Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Uhy.Vlnt CSnsrn-S.,Ond Regular Session
SATURDAY, ArRtL ., 1870.

NAIL co MMuNtoATfoH WITH fAciFfQ leLhg.
francisco chamber Of Uommefoe, settling forth
be advantages Of establishing mall communal
ation between san frAnelaoo add the prlnel-
On from WI II. webb, Of New York, 10 The
NJ. Ham; thought sash matters q. mi.
.d best b setsrIsd 70 ths uommittee on Gem.
ould only consider theae applications, o.
hioh there were and would be a great m any,
hen the pos,ases were likely tObe Of much
MI. 6ssisriy alluded to the rreat valae of
ade OF Australia, and the iunenpe advan.
ges, commercial and otherwise, 20 be der rived
lon establlshlng stesmship lines .bstween
alifornia and that AND other lslanda OF the
aeiho and IndiAn OoeAnp.
He hoped the Committee on Pest Oaiees, 10
okinE ~ these matters, were not doing u
untfy should be made ssif-sustsiaisE, There
as no more reason why the Post Once De
rtment should PAY its expenses than that
s9H S,n 9eu.s should o. =. he FRIEND ,S
bnrronn ahoaiA :
Nj. Thurman did not want to enlarge the
wefs OF the Committee on Oommeree. II
ID already assumed TO take all the railroads
the country into its keeping. and now u was
opoaed that ~ also should take charge Of
ahipping. He believed that the power
d been oonstrusd to a mosf daSgerous Iati.
Dc, and the tendency was still TO extend II,
he thought u was hiGh time this tsndshey
NJ. ConEilng remarked that in the two
puses there were quite number Of these
homea, many OF them not at all mefttoTioun.
hat he uisant 70 suggestwas thatthls was =
10 time, when frugillty was the Waiehwofd
both political parties, and that ali these
hsmes should be considered By the eommit.
Is q g hi q s sss1 ssd SSA !;
. ooyernment should decide agAinst this
liey, they were ready 70 submit PROPOSE
pms which would be feaaibleAnd fair. y.
After further discussion the papers AID bill
eompAnYinE, with the resolution OF the Com.
ttee on Post Ohioea asking reference to the
ommittee on Oommefce, were placed on the
lendar to await the future action Of tho
DISTRICT or ooruMntA.
Mr.. Hamlin Introduced bill TO amgsdthe act
Ing the sompensat.on q the baliffs Of the
fsIred to the uommitiee on District Of DO
yioLArrsu Tst yrSrrEsrn ASlspHEsr.
lored citizens Of pirelsvilie, Ohio, to the
cot that At the election in that state on
letdAy last they were prevented from votlng
defiance o. The aitsenth Anendmsnt. Tbs
aoeI were Allied BY totally irresponsible per
ns, against whom those diafrAnchlaed have
means Of redress. They therefore solicit
IN the exercise OF their newly Aoquired
hts, Referred to oommittss % the Judi.
SoRrHERu FAoIpru RAILROAD.
he Northern PAelne railroad bill was then
Ten up, and Mr.. Harlan, who was entitled 10
noor, proceeded to argue In opposition to
AouRsrIoN or oapHR.
II. stewart next obtained the floor, when
IT, Davis rose TO point Of order that there
no quorum present, and consequently Mr.,
ne 0Ssir tSif' UcIsjssksd II Mr.. stswAr,
Ne way. |Nt I-- sHa
NJ. stewart declined TO yield, and the CHAIR
fruled the point Of order.
Il: Davis appealed from the decision OF the
ne Vice President rssuuninE the chair, sus.
ned the decision Of tho temporary presiding
Commons II was the practice when mem
wished 70 atop debate to, make the point
order that quorum was not present, and
door could b taken away from member
have call OF the house TO ascertain n .
pfum was present Such, however, had
e. been the custom In legislative bodies In
eountTy, Here no member could be called
only manner In which the want OF quorum
sdiseioaed was when a vote was taken or
en- member who had the floor demanded =
liz. Davis said that 10 his Judgment u was
iTely irregular for the Senate TO do any
ineis In the absence OF quorum. He
pw that Mr.. Rufus kinE, when President Of
q without quorum was present, nor would
he Vice President stated that if the ssna-
ate, t6srs was ssrtsinly nothing 70 pre-
! 1t. The Senator had the right every
fhlng II he chose TO prevent the reading
be Journal until quorum was present.
IT, Sumner remembered VERY well that
pa he nrst came TO this body, VIM. RUFUS
4, who was the presiding offieer, would,
g The hour ior opening the tesllon ar
lld not take the chair until = quorum MAS
seat, sometimes waiting IS or 20 minutes,
hs Vice President ASked Nj. sumner Ii he
Eyer; eyer known Nc. King o. aay q the earlier
Ks for the purpose OF aseertaining II a
rum was present
T. sumner said that he had not, i.4.
present, he would withdraw his poIat.
e. stewart then resumed tho noor and
10 briefly In favor Of the Dill. lyfi4
tier some further discussion, without 40.
the Senate Al s:oo y. NJ, adjourned. :, =
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
aAM DoMtnao.
=. Butler ( Mass, asked unanlmom con.
to introduye a fesolution for. reference
exAtion OF Doniniea. but objection vas
10 by ueVetAl gentlemen. 49, 30 r
10 regular order, The call OF committees
reports ola private nstafe, was then 70.
=. Bingham from the judiciary Oommittee
brted a Iesolution 70 pay Hon. b y. Butler
efending the Wooley suit
Sy to ssii ssisSiioa 70 The pfssiIss q
1ssn ~ e se' s. E. a. s M;
10 question the lustnesg Of the claim
rOperly belonged 70 The last House. and
!. III B 10 sspisissS Kat he sapsSsss
been incurred By the EentlemRn Aimee he
rs Withdrew ~ objection, and he SI rs 80
An ADvRnTIsIHa BILL.
,ndlng the discussion Of the above Mr..
Il alluded 70 the fact that large Suma had
% without the authority Of The IHouss,
alluded to the resolution offered yester.
and the subsequent reply OF the clerk Of
og's 70 ss ~ On 70 me o. ne
adVsrtisinE certain apPTophhtions. Ne
they had gsid that Pill, which was fOrA
ArSsli, Of TsAassuse, Of the Ooumlttee
seountS, sAld that tho National IHfelii0sn.
this city had been paid a like amount
had paid the fnisiiOsaesr had refused 70
the Chrontele. The Oommittee on 40
atI, Of the present Congress, nndlnG this
Of facts, had ordered the payment 70 the
bingham, who held the iioof on,ths But.
eEOlution, here Interrupted, and declined
cid further for this outside explanation.
Arnell said II he could not explain At
NJ ,She would say In few words that they
Md the CAroniele't bill for reAa0nt per.
AAtlafactory to themselves.
Z Dawes wanted to call the attention OF
House aud Of the country 70 the fact thai
a committee OF the House was called
In relation to tho expenditure Of money,
mber OF that eommittoo replied that nc
ey was paid for reAaona 6AtiafaetOry 10
oommittee. He wanted the country 10
notice that this moaoy had been paid Ia
rtiaAn Newspaper years after II had faads
blioAtion u he'd no authority 10 make,
because another partisan hawlpAper had
paid for the sane unAu'hoFihed AdVsr.
nSnt, - .l.i.H.. f.i bFII. II.
n thai the gentleman was not diecuusinK
Question under confederation, and that a.
olleAEuo INF. Arnolll had not bach per
ID TO explain, I. YVES ualAir to thuS sPsAk
bingham deollned TO yield further, and
ubieot was dropped temporarily.
Kerr, OF lad, from the Committee on
ciATy, reported ! Joint resolution direct
he Secretary Of the Interior to restore
douut Vernon rsllon 10 Mra Mary CuAtis
OF VlrginlA. Passed,
the expiration Of the morning hour tho
or OF the payment OF the bill to the
aieIe, above referred TO, was resumed
Arnell read the record OF the Oommlttel
oeounts, and showed that the bill OF the
aief had been pasted after due oOnsldeFa,
He also read section Of the Law which