Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April Mr.. Morton
offered resolution directing the Secretary
OF War to make a report concerning the
operation of the eight hour law in the
armory at Springfield, compared with the
former system Of ten hours. Adopted.
The North Carolina SenatOrship.
The case of Mr.. Abbott, who claims a
seat from North Carolina, was postponed
on account of sickness In the family of
Mr.. Carpenter, who desires to take part in
| the debate.
A joint resolution to erect a colossal
statue to Admiral Farragut was adopted.
The Indians.
Mr.. Cole called up the bill to provide for
mail steamship service between the United
States and Australia at the morning hour.
1t went over and the Indian appropriation
! bill was taken up.
A motion of Mr.. Pomeroy to lay aside
the appropriation bill for the Australian bill
was lost, yeas 8, nays 81.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
read. 1t appropriates $5,775, 900, the larger
portion of which is claimed under old In
dian treaties.
Mr.. Cole stated that the Sioux were to
receive nearly half of the whole amount ap-
propriated, and the Apaches also were to
receive the large sum necessary In order to
keep those Indians from making war, but
it was thought that in many instances they
could be more cheaply, wisely and efFectu-
ally dealt with by the military arm of the
government. he hoped the day would
soon come when the Indians would be re-
garded as citizens, and would receive neith-
er more nor less bounty or protection than
other citizens.
Mr.. Harlan from the committee on Indian
Affairs submitted certain amendments to
the bill relative to private land claims in
Alabama, Louisiana and Florida, which
were passed.
Without further action the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Sargent presented a petition of four
thousand Californians, praying for the pas
sage Of a sixteenth amendments giving
suffrage without distinction OF sex.
MIR. Hooper's supplementary civil rights
bill was again up but action on 1t was pre-
vented by dlatory motions which consumed
A RaIIreaa Triumph.
Mr.. StarSweather moved to suspend the
rules and to pass bill for the location of
railroad depot in Washington on Sixth
street, between Pennsylvania avenue and
Canal street, for the Baltimore and Poto-
mac Railroad Company.
After a vote on a motion to adjourn,
which is the only dilatory motion allowed
while motion 10 suspend the rules is
pending, the motion of Mr.. Starkweather
was agreed to-ayes lis, noes 35-two-
thirds voting in the affirmative.
The bill then passed.
ReVeHae Spies.
Mr.. Mercur moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill repeating all laws giving
portions of fines and penalties to informers
in internal revenue cases.
Mr.. Cox wished to have the law made
applicable also to customhouses, but Muir
cur declined to have 1t so modified.
Mr.. Dawes argued that It should be re-
ferred to the Committee of Ways and
Means.
Mr.. Murcur's motion was agreed to and
the bill passed, yeas 125, nays As. Ed
Homeopathic Amnesty.
Mr.. Sheldon asked to have an amnesty
bill passed for several persons in Louisiana.
Several members sent up additional
names to be inserted.
The Speaker required all the names to be
read, remarking that in addition to the
name of Zebulon B. Vance, to which he
had called attention some weeks since as
having been put into an amnesty bill, he
had subsequently been informed that two
,fI,a oh; IoI
ed, those of
A. o. p. Nicholson,
and Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee.
Mr.. Caldwell stated that he had sent up
the names of Nicholson and Harris, but
had no idea that those gentlemen were OBJ
iectionable to the House.
The Speaker had no doubt that the names
had been sent up through inadvertence. The
case of ex-senator Nicholson came within
the exceptions mentioned in the two
general amnesty bills passed by the House.
Mr.. Cox inquired whether there was any
way to step this
MOekery of Legislation.
The Speaker said that he himself would
not use that designation, but was glad that
it was used by the gentleman from New
York. He had hoped that all these bills
would be referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee, which was allowed special clerk
for the purpose of alphabetizing them and
printing them in due form.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, said there
were over five thousand names before the
Judiciary Committee for amnesty and the
committee would report bill as soon as it
got the list complete.
The Speaker intimated that be would
hereafter recognize no member except one
of the Judiciary Committee to move a sus-
pension of the rules to pass on the amnesty
bill.
Subsequently it was discovered that the
name of
Perry walker,
of Alabama, once Confederate Secretary of
War, was among the names sent up, and
the Speaker calling attention to it, it was
withdrawn.
The amnesty bill with all additions to it
then passed.
Mr.. Peters, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported bill to establish the Western
judicial district of North Carolina. Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, of Massachu-
sets, the Judiciary Committee were au-
thoIized to report on the amnesty bill at any
time.
Adjourned.
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