The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-06
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FORTY-FIRsrT TERM THIRD SESSION
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from the State Of Alabama for six years from March
Mr.. FentOn presented the memorial, of the Ladies
that their present laws be amended that honoraby dis
charged soldiers who served in the Union armies upon
Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
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TIemaine. Ss9rgee W Riggs. H Lathrop, George aqr,
House bill relating to telegraph communication between
their desire to lay submarine cable between the Uned
RS s snd o ha b fact tast ssss h has gyen
gable on It's ana to operate IN connection with the
rules Of the Vienna Convention that contract for the
Of the cable has been made aud the capital
or any exclusive privilege is asked from the United
The bill on the subject having been already reported
and pace On the endsr the memorial was tabled and
Mr wilson from the Military Committee reported fa
Of the. army ALSO adversely upon number of bills
for the donation Of condemned cannon in aid of soldiers
Mr Edmunds, from the Committee on Pensions, re.
alleged Injustice ON the part Of the Commissioner
of Pensions in dismssing one DR.. Stman, Homeol-
tbio pTaettisner, from the position OF examiner.
Mr Edmunds stated that the comnittee could not see
fore asked be discharged from the further consider
on OF the subject The committee was accordingly dis
Upon the expiration Of the morning hour the Postal
Code bill came up unfinished business, but passed
over, motion of Mr.. Chandler-yeas 49, nays 20to
eeed with business reported from the Committee
Br. Chandler, as Chairman of the Committee Com
merce then called the following bills which dis
posed of as stated.
coast Of the United States. Passed.
Providing for the administration Of oaths and arDa
collectors Of customs Amended to apply only
For the preservation and protection of bsacons beacon
piers lighthouse piers of prUtection buOys sakes dol
phins and their appurtenapces and other aids navga-
on placed by at the OF the United
he security direction and guidance of vessels in the
navgable waters of the United States.
The substitute reported from the Committee Com
merce adopted and the bill passed. II prohibits
the mo9rns Of water srsIt OF 9oy Dissertation to amy
our naygable waters on to anyrang monument or flag
under penalty of $50 All persons injuring defacng
these aids to navigation to DO liable 70 fine not exceed
The OF all vesssls coming in contact with any
such pier buoy etc. TO be liable for I'll damages caused
title was amended to read "a bill the preservation aad
protection Of beaoOns buoys and other aids TO nagga
ton"
A number OF bills were introduced and referred
Line Raroad bill resoTtsd their obstruction policy OF
last Monday in order to consume the morning hour aud
objected to the second reading af Mr. 0Nes bill which
tlney' on which MIR. Holman demanded the yeas aud
nays, 49,, ~,
moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill
dered be read the second tine, and that
by these means the the morning hour was consumed.
but the call OF States Tor bills continued,
unoer the call bills were Introduced and referred as
BY Mr., johnson to repeal all laws imposing duty
BY Mr. Booker. 20 facilitate commerce between the
United States and China and Japan 49,, .. e
fIst-class lighthouse the North Csrollna coast
Mr Oobnrn to ene91T@gs n rooaap 10 t mSpt
passengers in steamships and othef vessels ana ioF taer
By Mr. Besmsn Joint resolution of the Michigan Iegis-
at1re Of granting pensions to surviving soldiers
o he of 1918.