Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-08
FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS-
This Afternoons Proceedings.
WEDNESDAY, Nav :.

SENATE.-on motion OF Mr. Hamlin the
Secretary Of the Navy was directed TO furnish
the Senate with copies OF the report and mans
OF the survey OF the lSthmus OF Darien for an
inter-oceanic ship canal.
Mr.. Kellogg called up the bill providing that
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
shall be held in louisiana on the same day with
the state election-the first Monday of Novern-
Der, 1e.2. He said that the object of the hiIl
was 10 avoid the trouble and expense OF two
elections in succession.
On motion OF Mr. Cameron. Wednesday next
was set for the consideration OF the Baltimore
and Potomac depot bill.
Mir. Morton said that sn additional advantage
Of the pending bill would be that the Presilcn-
nal election wo1ld getthe advantage Of the su-
seryislOn and protection row provided by law
iOr the state elections.
Mr.. Trumbull said that this statement was an
admission that this bill was designed 10 enable
Congress TO control. by indirectiOn. the Presi-
Genital election in violation OF the constitution.
Mr.. Morton denied that he had admitted any
such thing. and asked Mr.. TrumOull whether he
wanted 10 have
THE SCENES or lSGS IN LOUISIANA
renewed, and the presidential election held un-
der such circumstances that it could be con-
trolled by the kukluS. Ii he dill, he mi ght titlv
oppose this bill; but If he was in favor OF an
honest election, he ought 20 support n.
Mr.. TTumbull said Mr.. Morton had stated that
the object OF the bill was TO place the election
under the protection OF an act OF Congress, and
he asked where Congress got authority to inter
fere with presidential election, in the face OF
The express provision OF the constitution that IL
IS 10 be held IN each state in sach manner
A. the legislature thereof may direct. He knew
what the
PROTECTION
spoken OF by Morton might mean; il might
mean the protection afforded by the suspension
Of the ka5edS corpus, and the presence OF mill
itaTy power. lie was i'm favor OF an honest ele =
ron by a free people, and for that reason he
was opposed TO unconstitutional congressional
supervision.
NIr. Morton said Mr.. Trumbull was in favor
Of an honest election, but opposed to the means
by which il could be secured.
Al or much further discussion, the bill went
over.
Mr.Nye called upthe bill 70 regulate elections
II the territories OF Washington AMI Idaho, the
| vote passing il having been reconsdared, and
| the question being on it, passage, ii was again
| passed-syes p, nays Is.
TIRE roST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL
| was then taken up, the question being on the
| amendment Of Mr.. Nye, prescribing the same
| conditions TO be imposed on any other company
| hat NAV obtain the China and Japan mail con
tract, TO keep up a line between San Francisco
| ard New York via the Isthmus OF Panama, a
| nave been imposed on the Pacific mail line.
The amendment was agreed TO, and the bIll
MIR. Stewart asked TO take up the Goat Island
4 hill and have il read the second time.
Mr.. Cole objected TO its being taken up unless
| he Should have the opportunity TO give the
reasons why il should be referred TO the COM
| mittee on military affairs.
celloquy ensled between Messrs. Cole and
| Conkllng, IN which the latter charged MI. Cole
| with using offensive language toward him.
The subject was then dropped.
Mr.. Foreman then called Up the House gen
| eral amnesty bill, when
Mr.. Sumner renewed his civil rights amend
| ment.
Mr.. Ferry Comm raised a point OF order
| against the amendment.
The Vice President decided against the poiut
| If order, when
Mr.. Tiumbull appealed from the decision OF
/ The chair.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| motion OF Mr.. Rusk, Wis., the Senate bill to
authorize the west Wisconsin railway company
| o maintain a bridge across Lake st. CroiN was
| taken from the Speakers table and passed.
Mr.. DUEL y. " asked and Obtained unani-
nous consent 20 introduce bill 10 provide for
holding an additional term OF the United ~ ttes
district and circuit courts Tor the northern dis
| trct OF New YORK, at Syracuse, y. Y. and il
| was passed.
| talled up the motion 10 reconsider the vote by
| which the supplemental appOTti0nmcnt bin wa
| recOmmitted 30 the judiciary committee.
Pending vote on reconsideration,
Mr.. Randall Pa moved ~ Law the bill on the
| table. Rejected-yeas -, NAYS lot.
The vote 70 reCommt was then reconsidered.
1 ana several amendments OF a minor character
| were agreed 10, and the bill passed. The bill
| increases tie number OF representatives from
/ 2Si TO .sl2, the increase going 20 the following
states, viz: New Hampshire, Vermont, New
| York. Pennsylvania, Indiana. Tennessee, Lon
/ lsiana, Alabama and Florida.
| ON motion OF Mr.. Dawes, the House went into
Il committee OF the whole ON
| THE TARIFF BILL
reported yesterday from the committee of WAYS
| and means, under the instructions OF the House
yesterday.
Mr.. Dawes moved TO strike out the item of ten
cents per pound on tea, and said that the bill a.
| now before the House made reduction ia the
| revenue:-On articles added to the free lists
| sS.Ga9.S tn40; including tea and coffee.
| slI Jos internal revenue, l3,9SS, 900:
making total OF SO, lbs, So 10. To this he ex
pressed the hope that the committee would add
| by the removal Of stamp taxes and other inter
| nal revenue taxes OF minor Importance where
tie revenue collected did not COMPENSATE for the
annoyance, which would make further reduc-
/ ton OF about ten millions. making the entire
/ reduction of duties about fifty millions. which
| was the sum which the committee thought could
/ with safety be made.
| Mr.. Brooks IN. " opposed the abolition OF
l the entire duty on tea and coffee, advocating a
| more equitable division OF the reduction on
| larger list of articles.
lengthy debate on protection and free trade
was had upon this paragraph, when the line was
stricken out, az was also that imposing tax OF
TWO cents per pound on coffee.
MT. kitchie md. moved TO am End the para
graph in relation to btuminOus coal by striking
out fifty cents per ton of twenty-eght bushels
and inserting one dollar per ton.