Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-20
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL,
tenciustoD Yesterdays Proceedings

conclusion yesterdays Proceedings.
SLNAIE-Aiter our report Closed Mr.
'onAhrg' J, solution tor inveSri cation Into the
'GE$EEAL GfDE X" SYSTEM
ia the New York CustOnI-kouse being uhder con-
~i,.,rttion-
Mir. Sehurz moved an amendment to add.
o EHd at~O 10 inquire whether any charges for
Sto!s-c or carriage have been OF are made BIZ
,EceTs .: TIL custom house or persons acting
GEGCr the regulations Of the cust1m-h ouse,
vh!Ch charges are not authorized by law; aud
also whether Presents have been accepted BY
officers Ct the custOm house from other officers
>uhordinste Ia them or acting under their con-
tfOl. snd Whcth-T the officers making such
presents have been selected BY preference 10
attend To- the di>chaTgiHg eft steamships; and
a,>o wheth'T "tnctTs cf the custOm-house con-
Hive at fTau'i> IN passing the baggage of pas
>cnIeTs aTIlFIug at the port of New York; and
ala WHEELER articles OF merchandise, while
under the control OF officers of the custom house.
have been distracted, and whether any slch
articles hay, bcCB returned on application; and
whether any Hf.c eTs of the custom house have
hctn punished fOr ahstTsCting articles under
their C0ntT0.. and also To what extent the prsc-
tee OF conn IoHisiug with merchants def au,Iiny
or sttsmI tug 10 dcfraud the revenue has pre-
vailed, ana neither any and what pecuui2ry
brLcht has been derived therefrom by the
"h-CGT~ making such compromises"
Mir IiEttH offered the follow ing amendment:
Also, whether the officers or employees OF said
custom hOuSr have used their influence TO con-
troll either ~ the two last state conventions of
the republican party Of the state OF New York,
and Wheth,r assessments Of money have been
secure DEB ,ates to state conventions, or for
other political purposes
MI. Cor A.Iis -. Il the object of these amend
mrHts wa- 3 risetly apparent. but he had no
objection hate ser to them, and to save any dis
tuSSion he would accept them both.
Mr.. sherman favored both amendments, and
wished to call the attention of the country TO
tic tact that there existed difficulty i'm get
ting any proper resolution of inquiry through
The Senate.
Mr.. BayaTd offered a further amendment that
the committee BE instructed TO inquire whether
any of the Oiii c. ia said cuStOmhouse have been
or are beng u-od as Instruments OF political or
Party patronage
Mi. Conkiing.-I have no objection to that.
Mr.. Ccnkung then called the ayes and noes
on his resolution, and il was passed as amended
aNes -, noes none.
THE HODGE DEFALC ALTON.
MIR. COnklng called up the resolution to in
quire into the facts attending the Hodge defal-
cation, which he had 30 amended TO direct
the Committee on Investig .tion and Retrench-
mont 20 pursue the inquiry.
Mr.. Buckingham suggested that il would be
impossible for the committee to attend 20 all the
business that Was being marked out for il.
The resolution was adopted.
BIr. Pool wa-, at his own request, excused
from service On the Committee on investigation
and KetTtnchment.
NE. SUMMERS SAN IoYISGo ISvEsTIGATIoS.
Mr.. Summer said the Senate now seemed to be
in a mood OF REFORM and DESTROYS of institGtng
TTOIer Investigations. lie would therefore ask
!; to take up his resolution OF last March. calling
on the Secretary OF the Navy rs to what naval
the expense of the same, and what was our ma
val force in those waters. It proper tn ascer-
tain how MANY millions lad been expended in
warning upon "A friendly republic.
Mr.. COnkiiug--Atter that remark, the resO.u-
ton had better lay over.
Nh Sumner then said he would send it up as
an original resolution, and asked for it, present
consideration
Mr. Conk!ing-The originality Of the resolu-
ton j. striking that il had better lay over
i,Htll We examine II.
a.
The resolution declaring Thomas NJ. Nor
wood entitled TO a seat Senator from the
state ut Georgia for the term commencing
March /, 1911, wss adopted and Nr. Norwood
Na- sworn IN.
REFRACTORY WITNESSES
Mr.. Scstt called up the resolution reported
from the Committee on southern Outrages Tor
tie arrest of William l.. Saunders, of North
Carolina. a refractory witness The amendment
at IT. IdmUEd>, TO change the nature of the
resolution fTcm a concurrent to "a Senate resOlu-
ton, was agreed to, and the resolution was then
BASED.
Mr. Scott called M the resolution. from the
-aTne committee, ordering the arrest of GiSt aud
Camp, two refractory witnesses of South Caro-
liza
Pending discussion IL, Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.-sfter our report closed
he discussion on the bin reported from the
Committee on Education and Labor, providing
Tor Tic appointmentof n commission to inyesti-
gate the subject of labor and the hours of labor
ia tie United states, continued at some
length. but no action was taken thereon.
pu motion OF Mr.. Carl, Ill, (Ohio,) the Chicago
az rIupriatiOH bill Was taken up and the Senate
amendments cOncurred in.
Mr.. Garfield, (Ohio,) from the Committee on
Appropriations. reported a bill, which
Ea>>ed. 20 supply deficiency in the appropria-
zion to deiray the expenses Of the special COM
mittee 20 investigate the alleged outrages in the
southern Stat,>. with an amendment reducing
the amount from 10000 to So SIS.
ADJOURNED.