Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-03-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
FORTx.sEcOND CONGRESS.


eferred were the following: -Appropriatlns
blOO, 900 for a government building in Car
ION, Indiana; u bill providing for the relief oil
Red Bear, chief of the Pembino Tribe
Of Chippewa Indians amendatory OF the |
enforcement act; relating 10 removal OF causes |
from State courts. Several circumstances
against the Chicago relief bill were presented.
A resolution was offered and adopted TO print
$4,000 additional copies Of the census report
The pending question on the Appropriation
bill was on the amendment, appropriating
$50, 900 TO be expended by the President for
promotion of civil service reform, which was
adopted. Without further voting the Senate
adjourned.
HousE.-Among the bills introduced and
referred were the following;-For the rehet
Of the officers and crew of the United states
ship Wyoming; 10 abolish the grades OF Al.
miral, yice-AdmiIal and Rear Admiral, and
10 correct the abuses in the navy; fol a tax on
incomes over $1,000 per annum; 10 connect
the telegraph system with the postal system.
The Supplementary Civil Rights bill came up
was offered and adopted, ieciting that certain
charges had appeared in various newspapers
Of large circulation In New York and else
where, calculated 10 affect injuriously the re-
putatiOn of the Secretary oil the Navy, and 10
cast doubts on the Integrity Of the admlnlslra-
ton of the Navy Department, and providing
for select committee OF I'VE 10 investigate
any Irregularities charged, and TO inquire
generally into the administration OF the Navy
Department during the incumbency OF The
. present Secretary. The Senate bill limiting
the expenditure for the government building
at Trenton, Nj, 10 $3.50, 600 was agreed TO
The Senate amendment to the House bill 10
a government building ut ST. Louis was non
# concurred in, and Committee Of Conterenc
d | was ordered. A resolution was adopted in
. slructng the Ways and Means Committee
| report on the propriety of abolishing all intel
e nal revenue laws, and imposing taxes on til
J. States in proportion TO population. A numbC
@ oil amnasty bills were presented and passed b
unanimous consent, and without being rea'
An amendment TO the post office bill auth
= rizng the Postmaster General TO accept ne
g slreties from contractors in place of existr
sureties, was agreed to. A resolution callii
on the Secretary of War for detailed stat
q ment as 10 the sales of arms and ordnan
stores since June, 1865, was agreed 10. NJ
Il Killinger offered resolution declaring th
n the policy of granting subsidies in pub
c lands TO railroad and other corporations Dug
to he discontinued; and that every consider
ton Of public policy and equal justice TO 4
3 whole people required the public lands TO
6 held tor homesteads for actual settlers a.
k for educational purposes Agreed to witho
:, division.
SENATE, Tuesday, March 12.-The Coz
mittee on Finance reported adversely on t
bill 10 refund the tax paid on their salaries
State officers, which was placed on the Gale
II der. The bill granting aid 10 the Grt
a Southern Railroad, Of Florida, was passt
:. The Legislature Appropriation bill was pl
, ceeded with and several amendments therI
y adopted among which was the disconiinuar
d Of official publications of the laws of
, United States in the newspapers
HOUSE Il he Goat Island bill came up
Il unfinished business, and motion to re-co
e init was carried. The Committee on Ell
Ii tons reported upon the case of Cessns
il Myers, contestants fol the scat from the Il
Pennsylvania District, with resolution
cla1ng Myers entitled 10 the seat AdoptI
The House then went into Committee of I
u Whole on the Legislative Appropriation b
IN SENATE, Wednesday, March 19,-T
/, Committee Of the judiciary reported bill
D. tending to aliens the benefit Of the acts p
viding for the removal of causes in cert
" cases from the State Courts was passed I
r House bill authorizing the survey and ma
v. ing Of the boundaries between the territory
"a the United States and the British possessio
y from the Lake Of the Woods TO the summit
~ the Rocky Mountains, was passed The
" solution calling for information as TO
ly number Of recommendations 10 office, mi
a. during the term Of the present Administrat
by the Senators from Missouri, Him
Nebraska and New York, was called up
laid over. The Legislative Approprat
Of bill was taken up and several amendmC
s. thereto adopted.
,ot HousE.-Mr Cobuu, of Indiana, from
~ Committee On Military Anaii ., asked and
ns tained consent 10 report bill TO prevent
Of enlistment OF minors in the military service
v. the United States without the consent
of parents or guardians, which was passed
House then went into Committee Of
Use Whole on the Post Office Appropriation |
ny Mr.. Potter, Of New York, advocated
on pending amendment to increase the sdrs
ce 10 the Pacific Steamship Line TO 81 ,000,0
g which led to debate 10 the adjournment
the House