New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-08
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, March 7, ISL.
A REQUEST FROM THE PRESIDENT.

Mr.. HAMLrN Rep., Me-, from the Commit
tee appointed to wait the President reported that
they had performed that duty, and the President had
informed them that he had no communication to make
10 ut present but would make one in the course
of week also that the President had expressed wish
that Congress would not this week FIX day OF adjourn
Executive communication to make To the senate. -,
anna Mr EeS Cso ~ Maryland asking compensation
for services rendered the armies OF the Union during the
ABorIsHISG THE INCOME TAX.
Mt. COLE 0sep., Cal) introduceda bill to abolish the
Mr. CoNKLfNG CRep., n. " introduced bill to pro
additional commercial FACILITIES in the port OF New
York. THE Submarine Tunnel BILL
GENERAL AMNESTY. mn.
Mr. ROBERTSON eg s c. introduced nc "a p6 S 20
upon whom such imposed BY the Fourteenth Amend
uient 10 tine Constitution. ,,u.
enable honorably discharged sodiers and saiors their
widows and orphans to acquire TSe ss BIN O Wh is
passed the House at the last session ana laeu IN 'Ne
scnate.l ....-.,. ,,,r ,ox-,rsrpn
| Mr. POOL Gsep, n. ca presented the memorial OF
joseph c. Abbott Of North Carolina in which be claims
10 have received clear majority or an the legal votes
cast by the Legislature or that state at the recent
Tor United b sef nsSe under Hn g the
ton was not entitled to be voted for and has not there
Cya to maintain his claim to a seat in the senate.
r,ocn n EPan faSTo Establish steamship
Naturalization between New-Oresns various ports
in Mexico; incorporating the southern Express Com
,arv and fixing time Of election OF Presidential Lice
Pai Louisiana upon thesame day as the election for
STATE officers and for other purposes aud relative to the
MI RICE rep Ark.)Amending the act Incorporating
tie Texas Pacific Railroad, providing for branch road
rom DALLAS Texas, Fulton, Ark; to aid the construc
ton Of railroad through Missouri aud Kansa near the
seth parallel and TO organize the Tertory OF
and to consolidate certain Indian tribes under Ierri-
to f AT AIR Dem Mo)For the removal OF all legal
and political disabilities from the people of the Southern
States aud to grant to Missouri all public lands within
that State for the benefit OF the public school fund
| Al GOuul-IO
of Julys 1870 relating TO patents and copyrights, pro,
ydlng ttas e md no 10 nroyde for the erection of
| Government building at Hartford Conn.
! Mr. RAMSEY QScp, Miun.)-To revise, consolidate and
amend the statute relating to the Postoice Depart
Messrs CAssERLY Dem. CALI and PRATT (Rep.
Ind Far the protection settlers the public lands
providing that homestead preiinption settlement or
public lands, either or UnsfVeyeu snail create
Mr.. STEWART Kep., Nev.l-To encourage the con
struction If American ocean steamships providing Tor
the payment by the Government OF IS per cent OF NE
5000 tn iron steamships built by citizens OF The
! for conversion into vessels "f war. .
Mr. CORSET RsP pS 0TssGTo sd the eoH''f''0"
| Mr.. sCIlUM Rep., Motto authorize the eonslfuc-
tlon OF bridge across the Missouri River at Boons' me-
| Mr.. FLANAGAN Glep.. Tcxas)-To ineorpor'lsc tmo
Red River Valley, Okohoma and Santa re lsuro''o ''
Mr. COOPER GDem Tenn.l-For the relief OF th' h'iS'
| Tennessee University. IT,, -
Mr.. OsDORN rep, Fa.) II aid the construction u
air. siiEkAAN Rep ooro rogs.e i.e a iS,,I. bin
ton Of the Cincinnati and Soltici la ,ha tinted
relating TO moneys paid into tn Courts VI Wv
/ States. ., IA A, tbe Great
| Mr.. POMEHOY Qrp knnsas)-In S'a al T. ~ The L,w
| San Lake and COLORADO RIVER h'i l", 81 49, "
renee Leavenworth and Galveston hiru, horige t,,e
| Mr. CALDWELL (kep.. kairt9 49, a branch
Kansas Pacific Rallroast COMPANY w
railroad 10 the Arkansas llNrI ro tho eheap trans
Mr.. HAMLlN tRep., Mel ,sins from the West
he seaSosr at UNIFORM rates throughout h ,,s rf
49,, - iii -, IA tlr construction oi me - 30
ms ps.,,a ami Chicago Riilioad n"' 70 ~ 49,, 49,
nhers the circuit tSro nUortonmcnt of
| Mir HARLAN tRep., IOwsl-f'' wv
REPRESENTATIVES. 10 Cohe'.an 10 proxide for the re-