Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-06

The following named Senator, were elected
members Of
TIE sEIICT COMMITTEE or SEVEN
10 investigate the sales OF arms. they receiving
plurality Of all the votes cast: Hamlin 81
car, enter. 4; Sawyer. p; logan. 81; Ames. -:
HaTlan. -, and Stevenson, - 81 the scatter
iug votes hr Schurz received -, Mr.. Trum-
bun y. MIR. TiI.On II. Mr.. Ferry vi Conn. II,
and NJ. Blair l..
Mr.. Stevenson asked 10 he excused from ser
wee ON the committee. He was now on very
tahoTlous committee Appropriations This
Wa subject of which he know nothing. ard e
moved 10 substitute Nh ScIurZ. who VS.
thoroughly acquainted with the subject
Mr. IonkI <, (sr'.' roe Don't excuse him.
The Wee President sa.d h. was not clear as
70 the right OF the Senator to move TO substitute
another name for his own, hut he had undoubt-
Cdiy the right 10 ask TO be excused
Senate would excuse Mr. Stevenson, and, on a
division II was decided in the atiirmative-syes
4. noes -.
Mr.. EdmuEds thereuIon called for the yeas
ard nays. which resulted as follows.
fFss-Me-s-s. AIcorn; Blair, Csssarly. Cooper,
iwait~ iIs1niitGa OF Mtryiand Hamilton Of T@xas.
TN Johnston, keliy Norwo9i. Il b IS Sanl.
an 7 M. ~. :, West and Wi's,r,-23 '''A" ~
NJ mss,Ts smes: alis.h,ony; B}r,man. Ca,1
,gukling tamunds; Ferry of Michigan, = .snsran'
y. mer,y Pool Ramsey. Rice Sawycn. Scsit. spsT
SO tie Senate refused to excuse Mr.. Steven
Nj. VickeTs stated that he had voted with the
majority Ter the purpose OF moving recOnsid-
Grafton, and therefore lie now entered a motion
10 that effect.
Mr.. ConkHng-Let US vote on that now
The question being tsen taken ON the motion
Z" reconsider, I was decided in the negative
The Vice President then stated that it would
lie the duty of the committee al Its first meeting
TO elect its own chairman.
On motion OF Mr.. Hamlin, the committee was
authorized to employ a stenOgraphic reporter.
THE LFGIsLATIyE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Ia Ia ia rEN~.z .EnI
ITOPristiOn bill, which had been laid aside, was
then taken up. and the amendment providing
icr the extension OF the capitol grounds was
agreed 20.
The amendment reported from the Committee
on the Judiciary apprCpriating $4,000 TO enable
he President 10 perfect and put in force such
rules regulating the civil service a. may from
time to time be adopted by him. was adopted.
Dir. Ramsey moved tn increase the salary of
the supervising architect OF the Treasury to
Pending action the Senate went into execu-
tive session, and then adjourned
HOUSE.-After our report closed
The House, in Committee OF the Whole on the
deficiency appropriation BILL adopted amend.
mcnts. offered by Mr.. Garfield. inserting for a
tehCieney IN the fund for the relief OF sick and
disabled >eamen Zoo COO authorizing the Speak
eT TO employ "a clerk at vi 500. anu approprating
~tJO tor the remainder OF the fiscal wear; and 20
paN de1Ciency in the salary OF the secretary
and Superintendent OF Public Buildings. fxiag
the salary Of the two Offices at =, 600 hereafter.
Mi. Duke VA moved TO strike ont the ap-
ICnSeS OF the United States courts. He said he
nd 50 tor the purpose OF inquiring OF the com
mIttee where II was proposed to spend so large
sum
Nj. Garfield said he could not tell where the
money would be required: if there were no dis
fUIhaaeeS anywhere the money would nOt be re-
4 long debate ensued, during which Mr. Cox
defended the people of the south. and claimed
that they were the best friends OF the cOlored
race. ard said the democrats had shown by then
that they were the friends of the whole peo-
ple OF the south-white and black
Mr.. Eainey =. - said an opportunity would
Don he presented for The gentlemen on tina; side
10 show their
FRIESDsHIP FOR THE NEGRO
when the civil rights bill came up. TAppllu~e.1
The gentleman " 2uld then have an opportunity
ts show his special regard for the colOred race.
Renewed aPp.a, sc, which was checked by the
tEajrman'S g1Vei.l
Mi. Dawes Mass said the gentleman from
New York had assumed ro'r here TODAY.
- the friend and protector of an unfortunate
race. v hiCh had boon 50 ah'y r, presented By the
gentle man who had JI.j .si,eH.
Tie and. the gentleman Mr.. Cox had been
here and witnessed the changes that had been
gong on night here in the District OF Columbia
itCm the time vixen the cOlored men were driven
through the streets OF Washington, "a mule,
were ,'Tiyen. TO the slave pen in Alexandria.
hvN AaC seen them Cmancipated. made citi-
zeHS. given the ballot. and enabled TO elect a
mayor OF Washington. They had seen a colored
man occupying IN The Senate the seat of Jefier-
>GA bay.>- The gentleman knew that his party
hid no iSt or par III the legislation that raised
The S0lCred man IRON d slave to freedman. "A
CHiZeD, "a voter and a senator and vet he was
colItinLdly ana! gEing the republican party on
thl> n0OT The pubic confidence chung 20 the
republican PARTY. and they would sooner hold
en- 70 n and fraSt The care OF the nation i'm Us
hands than with those who had opposed all
these holy measures
In reply 10 Mr.. Dawes, Mr.. Cox said that
gentleman I'D not know the part he took i'm the
passage OF the thirteenth amendment.
MI Dawes-No, do not. Laughter
Mr Cox then proceeded to EXPLAIN
MI Dawes.-How did the gentleman vote?
Mi CoN--Never mind that; I'll tell you be-
fore finish.
Mr.. Dawes am afraid you'll forget it.
laughter
Mr.. Cox quoted from former reports in the
Globe to show that the republicans were not in
favor of negro suffrage and said that Mr. Gid
dings, in the very debate when he had fallen
fsntiDg in his seat. had stated. in reply to a
question from him, that he was not in favor OF
negro suffrage.
After further debate, the committee, without
d>IosiHg of the pending question. rose and re-
Ported to The Hosse. Adjourned.
1Maeon, Ga, obtains servants from Scot
land.
~The acknowledgement gnadige fraulein
Fedora, Duchess OF Saxe-M eininpen- n il,Iber-
Shausen, is dead, and the local undertakers are
distressed became the mere Inscription of her
name precludes the customary tribute to her
virtues on any oTtinary-siZed tombstone.
~1he colored boys of wallngford, Ct
hunted raccoons the other day, one of them
climbing the tree and stirring up the var
Inints, = while the other bazed away from be-
low. They got four cOons. and the younestsr
who stirred them up got fcrty-fve buckshot in
the leg.