Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-19
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.

Dina Il mr.. Aramonll prescnteg memo
nal Of certain eN-memheTs OF he Capitol ,,5l.ce
| force. asking 20 be restored Referred n com
mittee on Contingent Expenses.
DISTRICT Hf-lS
Mr. Patterson, from corr rrit-ee NJ pss--.r. OF
columbia rerorted BAL 10 incorporate the Gap
Itrl Sayirgs BANK.
Also, bill restoring - .he Marsha ot tho Dis
'rict OF Columbia exclusive 'ar 81 -tiDu o. The
! J..ll IN the ni-trie, q Columbia
Mr.. CTaeiu, from Commute, OF y a. Al sra.rs
reIorted House bill
AnuLlsAING Tnr oFvrcE oF ADMIRAL AND
NI.E ADMIRAL
| IN the Navy, with amendment that the csisCs
| SHAH cease u'7n ne Occurrences 90 a yA.ancv.
The am' ndmcut Was agreed 20, AMI tue ban
| passed
Nj. Hevc's. from III Committee on p.>.rfct
OF Columbia, reported i4voyaJly, 5Hl = Moor
To;ste the
n'Hr sAvrses r.NS. o. w,sHlSsroS.
NJ. Eaml-u iu'-o.ugC b.Il 20 secure
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION
of hread>tufs and p-NviS'ons from the We; ID
he ea,i n uniform rates through al the seasons
MIR. Cole introduced bill 10 abolish tonnage
ones Oh American vessels. Referred 10 Com
mittee or Commerce.
Mi. Wilson introduced bill to ra..l,a-a che
appointment at inferior officers m
TIE CIVIL SERVICE,
when provides that al employees wi:h salaries
exceed ng tl31O, should be subject to examine
ton before appointment. and shall not be re-
moved uniess on the rrpor. Of Board sIni,gr 10
| that which APPOINTED them.
4
| 'hiei Of ordnance suggesting thai no farther
| appropriations o bronze cannon be M te tor
1 soldiers m0nuH'en,, "a the gun are yaluable
| anu Tie number = becoming very mach re-
| duced.
Mr.. MOTIONS SPECIAL coNNlrrFE.
| The motion of Mr. Mort "a for the appaiu'-
ment 81 special committee to investigate
charges OF violence and resistance 20 the laws
| nI the south, Wa adopted. and the Senate then,
At l.l5 T.. NJ. went into Executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr..
Dawes Mas introduced bill 20 provide for
The construction of twenty iron vessels and 70
provide tor the equipment Of the same. to he
used Tor the postal service, Ne. Referred 20 lie
Committee on Commerce
Mr.. Holman, tlnd.,l rom the COMMITTEE on
CUmmerCe. introduced a Joint rtsolut on an
oIlsng the Secretary OF the Treasury u grant
an American register 20 the British ship Robert
NJ. Lowe, owned at New Bedford Passed
MI. Paine Wis introduced a hill relating 10
duties on rallrcad ron. Referred 10 the Com
mittee OF Way and Means.
Mr.. Peck lpiIO) offered a resOlutiO on which
Was adopted. directing the Committee on CON
merce 10 ill., are into the eNPedIeHcy 81 a sur
Sey and al appropriation tor the impEoveng nj
Of the Naumec river above Toledo.
The Hon,e then IN the morning hour pro-
ceeded to the consideration OF REPORTS tom he
Committee or Indian AFFAIR.
MI smith i'regonl reported adversely 1r5a
House bill regu sting Indian sdairs, aud 1t
"a laid on the table.
Mr. Van Horn Mo- reported a bill 10 pro-
vit!e for
A CONSOLIDATION or The ryplAs TRIES.
and to organize a system OF government in the
Indian Territory.
The object Of the bill j. 70 collect all the
Indian tribes a. faT a. PC>-ibl, under one form
OF government. and to bring tue wild Indians 81
the plains under the influences OF the evil. ed
Indians now in The Indian Territory
Mr.. an Horn made a speech in suprnr OF
tie hli'- ami advocate it, provisions
| Mr.. Armstrong Pa followed in Support Of
he measure, and urged the absolute necessity
OF passing Tie hlii.
Mir. Sargent cal Ia uired whether tie In
| dams had not lately had a meeting au! agreed
| gion a form OF government VIII 4 was ii q. rect
| coTr.ct with TIC lsJys or in this bill.
| Mr. Armstrong SAID that - As 80. AMI h. be-
| iieved tire ia'e convention was all Wroug, be
cause re did not believe Congre-s ruould
organize al independent teri torial government
ioI the irclanS-iE,ePenden Of all control nv
ne tec,ia, Government. a. was proposed by
The late convention A. bkmulgrC.
Nr. Cullom III said he thought the hin
should how lie referred to the Gommittee on
! Territories. which nov had the subject OF ter
Titorisl government under consideration. AT
| least The House should wait until tue House
bad official nstice OF The late convention lu tire
Indian Territory Al the rroper time he would
move 10 refer 10 the Committee OF Territories
Pending discussion a. TO which committee
should control the bin the morning hoar ex-
pIed and tie bill went over until Tuesday,.
Mr.. HOge :. c. obtained leave To- Introduce
hill supplemental to the act creating 4 den art
ment OF Justice whicw wss referred 70 the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
a
tempt TO have the ball ior the better protection
OF the Indian frontier made the special order
tor a future day.
Mr.. Julian, (Ind..l from the Committee o.
Public Lands, asked ana obtained consent thar
he bill defining swamp and Oyerfio Owed lands be
made The special order fog February let.
Mr.. Archer Md presented the memorial OF
Maria Clemin, OF Maryland. claiming payment
for money advanced Ia and clothing furnished
troops OF General Lafayette during the reyo-
lutionsry war. Referred 10 the Committee on
Revolutionary Claims
The House then took up the next special order,
which was the Senate resolution extending The
ume TO construct railroad from the ST. CroiN
river OF Santee to the west end Of Lake Superior
arr TO Bayfield,.
When tie question was last up the bill was or
dered laid upon the table. A motion tO recon
slider had been made. and a motion TO Iay tins
latter On the table had been rejected. The
peLding question, therefore, Was the motion TO
reconsider The vote hY which the bill was tabled.
The House agreed to reconsider the vote
ayes 20. noes g..
The House then refused to lay the bin on tie
tabie-ayes -, noes. -.
SALE OF LANDS FOR TAXEs IN THE INSTR
DICTIONARY STATEs.-An important case came
before lhe Supreme Count OF the L nited States
yesterday-Downry against Mutt. II is an
appeal from the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
and involves the Legality OF proceedings under
the tax acts OF lS6l- O., affecting insurrectiOnsry
States. The land ia question contains lsa
acres. which belonged to Mutt, who lie well
known in the District Of Columbia. and WAS
appralsed at sc 500. The amount OF tax alleged
TO he due was sl.. and the land Was bid on TO
Governor Pierpoint for 8, 400, and was by him
assigned TO Downey. Mutt has recovered by
action of eiectmept in the Virginia courts
This is the leading case under the direct tax
acts, and its decision is awaited with interest
Ii presents the questions of the consttutionslity
Of the acts Ut Congress providing for the sale OF
lands for taxes in insrrrectionary States, and
The validity Of the proceedings of the commits
sioners under those acts. These questions are
the same involved in the validity Of the title by
which the government holds the Arlington
estate. The case is being argued by w. Will
Ioughby, late Judge of the Supreme Court OF
Appeals Of Virginia. in support Of the title, AMI
by X. 4. Merrck, Esq, OF this city, ia oPpo-
alton teit.
TIE METHODIST Book CoNCRRK ISvRsTrsA-
TIoN.EThe committee Of the Methodist Book
Concern remained in executive session New
York UP TO O'Clock p. m, yesterday, when they