Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-24
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
WEDNESDAY, January -.

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"WEDNESDAY, January r.
| SENATE.-Mr. Sherman, from Committee
| on Finance, reported back, with amendments,
Hense bin to authorize the payment of duplicate
| checks TO disbursing officer; which was passed
| Mr. Wilson, from Committee on Military AZ
fairs, reported adversely on bill for relief OF
poned.
Mr. Frelinehuysen introduced bin making an
appropriation TO enable the President to put I'm
force such regulations and rules In reference 10
the civil service he NAV frem time TO time
adopt Referred to the Committee on the Ju-
dietary.
Nj. Conlling submitted a resolution calling
OH The President for a state ment OF the expenses
OF the goy GOV, since March T. 1863, the
| deiaulters and how many have been punished.
| Adopted.
Mr.. Morton asked TO take MP his concurrent
RESOLUTION FoR SINE DIE ADJsuRNNENT,
| upon which Mr.. Sumner called the ayes and
noes, when IL was agreed to-ayes, 81; nays, IL.
Mr.. Morton then modified his resolution so A.
TO make the day OF final adjournment Wednos-
| day, May ~.
Mr.. Sherman said this was an extraordinary
resolution, and he would vote against il on mere
| business consideration The adjournment
l resolution had always come from the House. and
bad been delayed in this body until the business
| OF the session had been accomplished Ii wa,
unusual proceed ding, this haste TO get way from
| their duties 1t was always in the power of the
/ majority 70 fix the dry Of Adjournment after
II bueintsS nau bcen done. Never, in his
collection, had day of fiSal adjournment been
fixed until the appropriation bills were satsfae.
torily disposed of. When the House passed tn.
appropriation bills it would send a resolution fo
adjournment over here, which could then b.
properly acted upon. To pass this resolution
now would put the majority in the power of tn,
minority.
Messrs. Cole and Corbett beth EXPRESSED
themselves in favor OF An earlier day OF adjourn
ment than that fixed in the resolution, and
thought that there would be ample time 30 get
fhrQnph wi he hnSin IA
the sooner Congress got away, the better il
would be for the Interests of the country
Mr.. Thurman said the reasons adduced by his
cofieague tSheTman) were conclusive. If il
was passed the people would come TO the con
elusion that CoIgress did not intend to touch
the tariff; that there was TO be no reduction o.
taxes, and no civil service reform, and that al.
that had been said by the majority on this sub
ject was othing more than mere stump speech
es. He also expressed his dsapproval OF the
habit OF bringing in tie appropriation bills i'm
the last hours OF the session.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, said IL was an expe-
rime mt to fix time OF adjournment SO early In
TIE sessions bat he was willing 10 try it, for then
fixed.
/ Mr.. Chandler said there was no necessity OF
congress staying in session TO effect civil service
reform; the republican administration could do
that. When the republican party came into
power in 1861 1t found all t. ators in office, and
II turned them out So under johnson. You
could hardly get decent man OF any party a.
admit that he was a johnson man. and the con
sequence was that johnson could get none but
scoundrels to put in office. But when the re-
publican administration again came into power
il turned thema all out
The morning hour here expired and the reso-
luton went over.
Mr.. Logan then called up bill for
RELIEF OF THE CHICAGO SUFFERERS.
MIR. Chandler describes the suffering and de-
vastation that had Overtaken many of the town
anu villages OF the lumber regions OF Michigan
and Wisconsin 10y the late fires, and urged tina,
those towns should have the benefits OF the bill
Afr n or.fl ts,nlr sl,<S
Chandler.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
House in the morning hour proceeded to con-
slider the bill setting apart all proceeds o. the
salesof
rUBLrC LANDS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
Mr. Perez Miss addressed the House i'm sun
port OF the bill. claiming that the lands belo 1ye
~ the people and should be used for their bene
fit.
MIR. Mcintyre (Ga.) offered an amendmen;
providing that the proceeds of the sales o. thu
putlic lands should be distributed between tn,
states for educational purposes, and proceeded
TO argue that the management Of their own com
mon school was one OF the reserved rights of tn
states. and that the constitutions never contcm
plated a central control OF the schools OF TIA,
state.
Mr.. Storm lPa.) said lie had hoped that Con
gress had at the last session got through trying
to strain the constitution for warrant for legis
iatlon OF this Character, ana that now IN time
of profound peace the constitution would have
been left undisturbed. He denied the censtitu-
tiora,ity or the measure, which he said had in
other g1'ses been before them several times be-
fore and been rejected.
MIR. Parker tN. H. opposed the bill which he
said was professediy brought forward in the in
terest OF the southern states yet according it,
prov islons, the north and west would receiv,
much the larger part of the proceeds. He also
opposed 1t upon constitutional grounds, denying
the right of the general government to interfer,
in the domestic affairs or the states OF which
the education of its people was one. He could
never consent to surrender to the general gov
ernment 20 important right.
Mr.. Perez attempted to take the bill ont OF
the morning hour, and make it the special order
for Thursday and Friday Of next week, but oh
lection was made by MIR. Randall (Pa) AND
othere, and the morning hour expired before an,
arrangement could be effected.
= TBE woNES SUFFRAGE PETITION.
and f nra 6s,er ma ,hen obtained The foor
by 1900 women OF the land. After remarks BY
Nj. Butler, it was referred to the Judieiary
Committee.
MIR. Scofield. pa by unanimous consent.
introduced bin for the relief OF John w. Doug
lass. late collector Of internal revenue for the
l9th district OF Pennsy lvana. Referred to the
| Committee ON Claims.
The House then went into Committee of thu
" hole on the legislative, executive and judcis
appropriation bill, the pending question being
the amendment eed by Mr.. MonnOe (0hio
To increase The salary OF the chief clerk of thu
State Department from 80 200 to 50 500; which
| Mr.. Garfield (OhioJ offered As an amendment
fromth committee, To the clause appropriatin,
slp,eos for publishing the laws in pamphlei
FORM the following: And ali laws and parts o
laws for publishing the Ia VS. of the United State
in newspapers are hereby repealed"
Mr.. Maynard (TeRn.) made the point of ortlei
that the amendment proposed new legislation
and the Chair sustained the objection.
Mr.. Palmer (Iowa) moved TO amend by strik-
ing out the clause and inserting, for publishing
the laws in pamphlet form aud in the newspa.
rers Of the states and territories and i'm the cit,
OF W ashington, e50,O00, with provisO that onl,
laws Of general nature shall be published IN,
the newspapers, and that they shall be published
without delay.
Mr.. Palmer's amendment was rcjcc ed.
The PRoCIrDINGs AGAINST THE TAMNANY
THlkyRs.-It b stated that the Grand Jury O.
the court Of general sessions i'm New York has
found An immense nuDber of indictments