Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-11
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS
TUESDAY. February IL

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l SENATE-Mr West presented memorial oi
New Orleans Chamber OF Commerce i'm favor a;
| reciprocal trals with Spanish America, and
Il ocean postal service from New Orleans
Mr.. Fenton presented memorial OF Allan
Rutherford, j. j. Hasler, and other citizens az
New York, claiming recognition as the origina-
tors OF the hrst organized movement 20 raise
volunteers 10 ai'i i'm supprcsSing the rebellion.
MI Edmunds, nom committee the Judi
cary, reported adversely on bill TO create a
United States court Tor the Indian territory
Mr.. Chandler introduced bill providing for
the adoption OF the international code OF siynals
into the merchant service OF the United States
Referred 10 committee on commerce.
Mr. Howe called mp the ball extending the
existence OF the southern claims commission.
which was passed. IL now goes back to the
House fcr acton on the amendments.
The, following bills on the calendar were
passed:
Authorizing the Secretary of War to have a
monument erected at Salisbury. " c.. 20 the
memory of the soldiers who died IN prison and
are there buried.
Comforting upon the superintendent of th,.
l. $ military academy the power to convene
general courts-martial.
Toproyide for the better care AMI protection
OF subsistence supplies.
For the relief OF =. II. Jocelyn.
To establish certain post eoa,iS
Providing fer the payment Tor certain prop
er'y taken by the government ,Or the extension
OF the military reservation at Camp Mohave.
Arizona territory.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
and means, reported the sundry civil appropri-
alton bill, which ordered printed, and made the
special order in committee OF the whole to-mOr
row.
MIR. Sawyer, wis., from the committee on
commerce, reported the river and harbor ap-
preparation bill, which was ordered printed, ami
referred TO the committee OF the whole on the
state of the Union.
Mr.. Garfield said that i'm view of the lateueSS
OF the session, the committee appropriations
did not insist upon the reference of the bill 70
that committee, but did not desire this to he cs
taDlished a. precedent. They did not admit
this as proper order, but waived the question
under present circumstances.
Mr. Lynch (Me.) took exceptions TO the re-
marks OF Mr. Garfield, and was not willing to
admit that the bin was reported from the com
mlttee ON commerce by permission Of the APP
priatiOn committee.
Mr.. Beatty (Ohio) introduced a resolution
directing the committee on invalid pension, to
inquire into the condition OF the building
known as
TIE sEAToN HOUSE,
ana occupied by the Pension Bureau. whether
the archives OF the ONCE were secure from iir,
ami what the effect upon pensioners and claim
ahls would he IN the event of their destruction
and whether they could not Ice kept i'm thai
portion 81 the Patent oiiiee known a. the mod.
room. Adopted.
mittee, submitted a report upon the subject OF
repayment tor Tice metres, and Mr. Beck XIV
submitted minority report; both OF which were
ordered printed and recommitte,l.
The WASHINGTON CELEBRATION AND MONT
NENT.
The Speaker announced as members of the
select committee, under the resolution of Mr..
ChlpInah I'D. c. for the celebration of the 2a.I
OF February i'm connection with the Washington
monument, the following gentlemen, viz: Mr..
Shlman ID. C.) chairman; Maynard lTenn.)
Banks Mass, Burdeite MOI, kellogg
lcohn.l, Archer Md, Cobb N. c., VOORHEES,
tInd.l, Monroe Cohio), Hill q. j., Eliridge
tNis.l- Sessions N. v and Critcher Nal
ME- ROOSEVELT RISES To EXPLAIN.
MI. Roosevelt N. W asked leave TO make A
personal explanation. He said gross. bitter and
malignant attacks had been made upon him by
the friends of the government OF the District of
columbia, which had not oniy been published
I'M the press, bat had been laid on the desk OF
each member. These attacks were intended 20
impair has usefulness and he desired to make
brief explanation.
Mr.. Starkweather Comm said that when the
gentleman from the District asked the same
privilege, objection was made and he therefore
objected now.
The Senate bin for the relief of the heirs and
legal representative of George g. Bestor. which
came over from Saturday unfinished business
was then passed.
The House then, i'm the morning hour. resum-
Ell the consideration of the Montana and W.
oning railroad bill, and it Was passed.
Alter the morning hour
THE BILL To AMEND THE PoSTALLAws
came mp as the special order for this day
MT FarnswOrtb. (1il.,l chairman Of the co,n-
mittee on post offices and post roads, eN,,l aimed
its features