The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-16

them 70 return the bill to the House. OF measure OF
great Importance TO the people OF hts State.
amendment prevailed, It would not embrace everT
person named In the bill. 1t certainly unploG.
SAINT for him to refuse tue personal appeals Ssna-
tors out he persisted his refusal as the most ef-
noaolous means OF ending the practice OF pieoemeal
never could be had while special bills were allowed
70 go through.
r Referring to a suggestion by Mr.. Stewart, Mr..
lIumbuil lntimated his willingness to Withdraw mis-
pIoposluen II the Senate would agree not to pass
any more special bills on the subject until definite
aouon sonav was Va, taken taken upon general bill.
SeVeIa Senators objected.
Mr.. Sherman then demanded the regular order.
whlon wss tne bn cedng certain jurisdiction TO the
The bill was then taken up and debated by Messrs.
Sherman and Thurman, the Senators from Ohio FOR
several hours The bill gives to the State OF Ohio
Jurisdiction and title property purchased by the
United States for national asylums for disabled
soldiers.
BY Mr.. CLARK. OF Texas, to divide Texas into two
BY Mr.. Sargent making compensation OF 1000
to Joseph s. Wilson. Commissioner OF the Land
Ohlce, for collecting the scientific museum at the
BY Mr.. Mccormick, OF Arizona, to equalize and
nx the salaries OF Territorial Governors and Score
Mr.. Cox presented petitions of Joseph Raphael and
others OF New York City to relieve the tobacco In
The question OF the air line railroad bill between
New York and Washington came up from last Mon
for its Introduction. The question was decided in
the snirmative-yeas, ia, nays, 7s.
All the Democrats voted In the negative, together
with the following named Republicans :-Messrs
Benjamin, Builnton, Butler, Of Massachusetts: :
Dawes, Hale, Hill, Hooper, Kelley, of Pennsylvania: :
Ketchum, Latin, Moore, OF Ohio; Myers Negley,
ONeill, Packer, Of Pennsylvania; Poland, Smith,
of Vermont; stevens, Twichell, Van Wyok, and
WashbuIn. OF Massachusetts.
Mr. Edridgs moved to reconsider the last vote.
Mr.. Kelsey, OF New York, moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table. Agreed to-yeas ia
nays rs.
having expired the bill went tall Monday next
The credentials Of VIM. p. Price, p. Il. Young,
and Monroe Bethune Representatives elect from
the State OF Georgia, were presented, and no obJec
tiens being made these gentlemen were sworn In.
Bills were further presented as follows-
BY Mr.. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania granting con-
demned ordnance to the Lincoln Institution OF
Philadelphia.
Mr. Cox offered q resolution in reference to the
tee OF Ways and d Neans. The resolution Is as fol-
lows:-
Whereas The Secretary OF the Treasury, under date
of July 11th, 1870, communicated to this House in
formation in response to q resolution Of June 2Tth
1870, as to the New York Custom House matters !:
and
whereas, In said communication the Secretary
communicated two letters dated the 1st and 9tR
ultimo, requesting the restoration OF the general
order business TO the bonded warehouses at Jersey
City and Hoboken; and
Whereas, AS this request has not been complied
with, gre atty to the injury OF commerce, n0t1ith-
standing the appeal made to the collector by Phelps,
Dodge & Co., and many other merchants nsmtng
Whereas, The Secretary has repeated his request,
and the OLD system continues in defiance OF his
reiterated requests; therefore
RESOLVED That the Secretary be requested to trans
init all the correspondence since July H. 1870, with
his views as to the necessity OF additional legisla-
tion to compel collectors to comply with his orders.