The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-07
CONGRESS-,
FORTY-sECOND rERM-FIRsr SESSION.

committee appointed to wait ON the President, re- |
ported that they had performed hat duty, ana the
President informed them that he had no communi- |
caon to make to Congress at present. nut would
make one in the course of week. Also that the |
President had expressed wish that Congress |
would not THIS week fix day OF adjournment ana
had stated that he would shortly have Executive
communication to make 10 the senate.
hr. Cole introduced bill to abolish the tax on
incomes.
Mr. Pomeroy introduced a bill to enable honor
ably discharged soldiers and sailors. their widows
isnds Of the United States, the sane hill which
passed the House last session, but failed in the
Senate.
Mr. Morton introduced a Joint resolution autho-
rizing the President TO appoint commission To the
International congress on penitentsry discipline
In reply to an inquiry Of Mr.. Sumner, it was stated
that the proposed congress would be held Ia Flo
renee.
The joint.resolution was then passed.
All the bills introduced we're laid upon the table TO
await the formation of the committees.
The Vice President aid before the Senate the
House concurrent resolution TO adjourn on Wsdnes-
day. March 8, which; upon motion OF Mt hsnlin'
The Senate then, at ten minutes of one O'Clock, adj
journed until Thursday.
House.
Mr.. Niblack, as a question OF privilege, offered a
resolution requesting the Speaker TO proceed at
once to the appointment Of committees OF the
Mr Poland submitted that that was not qaestion
Ihe Speaker decided that it was not but said that
he was very glad 1t was offered, and that ne would
Congress entering now on general business. de was
in favor Of the earliest adjournment but he believed
that there any public reason making It, proper
for Congress to meet on the fourth of March and
elect its Speaker and other officers that same rea-
applied AS well to the organization Of the COM
mlttees OF the House. He submitted that there
no prOpriety IN Congress meeting on the fourth Of
was merely TO elect its Speaker and other officers
and then adjourn. The House was to-day IN the
position OF haltorganized army, having com
mander In chief but no subordinate officers, and
body to take 1t into action.
should be decided at an early period of the Con-
gress instead Of being left, was generally the
case, the close of Congress, adding greatly to the
expense. He considered 1t lmportaut also, that
members should know at an early day to what
mttees they were assigned so that they might
make themselves familiar with the genera business
| Of such committees.
The Speaker stated his views on the subject He
said that Two years ago It was not for eleven days
after the organization Of the House that he able
TO announce the standing committees, aud he was
persuaded that even then the announcement was
| III many respects premature. He would have been
very glad then to have had the opportunity OF be
coming better acquainted with the aniecedents,
| position, character ana tastes OF members whici
would have enabled him, he thought, to avoid some
| mistakes which possibly occurred.
than any OF its predecessors OF new members, anu
he had not been ahle TO acquaint himself with the
personal characteristics OF the new members. Tax.
ing into view the decided manifestation OF the
| House on Saturday in favor OF an early adjourn
structed by the House. to appoint the stsndng
| committees until the December session, VITA the
1 o
| Accounts, and Public Buildings, for the appoint
meDt of which four committees there was a specific
necessity.
IL the House were tc adjourn within the next fort
night, he should from that standpoint regard It
| decidedly inexpedient 10 announce the standing
committees at the present session. But OF he
was subject to the orders Of che House.
Mr. Cox believed that II those committees We're
appointed the House ought to cut out fDr
them They ought to have tariff reform; they ougnt
to give some little admonton to the secretary Of the
Treasury certain matters the shipping interests
| should he attended to; the moment Committees
were appointed the House would be all at sea- anu
would be Kept here till May.
lie therefore thought the suggestion OF the
| Speaker eminently wise. He would not wait here
where, but would keep voting to adjourn until the
Mr. Eidriope agreed substantially to what his col
league (Mr. NlDsck) had said aud tnougnt there
was good deal Of practical good sense IN his sug-
gesuOls. Members Of the House should know at
| early a day possible on what committees they
were to serve, so as to prepare themselves for the
specially OF such committees He was not IN favor
| the country needed IL. There were some matters
left undone by she last Congress which ought to
| Mr. Dawes hoped that Mr.. NibacK would with
draw his resolution. He admtted inst If Congress
general legislation, It would oe absolutely necessary
| to have the committees appointed, but the House
had with great unanimity decided un saturday that
| IL would not enter ON general legislation.
Every Indication was that If the Senate did not
agree 10 adjourn Oh Wednesday it would agree To
adjourn at IN early day, but II committees were
now appointed the House would plunge at once into
general legislation, ana IL dld not seem 10 Nun that
| here was any occasion for doing anything that
/ would tend in tha direction. b z OF thDse
who believed that Congress legslated too mach
He believed IL would have been be- ter for congress
| not TO meet until December according to custom
| for so many years. The meeting IN March had been
| app, inted for special necessity, which necessity
had passed away, and he trusted that the law for
that purpose would DE repealed. II the Committees
were appointed now and set to work 1t was tmpoAs
| shle to tell when Congress could adjourn. lie
| hoped that MI Nihlack would Withdraw the
| luton
Mr. Wheeler moved to lay the resolution on the
| table.
| MIR. Butler, of Massachusetts,, desired the House
TO consider the exact state OF public business. Con-
gess at the last session, had passed the appropra-
ton bills ana one. other pnOnc measure OF tmpOrt-
| auce, but had passed nothing else except private
bills. He did not desire 10 enter upon new career
OF legislation Of that kind. All OF the great interests
OF the country han been left TO take 0f them
selves. IL there were nothog tO be dealt with but
GU ssttOns OF hoance, questions Of revenue, and
questions of tariff the ordinary legislation of the
country he would not content 10 adjourn at
once, but the House could shut its eyes u the
fact that there was State OF things in the Southern
part of the country which called for legislation 20
enable the President 60 carry out the constitutional
guarantees OF protection to life, liberty, and pro-
perty. He desired TO enter on no other legislation
4 hut thar. He trusted that t Ia view Of fhat
condition OF things that the President had intlmated
desire that Congress should not fix the day Of ad-
jOurnment during this week. lie quite agreed that
OF the House for the purpose of going into general
| legislation, but he did hope that the House would
not aoj0urn so soon. IL would be false to its duty
TO the nation, and false to its duty the OOnstt-
uoD, IT. it adjourned and left the state OF things in
the South that now was there, and left he Presi-
| dent poweIless TO correct it
ln this connection he sent TO the Clerks desk to
be read, report made TO Governor Scott, OF South
Carolina, by John b. Hubbard Chief State Consta-
ble stating that in LauTene county, since October
18th, lS70 there had been Judge OF PROBATE Vol.
| Dey Powel), member OF the House or Representa-
tiVes (Wade A. Perrin, ana eleven other leading
| Republicans killed. In one day hfty men and women
were biutaly whipped and maltreated, aud one