National Republican., 1873-01-30
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care and preservation OF tbe United States mill
tary cemetery near the CITY Of Mexico. Passed
Mr.. Hamln, from the Com tnttce on Mines and
Mining, reported q hill TO ameud the act 70 pro-
mote and develop the mining Nfsourcei OF the
United States.
Mr.. Sherman moved to take up the bill allow
ing the free Importation Of alcohol for aolentlno
purposes by colleges and univctsie@' Not
Mr.. Corbett offered a resolution I'M pruetlng the
Secretary Of War TO consider the e1 pcnency o.
snlssing CSmgsny sS 81 sCgg gns1S No DC ostod
Of his successor In the Senate, Hon. f.itorge X
Mr.. stockton, from the Committee pn Naval
Anairp, reported without amendment the oll
making the pay Of civil engineers In toe ~ W tue
same as that of naval contractors. -
Mr.. Etmunds, from tho Committee on Judl,
oiary, reported with amendments the Hous, ol
amendatory Of the act Of june :, lsIa. preyi ling
for holding a Circuit Court In the Western u.s.
trlct Of Missouri. .,,,,.
MT. Logan, from tho COMMITTEES on HilltA "
haip, rSRS5tea % issoIsS SsS 'n @ oars ~ isTe.
ordnance officers to examine and report 70 Upp-
gress the most suitable sites for the location Of
powder sd dcpO, and . proving ground ioi heavy
The Bill reported By Mr.. uamlin, from the
Mining Committee, provides for amending the
NTH section OF the mining act Of May 10, 1873, so
that the time for the nrst annual expenditure on
claims, located prior 70 the passage OF said act
shall be extended 10 the nrst day Of Deoepbsf,
lsIs.
Nj. Patterson introduced a bill supplementary
e ss ISs es %Snsos q S
railroad into the District. tBeing q copy u the
bill introduced In the House fast Nohhy tg
AZ O'Clock The unfinished busnsss. beng the
LEGISLATIVE AUTHORIZATION piLf.
came up In regular order:
the French spolatlon bill had been made the
special order for to-day.
T6s G6,r sr An!hSn Ts%Indsd Mr., Mr. Cam. STS
oedence Of all special orders.
Mr.. Cameron then moved 10 postpone tie un-
special order, but subsequently withdfcv his
motion with the understanding that he should
move to take up the French spolatou I'LL a.
The appropriation bill was then proceeded
With, the question being on the motion d Nj.
%una ~ 70 sSsoadeI ,nar,ss ns v9sS on ~ we s ssaS
The motion to recommend was lost-ayes Il.
MT. Sawyer moved, in behalf Of Mr.. Morton,
an amendment increasing the salaries Of Deputy
Commissioners Of Internal Revenue TO g. 900 per
annum, which was ruled out Of order.
Mr.. Window moved to strike out the appropri.
alton OF $4,000 for temporary CLERKS IN the Post
once Department. AZ the frankinapriyllegs whs
nation in the work Of the Department, and thofe
would be no necessity for the further employ
Mr. Morriil, Of Me-, thought these clerks ware
necessary, and doubted whether any saving
would be effected by the abolition Of the frank
no moI,on Of Mr. window was agreed To.
Mr.. Robertson moved to reconsider the vote
by which the amendment OF hr. sawyer ~
creaslng the appropriation for the bureau OF ei-
Mr. Upton did not believe that the bureau OF
education had done anything at all to promote
Mr. Howe advocated popular education as a
means Of preserving our republican institutions,
Mr. N S1s'ShsS1 rh sI,S hS,dnq ons quesSn o. edISaSn &
States, and the General Government had no
right whatever to interfere In the subject.
nays ~.
iar. Wright moved to reduce the number Of
clerks Of Class In the Post once Department
compensation at from @ $1,000 @ e stSSOc. ''' ~
Mf. Morrill,, OF Maine, opposed the amendment
and moved to lay 1t on the table. Lost-yeas 10,
Mr. Flanagan opposed the amendment.
Mt. COnkling advocated II as q legitimate con-
sequence OF the abolition Of the franklng pnyl-
Mr. Nye said this whole franklng repeal agita-
tiOn was arrant humbuH. lie now made tue
prediction that the malls would not be carried
Tor a cent cheaper in the future than In the past
The people longed for tho documents which
went forth from This Capitol. II this was mat
begin. II the Postmaster General had not been
trlnlng with US, he could very well spare these
clerks, and ho hoped the amendment would be
adopted.
Mr. Maehon oonourred In the views Of Mr..
Nye.
the franchise privilege In good faith, and he was
glad that It was abolished. But he could not soc
what this had TO do with the clerks In the Gen.
eral Post once. Because there might be q re-
duction In the amount of malls sent through the
local post ofiiccS, that could not reduce In the
slightest degree the labor Of the clerks In the
still have Just as much work 70 do. The impress
sion that will be produced In the country by the
debate this afternoon Is, that the Senate II out
OF humor for having been conquered by tho
Postmaster General, and Ia venting Its humor
IN this movement to reduce tho ioroe In his
Department.
The amendment of Nrwright was agreed to-
ayes Bl noes 49,
Mr.. Wright moved further to increase the
number OF clerks OF class three, In the Post ONCE
Department, from sixty-one TO slxty-seyen, and
to reduce the number OF clerks OF class two fro,n
nifty to fOrty-seyen; which was agreed to.
passing the amendment Of Nj. Morrill,, OF VI,
prohibiting the payment OF Judgments OF the
Court Of Claims TO parties whose 10, atty has no,
ID made therefor by Congress.
Pending action the Senate went into executive
session, and then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
Mr.. Coz, Of n. Y, offered q resolution request
ing the Secretary OF state, II not Incompatible
with copy OF all correspondence In reference
10 the claim OF Benedict BurnstlDe, hnaturalized
citizen Of the United States. against Russia
ruH COLORADO BILL
The bin for the admission OF Colorado came uI
as unfinished business from yesterday.
Mr. Tane, Of Neb., argued that under the Con
stitutiOn and the convention with France, by
which the Territory was acquired, the people ol
the Territory were entitled TO admission.
Mr.. Kerr, OF Ind, opposed the admission o
the Territory on account Of Its want Of popula
lion and the undue influence and power given 4
Al the expiration Of the hour, Mr.. Hooper
Delegate from Utah, obtained permission TO re
iDS durina S % he DEBATE % yesterdSy t @ BY NJ. CiaS
gett OF Montana, and defended the institution
Of the Territory and the local government
the charges % made % % yssteTdsy hat al The fegisS
mon Church and calculated 20 drive Gentlles 4
the wall, and 10 aid In building up Mormonism
lie made a fierce attack upon Brigham Youn
and the Mormon Church, and at the conclusion
Of his remarks was applAudsd on the Moor an
AZ the conclusion Of tue discussion, Nr. Hal,
Of Me-, moved TO lay the bill on the tabl'
Adoptsd-ysas III, nays 81.
MEMBKR SWORN IN.
Mr.. McCrAry, Of Iowa, called up the eonteste
election case Of sllas 9. Nlblack against yosia
sentative from the state Of Florida.
The resolutions reported by the committee d,
clare Walls, the sitting member, not entitled
titled To the seat
The resolutions were adopted, and Nj. NiblaC
came forward and was sworn In.
A RECALCITAET wlIHres,
Mr.. Wilson, Of Ind, rising TO privileged que
tion, submitted q report from the credit mobii
committee, (No. a. stating that under the ord
of the House the committee had sent for dive
persons and papers, and had evidence that lu
prior to the passage Of the act OF 1854, In relatiG
tOthe Union Pacific railroad, sums Of money al
a quantity Of bonds, the property Of the uniS
Pacific Railroad Company, were brought
Washington by r. @. Dnrant, and placed In Il
hands OF Joseph b. Stewart, and by him dlspOs
OF. stewart had been called az a witness, Al
testified that he had received the bonds, and hi
retained 5000 as his own fee; that he did n
pay any portion Of them TO any member OF Co
gress or executive Officer, and that his transa
tons were with his clients and other persoI
Therefore, the following question was pI
pounded TO him: estate The names Of the y,
sons TO whom you delivered or paid cut /
therseff"
,,Iu evidence before the committee was %
mitted by Mr.. Wilson, showing that Stewart h
replied that not one dollar had been paid TO
member Of the Government but he would ma
no statement 10 the committee In relation 10
clients.
Ihe committee reported that reply to I
nv IN IA n