Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Brownlow, House bill for collecting du
ties due the Government from Southern
railroads was taken up and passed. q
: Mr.. Hill presented a communication
from the present and former members Of
: the Legislature of Georgia, demonstrating
: against the character of the election OF
L Foster Blodgett as United States Senator
from that State, which was ordered to be
filed. f--A E~rFCf
Mr.. Sherman presented fourteen me.
MORALS from citizens of Kentucky pray
ing for the passage of the bill to charter
/ the Cincinnati Southern Railroad Com
pany. sssfr
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee of
Conference, reported with an amendment
a bill amendatory of the act for the con-
struction of bridge across the Arkansas
river at Little Rock.
Mr.. Scott, from the Committee of Con-
ference, on the right of the Senate to
originate measure to repeal the income
tax, made report in which they advised
the Senate to adhere to its position.
Mr.. Sherman moved to proceed to the
second reading of the Cincinnati Railroad
bill. He said he would not insist on
signal vote until tomorrow.
Mr.. Davis opposed the motion, and
characterized the measure as an attempt
to farN out the State of Kentucky for the
benefit of corporation.
Mr.. Sherman's motion was agreed to,
and the bill taken up and partly read and
laid over for final reading to morrow.
Thedeiciency appropriation bill was then
considered as in Committee of the Whole,
and various amendments reducing items
adopted, including an amendment limiting
the total cost of the new postofice and
sub-tressury building at Boston to one
and half million dollars; and also an
| amendment limiting the advertisement of
mail contract lettings to one newspaper
in each State, in which contracts are to
be let.
A new amendment making appropria-
tons for clerks and messengers in the
office of the Assistant Treasurer at Baltl-
more and New Orleans was adopted.
An appropriation to provide for the col
lectiDg, translsting and publishing of all
documents relating to the early history of |
the West, commencing with the discovery |
of the great lakes in 1869, and including |
the explorations of the Rocky Mountains !
in 1882, was adopted, and the bill then |
passed.
A resolution calling on the PRESIDENT |
for any information communicated by the |
Legation at Constantinople, relating to
restrictions in passing the Straits of the |
Dardinalles and Bosphorus by ships of
other nations, was adopted.
The Fertilization bill was passed. The
River and Harbor appropriation bill was
taken up, and pending the consideration,
the Senate went into executive session,
and afterwards took recess.
The Senate this evening passed the fol-
lowing bills:
By Mr.. Anthony-Recovery of dam
ages for the loss Of the sloop of war
Oneida.
By Mr.. Fowler-Approrristing $751;
500 for damages done to the building and
grounds of the East Tennessee UniVersi-
ty, caused by Federal troops during the
war.
The river and harbor appropriation
bill was proceeded with as in Committee
of the Whole.
Amendments were agreed to, reducing |
the appropriations for the improvement |
of ST. Msry's Falls canal and river, Mich
igan, Desmoines Rapids falls, Ohio River |
and Louisville canal, each two hundred
thousand dollars. Appropriation for the
of the harbor of Alton,
Illinois, $15, 200; for the mouth of the
river, $25, 900; and for gen.
eral survey of the Mississippi river from
Alton, Illinois, to the mouth of the Merri-
mac, including the hsrbor of ST. Louis,
$25, 900. Other amendments were
adopted, and the bill passed.
HOUSE.
The bill to provide for Board of three {
for the examination of
claims of loyal citizens of the late Rebel
States, for stores or supplies taken or {
furnished during the rebellion for the use
If the army, including the use and loss
If vessels or boats, while employed in | I
he military service of the United States. '
The Commission is to exist for two years c
md take testimony and reports of its | c
opinion in writing in each case and Ger '
ify to the amount and value of the pro- 2
lerty taken, furnished or used. f
The Commissioners are not to be resi- s
tents of the Southern States, and are to Il
lold their sessions in Washington, and '
o have authority to adjourn and meet b
or the further prosecution of their
luties at such time and place within
he Southern States as they shall them
elves appoint. They are to make re-
,ort of their proceedings at the COM
of each session of Congress to c
he Speaker of the House, who is to lay I.
he same before Congress for considera- q
ion. The Commissioners shall have 8
3, 900 year, and have clerk and short
and reporter at 81, 500 each, and q mes
cnger at 81, 200, who shall accompany b
be Board. The necessary and actual ex- V
enses of travel shall be allowed and paid is
n vouchers as other judicial expenses Il
re. Passed. n
Mr.. Townsend Offered a resolution that
he policy of the Government in educa-
ng the colored people and extending to
lem civil and political equality is a n
PURGE of national pride; scquitting Gen. y
Toward of the groundless charges against y
i'm, and declaring him deserving the J,
ratitude of the American people for the y
bic and faithful management of the :,
reedmen's Bureau. Passed by strict -
3rty vote. 81
Mr.. Hooper moved to suspend the rules "
nd pass the bill repeating the income tax. u
elected; yeas 81, nays 116. The re-
lit was received with laughter.
A verbal amendment to the Senate bill
provide for the collection of debts from
,uthern railroads and corporations, was q
incurred in. Z
On motion of Mr.. Beck, Senate bill OF
remove political disabilities from sew br
al persons of Kentucky, was passed. pl
II. Kelsey, of New York, noticing that al
applied to several members of the
family, asked Mr.. Beck
neither they had petitioned for the re-
oval of their political disabilities. Mr..
eek pledged his word that every person
AIMED in the bill had done so. W
Mr.. Tillman moved to suspend the ds
lies and pass the bill to remove political la
satellites from several persons in his ye
strict in Tennessee, was agreed to. di
The House then adjourned. TO