Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-21

dowm n times Ihcfe would be only some half
dozen ari,aiara M thS CHAMBER, and much
ann mcnt Wa created NJ in bringing in scna-
tors N, ,,-crr Il, Inc tettrinr tooma asleep.
A, half nast two o,rioat fhe Senate was SIN
m session.
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HOUSE OF kEPRksENIAilNkS
The House proceeded az once TO the con-
alteration of private bills roportcd from tho
COMMITTEES ON Naval Ahairs. HH H
Pending the consideration Of bills from this
commIttce the iiornlng hour expired and the
I'LL went over. .Ts.s. ...s. .E.
The House then proceeded TO tbs consldcr-
alton ~ tlie contested election case Of News-
ham y. Raglan, from tho Fourth Louisiana
clares Mr.. Nevsham entitled 10 the soaL 4
Mr. Burdett, 81 Mo-, addressed tho HOUSE
In favor IL the report Of the committee
Tln voueideIatlpn ~ iDe le2sciwas inter
fupted ats o'clouk ~ uie TTile which acts
apart the third Friday In qacR month Tor the
trict Of Columbia. IiirtI e'a1't r 500.
Mr.. Cook, Of III, from that committee, re-
ported Senate bill 10 incorporate the trustees
Of tho CoFcorau gallery Of art. Passed with
out amendment.
Also, reported Senate bin 10 incorporate The
National Union Savings Bank or Che District
81 Columbia. Passed without amendment.
Also, reported bin authorizing the corpo-
rntr authorities 20 reduce The width Of an
alley In s1unrc No. 500, In tho city Of wash
ingion. Passed. H.a
Also, reported bill oxemptng certain
taxation, with amendment, which llnits the
exemption 10 churches and school-houscr
Passed. .a
Alro, reported bill 10 repeal the preamble
70 The act passed month ago In relation to.
tho National Theological Institute. Passed.
Mr., welkcr, of Ohio, from the same com.
n
law Of the District Of Columbia In relation to
judicial proceeding therein. Passed.
Mr.. Knott, Of Ky, fkOm same committee,
reported a bill 10 Incorporate the American
Union Academy OF Literature, Science and
Art Passed. i
AZ this point the resolution In relation TO
final adjournment was received from the SEN
ate, and u was promptly agreed 70 by the
House. The time liked u Friday July 10.
Mr.. Williams, OF Ind, from the District Of
Columbia Committee, reported q bin 70 sim
plify the conveyance Of real estate In the Dis
irict Of Columbia Passcd,
Mr.. Mckenzie, Of Va, from same commit
tee, reported . I'LL ~ lpcorpoyato the Column
bia railway Of the District OF Columbia.
Passed. lIf nul
Mr.. Cowlcs, Of N. Y, from same commit
tee, reported back a substitute for Senate bill
concerning divorces in the District Of Column
bla. Three additional causes Of divorce are
allowed, viz; drunkenness dcscrtion fOrthree
years, and ill-treatmcDt. -...
Mr.. Nlblhck, Of Indiana, moved TO Nmend
by reducing the period Of dcseftiou . d alb
senco IN two years. q fEl#t. t.F.la ..r
Mr.. Cook said the District Of Columbia did
hot now allow divorce from bed an 'NSrd
for continued absence, and he cvei ..IOted
the propricty Of making the time three years.
He objected to this laxity In tho marriage re-
lation.
Mr.. Nlblack wanted Il undentDOd that he
doubted the propricty Of diyorcing at all for
absence, but he thought that II persons had
reasonable ground % suppose they had been
deserted, the fact would be asc1rtalncd In two
ycars. He know his State had q bad rcputa-
ton on the subject, but he did not advocate
tho amendment beesnae his State allowed a.
vOrrcs for two ycnrs' desertiou.
Mr., Peters, Oi Maine, moved 10 amend the
amendments hy allosing ne court in its dis
erection 70 allow divorce for two yoars' Of
desertion, whom other misconduct, as intern
penncc &c, ls proven. l.
Mr.. Cowlcs thovght u bost 10 fix definite
time and not leave anything y the discretion
Of the court. .gp ~ Id
Mr.. Peters said the system had worked well
In hta klatR and he halirNgd II NVOul1 Nprk