustain
ing vast appreciated and inconvertible cur
rency 1t has had the effect of raising prices, OF
giving an extraordinary impetus to uafic and
exchange and stimulating speculation, thus Gre
atlhg aong an appearance a. OF prosperity which is
nize the calamity of such a currency and are
looking with feverish anxiety for an avenue of
escape. The return of the country to a specie
basis is generally conceded to be an object of
paramount importance. We cannot remain for
any protracted period in the present exceptional
condition. The records of France, Austria, and
russia convey impressive warnings upon a
further extension of the currency While nm
able to exaggerate the Importance neither did
he under rate bthe difficulties of resumption.
can make our paper currency and geld equiya-
lent This bill does not retard, nor does il ad-
vance that desirable object. In regard to the
second part OF the bill, he deemed it impracti-
and as under the guidance of loftiest patriotism
we emerged from the dark shadows of war 3,
under the direction of highest duty we shall
emerged from the great evils Of our presen,
Mr.. Sumner called for the reading of his bin
oheredyesterday as a substitute.
Mr. Sherman asked for a vote on the hin to-
day; said Summers bill was q funding bill. II
had no pertinenc. to the subject-matter under
consideration: The very bill offered by the Sen
ator was now being carefully considered by the
Finance Committee.
HOUSE.-Mr. Julian, Qnd) from Committe,
on Public Lands, reported a bill dedicatinc
agricultural lands in California to homesteaC
and pre-emption purposes. Passed.
Mr.. Arnell (Tenn.) offered resolution which
was agreed to, directing the Secretary Of War
10 orerort certain facts in relation to the Nash
vile and Decatur Railroad, and as to the con
dition OF that company.
=, MT. Wheeler IN. W introduced a bill au
thOrizing the Northern Pacific Railroad to issu,
ponds for the construction Of said road. Re
feIred to the Committee on Pacific Railroad.
MT Sehofeld, from the Committee on Nava'
the Navy of the United States: which wa,
ordered to be printed and recommitted.
MT Benjamin (Mo.) introduced bill giving
pension OF 500 per month to the widow of tn
iate General Jos. A. Mower. He said he intro
duced It at the suggestion of the General of tn.
army, the Secretary of War, and the President,
all OF whom had indorsed their approval.
MI Farnsworth (Ill.) said he would be con-
strained to object to the consideration of the
bill, unless the gentleman who had introduced
It would say that Gen. Mower had either diet
IN the field or that his death was the result OF
wounds received or sickness contracted in the
service. He was not willing to open SO wide a
door to deplete the Treasury, fer if this prece-
dent was set, the family of any man who had
ever been in the army might claim pension.
The bill was withdrawn.
Mr.. Upson (OhiO) desired to offer a resolution
setting forth that recent statements in the House
IN relation to the estimates were calculated 10
deceive the country, and directing the heads OF
departments to report the amount of estimates
as compared with those of last year.
Objected to and withdrawn.
Ihe Speaker laid before the House a number
OF Executive communications, which were re-
Ierred, among which were a communication
mates of appropriation for deficiencies In tn,
War Department for 1859; and a. communica-
ton also from the War Department giving es-
Inmates OF appropriations for the year ending
June 80, 1871.
In answer to a resolution offered in the Hous
few days ago, the President and Secretary @:
the Navy report that the expenses of the Darier
canal expedition are to be paid out of an appro-
priation OF $4,000 made for the purpose il
July, 1866.
The House then resumed consideration of ths
League Island bill, and Mr.. Myers (Pa.) ad-
dressed the House in favor of it.
Mr.. O'Neill (Pa.) followed on the same side
Mr.; Randall (Pa) then got the floor, and pro-
posed to yield five minutes of his time to his
colleage, Mr.. Reading, who spoke in favor o;
the bill until the expiration of the morning hour
when the subject again went over.
The House then took up the contested election
case OF A. S. Wallace VS.. w. ID. Simpson from
the fourth district of South Carolina. The reso-
luton Of the majority of the committee declare
that Mr.: Wallace has the prima facie right to the
titled.
Mr.. Burnett (Mo.) addressed the House in
Iav0r OF the majority resolution.