Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-19
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
TUESDAY, December ~.

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| on Post Ofhces, reported bill to pay ID. V. Al
den & Co. sci, 59s for carrying the overland mail
from New York TO San Francisco in 1854, and
asked for its present consideration, but Mr. Ed
munds objected, and il went over.
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Vermont, from the Committee
| on Public Buildings and Grounds, reported
House bill approPriating s4,oco,ooo for the erce-
| ton Of
| PunLic BUILDINGS AT cgIcAGo,
with certain amendments designed 20 perfect
| the bill.
MIR. Chandler wished to be generous to Chiea-
go, but thought this was very large sum.
chased and the buildings put mp for a less
amount.
In answer TO a question OF Mr. Carpenter
the buildings erected on the old site, 6ut IL hsd
been deemed best not 10 restrict the Secretary
of the Treasury TO the selection of one partica-
lar piece OF ground, because IT would then be
combination and dictate their own price.
Mr.. Carpenter indicated that he had serious
seemed to admit that the United states S sonlS
not condemn and take possession Of any Iaal
which IL might require without the assent OF the
states.
Mr.. Conkiing had information that specnla-
ton had already commenced In the streets al.
sell to the government.
After some further discussion, the amend-
ments were coneufred in, and the bill passed
MT. wilson introduced bin 70 prevent
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
!, " transit over railroads or other modes Of con
veyance. Referred 20 Committee on Judiciary.
MIR. Chandler moved that 50 much o.. the Press.
dents message a. relates TO
THE TELEsRAPH SYSTEM
OF the United States be referred 10 the Commit
tee ON Commerce. He said that in his opinion
the time had come when this subject OF tele-
graphing should be considered by the Congress
ured in the interests of commerce, and Congress
| having power 10 regulate commerce should in
| vestigate il. lie alluded TO the extensise water
ing OF telegraph stock, and said the whole com
l merce or the country WAS taxed to paw the in
| terst on this watered stock. He objected to
| paying for this water. The Associated Press
L which was the most grinding IN Dnopoly in the
country, was opposed TO any interference with
l the Telegraph, which IL virtually controlled.
| This association. which was composed of only
l four or i've members, was very rich and power
| fnl. Papers which were formerly worth 500 900
| were now worth one TO three millions. This As
ISOLATED Press held at its mercy every new spaper
| in the country; in fact, no newspaper could
| start without its permission. He contrasted the
cheap rates at which private messages were sent
| in Europe with the extravagant charges i'm the
At the suggestion of Mr.. Hamlin the nation
was laid over on account of the absence of Mr.
Ramsey, chairman Post Office Committee
Mr.. Corbett offered resolution instructinC the
Committee on Investigation TO inquire into
THE RECENT DEFALcATIoN
| in the Treasury Department, and what means
q pseSent Of such
Mr.. Conkling called up his resolution for an
investigation into
THE GENERAL oRpERn SYSTEM
in the New York custom house.
Mr. Patterson said tl,gt this subject had al
ready been investigated very thoroughly. He
then read from an article i'm the New Work TIM
of yesterday, charging that the Committee ON
Retrenchment had come to New York and en-
tered in hole and corner investigation OF the
New York custom house; that il had suppressed
portions OF the testimony, and gsrbled Others
All OF these assertions he pronounced TO be ma
ligpantly false.
HOUSE OF REPR ESENTATIVES.-Mr
Hooper, (Mass.,) on leave, introduced a resolu-
ton directing the Committee on Banking and
Currency to inquire into the cause of the recent
suspension Of national banks in New York. and
to report to the House whether any further leyis-
lation is necessary. Agreed to.
,,, Mr.; longer mich introduced a resolution
into the present condition Of the Chippewa
river, and if in their judgment any legislation is
necessary, to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr. DUEL (N.Y.) presented n memorial of the
Onondago Salt Company relative to the tax on
salt. Referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
MI Eldridge Cwis.) introduced resolution
requesting the Secretary Of State 20 inform the
House whether the statement of the case of
the United States to be presented to the
tribunal Of arbitration at Geneva had been
printed and if so in what language, what num-
Der of copies had been distributed and 20 whom.
and how many copies remained on hand.
Mr.. Bingham (Ohio) introduced bill to in
corporate the LOOMS Aerial Telegraph Com
pany. Referred to the Committee ON Com
merce.
Mr.. voorhees, (Ind.) introduced a resolution
instructing the Committee on Revolutionary
Pensions and the war of 1872, to inquire into
the expediency of a bill amending the act of
Feb'y IA, 1872 80 as 10 place on the pension rolls
the names Of all who served at any time from
the breaking out to the close Of the war OF 1912,
and in the Indian war of the same period, in
GLIDING the battle of Tippecanoe, and to give to
the widows of all soldiers who served in such
wars a pension whether they were ma rried
M. Perry ~ Introduced : resolution in.
| curing of the Secretary OF the Treasury what
amount of the twenty millions Of $40 bonds on
| would cease in March next, had been redeemed.
Agreed TO.
Mr.. Wells (NIo.) introduced a resolution call
| ing upon the Postmaster General for informs
ton relative to post routes and mail contracts i'm
the southwest. Agreed to.
Mr.. Farnsworth (Ill.) asked leave TO report
| from the Committee on Post Ofices and Post
Roads a bill Furnishing straw bidders, and hold
ing all bidders for mail contracts to their bids
till contract is executed Also, for the protec-
| ton Of money order funds and the introduction
| OF postal cards.
Mr.. Haldeman (Pa.) objected, and the bill
Mr. Kinseila IL. W offered resolution, which
was agreed to, directing the Committee on Ex-
penditurts to inquire and report the number of
| persons engaged as clerks and laborers in the
New York custom house and Brooklyn immedi-
/ ately preceding the election, how long and by
| whom employed, the amount paid tor such SER
| vice, and from what fund paid.
The regular order being demanded, the House
proceeded with the consideration of the bill re-
| ported from the Committee on Education and
Labor; providing for the appointment Of COM
1 mission to Investigate
/ THE SUBJECT OF LABOR,
/ and the hours of labor in the United States. .
/ Mr.. Perez Miss addressed the House in sup
| port Of the BILL and gave notice that he would
| demand the previous question 1t one O'Clock to-
i morrow, or Is soon thereafter rs he could obtain
| the floor.
NesMs Storm, PAL Kerr, lInd., Cox IN.
/ W and Slocum IN. W followed in opposition
| TO the bill, urging that nothing would be or was
intended to be accomplished by the bill.
something akoat Prince Albert.
Editor Erenias Star: In your issue OF Satur-
day you dad an injustice, without in ntena.np I,
no doubt, and you win, therefore, oblige a num-