Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-28
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons PROCEEDINGS,
SATURDAY, January %.

SENATE.-The Senate was not in session to-
day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENraTIyFs Tn,
House met as in Committee of the Whole for
debate only, Mr. Churchill N. " I'm the chair.
Mr.. Msyhsm n. " was recognized as the
first speaker, but yielded to
Mr.. Scsheld, Pa who said IN at as the prono-
slton for general amnesty was stu before the
House, be had prepared a speech, which he
asked and obtsined permission 90 print
Mr.. cox, OF NAV YORK.
said during the last election canvass there were
Gil Kinds OF promises Of revenue reform, and
the republican party was successful upon its
promises OF revenue reform. All during this
session he had sat in his seat on MONDAYS with A
hope Of Offering a resolution 20 call up an inn
portant measure Of reform, but he had found
legislstion choked up With selnshness. Except
the bills introduced by the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts, chsirmsD OF the Appropriation Com
mittee MI. Dawesl there had been all selnshness.
The resolution which he had endeaySred 70 pre-
sent was one TO take from the Speaker : table
and pass House bill 2,2ll, removing the duty
upon coal, but airline railroads or some other
selfish scheme stopped Humanitarian legislation.
III was simple truth more people died from
want OF coal than from starvation, and he hoped
that the House would take time TO consider mis-
question. He had taken this occ Aston aud made
resolution printed in the Globe, and thus
brought 70 the attention OF the House. The
payment OF the public debt depended more upon
the oeyelepnent OF the country by relief from
taxation than from any other cause.
MR.. MAYHAM
then resumed the floor aud said that Yesterday
MI: Sargent cal had introduced a resolution
calling upon the President for information as 10
whether the Governor Of California had, since
July, 1860, made ANY requisition for military
aid on the occasion OF an election in that State,
and MI Brooks bad suggested that New York
be included, and Mr.. Randall Pennsylyania.
both OF which had been accepted by Mr. Sar.
gent and he was sorry TO hear that Mr.. Allison
liowa) oc,'eesee shortly after the meeting of
90 Slssn IN Naxr NnrL h. -
series Of resolutions recting that it was alleged
in the Governors message that there had been
Federal interference in the election and re-
queetIng the President TO inform the House
LIST, whether by his orders Federal trvops hal
been brought from distant posts and ships OF
the navy stationed in the harbo of New York
upon that occasion; 2d, the name Of the troops
and of the ships; Sd, from what post the troops
and from what stations the ships we're brought
for that purpose; ith, the expense 10 the United
States involved by such transfer; 5th, the num-
employed and the expense Of the same; 9th.
under what provision of the Constitution or the
laws these troops and ships were used.
MI. Mayham then proceeded TO argue that the
acton OF the Federal Government upon that
and similar occasions in other States were At
variance with the principles Of a republican
government and dangerous 10 the liberties OF q
people. he denied that there was apy necessity
tor troops TO preserve order and in reply 10 az,
interrogation said upon occasion of an cleo
ton had the military ever been required to sup-
eieCtlOpa
in the city of New York were more quietly con-
ducted than in the rural districts Of New York
York or other States.
nh. VOORHEES,, (rND.O1
presented the resolutions OF the legislature OF
the State OF Indiana, asking the passage OF a
law giving TO soldiers widows and orphans of
the late war loo acres of land; and reminded
the House that the party in power in that State
by these resolutions, showed their sympathy
with the soldiers of the war, and the resolutions
did much TO soften the fierce attack upon the
democrats of the Indiana Legislature made by
the gentleman from Msssachusett (Mr. Butler)
day or two ago.
MR.. CALKTN, OF NEW YORK.
then took the floor ard proceeded 10 speak upon
resolution which he introduced at the begin
nlng OF the session, requesting the President to
press the Alabama claims to a speedy settlement
that our citizens mi sht be remunerated and the
national honor be INDICATED.
MR.. BIRD, NEW JERSEY.
spoke upon the bill TO establish a system of
national education, opposing the scheme, which
he said was 70 ponderous in its nature that Il
would defeat the object il had In view, and
would open . field for frauds and peculations
upen the Treasury. IL also trenched upon the
rights OF the States in this matter in a way
which he held was not warranted BY the Con-
stituti0n.