Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-02
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL.


SFNATF-After our report closed
The Indian appropriation bill. which covers
seVtnfy-One pages, was read through. and he
veriOuS amendments reported By the Committee
81 APPROPRIATIONS acted upon.
Mr.. Harlan, from the Committee on Indian
Affairs. Sut mitted sundry amendments making
come further appropriations; which were gem
.raIIy COnCurred IN.
The Senate then. at 40 2. m, went l. TO
executive session, and then adjourned.
HcJSE.-AttcT GU rep IT closed
The Speaker lac be re the HO ISe a message
from the President ct the nj ID State> in
losing Papers called Tor by the resolution o. tire
House IA relation 10 the arrest Of DR.. j. l..
HSuard by the Spanish thorities "a Cuba. The
Message was refer ed to the Com n ttee on For
That at the proper tine be would offer a resolu-
son which would afford proper prote ,tion to
tbs citizen Of the United States.
senate bin to settle the title - Ian Is along
me boundary Of Georgia and Florida va taken
Up and passed.
Mr. MercuI Pa moved 70 suspen the rules
ana lass b-H r pcaiing a.! laws granting tees
To -ulOTIneTS m the internal revenue service.
Tie bin a. passed by vote of IS5 to -.
tH motion II Mr.. DanneIl. (Minn.) the House
suspended the rules and passed a bill to extend
until January !, Ill. the bill making a grant
..f a III h'arv read from Copper HarbOr, in
Michigan. 20 Green Bay. Ia Wisconsin.
Nir- sheldon La offered a bill to relieve Ger
am persons OF their legal AMI Political dSabiii
'Ia>- and large number OF amendments. in
,.y4yE other names were offered. The Speaker
-''t t-at M view OF the experience OF few days
proposed g" Dc relieved be read in the hearing
81 the House. T. sides the name of Gov. Vance
10 which he had hifher ITO alluded. he said, in the
Hil offered the other dsy, the names of Isham
G.. Harris and a. -. +. Nicholson. of Tennessee
had been included.
Mr.. Caldwell TENN -aid he had offered the
names OF Harris and Nicholson. but he had not
done 20 for the purpose OF smuggling them
through the House. He was ire 3pabIe of such
an act. He had, upon the morning when that
bill was offered. received a petition from Ten
ue~see containing a number OF names, and he
did not know that those of Harris and Nj .hOlsOn
were on IT, He had offered the biii under the
general invitation To send M altman
The Speaker said he would prefer that all
these names be sent 90 the Judiciary Commit
tee, which ROW had the subject under consider
alton.
Gen. Butler said the Judic ary COMMITTEE had
a bill OF $500 names, and they would Offer it a.
~0Ou il could be prepared. The bill and
amendments were then passed.
Mr.. HUI n. j. offered bill to repeal the
income tsN. Referred to Committee of WAYS
and Means.
THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION.
Nj Hooper Mas. presented a mem Orial of
citizens o. the District of Columbia, who saw
that they bold no office and are not interested in
any contracts, and who ask that the pending in
ves'lgatiCn low going on in the Com nittee on
the District may be discontinued, in order that
The Board OF Public Works NAV 90 on with the
iH.lTOvcrGT MS OF the District. Referred TO the
District OF Columbia Committee.
Mr. BUtler asked 20 have an order ma lie that
the Judiciary Committee may at any tune re-
port a bill for the relief OF persons disab Ell by
The fourt, CHth amendment. The OTd-r was
made.
Tie EcuSc. A. Z 50 p. m. adjourned