Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-19
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS
This Afternoons Proceedings.
MONDAY, February. 1s.

MONDAY, February 1s.
| SENATE.-Mr. Cameron submitted repor,
from Commodore worden, commandant of tn.
Naval Academy at Annapolis, on the pro xres:
OF the japanese students in that institution
l which was read.
Mr.. Edmunds presented resolution Of Bur
lington vermont board Of trade, asking toe
| reduction of the tariff on lumber.
L THE KUKLUX REPORT.
| Mr.. Scott, from the majority Of the committee
on tne the late insurrectionary states, submit
aIepsrt and accompanying testimony, an also
bili extending the time in which authority /,
gwen to the Executive to suspend the operation
/ Oh the writ Of habeas corpus until the end OF
the next session OF Congress. The report also
l bill.
MI. Blair presented the views of the minority
i OF the committee.
/ Mr.. Scott commented on certain expression,
In the minority report which he said did
INJUSTICE TO THE MAJORITY.
Inc hrst he understood to contain an asser-
| uon that the minority would not have mad
any report at all if they had had an opportunity to
see the report which the majority were going T.
make; and also, that the minority had not been
allowed to see the majority report, and, there
fore, were compelled to 60 into more detailed
review OF the testimony than they would other
wise have done. The first assertion was that
| early in December the minority had applied for
clerk to aid in preparing q report, and rs to
the second the ma or ty report chad several DAYS
/ since been printed tor the use Of the committee
| Mr. Blair thought the Senator (Scott) was un-
| necessarily nervous about this matter He hal
oeen assured thar there was intention to re-
/ meet upon him. The minority had no idea OF
implying that they would have made no report
nae tney seen the report Of the majority i'm time
| MT Bayard did hot think it necessary to say
| anything in defence OF the minority in this case
| ne testimony was almost unprecedented in IT.
human being in the United States would eyer
read 1t. The majority report amounted to $50
printed pages. 1t was not until last THURSDAY
| that IL was known exactly what the majority
| had concluded. Itwas known from the first tina,
there would be two reports from the committee
The proof sheets of the minority report were
passing through the press before the majority
report was put in the hands OF the members OF
the committee.
The reports were then ordered to be printed.
MI. Casserly, from Committee ON Foreign Re-
/ LIowhe, late Minister to China.
The consideration of the resolution OF Mr.
sumner for an inquiry into the transactions at
THE SALES OF ARMS TO THE FRENCH
was then resumed.
hIr. Conkling demanded the ayes and nays on
his amendment, on the resolution itself and on
the preamble. He said that nearly five month
OF this Congress had passed. and nothing practi-
cal had been DONE; the whole time had been
given up to political debate. There had been
nothing done to take OF the seventy millions OF
taxes from the productive interests of tht
county, nothing done to reduce the internal
made to wait that these political debates NAV %
l on. The constitution says Senator cannot Be
called to account for words spoken in debate A
| sens,or can Islander the good name of his coun-
place IL in false position before the nations of
the world, and yet he cannot be called to &C
count He may do This by direct attention or by
the language Of insinuation, which Is the dead
Hest Of poisOns. He then sent to the desk to be
read a letter in the New York Tribune, charging
the administration Senators with endeavorine
10 stine investigation In this matter, and to de-
lay actor. The Globe the journal and the Sen
ator from Massachusetts himself would retute
this calumny. The Senator in presenting his
resolution asked that it lie over and be printed
and no objection was made to his taking il M or
to action on ii.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
usual on Monday the states and territories were
called in the House for bills and joint resolutions
Tor reference, and the following were introduced
and referred to the committees indicated, viz:
|! OF the act making appropriation for sundry
civil expenses of the government. Judiciary.
BY Mr.; Hilbard IN. H.)-Bill for pension to
Melinda Iripps. Pensions.
BY MT; Parker N. II: )-Bill granting q pen
90 BY MT. Butler tMass.l-Biil 70 pay prize money
steamer Bienville. Naval Affairs. A''o ''A'eF
BY MT: 0riffth {Pa.)-Bill for the relief OF
VIM. G. Barney. Claims. Also. bill in relation
to the pay Of retired army officers. Military
BY Mr.. Foster lPa.)-Bin to place the name
Of Lieut. Oliver Humphrey on the retired list
By MIR. Speer (Pa.)-Bill for the relief of the
postmaster post, master at Huntington, Pa. Post Offices and
Post Road.
BY MI. L. Myers tPa)-Bin for outfits and
allowance OF ciotning to semen in the q.
BY Mr.. Perry IN. Y.)-Bin to establish a por,
OF e entry ~ at h AiSany' \; 7; a;, Commerce;
laws in relation to the sending of newspapers
By By ~: E. Il. Robert. IN. Y.,-Bill for pub
nc building at Utica, n. Y. Public Buildings
By Mr.. Merrick (Md) -Bill in relation to an
peais to the supreme Court in equity and ad
By Mr.. Duke iva. EBiil for the relief of Ger.
tain citizens Of Lynchburg who were enormously
assessed and compelled to pay internal revenue
By SdE. Terry Va.)-BIll to grant 80 acres Of
bounty lands to persons who served in the war
Of 1872 Pensions Of 1872
BY NJ; asS.i, sy:lnBIl granting 100000
ing her public debt, and to reimburse the state
for taxing that portion Of her territory which Is
now West Virginia Public Lands. Also, bill
to change the time for holding terms of circuit
and district courts in Virginia. Judiciary
BY Cobb IN. C.)-Bill 10 amend the bounty
laws and to provide for bounty Of negro soldier
who were slaves on the 10th day of April, 1851
By MIR. Mckee (Mie.)-Bm to refund taxes
paid on raw cotton for the years 1866, &c, 20 and
BY MI. Bingham (Ohiol-Bnl to establish
municipal court for me DISTRICT OF Columbia.
By Mr.. Perry (ohio) -Bll to establish the
National Washington Monument Association
Judiciary.
BY MI Maynard Tenn. )-Bm to repeal the
9Th section fthe army appropriation actof 1870.
ByMr. vaughan Tenn. )-Bin appropriating
elo0 900 for the Improvement Of certain rivers
in Tennessee. COmmerce. :.
By Mr.. Wilson lind. Bill to declare the
meaning OF certain statutes. judiciary.
BY Mr.. voorhees, Ind. )-Biil In relation to the
payment OF the public debt in currency. Ways
By lar. Niblack (Ind)-Bnl to improve the
Ohio river q 1t Vernon. COmmeroe
BY Mr.. Bnrchard I'm. BIN 30 authorize the
Hydraulic Company, OF Sterling, H.. TO con-
strnct dam across Rock river, 1t Sterling.
Commerce. - 80
BY If. Haysns (Mo )-Bnl to amend the act
Of isSs in relation to appeals in oertain eases.
BY Mr.. Comingo fMo.)-B in relation m +.
pubic building ct Kansas City, Mo. Public
By NJ. Beles Arb. )-Bin to confirm the entrv
70 certain lands in Arkansas. Public Lapds
Aioo. bill 10 amend the act Of MAY 81; 1870 in
relation to certain civil rights. Judiciary
By Ar. Hanks lark. -Joint resolution for the
printing Of the reperts Of hydraulics on the
0issieaippi river. Printing.