Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-19
F0RTY-SEC0ND CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
TUESDAY, March 10.

TUESDAY, March 10.
SENATE-Mr. Anthony called up bin au-
thorizing the payment OF slsO 900 70 Commo-
dore Winslow and the officers and seamen OF the
Y. :. ship Kearsage for the destruction of the
Alabama. Passed Also, bill 20 pay SEQ .0eO 70
the officers and crew OF the L. =. ship wyoming
for the destruction Of riratical craft In Japsne
csc waters, to be taken from the japanese in
demnity fund, but Mr.. Cole objected TO its pas
Mr.. sherman, from Committee on Finance
reported adversely on bill TO substitute com
round interest notes for legal tender notes
MI. Hitchcock introduced BIN 20 encourage
internal Improvements in the territories.
Mr.. Cortett called up his bill
To FACILITATE SPECIE PAYMENTS,
by compelling banks to hold their reserve in
COIN He said thai IL was time that this admin
lstTaton should do something TO secure a return
TO specie payments, and advocated his bill a. a
gentle and safe means of bringing about that
result The bill was then laid aside.
On motion Of Mr.. stockton the Secretary of
the Navy was requested to inform the Senate
what appropriation will be necessary tor the
next fiscal year to maintain the life-saving sta
Island.
The unfinished business. being the Chicago
rellef bill, was then taken up, and Mr.. Scott
proceeded TO address the Senate upon the bin
claiming that IL was unconstitutional.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Randall pa introduced a resolution request
ing the President, if not incompatible with the
public service, to send TO send to the House all
Information in the possession of the government
in relation to
TIE CASE OF DIR. HOWARD.
native Of Philadelphia, and citizen of Penn
syivania, who has been held as prisoner by the
Spanish authorities on the island OF Cuba ana
now reported to have been sent to a penal colo.
nv on the coast Of Africa.
Mr.. Banks Mass favored the adoption of the
resolution, and said the Committee on Foreign
Affairs had had the case under consideration.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Willard (Vt) reported from the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs a bill i'm relation TO the
capture of the Albermare, and asked that n
might be referred to the Committee on Naval
Mr.. Cox IL. " said that the bill was bu, an
act of Justice to the captors of the AIbermsrle.
and asked that IL now be acted upon.
Mr.. Speer pa said the Naval Committee had
examined and favored the bill.
IL vas then passed.
The Speaker laid before the House a number
OF executive communications, which were re-
ferred TO appropriate committees.
PUBLICATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS
ihe regular order was demanded and the con-
sderaiion OF the bill in relation to the publica-
in the Globe, which came over from YESTERDAY.
was resumed, the question being upon the third
Several members sought to offer amendments.
but MI: Kelley, pa, on whose motion the bill
was taken up yesterday, refused to admit any
amendment or allow debate upon the bill.
JouIn; and the yeas and nays were ordered, re-
sultirg as follows: Yeas n, NAYS leo.
Mr.. Farnsworth lnl) moved that when the
House adjourn to-day il be 10 meet on Thur
day; and on this the yeas and nays were ordered.
MI Randall (Pa.) appealed to Mr.. Kelley 70
allow the amendments TO be read, and said the
House had night to all the information on the
Mr.. Kelley consented to allow the amend
ments to be read, and Mr.. Farnsworth there
upon withdrew his motion.
A m offa m ,
that it shall be the duty to invite by advertise,
ment proposals for printing the proceedings and
debates Of the Forty-third Congress, and report
mates for publishing the same be made BY the
Congressional printer and reported at the next
session, and that the debates shall not be pub.
sEed after the close OF this regular session, un-
Mr.. Banks Mass. offered an amendment pro-
viding that no person shall be employed a. re-
porter OF the House without the approval Of the
Mr.. Beatty IOhio) offered a substitute for the
bill; appropriating $3.50 600 to be paid TO the
publisher OF the Congressional Globe on account
OF the pubhcsten thereof during the Forty
second Congress.
Mr.. Kelley said he was willing to have yste
taken on each Of these.
Mr; sEeer Pa objected to the amendment
On motion Of Mr.. Banks, the vote whereby
the previous question was ordered was reconsi-
deIed, and the amendment was admitted.
1he previous question was again ordered, and
the amendments proposed by Messrs. Amber
and Banks respectively were adopted.
The substitute proposed by Mr.. Beatty was
rejected-yeas ~; nays 10s..
The bill was then read q third time and
passed.
The regular order being demanded, the HOUSE,
in the morning hour, (Which commenced at Las
p. No. proceeded to the consideration OF bills
reported from committees.
Mr.. Butler, (MaH.,) by unanimous consent,
offered resolution, which was adopted, author
INN Uaff fac IN and far
sons and papers, administer oaths and take tes-
timony in the case Of Mark II. Delahay, L. s,
judge for the district Of Kansas
Mr. Blair, from the Committee on Claims, re-
ported Senate bill for the relief of Mrs. Katura
Cole authorizing the issue of bonds in place Of
others destroyed. Passed.
Mr.. Frye, (Me.,) from the same committee
reported adversely upon the memorial of Eliza
beth Smoot for damages for injuries sustained
by being run over by . horse on Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington, in 1863.