Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-01
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS
This Afternoons Proceedir On,
WHpNRsDAY. March l.

WEDNESDAY, Aafcn i.
sENATE.-hr. Cattell presents, ID the sreIen-
uah Oh non. r. I'Frehnghuysf.n, Senator elect
nom New Jersey, for the serm commencing
March 4, 1871.
Mr.. Howell presented credentials or Hen. q.
@. Wright, Senator EJECT from Iowa. for term
commencing March Z, 1871.
Hon. jas. p. Ks,fiey. Of oregon. for the term
commencing karch 4, 1871: All of which were
read and pia>ced on the file.
.r mi ,Nhsey offered concurrent resolution
suspenu hg the 10th and 18th joint rules tor the
rema'Hder of the session; which was passed.
tiIde
TBR SPECIAL COMMITTEES ON THE sorrH
Tor the next session OF Congress.
Ny. Casserlv moved an amendment the pro-
said his object in this vas TO prevent a fa'se
impression being produced by One-si1ed state
ments as to the testimony which were published
in the newspapers.
Nj. Blair alluded TO the statements as to the
testimony before the committee, alleged to have
been made in the republican caucus by Senator
Scott. He said he was sure that the Senator,
Who vas the chairman of the committee, had
made no such statement as had been said, be-
cause II was not the truth No testimony had
Ueop ssns 70 the dignity Of any sdsa
thought II best that this testimony should be
public, in order that IL parties were accused
they might know IT, and be prepared TO reply.
MIR. Scott said some Of the witnesses had tes-
tilted at the risk OF their lives, and il would not
be Just to them to publish their names and their
Mr.. Blair said that objection was not valid.
as ultimately the testimony would all be pub
lished. He eontended that as whole communi-
timony, they should have the opportunity to
defend themselves; otherwise the Committee
was mere inquisition and a despOtsn.
MIR. Bayard also advocated that the proceed-
ings Of the committee should be public. To
show how easy it was to Islander people who had
no Opportunity to reply. as in the case OF the
Ger, he asked to be read from the desk Q news
paper paragraph recIting an alleged outrage
by kuklux upon minister in Alabama for
with this paragraph, Mr.. B. had read the report
OF the agent sent to the locality by the Cover
nor OF Albania to investigate the facts OF the al
inquiry he ascertsined that the minister rpm in
question had urged the coiored people to arm
themselves and demand social equality; til at he
Gsorgs an tSaa LOT rape committed in
committed any outrage upon him, he had been
thrashed by q party whom he had first assailed
and bail was immediately offered by the most
respectable citizens OF the community.
Inc question was then taken on the amend
ment Of MI. Casserly, when it was rejected
AMI the resolution was then adopted
THE ARMY AUTHORIZATION BILL
was then proceeded with the question bein /, on
tne amendment relative to claim OF loyal
Southerners for quartermaster and commissary
stores taken and furnished for the use Of the
army during the war.
Several notifications were made to the
amendment.
Several amendments to the amendment were
offered and rejected
The amendment was then adopted by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAS ,-Messrs. Abbott, Bayayd, Blair Boreman,
er HaETi. i H Hsys msIG Flow
aaSipGna,6' Mile; Morton, Pratt, Rey.ls, Rice,
nss WARNER
N.Y. esus Agss, Anthony. Buckingham.
Ton tTe1: .mlin. How ard Howell, Morriiia W.
rye osooru, romeToy Sherman Stesrns, Stewart.
The Vice President appointed as the confer-
ence committee on the post office appropriation
bill Messrs Cole, Ramsey and sherman.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Cessna, Pa from the Committee on Flee
tons. submitted report upon the application
or John j. Rogers, of Tenn. for a seat in Con-
gress TO the effect that there was no law author
izing an additional representative from that
State, but that there was suff Gent ground to
warrant lie pressing his claim, and a RESOLUTION
that he be paid from the contingent fund OF the
house the sum OF - 200 tor expenses incurred
IN the contest; which resolution was adopted.
Mr.. bale, tAe.,) from the Commit tee on
Elections, submitted a resolution to the effect
thst Beniamin r. Essleston having contested
the seat OF Hon: p. ". Strader, representative
from the LIST Ohio district, in good faith and
with probable cause, there be Paid TO him for
expenses incurred in the contest the sum OF
S3,C0o which WAS adopted.
MI hiilsOn, Iowa. from the COMMITTEE OF
ways and Means reported a bill amending the
internal revenue laws to exempt undistrIbuted
shafes IN insurance companies from taxation;
which was passed.
Mr.. Mercur (Pa.) called up his motion to re-
consider the vote by which the apportionment
bill was ordered recommended to the Judiciary
committee, and, in order to hold the floor
against motions to suspend the rules, himself
moved to suspend the rules to consider this bill
10 the exclusion OF all other business except ap-
fr0prlation bills and reports Of committees vi
conference.
The House refused to suspen nd the rules-ayes
lis. noes Shot two-tbrds voting in the AIR.
NATIVE.
The House then, in accordance with an ar
rangemeLt made yesterday, Procee ded TO bust
mess Upon the Speakers table, laying Aside
those bills TO which objection was made.
The following bills and resolutions were,
under this arr ange ment, disposed Of:
Senate bill relative 10 the removal OF causes
IN courts OF the United States; the House
amendme Mt was agreed to. Bill 10 confirm the |
title Rancho del Rio Grande in New Mexico 80 |
me heirs ana legal representatives OF the orig
mai GRANTEES thereof; Senate amendments con |
Cured IN. Bill amending armv appropriation
bill OF 1870; referred TO the Mitrry Committee !
senate joint resolution authorizing the Presi- 4
and consent Of the Senate to appoint LYMAN I |
SIaulding master in the navy of the United |
States; passed. Senate joint resolution for the |
reiiei OF settlers on the public lands; passed
X. f. Ee Russy, late Colonel CORPS Of engineers: |
Senate bill correcting an error In the passage
of an act entitled IAN act for the relief of tie /
officers and crew of the ship Nightingale" |
March nth, 1890, entitled "An act declaring the
assent Of Congress to certain acts OF the States
of Maryland and Georgia; referred TO the Ju-
dietary Committee.
TIE Coal TRoUBLEs.-Ata meeting Of the |
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