Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-05
F0RTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
TUESDAY, March <


made by committee OF the Kansas legislature
charging bribery and corruption in the elec,so,
of United States Senators I'm lS6. and ISL IL
said the report and the testimony were ex parte:
that the whole thing was gotten up for political
purposes. No legislative sanction had been
given TO this report; it had not ven been printed
He said new only that he hurled back with scorn
Atthe proper time he would have much 10 saw
on the dastardly effort which had been made ~
lnJure ms Character, Tor purposes OF Influencing
the ensuing political campaign in Kansas.
Mr.. POMEROY
said that unless his sile nee might be inproperly
construed, he would say that he had no knosi-
edge OF these charges beyond what he had seen
dent, he had been informed that no oficial
papers had yet been sent TO that officer. He
however, offered q resolution referring 20 the
oommi,tee on Elections and Privileges ali
papers bearing on this subject, with Instructions
70 the committee TO investigate the same and
and advise the Senators or the Senate what was
the proper course TO be pursued.
Ar. Thurman suggested that il would be set
ung rather singular precedent for a committee
to advise Senators what to do. IL was usual for
committee to advise the Senate, not Senators,
resolution be modiked 50 As 10 admit that DOR
ton. f
Mr.. POmeroy modified the resolution accord
ibgly, and IL Wa then adopted.
MI. Pomerey then asked 10 refer to the COM
mittee what purported TO be the report of the
committee OF the Kansas leg islature
in REFERENCE TO BRIBERY AND coRRuPrIox
IN the election Of U. s. Senators, as published
in a newspaper.
Mr.. Edmunds objected to referring a paper Of
ms character He did not regard il a. the
thIng, even in this era or investigation tor the
senate 10 be instituting inquiries upon what
may be mere newspaper scandal The Senators
from Kansas had shown their willingness 10
meet the charges which had been m AIDE, and il
VA une enough TO investiga ate them when the
ohcial record reached the Senate. In nothing
came from the Kansas legislature, it would be
pretty good evidence that that BODY REGARDED
whatever charges may have been made as not
sustained. INV
hessrs. Hamlin and Carpenter expressed
similar views, and, on motion OF Mr.. Hamlin
the resolution was then reconsidercd and laid on
tue table to await any official notification from
the Kansas legislature.
Mr.. Scott, from the Committee on Finance.
reported bill to extend to the city OF Pittsburg
the bene iii OF act of July, 1870, allowing the in.
ternal transportation OF goods in bond, which
Mr.. Nickers presented memorial of one ham
dred and thirty citizens Of Cecil county, Nd
asking the Improvement Of channel OF North
merce.
Mr.. Pomeroy called up the resolution reported
rom the select committee on the revision of
rules, "
AMENDING THE RULES
10 provide that all appeals taken when an un-
debative proposition is pending shall also be de-
oersons nryile y, ssS adding to the list of
general OF the army, admiral of the navy MEM
bers Of national legislatures Of foreign Countries.
private secretaries OF Senators and librarian of
Congress.
Several amendments were offered TO extend
the list, and Mr.. Robertson finally moved 10 add
the capitol police, and Mr.. Hamlin the keeper
OF the jail, which created much amusement
Mr.. Poneroy hoped Senators would moi treat
this matter with ridicule.
The amendments were then rejected, and the
resolution was then adopted.
MIR. Cameron moved to proceed under the rule
TO the appointment of
THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF SEVEN
to investigate the sales OF arms
The Vice President stated th At under the rule
plurality would elect the committee and the
election would be by ballot.
Mr. Trumbull asked what had become of the
reseiution naming the committee, and which
The Vice President said that resolution had
been laid on the table.
Mr.. Trumbull said this proceeding had taken
some senators by surprise, and asked whether
could be made.
The Vice President thought such a motion
would not be in order, the Senate having lust
voted to proceed to execute the order.
Inc senator's then prepared their ballots.
when the ballots had been deposited the Vice
and Thurman, and stated that under the rule,
unless the chairman was specifically desi guzted
by a plurality vote, il would devolve upon the
members OF the committee to choose their own
chairman.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The
speaker announced that, i'm compliance with
the order Of the House, he had conferred with
the Japanese Embassy, extending an invitation
to visit the House Of Representatives aud that
eleven O'Clock tomorrow had been designsted
On motion Of Mr.. Banks the report was
ADOPTED, and special committee of i've as a
committee Of reception, was ordered. III was
also further ordered that the House take a
nsc
O'Clock a. m.
Mr., Sheldon, (La.,) by unanimous consent.
,n.Iodueed ei,I to allow the Rev. Jeremiah
Conyngham, OF New Orleans, to import set of
marble affairs free Of duty. Passed
MI Ayerill, (k. I,) from the Committee on
printing, reported Senate resolution for printing
missioner Of fish and fisheries; which was
agreed to.
The Speaker announced as the committee NJ
arrangements for the reception Of the Japanese
lOhiol, Wood n. Y. }, and Morgan (Ohio).
. Mr.. Banks Mass. presented a letter from the
secretary OF State, i'm relation to the universal
exposition at Vienna in 1873. Referred 10 the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
MT. Speer GA asked unanimous consent to
introduce bill for the removal OF the political
OF certain citizens therein named.
Aessrs. Perez, (Miss.,) Wallace, Is. O.. and
many others pressed forward with amendments
by inserting additional names, and consent was
nnally given any member to submit names al
the clerks desk, and as thus amended the bill
was passed.
The regular order was demanded. and the
House, in the morning hour, proceeded to the
or bills reported from commit
tees.
Mr.. Wheeler, IN. w. from the Committee ON
Pacific Railroads, reported q bill granting ONE
half OF Yerba Buena, or Goat Island, in the har-
Dor Of San Francisco. 10 the Central railroad
for terminus for their road.
Mr.. Wheeler briefly explained the provisions
of the bill.
Mr.. kinney (ohio) offered an amendment to
require the road TO pay rental o. go 900 per
anaum. He was in favor Of allo wing the road 10
60 there. but rs thought such valuable conside-
ration should not be granted TO . road for which
the government had already done 30 much with
out proper compensation.
Mr.. Cox IN. Y. read letters charging that con-
tracts existed betweon the Cent? Of Railroad and
The Pacifc steamship line, by which the latter
we're bound not TO transport Asistic produce
via the Isthmus Panama. He offered an amend
ment providing that all restrictions imposed
upon trade by contracts between the railroad |
and steamship companies shall b cancelled BE- |
fore the act takes effect. /
Mr.. Voorhees, (Ind.) advocated the passage Of |
The bin, urging that the island vas barren /
rock, Of no value for Agricultural purposes, and /
hat he use Of the island for the purpose pro- /
posed would prove Of the greatest benefit to the /
commerce and the people Of the country, and to /
he railroad.
MI. Kininger (Pa.) opposed the bill as an inn. |
menso gratuity % the railroad 1t the expense of
and urged that the CONSTRUCTION of Il
he road from the shore to the island would Il
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