Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-11
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL
sENATE.-Aftero our report closed


SENATE.-After our report closed
1he request Of the House for q new committee
of conference on the sundry civil appropriation
bill was acceded to, and the Chair appointed
Messrs. Cole, Edmunds and Stevenson.
Mr.. Ransom called up the bill TO remove the
legal and political disabilities Of Zebulon b.
Vance. OF North Carolina, and George s. Hous-
ton, OF Alabama, which was passed-ayes i6,
The House concurrent resolution, extending
the hour OF adjournment to Q p. m, was con-
Mr.. Morrill, of Maine, presented for the chair
nan MI Wright) report, In part, Of the spe.
eial committee appointed to inquire into the
charges against Senator Clayton. Mr.. Norwood.
IS the minority Of the committee, presented his
views. -
The conference report on the sundry civil an
Iropri2ton bill was concurred In.
Several private bills were passed and ut o
O'Clock, the presiding officer. Mr.. Anthony pro-
bounced the Senate adjourned without day
HoUSE.-At half past two O'Clock p. m. the
House was again called 70 order.
On motion OF Mr.. Garfield, the committee on
appropriations was authorized to sit during the
recess.
Mr.. Coburn submitted a report ON the Bus,,
court OF inquiry, which was ordered TO be printed
and recommitted.
Mr.. araeId, from the committee of confer
ence on the d1sagreeing votes on the miscel-
IaneOus appropriation bill, reported that the
committee had been unable to agree and he
moved a new committee OF conference, which
Mr.. Fsrnsworth offered a bill to abolish the
ranking privilege after September 3, 1872. L
also provides for furnishing stamps to govern
ment officials to be used in the transmission o
matter on official business, and prohibits the
use Of all machines for stamping or ranking.
The bill was passed-yeas 12s, nays %.
Mr.. Peters ME called up the bill to prevent
the distraction of Justice in the courts of the
United States, and moved q concurrence In the
Senate amendment, with an amendment re-
ducing the amount OF tine and the term of i'm
At AS O'Clock, Mr.. Dawes offered a resolu-
ton to extend the session until 8 O'Clock p. m,
and IL was agreed to.
THE MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. Garfield submitted again the conference
report on the disagreeing vote Of the two
After the bill had been read, Mr.. Garfield ex-
planned the changes and notifications in the
enforcement act amendment. These modifica-
than those authorized by Law; that the super
visors shall have no power to make arrests or
perform other duties than to be present and
the counting of the votes.
The report was agreed to by vote Of 1872 yeas
to % Maya strict party vote.
The amendment, as modified, was to provide
that in any county or parish in any congress
sional district where ten citizens of good stand
ing shall make known to the Judge of the United
States circuit court their desire to have the regis
tration or election guarded and scrutlnized, the
judge shall appoint two citizens OF the election
district or voting precinct, of different political
parties, as supervisors OF election. They are not
TO have any compensation, and are not to have
power authority to make arrests or to perform
other duties, except to be in the immediate pre-
sence of the officers holding the election and
witness all their proceedings, including the
counting of votes aad the making the return
thereof.
The Senate bill removing the political disa-
bilities Of George s. Houston; of Alabama, and
z. b. Vance, Of North Carolina, was taken up
and passed.
The Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for a
Ife-size statue of the late Gen. John A. Raw
hngs was passed.
Under the sundry civil bill, an item required
the appointment of two members as directors OF
the Columbia Hospital and Lying-in Asylum
and the Speaker appointed Messrs. Garfield and
Wood.
Mr.. Randall offered a resolution of thanks tC
the Speaker for the impartial manner in which
he had presided over the House; which wa:
adopted Unanimously, and the House, at p
m, adjourned sine die.