The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-09

eNrendltn es in protecting the frontier from hostile
MT LSSTghrdge in relation to railroad bridges
by Mr. Sawyer. extending the benent Of the Mill
tsry Asylum TO volunteers OF ls12
Also, to provide building for post ONCE, etc,
at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
BY MIR. Axteli for the relief Of settlers on public
BY Mr.. johnson, defining swamp lands; also, for
the reef Of disvlers Of brandy from grapes exclu-
BY Mr.. Wilson, of Minnesota, to enable soldiers,
sailors, and marines to pre-empt lands at the mini
mum price on the alternate reserved sections OF
railroad grant lands also, TO provide for the con-
structon and completion Of the harbor of Duluth
BY Mr.. Ortiz granting bounty TO sailors for the
destruction OF enemies property.
BY Mr.. Duyal granting condemned ordnance for
e0lders' monument at Wheeling, w. va.
BY Mr.. Kellogg, for the Improvement OF the
Hoosatonic river, Ct; also, relative to the extern
BY Mr. Jenckes, to regulate the manner of max
ing appointments In the civil service.
BY Mr.. Churchill, to amend the act or the 81
May, 1870 to enforce the rights OF citizens to vote
In tie several States.
Mr.. Kellogg offered "a resolution requesting the
Committee ON Ways and Means to report Dill Tor
the repeal Of the income tax Adopted.
Mr.. Starkweather, by unanimous consent, offered
resolution referring sll bills, resolutions, petitions,
and papers now before Congress or any committee
OF either house, on the subject OF ocean telegraph
cables TO Joint committee of FIVE members OF the
Senate and eight Of the House, with power to send
for persons and papers and to report at any time.
Adopted.
Subsequently Mr.. Wood asked TO have the resolu-
ton again read remarking that It had not been IN
derstOod. He said It was an attempt to take from
the Committee OF Foreign Affairs what hal been
entrusted 10 II, and had been reported on by 1t.
The Speaker remarked that the resolution had
been read and acted on deliberately, and that it
could not be reconsidered.
Mr.. Myers, OF Pennsylvania, inquired whether q
resolution could not be adopted annulling the one
just adopted.
The Speaker replied in the affirmative.
Mr.. Kelsey, Of New York, introduced, and moved
to put its passage, bill TO authorize the building
of military and postal railway between Washing
ton and New York. he stated that n was the same
bill in substance that which was on the Speaker 3
table since the last session. he introduced 1t at the
request OF Mr. Ingersoll, the author OF the bill, on
the call of the State Of New York for bills, the
call would not extend to-day to the State OF Illi-
| nois.
| A point OF order was made by Mr.. Eldrdge against
the right Introducing the bill, but the point
! overruled by the Speaker.
During the reading OF the bill the morning hour
expired and the bill went over till next Monday.
Mr.. 0rth moved TO suspend the rules to take from
the Speakers table and pass the Senate joint resou
| tiOn authorizing the appointment OF commissioners
In relation to the annexation OF Domiaica. He re-
marked that the Committee on Foreign Affairs had
this morning by majority vote agreed TO that joint
| resolution.
! Mr. Wood made a point OF order as to whether
! that motion could be made.
The Speaker overruled the point OF orc er, and de-
| eided the motion to be in order.
| All the Democrats voted in the negative, and the
following named Republicans Amber, Beatty
| Boyd. Finkenburg HOar, Peters. and Willard.
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