The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-24

river was considered aud passed, PP'
Mr.. Howard called up the Texas Pacific Railroad
bill, snd moved for the appointment OF committee
Of conference on the subject
Mr.Warner moved to concur In the House amend
Mr.. Pomeroy favored the recommittal of the bill
to the COMMITTEE ON Racidc Railroads.
Mr.. Blair said II the hill passed as IL came from the
House II would be only another Northern line of
road II was to make another great trunk line end
ing at tne North and not at the South, having a
Northern gauge, and from which ali Southern
branches had been designedly cut OF. II there
any one thing to which this Congress was pledged tt
was to give the South Southern road, but this bill
was delusiOn and a snare.
Mr.. Conkling thought the bill could not he dis
posed OF without debate, and he therefore insisted
on the regular order
order Of business being the House bill TO lard the
purity Of elections, entitled an act to amend
approved May slst, 1870, to enforce the rights of
citizens OF the United States TO vote in the several
States OF this Union and,for other purposes Tie
bill consisting of sections was read at Length.
Mr. Nckers criticized the bill as 0fIshOOt OF the
unconstitutional measure OF last session, under
which military Intervention had been resorted 90 at
State elections eXpedients OF the hepuol1an
party in carrying elections lie proceed to deliver a
lengthy argument against the right OF Congress 10
interfere IN such elections, except In cases or
treme necessity where the execution OF state la VS.
A message was read from the President anuoun.
cling that he had signed the bill prescriDngaa form
OF oath to be taken by Ii. B. NJ. Miller, claiming a
Upon invitation OF the Vice esident, Mr. Miller.
who was present, came forward and took the oath
prescribed and entered upon his duties.
unconstitutionaty OF the pending measures.
House.
number of petitions were presented and re-
Mr. Dawes appealed to the house to consent to an
evening session for the sundry Civil Appropriation
Objection was made by Nessrs scodeld. Brooks
IN. ", Butler (Aass) and other members on tine
ground that experience proved impossible to keep
q quorum at night sessions Jt suggested that
the House would perform much IL ore work oy sitting
till six In the afternoon.
Mr. Dawes yielded to these suggestions and with
drew the proFositon for night session.
Mr.. Cox appealed TO the House to let him offer
resolution abOlishing tue duty on COAL declaring
that he had tried Tor two months to get hearing
to the poor, and human beings were bsing frozen to
death In New York
Objection made.
The House then took up the bill making apprOpri-
stions for sundry civil expenses OF the Government
Mr.; Brooks, OF N. Y, suggested that the House
should begin at the tail end of the bill, because the
other appropriation bills for the last few iys
been passed under suspension OF the rules before
The bin usually designated the omnibus bill, ap-
propriates s33, $780, ,992 Among its items are the
the Treasury Department, sl6O,ee0; for revenue
cutter service sl05 7C0 for construction OF revenue
cutters $500 600: for marine hospitals $3.50 600; for
national currency, and detecting and panisnius
counterfeters, s20s, ,0o0 to pay Massachusetts the
expenses Of u g. Courts $500 900; fof land onices
$4,000; expenses OF collecting revenue from public
lands for metrOpolitan police of the Dis;
Tor the insane slbS oeO for the deaf aud dumb inst
tuition s4e GOO; for Columbia women's hospital and
extension Of Government Printing 6fioe, s.5 ooO;
boundary lines and surveys, U.s. oOs for expenses Of
ninth census: 81, 25O 600; for public buildings and
aqueduct, sl24OOO; for Rock Island Bridge, Iin s,
$780, 900; for Rock Island Armorv and Arsrna
Op Fpe S9sr Buqea r
0Ge for the settlement on Of as
Pententares, $50 oOo;' to indemnify States
for war expenses, s6OoO.oOO; for horses aud other
house expenses 81 5e5 oo5 for coast survey. $685.
OsO for navy yards 81 ASS 900; for post oices and
cadfs ctnsr o or
vile. Tenn; 500 900 for Portland, Oregon; sat,olo
oOe for Boston $500 900 the San Francisco Mint
sl5o0O0 for New Orleans custom house; 100000 for
Trenton, N j. 800 900 for the purchase OF lot In
St. Louis s22O 600 for Appraisers stores at San Fran
cisco; $1,000 for printing office OF the Treasury De-
$500, 900 for Albany, N Y; sloO, ,soO for Nashville,
Tenn 900 for Grand Rapids, Micn 500 900 for
aqG9P op sIa hST Is a"sv Wis
$4,000 for Indianapolis; s43 900 for Portland Me.
soooO0 for hospital on Angel Island. San francisco
$4,000 for Montgomery, Ala $50 600 for Little Rock
Ark, and $4,000 for Cairo, III For light houses
beacons, and FOG signals, ssSooeO; for light house
The fifth section of the bill appropriates
$500 for the salary of an Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to the German Empire
SQ5OO for the Secretary OF Legation; $500 for an
Assistant Secretary OF Legation.
Mr. Hademan moved to increase the item for the
compensation and expenses OF the commission fol
determining the pending questions between 90 Srea
lie said that the object of his motion was to obtain
an opportunity of expressing his opinion on the sub
ject OF the commission. He had intended, II he
could have obtained the floor, to offer preamble
opinion of two-thirds OF the members OF the House
That was, that was manifest destiny that all por
| tions Of the North American continent and the ad
jacent islands must in the course O
time be associated together under one gene
ana Changes 0s9 fs
should be carefully PREPARED and facilitated snt
sion Of the absolute power and right OF the Britlsi
and American colonies to Withdraw their allegiance
by vote ola majority OF their inhaota1's, and .
would be hailed as an act OF high amty and wisdom
that would greatly allay the unhappy irritation nov
existing between the United States and Great Bri
tain. He then withdrew the amendment
Mr.. Wood inquired as to the item OF $4,000 for ex
pensPs incurred by the United States LeRatl IN 4
Paris In protecting Germ subjects in France, an
whether the German Government would not REIN
Mr Dawes replied that the German Governmen
had offered to DO so, but that our G0Vernmen
thought 1t would he small business to go into a
account on such matter, and preferred TO pay n
expense itself.
&r. Wood expressed himself satisfied with tn
Various propositions were submitted by Messr
Wood, Brooks Of New York, Cox, and Fox for IN
repeal OF the duty on coal, but they were all rule
out OF order.
Among them was proposition by Mr.. Fax
strike out item for fuel for the Treasury Depar
| ment He remarked in connection with It tia
while the poor people OF New YORK were pc rishln
from cold, on account OF the high price OF co
caused by the legislation of Congress, ne would n,
vote for fuel to toast the shns OF the friends OF u
The item OF $3.50, 900, to pay the State OF Mass
chusetts for cost OF coast defenses was ruled out
order on a point OF order made by Mr.. FarnsWortt
ON the ground that there was no law authorizing
MI Dawes expressed his surprise at the ruling