Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-11
FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS
This Afternoons Proceedings,
TT BsDAY, April II.

TT EsDAY, April II.
SENATE.-The Senate met at II O'Clock.
THE HousE AMNESTY BILL
was laid before the Senate by the Vice Presi
dent, and read the first and second times
Mr.. Robertson gave notice that he should az
this session ask the Senate TO take up this bill
MI Fdmunds.-I shall object.
MIR. RobertsOn.-I intend TO see whether the
majority OF the Senate objects.
PIT. Sherman offered the following:
ResOlred, That the Committee on Finance il
hereby instructed during the recess OF Con-
OF 70 - ~ '' W s 's''''"
TAXATION,
with view to propose such amendments TO the
bill OF the House repeating certain taxes, now
pending in the Senate, as will simplify and re-
duce both the internal taxes and the duties on
imported goods now in force, and in such man
ner that the aggregate Of each Of such taxes
shall not exceed the sums required to execute
the laws relating TO the public debt and the
current expenditures of the Government, sd-
mlnistered with the strictest economy, so that
such taxes NAV be distributed as 10 impose the
least possible burden upon the people.
MIR. Casserly preferred that the resolution
should lay over until TO- morrow, as some amend
ment might be necessary.
Mr.. Cole suggested that the propriety of
repeating the income tax be also taken into
consideration.
Mr. Sherman regarded that question az coy
cred by the resolution. He said the resolution
had been offered 10y the unanimous consent of
the Finance COMMITTEE.
The resolution then went over until to morrow
Mr.. Conklng rose to
A PERSONAL EXPLANATION,
and asked TO be al paragraphs from the Wash
ington correspondence OF the New York Tribune
of Saturday last, purporting to give an account
of the proceedings in executive session on the
late New York nominations.
He then said that the same journal OF two pre-
ceding days had published Washington dis
patches upon the same subject, all OF which
were widely incorrect, and gave speeches erro-
hnx haur, de- H.
tive session. Were the reports unfounded only
in particulars relating to him. he should as
usual allow them to pass IN silence, Just rs he
stated ' editorially that he attempted by
disorderly moderation and clamor to
arrest the proceedings Of the Senate
general statements. We have rule which for
bids the disclosure Of the executive proceedings
of the Senate, and therefore, / cannot do eX-
dlicitily as l would show how wide these reports
inviolate only what does occur in executive
session, not what does not occur. j may
say therefore, that the acts, utterances and
PrScesdings thus related ,s aid not take place,
itcstion of Seniors are alike erroneous
This, perhaps, is as far as the rule will permit
rrmatively what was said and done, and dou bt-
less the correspondents who relied upon infor-
nation 30 mistaken, will be glad to make note
note Of this denial now made in the hearing OF
kp9Rgpo"
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
motion of Mr. Randall, (Pa.) the Senate k,"; /,
relation TO the payment Of the salary of Hon
K. c. Schemes, minister to England, was taken
from the Speakers table and passed.
Mr.. McCreary, Qows) from the COMMITTEES on
Elections, reported Q resolution declaring thai
the election Of Members Of Congress held Or
the sth. November, 1870, was held on the day
nxed by law, and thst such elections were mo-
Illegal. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Wells, (Mo.l the Senat,
authorizing the Secretary OF War to q On
the disposal of the Lyons Nonume- place a.
ton twelve pieces Of condemns at Associa'
taken up and passed. ID cannon wa
The House then proceed .
ton Of 81 10 tne conAoera
A. returned with -<1cf1ECY BILL
Mir. Dawes me amendments by the Senate
the oeper~ ,Mase.) addressed the House upon
ton. v al features of the bill under considera-
pu- DE said 1t originated in the House for the
pose Of meeting certain deficiencies created
oy the legislation OF the last hours of the last
session Of The Forty first Congress, amounting
in the aggregate TO an inconsidersble sum, and
IL had then gone TO the Senate, where few
items OF . similar character had been added