Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-23
FORTYSECOND CONGRESS.
This Arternoon,s Proceedinx,
THrRspAY.January q.

SENATE---The Vice President appointed
Mr.. West TO tie committee ON Pacific railroads,
and Mr.. Ames to the committee on commerce, %
dill the vacancies in said committees occasioned
by the retirement of Mr.. Kellogg.
Mr.. Conklng presented several petitions for
the repeal OF the bankrupt law, signed, he said
by four or five thousand OF the leading men OF
the state of New York Laid on the table.
reported adversely on House hin 20 restore the
office OF director OF statistics, and il was indefi
nitely postponed.
Mr.. Chandler presented petition signed bv
many soldiers, praying he said that all the public
lands be given TO SPECTATORS, in other words
petition for the passage Of the soldiers bounty
Mr.. Nye introduced a bin to transfer certain
powers and duties in relation to the territories
TO the Department of the Interior.
ON motion Of Mr.. Wilson the committee on
the library was instructed TO inquire into the
propriety OF having the debates of the Thirty
seventh and L hirty-eighth Congresses condensed
by competent person and published by au-
thority or with the aid of Congress.
Mr.. Nve asked to have an evening set apart
for him TO address the Senate in support of the
Australian subsidy bill. He hoped the Senate
would grant him the courtesy Is he would 80
soon retire from the Senate.
Mr.. Conkling did not know that he should
favor this bill, but he thought Mr.. Nye should
have the opportunity he asked.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
motion OF Mr.. Sargent, CALI the bin making
an appropriation for a marine hospital at San
Francisco was taken from the table, and the
Senate amendment was concurred in.
Mr.. Monroe, (Ohio,) from the committee on
banking and currency, reported bill To provide
for obtaining Information As to the condition Of
banks organized under state laws. Passed.
Mr.. Dawes, Mass. y from the committee on
ways and means, reported bill to remit excise
taxes upon alcohol used by universities and col
Mr.. HerndOn (Texas) introduced a bill to
amend the act in relation to pensions for the
war of ISL Referred to the committee on
Mr.. Slater (Oregon) introduced bill supple
mentary to the act granting the right of way
for a railroad from Great Salt Lake 10 Port
land, Oregon. Referred to committee on public
lands.
Mr.. Stevenson (Ohio) offered resolution re-
citing that IL had been alleged that members Of
the House had been interested in the Dubuque
and Sioux City railroad, and directing the Gre
dit mobilier investigating committee to extend
its inquiries to that road.
Mr.; Randall lPa:l suggested that the Central
Pacific road be included i'm the resolution.
which was accepted by Mr.. Stevenson, and a.
thus amended the resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Garfield, (Ohio,) the House
went into committee of the whole on the consul
lar and diplomatic appropriation bill
Mr. Sargent Cali offered an amendment
limiting the compensation of the minister resi-
dent to the Central American states to $4,000
On motion of Mr.. Potter N. W the paw Of
the minister resident at Uruguay. also accredit-
co 10 Paraguay, was reduced from $ll 10 10
81 500.
The paragraph in relation to the Texas com
mission. provision having been already made
for IL IN a deficiency bill, was stricken out.
MIR. Monroe (Ohio) offered an amendment
providing that when a diplomatic or consular
agent dies abroad, there shall be allowed his
heirs sum equal to pay for the time allowed
Tor his transit from his post OF duty to his home
in the United States. Adopted.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House, and il was passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Banks Mass, the House
took up the joint resolution in relation TO the
Vienna exposition.