Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-30
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL
tenei..,en Ye.serday-. Proceedings.

PASSAGE oF THE AFPoETIoSNzNr BILL
SINAI E.-Atter our report closcd-the APP
Ye tioI. n, ht bill being under consideration by
3hr SCnat- in committee of the whole
The amendment to strike out the first section
Ct tn li0use bill, and 10 insert the substitute
reported by the judiciary Committee, was re-
jSCted, - follows:
Yess-Mtssrs. Bayard. Casserly. Cole, Davis
Of Kentucky, Davis OF West Virginia, Edmunds,
Johnston. Kelly, Morrill, OF Vermont, Norwood.
Patterson, salisbury, Stevenson, Stockton,
Thurman, Upton, Trumbull-2O.
Nsys-Messrs- Ames, Anthony. Blair. Bore
man, Caldwell, Cameron. Chandler, CLAYTON,
COnkling. FentOn, Ferry of Michigan FreIing-
huysen, Gilbert, Hamilton OF Texas. Hsmlin.
Harlan, Howe, Kellogg, Lewis, Morrill, OF
Maine, POmerOy, Ramsey. Rice, Robertson,
Sawyer, SchurZ, Scott. sherman. SpTague,
Sumner, West, Wilson. WINDOW. wright-3i
30 the number remains at 2Sj, As fixed by the
House.
Various other amendments were proposed and
rcjec:sd.
The last amendment was to add another sec
ton, to DC known as the sixth section, being as
follow:
See B. That should any state. after the pas
sage OF this act. deny OF sbriige the Tigh % any
"r The male inhabitants OF such state. being
tWenty-oUe years Of age, and citizens of the
nited star :, TO vote at any election named VA
thc amendment to the Constitution, article IL.
section ]. except fer participation in the rebel
iOr other crime, the number OF representa-
fIye~ aTpCTtiOned in this act 70 such state shall
u reduced M the proportion which the number
Cf sUgh male citizens shall have To the whole
number Of male citizens twenty-one years of age
in such state.
This amendment was carried-yeas q nays
and, the BIZ! having becH cOnsideredin Com
ntttee OF the Whole, was reported to the Senate,
when The amendment adding the sixth section
was cOBcurTed in.
The bin was then paSSed-yeas 10, nays.
The NAYS were N-ssTs. Norwood, Hamilton If
Md Patterson. Morrill, OF Vt, salisbury, Wick
and Edmunds.
like bill now goes back to The House for con-
cuTIenCe in the amendmentSl
The Senate then adjourned.
SENECA STONE.
HOUSE.-After our report closed
Mt Getz again offered his Seneca sand stone
resolutions. a. follows:
Resolved, That the Committee on Public B uild
Ings and Lands be instructed to investigate the
work done on the new State Department, in this
city, under the direction of Mr.. A. b. Muliett,
supervising Architect OF the Treasury, and
report To this House why a stone, Familiarity
known a the Seneca sandstone, was used in the
foundation walls instead Of granite, As ordered
by the joint committee of the Senate and House
OF Public Buildings and Grounds. Also, by
whose authority the change was made, and
whether the work is being done in a proper and
substantial manner; whether IL be true that the
frost has ruinously damaged the Seneca sand
stone already used IN the foundation walls, and
that the committee be authorized to end for
persons and papers. and TO take testimony on all
questions relating to contracts for stone and the
work, so far as il has progressed
The rules were suspended, and the resolution
was agreed TO by a large majority. only live
members voting in the negative.
The House ordered that Friday and Tuesday
newt, after the morning hour be devoted to the
consideration of the bill tor applying proceeds
OF sales Of public lands To educational purposes.
Mr.. Garfield (OhO) offered a resolution asking
the Senate to return bill recently passed. ex-
tending the time for application for back pay
and bounty 10 certain soldiers
In advocating the resolution, Mr.. Garfield said
that the
MOST OUTRAGEOUS FRAUDS
had been perpetrated in this matter OF back
: ID investigated. Com
missioner of Pensions had complained of the
frauds, and wanted power to correct them. It
was to prevent these frauds that the sum of
$4,000 was inserted in the last pension apr
PriatiOn bill.
The House refused to suspend the rules and
ash the return Of the bill.
A number of private bills were introduced and
referred, and then, at 40 p. m, the House all
iOuTned-