The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-01
CONC ESS.
FORTY-FIRsT TERHI-THIRD SESSION.
Senate.


WASHINGTON, March 1.-The credentials of sena-
torselect frellnghuysen, OF New jersey Kelley, of
oregon, and Wright Of Iowa, were presented. Read
On motion Of Mr.. Ramsey the 10th and 18th Joint
rule', imposing restrictions on the business within
three days of the end of the session. were
On motion of Mr.. Hamlin, the Senate took up the
resolu ion to continue the investigation of the
special committee on Ku-Klux outrages in the
south turing the hrst session OF the Forty-second
Congress.
Mr.. Casserly moved TO require the proceedings OF
the committee to be published. His object was to
prevent false impressions upon the public by one
sided newspaper statements of the testimony
Mr.. Blair, one of the two Democratic members
upon the investigation, referred to statements of
the testimony before the committee alleged to have
Deen Deen maue Dy the chairman lSenator scotC before
Republican caucus. He was confident no such
statements had been made, because there was no
truth In them. There was no evidence before the
Of such statements. He desired the testimony
made public, in order that the whole community, as
well as individuals whose characters were now Sc
crety maligned, might have an opportunity to dis
prove the accusation.
Mr.. Scott said secrecy was not designed by
members OF the committee, but was necess ary for
the protection OF witnesses, some OF whom had ap-
peared before the committee at the risk OF their
lives.
Mr.. Blair thought the objection not valid as the
names OF witnesses and their testimony would
allowed TO defend themselves from ordinations of
unknown persons, the whole investigation would
be simply a secret inquisltion aud despOtism.
MIR. Bayard, the other Democratic member OF the
committee, inquired whether the continuance OF the
committee wOuld nave tne enect 70 lnValidate the
testimony already taken? He did not desire that
that should be lost.
Complaining Of the efforts which had been made
to forestal public sentiment by means Of one-sded
petitions,
Mr.. Casserlys amendment was then rejected and
the resolution adopted.
The Senate then took up the Army Appropriation
bill, the question being upon Mr. Mcdonald amend
ment for the payment for quartermasters' and COM
mssary stores furnished the army by loyal citizens
OF the South.
After various notifications the amendment was
adopted-yeas 80, nays 22.
q he vote upon the adoption OF Mr.. McDonald's
amendment was as folloWs:-
Yeas-Messrs. Abbott Bayard, Blair, Boreman,
BrOwnlow, Corbett, Davis, Fenton, Flanagan, FoW-
ler Gilbert, Harris, Hill, Howe Johnston, Kellogg
Lewis, Mcdonald, Miller, Morton, Pratt, ReVeIs,
Rice, Robertson, Ross, Sawyer, Schurz, Scott,
Spencer Stockton, Upton, Vickers, Warner and
Nays-Messrs. Ames, Anthony Buckingham,
Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Cragin Edmunds Hamil-
ton OF Texas, Hamlin, Howard, Howell, Morrill,, of
Vermont, Nge Osborn, Pomeroy, Sherman, SteaFns,
Stewart, Trumbull, Wilson and Yates-22.
House.
Resolutions were adopted TO pay Messrs Rogers,
OF Tennessee, and Eggeston, OF Ohio, contestants
Mr.. Allison, from the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported back the bill providing that tax
shall be imposed upon any undistributable sums
MES or on unearned premiums. Passed.
Mr.. Mercur moved to suspend the rules TO pro-
eeed with the consideration OF the Appropriation
bill to the exclusion Of all other business except ap
preparation bills and conference reports Rejected
Yeas, lis; nays, ss, less than two-thirds In the
The House then proceeded TO the business ON the
Speakers table, taking up first the Senate amend
ments to House bills. Such amendments were con-
CURED in on number OF private bills which now
60 TO the President for his signature.
All the land grant bills from the Senate were OBJ
leeted to, and were laid aside until after the nrst
number OF Senate private bills, not being OBJ
iected 70, were passed.