New-York tribune., 1871-01-21
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
XLIsT CONGRESS-3D SESSION.
AN AMUSING SCENE IN TIE HOUsE-A TEST VOTE
on WOMAN sCFFRAGE--THE SUPPLEMENTARY
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL RENEWED IN THE SENATE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl

The House Committee the District Of Columbia to-
day reported favorably, with amendments the senate
BILL first presented TO the House in last providing
Territorial Government for the District Of Columbia
The first debate which arose, and 1t hot one.
on proposition OF Mr. Ella Of NewIIasQpshrc To mako
the Governor Of the District elective Instead OF giving
to the President the right TO appoint him. This found
few champions the principal argument against II being
that such provision would De unconstitutional. ON
reaching the sixth section Of the bill, which de-
fines the qualifications ~ voters, Mr. Julian sprung
the woman suffrage question upon the House, by moving
to strike the word from the section and 10
demanded the Yeas and Nays. Then ensued lively and
| amusing As the Of the members were
called their acquaintance gathered around the seats Of
those who voted in the affirmative. laughing and Joking,
| and cheering some ~ them. A few answered
| "Yes" in a timid, hesitating way. though half
ashamed OF IT, while others rOared IL out though they
gored the The result Of the vote had little ~
cheer in it for the suffrage antators for though
| there were 55 votes in the affirmative to III
i'm the negative, many who voted Ycs' did on tho
experiment principle" having no boEels OF compassion
for devoted people of the District All attempts o
evade action this bill failed, and after amending 10 -
IA to allow the Government Of the District to have
no jurisdiction the Z. 5. property here II WAS
passed The House holds session tomorrow for debate
| only
The Vice. President announced in the Senate, to-day.
| the Special Committee investigate the alleged out
RACES the South Mr. Morton declining on account Of
his feeble ply sica condition. Mr.. scott was aeceh ~
the Chairman OF the Committee, and Messrs. Wilson.
Pool, Chandler, and Davis the other members. Mr..
Davis after consultation with his party associates asked
u be OF indisposon. Subsequently
Mr.. Pool also asked 10 be excused, and the
respective vacancies filed by the appointment ~
Messrs Rice and Bayard. The Pension bill for the
soldiers Of 1912 made the special order for Wednes
day next. Mr. sumner presented "A memorial from the
Colored National Labor Convention lately in session In
this city, giving recital of the ndignes practced up
them in public conyeyances and in public places IN the
South where, although they charged rscass fare,
| they are assigned second and thri-cass accom-
moations Mr.. sumner urged the immediate passage Of
the Supplementary Civil Rights bill offered by him last
session. 1t aSccrained that the bill had been re-
ported adversely by the Committee in the last days OF
the essiOn, without attracting any notice Mt Sumner
Immediately rentroduced it to-day expressing the hope
that the Judiciary Committee would treat it more kind
| ly than before. Mr.. Fenton introduced an
| other steamship bill mr. Williams gave notice
| that on Monday he should call up the prop
| ositiOn for Special Committee on Ocean
Cables. Mr.. Nye read written speech in favor OF an
appropriation 100000 the sutro Tunnel Company,
on which he desired immediate action and the only OBJ
lection made was by Mr.. sherman, who was not quite
satisfied OF the rOpriety Of the Mr.. Nye
that the matter should be postponed for day
two, to give Mr.. sherman time TO exam.
inc it. Mr.. Conking introduced important bin
authorizing the construction OF tunnels for commercial
postal purposes under the North and East Rivers ID
New York City. MOrtons bill refund the interest
and discount the bonds OF the states vigor
ousiy debated by Mr. Morton, side, and Mcssrs
sherman, CoIrsng, and Morrill, of p9t) the other
The bill opposed by the lastnamed Senators tha
ground of its inequality, unsound principle, the largo
ameunts that would call for, and the impossibty of
settling the accounts. Pending a motion 10 refer il
10 the Finance Committee, the Senate went into
Executive session, and subsequently adjourned until
Monday. Mr.. Scott made motion TO Tx Tuesday for the
consideration of the bin to repeal the Income Tax and
Mr. Sumner expressed his willingness 10 stay tonight and
pass it. Mr.. COnkng who during the debate this after
noon, had ssyied tax with common and
common honesty seized the idea at once, and il was
urged with so much spirit that Mr. SCOTS motion wal
| agreed to.
The Increasing tendency OF private enterprises ars
peal 10 Congress for aid relief is exhibited and
more at each recurring session Private bills and clai
take up large proportion OF the time that should be dc.
voted 10 public affairs A leading Western member Is
preparing. and Will probably introduce Monday
resolution 10 amend the Constitution by prohibiting
special Legislation and interpretations aEd requiring tha
passage Of general laws covering the CHEF wberd
corporate powers DE eonstlutionaly granted. An
examination of the work of the XLth Congress shows
public acts and resolutions, 22G and l2S
spectvely passed while OF private acts resolutions
and respectively became laws The public include
railroad, national bank, and other measures affecting
personal interests The present Congress, far Il
has gone, shows large increase In this cas Of business.
Senators and Representatives Committees, such
patents Claims private land CLAIMS and pensions.
plain greatly OF the labor this class Of impose upon
them very large number of private pension bills are
| not yet examined from want Of time alone.
OF the city newspapers made a statement, to-day.
that an attorney for Indian claims, James g. Blunt Il
Kansas had testified before the Subcommittee Al-
preparations that he had to money and other corrupt
influences securing attention from members OF Con-
| gress to theelams he managed Mr. Sargent. on tho
1 81 a
course had testified. He has been summoned hera
by telegraph but though known to be at certain places
to which dispatches been sent has failed TO
them. messenger will probably be s,It after him,
| well as eX-Indian Agents residing in the Nest
| against whom charges of maladministraton made
Fernando Wood, apparently determined to lose op-
portuny raise his voice against the annexation II
| San Domingo, offered, yesterday amendment To the
Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation bill, forbiddng
the use OF any of the secret service fund
with that island. Pending debate this subject. tho
] Committee rose. and it went over until to-
| day. After the morning hour, when tho
| House again resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole, all debate being limited TO is minutes, short
speeches were made by Butler, Mr.. Cox and Mr..
| Kelsey the lastnamed of whom exposed Messrs. Wool
and Eldrige TO considerable ridcue by causing TO be
read from Globe OF last year extracts from their
speeches. which they then opposed an amendment re-
ouiring President file the vouchers OF disburse-
ments OF the Service fund with an officer OF tho
Treasury Department. Mr.. Woods amendment was, OF
course lost as also another made by him forbddns
any poron OF the appropriation for consular service 10
he used In the same way. While Mr Wood was speaking
on this last amendment the hour OF o'clock arrived
when the Committee rose and the House passed TO tho
consideration OF the District Of Columbia business,
ported by the Committee
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
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