Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-12
F0RTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
TUESDAY. March Il.

SESATE.-Mr. Sherman from the Commit
tee on Finance, repo. ted adversely on bill 10
refund the tax paid on their salaries by state
officers. and moved its indefinite postponement,
ent at the request of Mr.. Pratt IL was placed ON
the calendar. He said the Supreme Court had
already decided that the tax on the salaries of
state judges vas unconstitutional, and he saw
no reason why the came principle should not
aIpiy TO all executive and administrative state
officers.
Mr. Morrill,. of VT. gave notice that when the
OIL came up, he would move to refund all the
tsSes PAD during the war, as they were an
lLaughterl
Mr.: Osborn called up his bill granting aid to
the Great Southern railroad of Florida, which,
after some dhcussion, " as passed.
On motion of Mr.. Cameron, the President
was requested TO inform the Senate the amount
OF money paid by the government of the United
states during the last three years for telegraph
rates paid.
Mr.. Morton presented petition of 5000 SOL
diers OF Indiana, asking equalization OF boun-
ties and modification of the homestead laws
MIR. Wilson introduced bill to provide for the
erection OF public buildings at Fall River
Mass. Referred to Committee on Publie Ruild,
ings.
THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIAL
AUTHORIZATIONS
bill was then proceeded with, the Question he
ing on the anne ndment to discontinue the official
publication OF the laws OF the United States in
the newspapers.
III. II.
the motion to lay the amendment on the table
when II was agreed to-ayes, p; nays, q.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Finkelnburg (MO.,) from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported bill for the relief OF
Herman Rooster, collector of internal revenue
for the LIST Chicago district on account of stamps
and books burned by the great Chicago fire.
Passed.
Mr.. McCrary (Iowa) introduced bill to au-
thorize the construction of bridge and TO
establish the same As a post road Referred TO
the Committee on Commerce.
The regular order was demanded and
THE GOAT ISLAND BILL
came up as unfinished business from Thursday
TOR the prev ous question, and yielded the floor
MIR. Sargent, (Cal.,) who said that he had on
Friday last received copy OF the resolutions OF
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. He
thought before he received these resolutions and
be still thought that he knew the feeling of the
people OF San Francisco and Of the state upon
The subject of this depot. He explained that the
location of the depot on Goat Island would save
asiatic produce from paying tribute to the men
upon the water front OF San Francisco. and il was
because of the loss of the 50 per ton on such
height that the Chamber OF Commerce., which
was composed largely of men from that front.
mad passed these resolutions. He contended
that the true interests OF the CITY and The inter-
ests of the manufacturers, the grain and other
interests Of the state. He said that goods arriy-
ing at the port from Asiatc ports for points east
OF San Francisco, were subjected to charge of
g per ton, which would be saved should the
railroad depot be established on Goat Island
IL was, therefore, something more than q pro-
vinciaI interest, it was a national question.
MT. W heeler said since the debate upon the
bill had commenced a number of members Ia ad
expressed the opinion that this grant was a val
liable one, and one for which the government
should receive a compensation The Committed
had not thought it should, and the com pany had
not thought 80, but in view of the opinions tim.
expressed he would ask the House to recon nit
the bill. with the permission to the committee
to report a provision for the appointment by the
PRESIDENT within one month of the passage o.
ne Dill OF three commissioners who shall at the
expense OF the Central Pacific railroad, hear all
tne proofs ond allegations i'm the matter and
within three months from the date of their
appointment award such conversation for
the use Of orfe-half the island as shall seem TO
hem Just ana equitable which sum shall be palh.
TO the government before the company errSef
upon possession of any portion of the island
lie, therefore, moved such a recommittal
and demanded the previous question.
Pending this Mr.. Kerr (Ind,) moved to Law
the bill Ola the table; On which motion the yeas
and nays we're ordered,
Before the roll was called upon this question,
the Speaker said he desired to call the attention
10 the House to matter OF some Importance
On yesterday large number OF names tor in
corporation
IN AN AMNESTY ELL
were sent up, with the Clearly implied nnder-
standing as he conceived that the list should not
include the names of those to whom the House
uau dutduy refused amnesty, or who were in
cluded IN the two classes to whom the House had
repeatedly refused amnesty, viz members OF
Congress who had left their seats to go home and
Participate in the rebellion, and officers of the
army and navy of the United States above p
years OF age who had resigned to take part In the
rebellion. Notwithstanding this implied con-
ditlcn the chair found, without knowing
by whom presented, more than one name which
came under those heads. Among them was
that OF 4. u. Vance. He (the Speaker hoped
the gentle man who placed his name there would
ask the consent of the House TO withdraw il.
Mr. ShOber n. c. said he did not know BY
whose authority the names were placed i'm the
list, but the gentleman named did not come
within the classes mentioned. His term ex-
pred IN 1861, and he was not a candidate for
reelection. He was confident the name had
not been placed there with An intention of yio-
iating the understanding.
Mr.. Brooks IN. " said he had supposed the
list was open to every body and everything
The Speaker said the House had rept ate,liy
refused 10 grant amnesty to the classes named
ard he was Impressed that the understanding
distinctly was that they should not be includ.I
Mr.. Brooks replied that he supposed the
House had grown more charitable.
Mir. voorhees, (1nd.) said that he was informed
that the gentleman who presented the name OF
Dir. Vance was not present.
The Speaker said that under the rules excep,
by unanimous consent no amnesty bill woald BE
ccnsiaeTed unless the names were read.
The House proceeded to vote upon the motion
to lay the Goat Island bill en- the table, and il
was rejected: Yeas, 10; NAYS, 81.
he main question was then ordered. and the
bill was then recommitted: Yeas, "a; nays, Ca.
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