Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-20
f0RTY-FIRSf CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings
wEpxfsnar, AprIl N


SENATE.-Nr. Chandler moved an evening
session Tonight, to consider bills from the Com
nittee on Commerce.. Aarthf
Mr. Sumner and other senators objected.
Mr.. CHANDLER besoaght Senztors 10 Attend Just
little 70 euslness. In week : TINE tbs Geosgs
have another month wof zSte. n the Senate
would only eei,se him by tTaasHcs,as easisess
or three months Of waste.
Mr. Morrill,, OF Maine, would object % any
special orders being made until the zppropris-
ton bills were disposed of.
tne moor we're extended 90 the members OF the
ONO Legtsistnre, nov on q visit % this city.
MT. Gbeert inuodueed biil sutheriking stea.
ferred 10 Committee on Post Ofsces-
Az one O'Clock the Northern Pacific Railroad
biil was taken mp.
hoCsE.-Arer the reading OF the Journal.
Mr.. Brooks ~. W called attention % the record
OF change OF votes BY certain members upon
the preceding day. He considered this practioe
dangerous and perilous, and thought the House
should give some expression OF 10 views upon
eedure might lead % trouble at . future time.
The Speaker said he had taken the esme view
as the gentleman from New York and had taken
occasion TO comment upon Il when the change
was noted, but under the Circumstances had
allowed the change obe noted.
On the motion Of Mr. Brosks the subiect wss
Mr.. Maynard Tenn introduced bill Tor the
better establishment OF certain claims. Referred
70 the Committee ON Claims
Mr.. Paine (wis) introduced Q btl relasiug 10
duties ON imports. &c. Referred 20 Comuittoe
of WAYS and Means y, - = ....-.-...-
Mr.. Beaman Mich from the Committee on
pristion bill; which was referred ts the Com
mittee OF the Whole, and made the special or
Mr.. Sargent fcai5 introduced q resolution,
which was adopted, directing the Committee ON
Coinage, Weights and Measures 90 inqHaire into
the expedieney Of instructing the Mint TO make
Mr.. Plat (Ya-), from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported House resolution for the rel,sf
OF the oficers and men Of the u. 3. steamer DE
Soto, and asked that it might be referred 20 the
Committee on Appropriations. SO ordered.
Mr.. hungen, lOhio,) from the Commfttce on
Printing, reported . resolution orderine iS,po
to be printed, which vas adopted; a. was also
resolution ordering 1000 extra copies OF the Re
The speaker LAID before the House letter
from the Secretary of War. asking an appropri-
alton OF 5000 70 satisfy Judgment Against
Granville Nj. Dodge and Others, oficers Of the
Government. Referred 70 Committee on Mill
tary Affairs ...f
The regular order being de manded, the House
proceeded 70 the consideration Of the Louisiana
contested election case of Sypher vs. St Mar
tin, the question being upon the adoption OF the
resolution reported by the majority Of the com
mittee, that j. III. sypher Is entitled 70 q ssaf as
LIST District OF Louisiana The resolution was
ADOPTED on an aye and no vote OF ave 1s noes "a.
MI. Brooks N. W objected 30 Mr.. Svpher
being sworn In; FIRST because he Was not a citi-
zen OF Louisiana, but OF the State of Penneylva-
MA, ana second because he asserted a bargain
had been made between sypher and the Penn
sylyania iron interests.
The Speaker overrulea both objections
Mr.. Cox offered q protest, signed by all the
democratic members, setting forth reasons vhy
SyPher should not be admitted.
Mr.. Stevenson objected 20 the protest being
was in order except 10 admit the member unoeT
the resolution just adopted.
MI, sules IA then moved 20 adjourn, which
motion was re jected by yea and nay vote.
Mr.. Moore (l1l.) moved 20 reconsider the vote
adopting the resolution, and Mr.. Stevenson
moved to lay that motion ON the table.
Ihe yeas and naye were demanded. and the
latter motion was rejected-yeas 80, nays -.
The question then recurred upon the motion
OF Mr.. Moore to reconsider the vote whereby
the resolution was adopted; which motion was
agreed to-yeas IS, nays 19-
The question then recurred directly upon the
resolution of the committee declaring Mr.. Sy-
pher entitled 10 the seat.
PENDING vote upon that, Mr.. Fitch (Nevada)
offered a resolution - q substitute declaring
that no valid election was held in the trst Lou
isiana district in November, 1865, and that
neither j. II. Sypher nor l. St Martin were
elected TO represent that district In Congress.
the table.
The Speaker said If that vote prevailed il
would carry the whole subject TO the table.
MI. Stevenson would be satisfied with that
The motion to lay on the table was rejected
The Question then recurred upon Mr.. Fitch's
resolution, and IL was adopted-yeas 100, NAYS