Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-27
SECOND CONGRESS-.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
SATURDAY, April u.

SENATE.-Mr. Sumner presented preamble
and resolutions adopted at a meeting held in the
city of Washington, asking the passage of his bill
20 secure equal rights i'm the common schools of
Washington and Georgetown.
Mr.. Sumner then asked to take up his bill,
but Mr.. johnson objected.
Mr.. Poneroy called up bin to confirm the
title OF the occupants OF the Cherokee strip in
Kansas.
Mr. Hamilton, of Texas, opposed the bill. and
said that it provided for the sale OF these lands
without consulting the Indians to whom they
belonged.
The bill was then passed.
The unfinished business, being the deficiency
Appropriation bill, then came up.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
motion OF Mr.. Dawes, Mass it was ordered
that on and after Monday the House meet at
eleven a. IN. until otherwise ordered.
MIR. Sargent (Cal.) rose to
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
in relation to the Press dispatches from Calior-
MIA in relation to the Goat Island bill. He said
that these dispatches were wholly unreliable.
and that the one from thence in relation to
the burning of himself and colleague in efigy
was untrue, as shown by an investigation. He
read kilograms from parties i'm his state to show
that the dispatches misrepresented the senti-
ments of the people, and said that, although
portion Of the people OF San Francisco opposed
it, he felt sure that should the bill become law
year viii show that it was of incalculable ad-
vantage to the city of San Francisco
Mr. Niblack, (lnd.) from the Appropriation
Committee, reported a bill to authorize the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury to pay to the owners OF
which was ordered printed and recommtted.
Mr. Claggett (MOntana) introduced a bill to
authorize the shipment Of 500 Spencer carbines
and 100 goo rounds of ammunition to the gov
ernor of Montana, to be used for the protection
of the inhabitants of the Galatin Valley, ana
asked immediate action.
objection being made the bill was referred to
any time.
Mr.. Goodrich, On. W from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported bill to fix the time OF
circuit. Passed.
The regular order was demanded, and the
Rouse, IN the morning hour, proceeded with the
cohsiIefation OF bills OF private nature re-
ported from committees.
PRIVATE BILLS.
Mt Banks, CMass.,) from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported bill for the relief OF
j. Ross Browne. late Minister to China, but the
point OF order being raised that An approprIa-
ton was involved, 1t was referred to the COM
mittee OF the whole.
OF John Black, late U. s. Consul at the City OF
Mexico, but it was sent TO the committee of the
whole on the same point Of order.
MI. Duell q. " reported a bill to authorize
the accounting officers of the Treasury to ad-
just the accounts OF James u. Piggot, late
charge d'afaires TO Peru, and it was passed
Also, bill for the relief of G. H. HOldemess
seaman Of the British bark Duke Of Edinburgh
Passed.
Mr.. Packard IDd.) reported joint resolution
% amend the resolution for the relief of Jame
Heenan, late consul at Hong Kong; passed. AL
so, bill for the relief OF Mrs. y. r. Morse wi
dow and administrative OF Isaac T. Morse late
United States consul at New Grenada; passed.
MIR. Willard. (Vt) from the Committee on
Revolutionary Pensions and the war of 1872 re-
ported bill to amend the acts granting pen
si0ns to soldiers of the war Of 1912, who had
served sixty days, and the act granting pensions
to the widows of soldiers of 1912. Passed
The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole on
THE TARIFF ELL.
MI. Wood N. W proceeded to address the
House. He said that it was now generally con-
coded that we were on the descending scale in
relation to expenditures. The opposite had been
the case from the beginning OF the war to last
year, when public opinion demanded reduction
OF expenses.