Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-31
EVENING STAR.
FORTYFIRST CONGRESS.
Conclusion Yesterdays Proceeding
UOrSF-After our report closed

HOUSF-After our report closed
Mr.. Cleveland y. j. offered IesoIuuoh IN
relation 70 future sales of gold ~ tne treasury
Department. IL provides that IN All cases the
old shall he sold TO the highest bidder, and that
the Secretary shall not purchase bonds beyond
the amount authorized by law. Referred to the
Committee on Banking and Currency.
The TARIFF BILL
The House then resolved itself into Commit
tee of the Whole, and resumed consideration OF
the tariff hill.
Mr.. MsynaIdspoke in favor of the bill, and of
protection as OF the greatest advantage and
benefit 10 the country.
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
While Mr.. Maynard was speaking a m essage
was received from the President announcing
the approval OF the bill for the admission of the
State OF Texas and also inclOsing the procla-
nation OF the ratification of the fifteenth amend
msnt.
The committee Immediately rose to have the
message read
After the message of the President and the
PROCLAMATION had been read,
Mr.. Peters Mel moved 10 refer both to the
Committee on the judiciary
Mr.. HOar Mass hoped that that part relating
to education would be referred to the Commit
tee on Education and Labor
Mr.. Wood q. u opposed any reference witt
out debate He said II was not true "a stated i'm
the proclamation that the State of New York
had ratified the amendment. That State had
not done so, nor would il d. -.
Mr. Petcrs--Well, we think il has, and that Is
sufficient.
Mr.. Niblack Qnd.) said the statement in the
proclamation that Indiana had ratified the
amendment was simply untrue. Ii was nOtD-
riOus that Indiana had not done So and the Sec
rotary OF State had the certificate to that effect
in his Department.
on his motion to refer; but as much opposition
was manifested, and the House was in danger of
being without quorum, il was agreed that the
matter should go over until to-day.
The House then again went into Committee
OF the Whole on the Tariff bill, and Mr. Nav
nard concluded his speech, and
Garfield fflhiON oh asr AGO. r~tz
committee then rose.
Mr.. Logan. from the Military Committee. re-
ported senate bill for the relief of Capt Phelps
PAYNE; which was passed.
The House then, at 505 O'Clock, adjourned.
RoBBERY, ARSON AND MURDER.-Mr F. w
Payne's store house, at Rollins Ford, in the
lower end of King George county, was robbed
ard burned on Friday night last, and the clerk
OF the store, Willie Jet, son of Henry :. ,Jett
murdered and burned in the house. On the
following morning, in the main road near the
store, the breeeh of the clerks gun, with human
hair sticking to il, was found, and near by a
puddle of blood. From this point there was a
distinct trail to the house, over which the
doomed boy was dragged, and, as is supposed
and one leg was entirely consumed, and
the other leg much burned. The gun bar
rel was found in the rains. From tracks
N Plow field, where a sock of goods was
discovered, il is slTmi,ei that at least
four persons were concerned in the yilIainy
A hat has been found that can be proved to
Al the store the evening previous to the murder .
and II Is thought the gailty parties can be
Identified. Mr. Payne was out all SATURDAY.
trying 10 get officers to make a search. The
house and goods, report saws were insured for
1850. Mr.. Payne lost all his books. papers
bonds, &c, by the fire. Since the above was
written information has reached this CITY of the
arrest and Imprisonment of three OF the party of
twelve cOlOred men implicated in the affair one
OF whom. IL il said robbed and burnt a house of
his master, Mr.. John Taylor, in 1861. The JAIL
however, Il insecure, and as the evidence of the
guilt OF those arrested Is strong. and as the
excitement against them is intense il was
thought probable that they would be dealt with
summarily-4isrGndrid Gazette 2aA.
WALL STREET REGULAEITIEs.-There were
several small '.iTregularities' committed i'm Wall
street, New York, on Monday. A gentleman
bought -, so government bonds from Messrs
Henry CleWs x Co, and after carefully slowing
them away in an inside breast pocket went to
the gold room; after spending a short time in
the gallery of that eccentric institution, he dis
covered, to his utter amazement that his coat
had been cut open and the bonds extracted.
Another case Is that Of a brokers' boy who dis
appeared with II 600 belonging to his employ
ers- No traces have been discovered of either
the bonds or boy, and il Is the general impress
sion on the street that they have both gone
where the wOOdbine twineth."