Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-24
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL.
aOpcIusicn Yesterdays Proceeding.


SFSATE-Ar-eT our report closed
Tie consideration OF the de ,iency approoria-
t5au lili was resumed. and a cO!lOguiaI discus
ZION CT political nature occurred between
,e-r- Morton. Edmun'ls and Thurman
Nj. EdHuudS a4yerted at some length to
TIE CISCINNATI CONVENTION,
and charged hat tie motives OF it, projectors
=. ere iuiMiCal 10 the best interests OF the repub-
Ic. and that they and their democratic allies
would OyeTthrow- e they came into power, all
The wI>e and beHytcent legislation OF the last
t,U ytaE~-
Nj. Thurman said he had not been one of
i.o-e Who had thought any great results were To
f.v nom the Cincinnati convention but from
&c alarm manifested 10y MeSsrs. Edmunds azd
Morton. Re was convinced that ne W A. mista-
IN lie thought 70 strange. however. that the
frsIuuati convention should be attacked when
ttt-e on tins floor " no we're supposed to favor it
we're absent tNe>Srs. Trumbull, SChurz and
Z BIfCy'-
Nir. Edmunis said he hal spoken of it at this
t'ac because the democratic party was the only
Itrty that could give the movement any
.tTsuCth.
Ponding further action The Seuat, went into
rsaCntlvt session and, ri $50 =. M, adjourned.
EOJ SE-Si-er cur report closed
Tie T.-1lUti9n 20 amend rule 13i 50 as to
make 81 "H. -atpry upon eX-memberS to sign a
ry,'GFa ion Ct honor, III register kept Tor the
f-rIc~r. that they are not personally Interested
900 any legislation pending IL the House, or any
90 U.s. comm jters. before being entitled 10 the
g. yi.eEr was Eec1mmittel to the COMMITTEES
.H Eu.C~.
THE GOAT ISLAND ELL.
hr. WueC.,r y. " rose to privileged M
ion. ard called ur his motion TO rec )usider the
vote ~ which tie bill relating 70 the Central
Pacific railroad company known the Goat
and bill was TeCOmmittCd.
Mr.. v ige.tT said he proposed, If the vote was
rfCtusit.CrcG. TO OftsT a substitute for the bill.
VIi,h had been drawn TO meet every reason
adj. objection that had been presented TO the
committee
5,r Sargent tCall read several kilograms to
slow that tire people OF California were not ALI
.TIO>ed 20 the bill, and that il had been iu-
.tIssd nv 2 majority OF the state senators. He
replied 90 an attack made upon him by the Alta
Cr'lfarEiT. declaring that paper a trading.
-peguatIng sheet, andiis editor as a dirty scoun-
Mr.. Cox CN.Y asked 10 have a telegram,
which he had received from California, read,
Int objection was made. Mr.. e. said California
a. not rel resented here, and insisted upon his
telegram being read.
NiT. Sargent said California was represented
ere g. well as the district OF the gentlem IN
from New York. and asked who made him Mr.
toNi SChcOlmaSter TO come here and lecture
lis peers.
Rir. Cox said he lid not represent corpora
ton or a bank, but the interests OF the people OF
lie state.
MIR. Sarcent.-YOu represent Tammany and
nothing Use.
The demand for the previous question was
.sCOuded, and the main question ordered by a
vote Oi-veas ied. nays ~.
Fir. Holman tInd( moved to lay the motion
20 reconsider on The table. Rtjected-yeas IS,
Mir. Wheeler then Withdrew his motion to
-ttomInit the bin.
Nlr. Niblack tIrd.) moved to amend the bill
30 a. to reserve to Congress the right To alter,
amCud or repeal this act at any time; which was
accepted ly Mr.. Wheeler.
After long debate, Mr.. Speer (Pa) moved
s.u amendment. which was accepted, that the
commission under the act shall be disinterested.
The demand for the previous question was
t.en seconded 10y A vote OF 81 yeas 10 6i nays.
1T O'Clock q recess was taken until $50 D. IN :,
tH accordance With an order made last week, to
Tear reports from the committee pensions.
\ large number Of pension bills were reported
and acted on, and 1t 1C:-) =. the House
-#JUCrLCG.
p-~A man Is usually refused credit for one of
two TeasOIS-eitECT because We don't know him,
O. because we 10.
go How 70 choose = wife i one Of the most
common and attractive headings in the Salt
Lake Journals. % How 20 get a divorce" Is the
layOIItt in Chicago.
Ez-Au English paper talks about one Of the
t-sf.uCUi~Eed families going into - light mJuTn-
49, Tor some distant relative We suppose the
family j. half sorry then for the death.
EP-l- their zeal 20 exclude sectarianism from