Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-23
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings,
THURSDAY, February a.

TEuRsDAr, February a.
SESAIf-1ke Texas PAcssc railroad bill
as returned nom the house with amendments.
was laid before the Senate by the Vice Presi.
dent
Mr.. Howard moved that the Senate non-co,-
cur and ak for O committee Of conference
MT. Sherman moved that the Senate concur.
Mr.. Warner said the amendments made by
the House made the bill almost entirely a new
one; and in order that the Senate might know
exactly what II was, he moved that 10 Law on
The table until IL be printed which was agreed
90.
The Vice President Also laid before the SEN
ale the House bill relative 20 the PanochA
Grahde land claim, (McGsrrshaD.)
MI. wlllams made the motion indicated by
tee on the Judiciary.
Several Senator's hope not.
Mr.. Trumbull objected to the reference 70 the
judiciary Committee, and expressed the opil-
ION that IL would be impossible to act on the
bill at this session.
Mr.. Wilson also said the bill coald moi pAss
way, he moved that IL lay on the table, 80 that
the Senate could 60 on with in business.
The motion OF Mr.. Wilson was agreed 3D. aud
the bill was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Sherman. nom Committee on Finance,
reported House bill declaring that section . Of
the act TO provide q national currency shall
apply 70 every bank president and cashier:
which VAS passed. Itrelatss TO the certIhcaton
Of checks.
Mr.. Wilson, from Committee on Military Az
isiIs; reported bill TO amend the bounty laws.
which was passed.
It provides that asl soldiers mustered into the
United States service for three years between
May 4, 1861, and July =, 1851, and Who were
discharged honorably before serving two wear
by rea.on Of disability contracted in the service
are entitled TO receive 500 bounty.
Mr.. Cole. from the Go IN mittes on Appropria-
tons, reported the army Appropriation bill.
MI. cameron called mp House bill relative TO
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION AT PHrIAprr-
PHIA
on the occasion OF the centennial anniversary
Mr.. Conkline moved an Amendment pro,idins
York.
The debate on the bill va. continued until
me expiration Of the morning hour, when il
Mr.. Pratt presented Joint resolution OF the
legislature OF Indiana in favor Of the
to the Mississippi Valley.
nance: reported back House bin 10 eI-
national currency act Of june 1863, punishins
embezzlements by bank ofncers, 10 banks or
gained under provisions OF the banking act OF
February 1865. Passed.
The regular order, being the
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL,
was then proceeded with.
Various amendments from the Committee on
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
motion OF Mr.. Paine, wis., the Senate resp
luton prescribing the oath to be taken by n.
b NJ. Miller. Senator elect from the State OF
Georgia, was taken from the Speakers table
and passed.
ON motion OF MIR. Butler, Mass. Senate bill
relieving the political disabilities OF John Will
hanson, of Savannah, Ga, was taken from the
Speakers table and passed.
joint resolution introduced BY Mr.. Blair.
mich > extending the time for the completion
Of the Portage Lake and Lake Superior .hip
canal TO the Sd OF March, 1872, was passed
On motion Of Mr.. Filkelnburg, Mo , q COM
mittee OF conference on the disasreeing votes Of
the two Houses on the bill for bridge over the
Mississippi river was ordered.
ON motion of MIR. Sargent, Gal y the Senate
amendment to the bill allowing y. n. ShnsIl 20
enter q section OF land in California for a tea
colony was concurred in, and the bin pas.eJ
The House then proceeded TO the consider
alton OF
THE FoRrIrlcArIoS BILL,
as in Committee Of the Whole, under the Eve
minute rule.
MIR. Fsrnsworth (ln.). under q pro Gorma
amendment, expressed mis- opposition 20 sppro-
prlatlons for the purpose OF land forth catious
which he held were, under present circurn-
stances, useless. and serving in time OF war
to keep men in them who were OF no service,
but might be of service elsewhere.
Mr.. Niblack (Ind.l, who had charge OF the
bill, explained that the committee had not pro-
posed any large appropriations for the construe-
ooh vi neW WINE Out W keep those airc1tv
constructed in repair, and prevent valuable
property from going to waste.
Mr.. Beck lKy.1 maintained that We had not
yet reached q point where land fortihcatlon.
could be dispensed with, and that the true pol
aratiop.
Mr.. Brooks IN. " offered an Amendment.
which was adopted, providing that under th,.
paragraph aprrcpriating $40 600 tor the pur.
chase OF sites, NO contract involving future ex-
pense should be made.
Mr.. Niblack Ind offered an amendment At
the close OF the bill providing that the uneI-
the appropriations Appropriated last year be
appropriated IN addition to the amounts con-
tanned in the bill.
MIR. Niblack said that while the Committee
on Appropriations favored the law iu relation
to covering into the Treasury the unexpended
balances Ii was thought expedent to except the
appropriations for Notifications
The amendment was adopted and the bill
passed
1.-THE amounts appropriated by the bill ex-
elusive OF the unexP pended balances Is 81 so 500
the amount originally reported BY the commit
tee.l
Mr.. Kerr lind. , lom the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported bill IN relation 70 the taking Of
Of depositiOns de be esse, which was passed.
ON motion Of Mr.. Sawyer (Wis.) the
RIVER AND HARBoR AUTHORIZATIONS BILL
was then taken up and considered.
Numerous amendments were offered for i'm
proveIEent OF rivers and harbors throughout the
country, but only few OF them were adopted.
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