Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

4 SENATE
WAsHrNaroN, April IA Committee {
Conference was ordered OF House bill rels
tive to the Hot Springs reservation in Al
| kansas.
Nj. Trumbull reported House bill fixin
the time for the election Of representative
and delegates in Congress-.
| Mr.. Mcdonald, from the Committee Of
Territories, reported with amendments,
bill to organize the territory of Ok la-homi
! and consolidate the Indian tribes under
territorial government. ..-
EG Special Order. 80 ~
On motion of Mr.. Stewart, the bill fo
the enforcement of the fifteenth Amend
ment was made special order, and come
up next after the ranking bill
To Make Loyalty Pay. m
Mr. Pratt, on leave, addressed the Sen
ate upon the power of Congress to compen'
safe loyal owners in the South for property
destroyed or used by the government du-
ring the war. He argued that the Govern
ment was bound by every consideration Of
justice and honor to compensate the loyal
Southern claimants for property taken for
public use. s
Mr. McCreery followed in support of an
amendment tothe bill TO .pay all claims,
without reference to the loyalty of the
claimant, believing the Congressional sig
MITIGATION of the term to mean solely de-
votion to party.
At $50 the bill was laid aside and the
calendar proceeded with, when number
of private bills were passed.
Patents.
During the discussion of one of the bills
Dir. Summer gave notice of his intention to
bring in bill allowing the Government to
use any patent without compensation to
the owners.
Adjourned.
Mr.. Schcnck moved call of the House
Negatived-54 to 113.
ssRebel States.''
Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee on Ap-
reported a bill giving con-
to the provision of the Act Of
April %, 1870, in reference TO more eff
Gent government of Rebel States. Passed.
Imports.
Dir. Paine introduced bill to reduce
duties on imports. Referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole.
Disabilities.
Mr.. Farnsworth, from the Reconstruc
ton Committee, reported bill removing
disabilities among citizens of Texas, which,
after some objections by Messrs. Brooks
and Cox, and remarks by Mr.. Morgan and
others, condemning their course on disa-
bility. The bill was amended by inserting
two more names, and passed without d.
vision.
The louisiana Cases.
Mr.. Stevenson, from the Sub Committee
On Elections, made report in the election
case from the 9TH Congressional District of
Louisiana, that there was no lawful cleo
ion in that district, and that neither Geo.
A. McCranie, Frank Mowry nor p. G.
was entitled to seat; and Ste
venson gave notice that he would call up
he report tomorrow.
The morning hour having expired, Mr..
Schenck asked leave to offer resolution
limiting the discussion on any paragraph
.elating to the iron in the tariff bill to 20
minutes. Eldridge and Wood objected. |
: Mr.. Schenck moved to have recess from |
lalf past till half past z, agreed to, yeas
-, nays a.
The House went into Committee on
he Whole on the tariff.
The Richmond Catastrophe.
During the proceedings Mr. Platte an
bounced the calamity at Richmond and
,ead dispatch, received by him, stating i
here were nearly forty persons killed and
i very large number wounded including
Gov. Wells fatally, since reported dead.
Mr.. Cox suggested that after such intel |
igence the House was in no condition to
transact business, it had better adjourn.
Mr.. Schenck said that the intelligence
was very sad, but he did not think the
House could do any good by adjourning.
Mr.. Cox withdrew the suggestion. and
after further action on the tariff the House
took a recess.
A Scene-The Chair out of Order.
During the evening session, the tariff
On iron being under discussion paragraph
was, on motion of Mr.. Schenck, modified
so as to read, con railway bars, side bars,
last plates and fingers, bars punched and
u cent per pound on wrought
iron railway chairs, frogs and frog joints
Of iron two cents per pound.
Several amendments were offered and
rejected, when Scenck moved the Com
mittee rise to close debate. Several mem
bers protested against it, saying this was
the most important part of the bill.
Messrs. Cox, Eldridge and Ingersoll rose
to move an adjournment.
The chair (Mr. Wheeler) declined to en-
terrain the motion while the house was be-
ing counted. On account by the chair, no
quorum voted and tellers appointed.
Mr.. Eldridge again moved to adjourn,
and the chair declined to entertain the mo-
ton. He appealed from the decision.
The Chair declined to entertain the ap-
peal while the vote was being taken.
Mr. Eldridge excitedly characterized it
as the most arbitrary proceeding he had
ever heard Of
lie was declared out of order, and told 10
take bis seat.
He responded, ''The Chair is out of or
der, occasioning laughter.
On count by tellers the Democrats gen
orally abstained from voting, and no quo
rum voted.
Mr. Cox moved TO adjourn, and Mr..
Eldridge moved that it be until Friday.
The latter was lost by vote of 5 to 143,
and the House adjourned.