Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-30
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS-.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
TUESDAY, April 30,

SENATE-The House amendments to the
Texas Pacific railroad bill were concurred in.
Mr.. Summer presented the memorial OF a large
number OF colored citizens of Kentucky. for
merry slaves, who enlisted i'm the army. asking
that they be paid the same bounty as other
troops. Referred to committee on military
affairs.
The House bill authorizing the Southern
Claims Commission to make, in their discretion
reports OF their action from time 10 time, wa
taken up.
Mr.. Wright said the commission would be
induced TO believe by interested parties that
this bill was mandatory, and they would be u
duced to make precipitate reports, which woald
interfere with the due dispatch OF their busi-
ness. The commission had ALREADY reported
upon more cases than Congress had acte upon
For these reasons he was opposed to the bill.
Mr.. Trumbull also opposed the bill.
MIR. Carpenter regarded il as a great mistake
ever TO have organized this commission.
MI. Howe replied to the objections that we've
made.
The further consideration of the bill was then
postponed.
Mr.. Patterson, from committee on foreign
relations, reported House bill providing for APP
pointment OF q commission 70 proceed to IN,
MEXICAN border and inquire into and repor
upon the
DKPREDATIoNs OF NExICASs AND INDIANS
maraudsrs upon the citizens living on the from
tier of Texas. Passed.
Mr.. Sawyer called up the bill extending for
two years the time in which the benefits OF the
aot OF Jni 1866, granting land to aid the states
AGRICULTuRAL COLLEGES
may be avsiled OF. Passed.
The unfinished business, being the
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL,
was then proceeded with. the question being on
the motion of Mr.. Hill TO lay on the table, the
motion OF Mr.. Freiinghuysen 20 reconsider tht
vote non concurring in the Morrill, amendment
limiting the jurisdiction OF the court OF claim.
lay on the table.
The motion was lost. as follows:
AYEs.-Alcorn, Baysrd, Cssserly, Clayton, Davis
IL Han
Ian, Hill, Jehns.on, kellogg, Kelly, rorwood
epIsgIe, Stevenson, stockton, rrUmDGll, Wicker
NAYs-Ames, Anthony, Brennan, Buckingham
Cameron; Carrel:er, Chandler. Corbett, Cragip
EEeIry; tnich ;, EIanagan Erelingh.sen, GiIbsri
Morton, Nye, Patterson; Pratt, Bamsey, scott
sherman, sumner, Windon, Wright, IL.
The question then being on the motion to re
consider, il resulted in ayes %, nays 2S The
Vice President thereupon voted in the afirml
tive, and the motion to reconsider prevailed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
mediately after the reading of the journal, Mr.
Dawes, OF Massachusetts,, demanded the regu
lar order, and the House resumed the consider
alton Of the bin reported from the committee
on agriculture, by Mr.. Haldeman, Of Pennsyl
yania, to encourage
THE PLANTING OF TREES
and the cultivation OF wood upon tie public do
main now held by the United States.
Mr.. Haldeman said he was instructed to ac-
cept the amendment proposed by Mr.. Sargent
OF California, exempting mineral manufactuT
ing railroad lands from the provisions of the
bill, and the amendment was adopted
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Taffe, OF
Nebraska to strike out the two first sections
was rejected.
The bin was then reiected-yeas 81, nays 50.
Mr.. Banks (Mass.) offered a resolution e
print coo copies of the Presidents messag,
On the British counter case. Referred to com
mittee on printing.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes, the rules were 81 L.
pended and the House went into the commtte.
OF the whole on
THE TARIFF BILL.
Mr.. Ellis III. Roberts N. " addressed the
committee, starting out with the proposition
that II was admitted that there should ne a re
duction OF the revenues to the extent OF some
thing like forty millions. He commended tn.
action o! the committee of ways and means upOI
the internal revenue system, but held that Their.
were changes in the customs revenue too radica
for the industry OF the country. He gave notice
that he proposed to offer amendments to thu
portion OF the bin and he hoped to see it ma
teTially modified.