Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-04
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
THURsnAY. Anril L

SENATE.-Mr. Trumbull suggested that the
Senate should allow day 20 the judiciary Com
mittee Tor the consideration of bills reported by
them. He said that several of these bills were a
an lmISItant nature, concerning matters in
which the whole country are Interested; hut
no one had any personal interest in them A.
seems 20 be almost impossible 10 get them nm
The Vice President said ii Mr.. rrnmSnu
the Senate.
MIR. Trumbuil then moved that Monday. the
18Th instant. be set apart tor the consilera ion
OF bills from the Judiciary Committee, ami al
was agreed 10.
Mr.. Sawyer called up House bill to provide
Tor the appointment of labor commission. bat
before II conld be proceeded with the morning
hour expired, and 10 went over.
The unfinished business. being the bill giving
ne ass Mt OF Congress 10 the subscription OF the
District of Col lmbia TO
1HE PIEDMONT AND POTOMAC RAILROAD,
Mr.. Baysrd argued against the policy of mi
ncipaI subscriptions to internal improvements
outside OF the municipal limits. Ii was a very
serious question whether a corporation hal thr
power To bind the property OF the citizens i'm
such a manner. In Illinois The state c,on,fitu
tons prohibited municipal subscriptions of tn,
nature. The voice OF nine-tenths of the peOple
Of Washington, WHO are re ally interested i'm the
matter OF this subscT ipsiOn. had not been con
suited. liz IL very hard that the men who are
TO pay for this stock, should have 50 little yoice
IN u as the property holders OF the District Of
Columbia. Ii this District was free from debt
II 1t was well governed; IL il was in the han n
OF responsible men, Congress would not have
this question before them.
Mr.: Harlan moved 10 lay the bill on the table
in order TO proceed with the Indian appropda-
uon bill. ost-ayes Is, nays y.
MI NORTH, of Vermont, criticised the ac. of
the territorial legislature OF the District OF Co.
iumbia authorizing the subscription. He said
mat not one of the respectable gentlemen whose
names were put down AZ stockholders 20 the
road had paid a cent; they had 200 m ach sense
III they had any stock, it had been given 10
them. lie did not believe this company had TO-
day dollar OF valid, legal Subscription, anu ii
they got this 5000 900 il would be gift.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Cox, IN. W by unanimous consent, introduced
a joint resolution as a testimonial TO Prof.
Morse.
Mr.. Wood IN. " said he was member Of the
congress which gave the first aid to Prof. Mors.
IN carrying out his great invention. lie recite,l
the delay, difficulties and opposition that the
proposition met in the House, aud its inal pass
age by vote Of 10 -; and tssabseq lent pass
The resolution was then unanimously agreed
On motion of Mr.. Moore, In.,) the Senate
bills granting pensions 10 rhodore 5. Hum
phreys, Margaret Babu and Abagail were sew
orally taken from the Speakers table and
passed.
MIR. Coburn (Ind. offered resolution, which
was agreed to, instructing the Committee on
Rules to inquire into the expediency OF allowing
Mr. Dawes Mass introduced bill 10 amend
the national currency act OF June 81, 1864. Re-
feIred TO the Committee of WAYS and Means
The regular order was then resumed, the
question being upon the adoption OF the substi-
tute OF Mr.. TOWNSEND. of New York, for the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Kerr Undianal tr
the steamboat bill, which was pending when the
House adjourned yesterday, and on which the
yeas and nays had been ordered.
The substitute was then adopted: Yeas II6.
nays, Is. Tee amendment was then agreed to
and the bill read third time and passed.
The House i'm the morning hour then pro-
ceeded to the consideration OF the homestead
bill reported from the Committee on Public
Lands in the morning hour yesterday.
A large number Of amendments were offered
TO the bill which were ordered printed, AMI the
bill went over TO Tuesday next.
Mr. McCrary, iowa, from the Committee ON
Elections, reported a resol utiOn decl .ring w. A
Handley entitled TO his seat az a representative
from the third Alabama district,
Mr.. Hoar Mass offered an amendment thai
there be allowed and paid 10 Il. w. Norris, the
contestant, S5,92e for actual expenses incurred
in good faith in contesting the seat. The amend
ment was adopted and the resolution agreed to
At half.past one the House proceeded 10 the
consideration OF the bill 10 authorize the ap-
pointment OF shipping commissioners by the
several courts of the United States, to superin-
tend the shipping and discharge of seamen en-
gagged on merchant ships be longing TO the United
States, and for the further protection OF seamen
which was on March u made the special order
for to-day.