Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-15
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS-.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
WEDNESDAY, MAY IS,

Mr.. Trumbull from committee on the iuai-
c,sry, reported a bill allowing loyal cotton
claimants TO bring suit in the Court Of Claims
within six months
The conference report on
TIE DEFICIENCY APP RoPRIATIoS BILL
was taken up and discussed, bat no action was
reached.
DISCUSSION As TO TIE ORDER OF BUSINESS
The unfinished business, being the bill pro-
yiding for the suspension OF the writ of habeSs
corpus, i'm the discretion OF the President, 70
March 4, 1873, was taken mp.
Mr.. Cameron moved 10 lay IL aside, 10 proceed
with the Baltimore and Potomac depot site blil.
which had been specially set Tor to-day.
MI. Stockton asked that the habess corpus
bill be not acted on until Monday, when SIC.
Bsyard woals be present. He iade this re-
quest al the suggestion OF Mr.. Bsyard, who was
one OF the two democrats on the kaklax com
mttee.
| Mr.. Scott said he should be glad TO sceommD-
| date h> colleague on the committee Mr.. b Az
arcl, but he did not feel that he would be jusi-
tied in cons ntng that the bill should 90 over -
| Monday, when the end OF the session was 50
| near.
Mr.. Edmunds hoped the bill would not b, laid
| aside for a mere railroad bill.
The motion OF MIR. Cameron was then a re "a
to-ayes 81, nays Is.
MI. Cole asked Mr.. Cameron to let his bin law
| over informally, in order 10 proceed with the
| conference report on the deficiency apprOpria-
uUn bill.
| Mr.. Morrill, (Vt) expressed his surprise that
Mr.. Cole should presume TO ask to proceed Nth
| The business Of the nation when bill in the in-
teTeSt Of a railroad corporation was pending.
| lLauehterl He hoped no bill of merely ma
| uonal importance would be allowed 10 Interfere
| with m assure for the benefit Of the great Mr..
| Scott, OF Pennsylvania, who came n sar receiv-
| ng the nomination Tor the Presidency a. C,n-
Mr.. Hamilton Md desired to have the ayes
ana noes on the question of laying aside the rail
read bin to proceed with the deficiency bill rs-
port. He wanted 20 see II Senators Intended 70
push aide business in which the whole pti ion
| was interested for the purpose OF proceeiiag
with private railroad bill.
L ffars 18th, H. 10
20 lay over the railroad bill inform Ally, ana the
l conference report on
TIE DEFICIENCY APP AoP RIATioS BILL
vas again taken M, aud concurrei in By vote
| Jf 81 70 %.
| THE BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC DEPOT SITS
BILL
| vas then proceeded with.
/ Mr.. Morrill,, OF Vermont, regretted that he
eit impelled 10 give his views against this bills,
| when he knew that a large majority OF the Sen
/ ate wac now committed to its support. lie then
| alluded TO the Pennsylvania Central railroad a.
| corporation possessing more capital than the
1 Did United States bank, which some people
thought thrt atened the liberties OF the country.
| This Baltimore and Potomac road was a branch
L 0t the Pennsylvania Central. He then read
from the charter OF the Baltimore and Potomac
road as passed by the Maryland legislature in
Il 1858, and said that IL conferred the most extra
| ordinary privileges, all of which Congress was
| asked 10 confirm. The ground which was TO be
given away to this company could not be pur-
chased tor half million dollars, the streets were
| TO bc blocked up, the public grounds t. be
| marred, and the very doorway OF the capitol 70
| oe invaded. Congress Was going to do, also,
| what II had never yet done-yote 10 incorporate
i railroad in State.
Mr.. Morrill, msyed an amendment 20 strike
1ut all after the enacting clause Of the bill, and
insert provision that the chief OF engineers Of
he army, the engineer in charge OF the public
| buildings, and the quartermaster general Of the
| army shall be constituted commission To eN-
| anime as TO the laying Of steam railway tracks
in the city of Washing tOn. both of existing roa
and those in process OF construction; also, as 10
the location and construction OF depOts as bear
| ing on the obstruction OF streets. avenues or
| public parks and to report as soon a possible
/ full and comprehensive plan embracing all the
| above particulars.
Mr.. Sumner said, after most mature consider
ston he must vote az ainst this bill. as he could
| not consent 70 destroy the park, and he was
able TO imagine how any one could consent TO il.
He spoke eOquently OF the necessity Of prssery-
ing the park for the benefit of the people.
Mr.. Stockton looked at this thing from prac-
| ical point OF view. He did not believe the wav
20 make great capital of this city was to build
/ lp Chinese wall and stay progress. The park
ought not 10 be where it is; IL ought to be in the
country, accessible TO all. The town councils
1ad given this privilege which the railroad
isked, and most of the best citizens were ia
ayor OF il.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
House having at the session of last night sec
Jnded the demand for the previous question
upon the bill e. provide stenographers for the
courts Of the I'm ed States, the qaes ton of it,
final passage ca ne HP as unfinished business
after the reading Of the journal, and the bill was
passed-yeas lis. nays 50.
Mr.. Marshall & ~, from the committee on ap-
preparations, reported back the West Point
Academy appropriation bill, with Senate
The committee recommend concurrence in
one and non-conc lrrence in the other four SEN
ate amendments.
The recommendations were adopted, aud a
committee OF conference was ordered.
MIR. Swami MD reported, from the same
committee,
THE CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC APPRoPRrA-
TIoN BILL,
with the Senate amendments.
The committee recommend concurrence in
the amendment 70 strike out tue clause accred-
ting the minister resident at Nicaragua also %
Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras and SALIVA
dor, which would leave minister at each Of
these countries.
Mr.. Brooks IN. " opposed the amendment
on the ground that the states were too insignii-
cant, and that it was beneath the dignity OF our
great republic 70 send minister TO each OF
these petty republics.
Mr.. Banks (Mass) contended that il was the
nr1 o. s sba under Al
publican institutions on this continent, and that
few thousand dollars might with profit be
spent in keeping min. ster at each OF these
places TO watch the Vaccinations OF European
governments.
The yeas AMI nays were ordered, and the
House refused TO concur in the amendment
OF the remaining twenty amendments the
Honse concuJred in ten and nOn-concurred in
the other ten, aud a committee Of conferences
was ordered.
ADJOURNMENT.
MT. Butler (Mass.) offered a resolution that
the President OF the Senate and the Speaker of
the House adjourn their respective Houses on
the 29th OF May until the last Wednesday of No
yember, but subsequently withdrew it, giving
notice that he would offer il again tomorrow.
The House then, on motion OF Mr.. Davis,
went into committee Of the whole on
THE TARIFF BILL.
Prior to going into committee, Mr.. Farms
Worth lIlL) made an Intellectual attempt TO
obtain an extension Of dine for debate on the
section of half an hour. fE
Mr.. Farnsworth offered an amendment 70 the
substitute offered By Mr.. Dawes, adding to the
words con lumber and the manlfsctures Of
lumber" the following: provided further, that
no duty shall be levied on lumber or lumber
used for ship building or fences -
Mr.. Dawes aid he would withdraw his sub.
stitute, and, consent being given, the House
proceeded to the consideration OF the next SEC
don, leaving the second section as perfected by
the committee yesterday.
Mr.. Lynch moved an amendment % the third
section Of the bill fixing specific duty OF 81 per
thousand on soft board planhs and deals " pine.
hemlock, wildwood, spruce and bass vood, aud
additional duty Of 81 per thousand when
planed on one ode, % when planned on one side
and topgued and grooved. and s2.5e when
planed on both sides and tongued and grooved
Hal Erxo