Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-17
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
TUESDAY. Decemhsr Il.

as the special committee 10 take into considera-
ton the subject of internal improvements
Messrs. Window, sherman, Conkling, Ames,
Morrill, (Me.) and Osborne to fill vacancies on
military CEN mittee.
The House resolution against erasing mention
tai colors was laid before the Senate by the Vice
President
Mr.. Ednnnds asked for its present censidera-
ton, but Mr. Sumner objected, and IL went over.
The Vice President stated that Mr.. Stevenson
proposed to announce to- morrow the death Of
his late colleague, the Hon. Garrett Davis
MIR. Osborn introduced bill to provide TOR the
improvement of certain harbOrs in Florida
Referred to committee on commerce.
Mr.. Rice offered resolution reciting allegs-
tons OF fraud in
THE RECENT NOVEMBER ELECTION
in Arkansas, and the claim OF both opposing
| state candidates and Presidential electors TO
have been elected, and providing for the ap-
Polntment OF a special committee of i've Sen
ators to proceed to Little Rock, Arkansas, ami
investigate the whole subject. He asked th at
the resolution lay over and be printed.
Mr.. Anthony called up bill authorizing APP
Eointment of keepers for life saving stations At
Cape Cod and Block island. Passed.
On motion OF MT. Fcnton, his bill to regulate
the collection of customs was referred to com
The bill relating to the claim of John II.
| Chapman was passed. Also, for the relief Of
Thomas Hollis, of Morgan county, Georgia.
| Also, for relief Of w. ii. Kirk.
Mr.. Morrill, (Vermont) stated at the request
| OF the committee on public buildings and
grounds, that all sculptors who desired to COM
| pete for the execution of the statue to Admiral
| Farragut, could deposit their models in the
northeast corridor of the Senate wing, directly
| under the Senate reception room.
The French spOlIation bill was then taken
up, and Mr.. Sherman proceeded to argue against
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
| the reading of the journal, Mr.. Garfield made
an Intellectual attempt to go into committee OF
the whole on the deficiency appropriation bill;
hnt Nj n aI-
reports from the committee on foreign affairs
and reported a bill creating q commission to
| adjust claims for damages from depredations by
rebel cruisers, under the Geneva tribunal Re
| ferred TO committee on judiciary. Also, bill
| making an additional appropriation for the COM
mission to inquire into the depredatiOns on the
| Mexican froItief. Referred 10 the committee
| on appropriations. Also, Senate bill to amend
the act OF August IL, 1855, to regulate the diplo
1 matte and consular system of the United States.
| Made the special order for the third THURSDAY
| in January.
Mr.. Banks also LAID before the House letter
| from the Secretary of State asking an appro-
| pTiation for continuing the survey of the bouu-
| dairy line between the United States and the
| BRITISH possessions from the lake of the woods
| to the Rocky mountains. Referred to commit
| tee on appropriations. Also, bill making pro-
| vision for determining and making the boundary
| line between the United States and Great
| Britain at the Island of San Juan, and appro-
| prlating 5000 for the purpose. Passed. Also
| bill to authorize the survey of the boundary
| line between the United States and Great
/
| Bittee on appropriations. Also, bill to en-
/ able the people OF the United States to partici
| pate in the advantages of the international ex-
posItI0n at Vienna in 1873, and sppropriating
| 100000 for the purpose.
| Mr.. Banks advocated the measure, and cited
| the precedent in relation to the London expo.
| sition in 1851.
mr. Sheiia5arger (Ohio) called attention 10
| an exposition of the Austrian patent laws pub
| lished in the Scientific American, and argued
| that the laws of Austria were of such a char
acter as to operate injuriously to the inventors
| Of other countries, and that the government
| should not lend its aid to course that would
result in their injury.
Mr.. Banks said Austria had aIresdy issued
certificates of protection TO inventors, which
was considered by the engineers of England a.
a1ordiBg ample protection. The Secretary OF
State had considered the subject, and had sub
mitted to the Austrian government a project
which would doubtless be accepted, which would
make cur inventors secure. III it should not
| the disbursement would rest with the Secretary.
who would not use IL unless our inventors
interests were fully secured.
Mr. Morgan (Ohio) opposed the bill, and sai0
il was no part of the province of the government
10 appropriate money for inventors, and that II
would be as proper to appropriate 800 200 to
advertise these inventions in the journals OF
Europe or OF this country. The people should
know that they must depend upon individual
energy and individual exertion, and that the
many should not be taxed for the benefit of the
few he favored striking out the appropriation
Mr. Hoar (Mass.) advocated an amendment
ceeding twelve practical artizans to attend tha
exposition and report to him the result OF theii
observation.
Dir. Wood IN. " advocated the bin as a
measure of interest to all classes of eur country
and tending to encourage emigration to this
country.
Mr.. Kelly (Pa) said that that the idea of the
gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. Morgan), that the
inventors were the only ones to be benefited
was erroneous. They were the only ones to be
injured, and he would advise them not to 60
there.
Mr.. Brooks IN. W rose to
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
in reference to the recent publication that H
5. McCOmh had testified bet ore the select com
mittee Of the House that j. Il. Alley had given
Mr. Brooks nifty shares In the Credit Mobilier
in favor of the Union Pacific railroad. Mr.
Brooks gave a detailed statement of his connec-
fe sE as re
sequently, upon his removal by President Grant,
as director by election by the stockholders
the road instituted in New York by James Fisk.
and Coombs i'm Pennsylvania. One he said had
terminated by the death OF Fisk and the i'm
peachment of Judge Barnard, and the other, In
for this reason that McComb had made charges
against the speaker, in hopes of bringing his
he hoped that he would fare better than he had
in the legal courts. He denied ever having
spoken to any democratic member on the sub
ject of the business of the Union Pacific road
and ridiculed the idea that they could be i'm
fuenced by the sum of five thousand dollars.
He denounced McComb as man without char
acter, and referred to the records of the Wa
Department and other branches of the govern
meDt to show that he bore Q criminal record
He denied ever owning, directly or indirectly,
a share in the Credit Mobilier, and said the
story was made out of whole cloth, and was an
invention of McCombs Imagination. He pro
duced q certificate Of fifty shares, which WAS
purchased in 1868 by his on-in-law, with q re-
ceipt, for IS ,236, paid on the same day for the
stock, with which, until he had borrowed the
certificate for the occasion, he had never had
aught to do. In conclusion, he expressed a
willingness to be examined inside and out, and
to submit his private papers for the fullest in
vestigation.
The DESTRUCTIVE spiritual phenomenon in
England known - the "Camberweu Ghost"
has been exercised as the servant Miss Maria
Hogan. In the moments of confusion result
ing from fower-pot waiting she used 70 ego
through" the pockets OF her employer. Curiou-
ghost!
NIORRARA IRAauR- ot