Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-20
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
TUESDAY, December %.


gold note bill.
Also, reported bill to authorize the issue or An
additional five hundred millions Of i've per cent.
bonds.
Mr.. Hamlin introduced bill defining the juris-
diction of the
POLICE COURT or THE DISTRICT OF coIuMBIA
Referred TO Committee on District OF Column
bia.
Mr.. Nye introduced bill relative to thcSnlist
mt OF boys in the naval service. Referred to
Committee on Naval Affairs.
MIR. Morton desired to take up his resolution
for the appointment OF a Dominican commission
MIR. Sumner desired first TO take up his reso-
luton Of inquiry on the same subject. There
were certain matters connected with the sub
ject that should be known before any action
was taktn on this resolution.
Mr.. Sherman asked, before any further debate
took place on the Dominican matter, that the
House bill relative TO the tax on sugars should
be passed.
MIR Trumbull thought this sugar bill should
not pass before it was fully understood, aud
before the persons representing the sugar in
terest were heard. He understood that it did
increase the taxes, having this morning been
shown a letter from q responsible dealer by the
Senator from Maryland, (Mr. Vickers)
Mr.. sherman said these people had all been
beard by the Finance Committee, and repeated
that the bill was only to correct an ambiguity
in the law, and 1t ought to pass.
Mr.. Edmunds called for the reading of both
THE RESOLUTIONS RELATIVE TO SAN DOMINGO
and they were read by the Secretary.
Mr.. Edmonds then said he saw no reason for
opposition to either of these resolutions They
both called for information of interest, and
were not Incompatible with each other. He
had been opposed to the acquisition of San Do
miDgo, and his opinion had not changed, and
was not likely to change, but at the same time
MIR. Howard thought Mr.. Motions Mort resolution
was much more comprehensive than Mr. Sum-
ner's, and he did not know what the Senator
resolution, or what he expected to obtain addi-
ional to the report OF the special committee of
last session.
Mr.. Sumner said he h ad lately examined this
special report, and he found in it very, very
very little indeed of what his resolution called
for.
Mr.. Howard said the committee had endeay
ored to embody in their report all the docu-
ments OF interest in relation to San Domingo
MIR. Summer said that special committee was
charged only with inquiry into the conduct of
Davis Hatch. That committee stood four for
generating Gen. Babcock to three against hun.
His resolution now called for information rela-
i've 10 the acquisition OF Dominica and the
were only incidentally alluded to in the report
of the special committee.
At one O'Clock Mr.. Cole moved to postpone
the regular order, being the consideration OF
bills on the calender, for the purpose OF pro-
ceeding with the subject under discussion. .
Mr.. Trumbull sad these motions to postpone
the calender were continually being made and
he hoped it would be postponed permanently, so
that the Senate could do some business
Mr.. Davis spoke strongly OF the injustice the
Senste was perpetrating by net considering and
settling the claims the southern loyalists and
insisted that the pending bill tor the relief OF
DR.. j. Milton Best, of Kentucky, should be
proceeded with. He called for the ayes, and
nays on Mr.. Coles motion.
The motion to pOttpone was agreed to, ayes
%. nays IS.
Mr.. Sherman then again called up the House
bill relative to the tax on sugars, upon which
an extended discussion occurred.
MIR. Nickers moved that the bill be referred
TO Conimitteee on Finance; rejected.
Mr.. Nickers then called tor the regular order,
which was the the motion of Mr.. Martin to take
up his San Domingo resolution.
Mr.. Patterson obtained unanimous consent to
take up
The HOUSE REVOLUTION RELATIVE IT, rgy
WASHINGTON MARKET COMPANY.
Mr.. TIumbull had seen that a meeting of
citizens had objected to the construction of
sheds on the site of the old market by the M Ar
ket company. This subject had been considered
very carefully at last session, and the erection
OF beautiful building had been provided for
Now II Is proposed, because of the accident of a
tie, TO change the whole plan of the original
bill, thus giving up all the labor that had been
expended. This he did not think should be
that the commission proposed by the resolution
shall not change the plan of the exterior of the
new market house building.
Mr.. Patti e. son said this commission was to he
composed of the chairmen of the Comm ittees
OF Public Buildings and Grounds and the Mayor
OF Washington, and he was willing to trl;st
everything 10 them.
The amendment was rejected by yea. lG, nsvs
q, and the resolution was then passed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.-
motion of Mr.. Orth (Ind) the consideration of
The report OF the Committee on Foreign Affairs
on Paraguay, which was the special order for
to-day, was further postponed until the 9Th of
January.
signed by Hon. Robert L. Banks MAYOR. ,Iudgs
Heigh l.. Bond, and other prominent citizens of
Baltimore, also by Archbishop Spsulding, Rsb-
81 Zoll, Bishops Nottingham and Wsyman,
the clergymen and the Sabbath School COnyen3
ton of Maryland and the District of Columbia.
praying for an appropriation TO the " American
PRINTING House and University for the Blind"
located in the District of Columbia Referred
to the Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. 1Dgersoll (ill.) rose to
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
he said that not long since the editor of the
New York Evening Post had taken occasion to
attack him in his paper. Ii this had been the
nrst time he would not have noticed il. III Will
liam Cullen Bryant had!been acquainted with
nlm, (lDgersoll,) he should not have noticed II
Neither should he have noticed it if he could
not give the reason why this attack was made.
which would rob IL OF its venom. He felt il due
to himself and those who had read the attack to
inspired by John II. Bryant, of Princeton, i'm
bis district, a brother OF VIM. Cullen BRYANT.
In 1865, he (Mr. IDgersolD had procured; for
cause, the removal of Bryant from the position
of Collector of Internal Revenue in his district
This action on his part had made as was yery
often the result in such cases, Bryant his per
sonal enemy. Bryant was removed in 1865 He
Is bad man, Ind stands recorded on the books
OF the government in default for over $3.50 900.
and he claimed that his course in 1865 was jus,
tined by this record. In 1866, under Andrew
johnson, after he had gone away from the
republican party, Bryant was restored to the
position as rebuke to him, (Mr. Ingersoll)
Ii became incumbent upon him at later date
TO again procure his removal. This had in
creased the bitterness of feeling, and he had
carried that bitterness into his brothers oaper.
This explained why the attacks were made.
MT. Dawes Mass said he knew nothing of
the dimculties between the gentleman and Mr.
Bryant Mr.. Bryant and himself were reared
In the same town and had been school bows to-
gether, and had always been warm personal
friends. 1t would not become him 80 Sit in his
seat and hear remarks OF the char scter lust
made and not say word in defence of his friend
Mr.: Bryant was an old, gray headed man. He
had lived many years in Massachusetts, and
more in Illinois. His reputation was IS spotIess
and pure as that of any man here, and he en-
loyed the confidence Of those who knew him
best to the highest degree. There must be some
mistake in this matter. The gentleman GER
family must have been misinformed. II John
ID Bry ant IL . defaulter to the government I
have lost all faith in human nature. TLauphfer
Mr.. IngersOll said he had not chsrped thar
be was defanlter, but that he stood recorded
In default to the Government over $3.50 900. IN
his character spoflass in MATHEMATICIAN. ,.