Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
The William and Mary College Claim
House Kills it with Negro Equality.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ia note was
read from the Vice President stating that he
will be absent for few days. Mr.. An
thony was chosen President pro TEN.
Mr.. CIsgin, from the Committee on Ma
val Affairs, reported substitute for House
bill TO authorize the construction Of six
steam vessels of war. The substitute au-
thorizes the Secretary of the Navy to con-
struct ten steam vessels of war, of such
class or classes as he may deem most suit
able to the demands of the service, each
carrying six or more guns of large Galore,
and the hulls to be built of iron or wood,
as he may determine, provided a portion of
said vessels shall be built in whole or part
a. private yards, upon contract, with the
lowest responsible bid, under supervision
OF the Naval Department; or the hulls of
any portion of said vessels may be built
upon private contract in Government yards,
with Government material. Nothing is
said IS to an appropriation.
Alabama Spencer.
blr. Morton presented the credentials of
Geo. E. Spencer, reelected member from
Alabama.
Mr.. Sherman offered q resolution which
was agree to ins5Tucting the committee on
Finance TO inquire whether the valuation
of the sovereign or pound sterling of Great
Britain at the customhouses Of the United
States and in the settlement Of accounts
between the two countries under the exist
ing law corresponds with its true or intTin-
sic value as expressed in money Of the Uni
ted States, and report by bill or otherwise.
MIR. POmerOy introduced bill to organ
ize the Territory of Okishama, consolidate
The Indian tribes and carry out the prom
ises of the treaties with certain tribes Re-
ferred.
Another Corruption Bureau.
Mr.. Chandler introduced bill to pro-
mote immigration to the United States,
creating 3 Bureau of immigration and pro-
vidiug for the comfort and protection of
immigrants in many ways while aboard
ship aad after landing, Referred.
Boston Relief.
A bill passed appropciating $4,000 to
purchase an additional site for the Boston
pOstoftice.
The Boston relief bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Ferry of Michigan, called for the
yeas aud nays upon his amendment to ex-
c5pt lumber from the list of materials to be
admitted free Of dUty. This exception had
DCCh DAftO LiC nolO III bL4C Oco6 VI SDlSdSOg
and be wished to test the willingness of The
Senate TO put The East and West on the
same basis in this matter of relief.
Mr.. Wilson said that the Portland relief
bill did not except lumber, and he thought
this one ought not to do 80 either.
Mr.. Summer said that the question of put
ting the East and West on the same basis
did not enter into this case, because the
msin reason given for excepting lumber in
the Western case, the fact that the
neighbor.ng numbering district in Michigan
had been devastated by fire at the same time
as Chicago, did not exist in the case of
Boston.
Mr.. Thurman, Of Ohio, said he was not
satisfied as to the const;juiionaligy of legiS-
latiOn Of this kind, and moved to refer the
bill TO the Committee on the Judiciary +
After long discussion the bill was so
referred-yeas IS, rays Is.
Mr.. Wilson said he hoped the Committee
on judiciary would consider the bill, and
report as soon SIS possible.
Mr.. Morton called up the bill to prescribe
the manner Of taking testimony in contest
ed election cases. Passed.
At $40 p. N. the Senate went into Ex-
ecutiy5 session, and soon adjourned till
Monday.