Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-30
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS-
This Afternoons Proceedin gs,
THURSDAY, May 80.

SENATE.-Mr. Morrill,, Of Vermont reported
from committee on public buildings and
grounds the bill authorizing the Secretary of
the treasury to purchase in Philadelphia site
,or tne post once and U. s. courts-the cost not
MIR. Scott, from the select committee on
southern outrages, reported bills to amend tue
e TinSts act and the supplementary civil
MIR. Hayard objected to the second reading of
the bills. He questioned the propriety of The
reference of these bills to this committee, which
had been originated for a special purpose and
certainly not to take cognizance of such mat
ters as were involved in these two bills He
MI. b did not even know that these bills ha
yesterday. The proper reference for these hills
was TO the judiciary committee.
The Vice President stated that it was per.
Iectly competent tor the Senate to refer bills to
Mr.. Sumner introduced a resolution propos
ing an amendment to the constitution, that the
resident I shall be elected directly by the PEG.
pie, and abolishing the Office of Vice Pres dent.
when was read and placed on the calendar
MI. Edmunds. from committee on pensions.
reported a number OF private pension bills;
Mr.. Chandler called up conference report on
the steamboat bill; which was discussed until
the expiration OF the morning hour, when il
went over.
The regular order,
THE TARIFF AND TAX BILL.
was then proceeded with-the question being on
tne anen i,S or Mrs Sawyer, to add the
House bill to authorize the appointment of a
labor commits oner.
Mr.. Wilson moved that the term of service of
me commissioner be two years, instead of one.
Mr.. Wilson moved that the secretary of the
commission have salary of 80 500 per annum.
Agreed to.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mercur, (Pa.,) by una nimous consent, from the
committee on private land claims, reported
Senate 49, at
OF June I'D, 1862, for the final adjustment of
private land claims in Florida, Louisiana and
Missouri, with an amendment, which was agreed
to, and the bill passed.
The members Of
THE NEW ORLEANS INVESTIGATING coNMIrrRK
asked and obtained leave to present their views
upon q majority report. There were three rec
ports, signed respectively by Messrs Scoheld
pap and McCrsry Lows), Speer lPs.) aid
which were ordered printed.
Mr.. Van Trump (Ohio) rose to
A PERSONAL RETALIATION
in regard to certain publication in the Colum-
bia g. Co. Onion, charging that he had sum
moped prominent lawyer, who was himself
high in the kuklux order, who was found to
i know too much. and was not produced before
menf false T. ON beginning to end, and had read
correspondents with Gen. VIM. II. Wallace to
support hs assertion: In the course Of bis re-
with him, without his (van Trumps) knowl-
edge, private spy, and said that the employ
ment of spy of this kind to watch the move
ments Of his colleagues or other persons was q
very unusual thing.
Mr.. Stevenson (0hio) differed somewhat with
Mr.: Van Trump In his account Of the murders
at Union township, but bore testimony 10 his
candor and integrity in the investigation.
Mr.. Poland tVt.) asserted that spies were en-
ployed by the department. of justice, under the
Attorney General, and he thought properly, Is
the alleged crimes were committed in the night
time, and were consequently difficult OF detec-
ton.
Mr.. Van Trump said Ii had been testified that
this spy (WhiteIy) had been in the private