New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-08
XLIsT CONGRESS-3D SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Feb. Z. 1871.

-, :, .,o Texas Legislature for increased mall
facu,,ies Referred TO the Committee on Postonices'
Mr. POMEROY Qsep., Kansas asked for tne reauing
90 ot Of the Committee the subject, In order to
show that the PostmastcrGenera was NOT W pia"' "
tho matter The report was rtau. q, n. ,.e.~, the
forth that By The Ga0% pea nSr ~ settle and to adjust the
cSspenring claim under the ar:t section o. sn sei o s %
h services carving The mails and b. at@as sI .n
% as sbo.n b. the proofs Gle IL the House Of
1he The being specially confined TO
The Evidence Tbs mproprety Of this Legislation in limiting
he evidence g' e,er. sS,n.. tSs claim on s he
PDfce department which the Postmaster General uas prevented
from 'I2 ss opinion TIA, me strictly Obey
and @ CC %s r aqn' h si' lei q ah upnS e.u TIE
Iort further that the rcon allowing ne claims sd in The
9 through had '' the magnitude Of the claim
Ing ali the ivggcd The po accompanied by statement
With chorpennnc was arrived a under the law
THE CIIORPENNISG CLAIM
Mr.. RAMSEY Usep., Mimi, from the Committee on
sOices reported back the House Joint resolution re-
pealing the Joint resolution approved July 49, 1870 al,
hOrizng the POstmaserGenera tO aduststhe claim OF
George ChOrpenning accompanied with written report
THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY.
Mr.. CAMERON Qsep, PENN, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported, with an amendment, the
House bill to provide Tor the celebration Of the Tooth an
nversary OF the Declaration Of American Independence
The amendment ' provides hat United liable for
Mr. SHERMAN dsep, ohioj from the Committee on
Finance reported adversely Mr.. Summers bill to ternl-
fabrication Iultc0 states notes ana
currency strengthen the OF the National banks
and promote the return to specie payment III, amanda
tory of the Enforcement act of 3st May 1870 deliberately
providing penalties for the violation OF its provisions &c
Mr.; TRUMBULL Rep., M did not wish to be under
stood a. saving that the might not
have made the decision he did make to animadvert
upon that genteman's integrity; but he thought the
construction from that which had been gwen to it.
Mr.. POMEROY Rep., Kansas thought the response
would have been considered with greater both in
the Senate Committee TO which 1t was referred ana IN
the Chamber, had il not been known that the subject
had been twice considered in the House.
Mr.. RAMSEY rep, MIMI added that the proofs upon
the custody OF the House Of Representatives.
Mr.. MORRILL, Rep., VII thought IT hardly FAR TO
throw the blame upon Congress It seemed strange that
q claim of this kind, which had many times been iii
gated in the PostOce Department should come to the
POstO1ice Committee, and they know nothing at all
about IT, That Committee had made suggestion
against which he protested II was that the Court OF
Claims should have jurisdiction in the case and that TINS
Ella man steepcd ali over crime, should have fair
chance 10 make good his claim before that Court He
r raS S % him ad Shown her utter
he dorrl would not give any OF them chance 10
come before either Congress OF COurtOi claims oi s
MIR. CAMERON Glep.. PENN said the public had a
night TO know all relation to this matter and he IN
tended it should have that knowledge. lie would allow
the pending resolution 10 pass and would subsequently
fraud He would show who wrote the resolution which
passed the House. and who introduced there and put
Tie joint resolution then passed without objection
TIE AIR LINZ RAILWAY.
The Washington and New-York Air Line Railroad bill
came ~ unfinished business .
Mr. HOWE crop, Wis., moved to postpone H.
Mr. CHANDLER QIep., Michl hoped the friends OF an
air line railroad would stand 10y lin until the bill was
line road to New York. and he believed if the bill was
passed would have that road III TWO years, ahdt
would carry 20 NewYOrk in siX hours.
Mr.. Howe's motion was lost by Yeas %, Nays ~ ana
the Air Line hill was proceeded Win.
Mr.. VICKEIS DEM, Md, In the course OF "a lengthy
argument against the bl took the position that the
Federal Government prohibited from entering upon
powcr 10 regulate commerce related to foreign commerce
and not to that between the states. -,
AT o'clock p the further consideration OF the Dill
vas postponed for the present 10 allow Of the disposal
Of bills reported from the Committee on Claims by Yeas
Mr. HOWE Chairman Of the Committee on Claims
and the principal advocate OF the postponement ana
ton intended antagOnstic TO the pending b
A number of private claim bills were then called up
and were disposed Of the understanding being that bills
giving rise 10 debate should be laid aside ana placed on
The bin Tor the relief of loyal citizens of Loudon County
Vat pay for live stock seized by the United states
forces under order Of Gen. Sheridan IN 1864 - was
briefly discussed involving principle OF paying for
property taken by the army IN the enemy country, cha
claimants and that the National authority had never
been Distracted in London County.
Mr.. MORRILL, (Rcp., VT said the popularity Of the
case was that all these people Quakers, and
as a matter Of course they were good Union men.
Mr. WILLIAMS QIep Oregon said that every one OF
such claims lad Quaker woman, or something else
peculiar in it laughterI, and Dy pecemea leglslauo
vould eventually involve the Government In the pay
meut of All the losses sustained by the by
~ the war lie will never vote to make reparatlOn for
The ordinary and incidental losses OF the war On the
passage of the bill he demanded the Yeas and Nays IN
The OF the debate, however, he complained hat
the Committee Claims appeared u nave no DEFINITE
rule these claim and that the practical effect Of
their to make our national debt double what
Mr. DAVIS maintained that the property Of the dis;
loyaI occupied an equal footing with that of the loyal
persons and that all citizens and entitled 10 the
The bin then paesed-Yeas, 80; Nays, 10.
The House to the resolution 10 convey
plies To Europe was COncufredm.
THE PRESIDENTS THIRD VETO MESSAGE.
message from the President vetOng the Senate hill
for the relief Of certain naval contrc,ors was received
the contractors in consequence Of rise IN the proo
of labor and materials atcr the contracts were made,
which would not have arisen If due diligence had been
used in the prosecution OF the work Tie
referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered
The VICE-PREsIDENT also laid before the Senate an
Executive communication recommending That IN vie"
OF the growing Importance power Of North Germany
the Berlin Mission be made trstclass Referred
TO the Committee Oh Foreign Relations
Also from the President, incosing In re-
spouse to resolution copies Of the correspond
ence Of our naval Commanders in Dominican waters.
Laid on the table and ordered 10 he printed
The bill from the Committee on Claims, to pay Mrs.
shelby OF Mississippi for cotton taken from her by
the Rebels and afterward captured by the Federal
Mr.. HOWARD Rep.,Diich) said that having examined
into the merits OF the he believed the Lady entitled
To be paid He went TO advocate the claim, and 10
show the loyalty OF the claimant who he said had rem
dered service 10 the Union cause ~ the risk OF her NE
Mr.. CARPENTER rep. WIS., thought the detection or
Mr.. Howard who had uniformly led the opposition Ia
these war claims upon general principles, showed the
of opposing them Rather than continue this
pecemea egisation he preferred 10 indemnify, by
general bin everybody south Of Mason aud DXons line
for all Inconvenience and loss in rights or property from
A vote being taken it was found that no quorum
present. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THE CHoRPENSING CLAIM.
Mr.. CESSNA Rep., PENN made personal