Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-14
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL
Co.cIu.io, Saturday. Proceedlux,

a.
sENATE.-After Our report closed
The seer tary 4 the President appeared and
delivered what " understood to be the CORES
pODdence between the United States govern
ment and Great Britain on the subject of the
The Senate then, on motion of Mr. Morton.
went into executive session; and after an hour
therein ne doors were reopened, and the legis-
On motion of Mr.. Cole, the committee on for
Cign relations was instructed to inq uire into the
expedleney OF the Cnited States establishing a
ITotectoIate over the Navigator islands in the
South Pacific, the inhabitants of said islands
desiring such proteetoTate.
Mr. Scott called up bill granting right of way
10 The Rio Grande and Denver railway. Passed
The bill to amend
THE ENFORCEMENT ACT
5elng resumed, the question was taken on Mr..
Sasserly amendment prohibiting tn presence
AZ the election polls OF trOOps or armed mep
unless To rel Sl the armed enemies of the United
states or a. neces a-y to protect the public
Tesce, when IL was rejected-ayes Is, noes 81
The question being taken on the second
amendme Mt Of Mr.. CasSerIy. prohibiting the
Use OF distinctive ballots at elections, il was
Mir Trumbull then moved the
HOUSE AMNESTY BILL
aS an amendment.
Mr. Nye moved to amend the Amendment NTH
the mendment of Mr.. Norton. prescribing that
- ? preliminary TO amnesty the parties TO re-
serve Ine same must take oath that they have
not within two years belonged to any kukIux
organization
This was adopted-year &c. noes 81.
hT. Sumner here indicated an intention TO
move his ~
CIVIL RIGHTS
bill as an amendment, and
DIT; Scott asked Mr.. Trumbull it he would
vote Tor amnesty with the civil rights bill at
taGhed. ' 81
Mr.. Trumbull said he knew of no civil rights
sHl. ne kne" oil a social equality bill, for which
he could not vote
Mr.. Sumner read from the recent spse.h of
Frederick Douglass in Washington denying
that the eoiored people desired or asked for so,
Mr.. Trumbull said he would reply TO Mr..
Douglass with the utterances of another col
ored man. and read from speech delivered
IN this city by Prot. j. nj. Lsngston to the
equality.
Mr.. Sumner said Prof. Langston had assured
INN that he had been misrepresented.
Mr.. Wilson mentioned that the House of Rem
resentatives had passed to-day both an amnesty
and civil rights bill, which the Senate couli
take up IN turn and which obviated any such
tors.
Mr.. Cole rose to a question of privilege. and
st,9ill1Itu Ihe conference report on the de-
Pending discussion on the conference report.
the Senate, at 4: IS p. IN. took recess, and re-
assembled at $50 r. M, when Mr.. Cragin
Chairman of the committee on naval affairs
and other members of the committee called mn
number of bills, which were passed.
PASSAGE OF THE AMNESTY EILrs
HOCSE--After our report closed
Mr.. Butler. Mass. } from the Judiciary COM
mittee, reported bill to relieve certain persons
therein named from political disabilities impossi
by the fourteenth article OF amendment to the
constitution of the United States. He said the
original bill referred to the committee con-
tanned over sixteen thousand names and thars
had been twenty-five pages added to il since its
reference. The committee had. therefore di-
rected him 20 report substitute for the bill
providing for the removal OF the political disa,
bilities imposed by the third section of the
fourteenth amendment TO the constitution of 10
United States from all persons whomsoever,
except Senators and Representatives in TIE
ThiTty-siXth and Thirty-seventh Congresses OF
the United States, officers in the judicial, mill
tzry or naval service o. tie United States, heads
Of departments, and foreign ministers OF the
United States. The bill was passed.
The original bill, including about TWENTY five
thousand names, was then passed.
Mir. FarnSwOrth Ill introduced a bill declar-
ing all political disabilities imposed by the 18th
article OF amendmenttc the Constitution ne.eby
removed Passed.
Mr.. MeCrary Iowa., from the committee on
elections, called up the contested election case
Of Giddinss vs.. Clark, from the third Texas dis
tTict. and the resolution declaring Mr.. Clark not
entitled and NJ Gidlings entitled to the seat
was adopted with but one dissenting voice, and
Mr.. Gtddings was sworn in.
ON motion Of Mr.. DOnnan (Iowa), the rules
were suspended, and it was ordered that all de-
bate on the tariff bin and pending amendments
shall cease at p. m on Thursday, 10th instant.
Mr.. Sargent (Cal.), from the committee on
appropriations, reported bill appropriating
Baker, and authorizing the congressional libra
rian TO contract with HOrato Stone for the same;
and the rules were suspended andthe bill passed.
THE DISTRICT INYEsTIGATIOS.
Mr.. Starkweather Comm from the commit
tee on the District of Columbia, presented the
majority report of the committee appointed to
investigate the charges against the government
of the District.
Mr.. Crebs presented a minority report, which
was ordered to be printed and recommItted.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter
from Hon. George NJ. Brooks, announcing his
resignation as a member Of Congress from Mas
saehusetts.
when the bill to revise. consolidate AMI amend
the laws relative to invalid pensions was taken
up.
Mr.. Chapman I'd. c. presented the petition of
Alexander Ray and others, praying that the
draws on the Long bridge should be kept open,
a not to impede or obstruct navig alton. Re-
ferred to committee on District of Columbia.
The House then, at $50 p. m, adjourned.