Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-26
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
FRIDAY, January 70.

were read and placed on the file.
Mr.. Morton asked to take up his concurrent
resolution for sine die
ADJOURNMENT ON MAY %.
Mr. Sumner remarked that it was certainly
unadyisable at this time to launch out upon the
sea OF discussion which would ensue from the
taking up of this resolution.
The resolution was then taken up, and Mr.
SchurZ modified his amendment to provide that
no SihS die adjournment shall take place until a
Jaw has been passed securing civil service re
ioIm.
Mir. Schurz would simply say that if this
amendment was voted down it would be an in
dication that the Senate did not intend to pass
any law for civil service reform.
MIR. Morton.-Not much.
The amendment was rejected-aycs I6. nays
3Z-tHe republicans voting i'm the affirmative
being Fenton, SchurZ, Sumner. Upton and
TTUmbul.
The question then REQUIRED on the amend
ment OF Mr.. Sumner, providing that no sine "a,
adjournment shall take place until the passag,
OF the supplementary civil rights bill.
MI. Irumbull moved a further proyiso, "noI
until the Senate shall have an opportunity e
come TO a vote on the House bill for the repea
of the DUTY on coa.'
Mr.. Sumner asked Mr.. Morton to state IN,
reasons Why lie urged the passage OF this resO-
Mr.. Morton replied that he was not actuated
by any political motives. He believed tn At il
the day OF adjournment was now fixed, Congress
would address itself TO ITS work and the WORK
would then be done -four months would be
allowed 10y the resolution, and that was ampl,
a
could be done by the 18th OF May a. by July Is
when Congress remained here in lengthy SEES
sion, ii was assailed by the entire democratic
press of the country for spending the peoples
money. Now, when it was proposed 10 finisl
up and have an early adjournment, the same
press i charging that there is political schemt
in il.
MIR. Sumner said he would answer the Sena
tor with an answer that would be unanswerable
lie then read at length from the Globe from
sleech OF MIR. Morton, on May &, 1870, in Oppo-
a DIV at Il
ment for that session on July 4, to the effec;
that the Senate should not be in haste TO Tx an
adjournment, that il should stay until August il
necessary To attend 10 the great matters Oftarifi
and internal revenue REFORM. and of Various
other important matters. All these considera-
tons, Mr. ;. claimed, pertained much more for
an early adjournment.
The morning hour here expired, and the res
olution went over.
THE APPoRTToNNFNT RrII
was then takenup, and Mr.. TrumbUll proceeded
to discuss the bill and the amendments reported
by the Committee on the Ju .licisry, explaining
the tables which accompany the report. III,
state that the only states losing members under
the House bill, or under the substitute reported
by the committee, were Vermont and New
Hampshire, each losing one. It was no new
matter for states TO lose members of the House
At one time New York had 10 mernbers Vir-
GINA q, and Massachusetts %. The committee
bad, after mature consideration, thought il best
that the number OF members OF the House should
II main at the present figure, 2i3.
/ MIR. Shel man argued earnestly in favor OF the
House bill, which, lac said, had been debate.
Tor days and days, and most carefully perfected
There were radical defects in the substitute OF
The Judiciary Committee, This bill did not eff
feet the organization of the Senate, but related
10 The number and organization Of the
House, and there Constitutional pro-
| vision that each House should be the iudg,.
of the qualifications of it own members. He
| did not contend that the bill came directly
| uHuer that provision, but by the comfy which
/ had existed between the two Louses from tn,
| beginning of the government, each had beer
| lett to regulate pretty much everything that
related TO its own organization. He framed the
| House bill for a practical reason which applied
| 10 his own state. The Senate OF Ohio was a tie
| Is d' mocrats and Is republicans.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
| Dawes Mass asked, and obtained, unanimous
consent for the Committee Of Ways and Means
| TO sit during the session.
Dir. Sargent, from the Committee on Ammo
rriations, reportcdthe regular Indian app-opria-
ton bill, which was referred TO the COMMITTEE
| OF the Whole and made the special order for
Mr.. McGrew wv. Va offered a resolution.
| which was adopted, requesting the Secretary OF
| War 10 furnish the House with copy OF the
| report of a survey OF the Monongahela river.
MIR. Niblack Ind. introduced a bill to author
| ize the construction of a railroad bridge across
the Ohio river at or near Evansville, Inoiana
| Referred 10 the Committee on Commerce.
| his being Friday, and the regular order being
dc demanded, the Speaker proceeded, in the morn
ing Dour, with the call OF committees Tor report
OF bills OF a private nature only.
| Mr.. Willard (Nt) reported from the Commit
teeOn Foreign Affairs a bill directing the proper
accounting Officers Of the Treasury to settle the
account OF John Lake. Of Ohio, formerly minis
| ter resident and consul general to Liberia
Psssd.
Mr.. wakeman, N. w. from the Committee
on Invalid Pensions, reported bills grating pen
sioiis TO Elizabeth H&nch ami Jane Duke:
which were passed.
Mr.. Peck, lOhiO,) FINN the same committee
Scott and Ann Hunter; which were passed
A,so, bill granting pension to Elizabeth
Mr.. Kerr Ind.) asked a few moments DELAY
on this bill, and produced the acts OF the last
Congress, whereby the same bill was shown Il
have passed on the sd of March, 1871.
MIR. Peck said the case OF Mr.. Kerr was a
strong one, and he would withdraw the papers.
MT. BIRD Nd from the same committee, re-
ported bills granting pensions to Charlotte
Crane and Rev. Win. Rodmsn, which were
passed.
On motion of Mr. Bird, Senate bill granting
pension to Sarah Evans, was taken from the
Speakers table and passed.
Mr.. Manson, tlnd.) from the same committee
reported bills granting pensions 10 Adam Cor
reIl and Mary j. Stone, which were passed.
MIR McJunkin, (Pa.) from the same commit
Elevell.
Mr.. Cox u. W moved reconsideration OF
the vote whereby the bill was passed grantin.
MIR. Grassland (Ky.) said that Correrl was
hanger on sr0uad the camps. and il was always
considered doubtful which side he belonged on
he was a robbeT, cutthroat and a thief.
The vote was then reconsidered, and the bill
laid over.
Mr.. Wakemsn, n. Y.,) from the same com
mittee, reported bills granting a pension To
Timothy Page and an increase OF pension to
James Houghten. Passed.
Mr.. Moore, (in,) chairman of the same com
mittee, reported bills granting pensions to John
Smoiley, Walter Raymond, Delilah Robertson
George j. St Louis, AID Nathan Morgan.
Passed.
number of adverse reports were also made
by the different members Of the committee, and
the committee was discharged from the further
consider alton Of the subjects.
The Speaker laid before the House a number
OF executive communications, which were re-
terred to appropriate Committees.
On motion OF Mr.. Garfield, the rules were sus-
pended, and the House went into COMMITTEES of
the whole and resumed the consideration of the
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL
On motion Of Mr.. Garfield the bill was
amended by increasing the appropriation
for contingent expenses of the Comnissary
Generals Office from S5 900 to g 0O0 for the eon
nneeat expenses OF the Department OF Justice
from coo to 81, 900, and appropriatine sss o
for the compensation OF the members OF IN,
United States and British claim Commission.
MI kstchie lMd.) offered an amepdment au-
thOriziDl the President nv .v;sR tl,. -,