National Republican., 1873-02-10
CONGRESS-.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS,
The Senate Not In scssion-Privato Bills
Considered in the Observation-Disclosures
Business.
SATURDAY, FEBRuARY Q, 1873.
THE SENATE was not In session.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
on motion Of Mr.. Arthur, the House took ~
aud passed the Senate bill providing for public
building at Covlugton, Ky.
Mr.. Barry Introduced a bill to amend the act In
relation to the northern judicial district Of Mlc'
sisspp, which was considered and passed.
Mr. Dawes made an appeal TO the House "a
consider the Boston relief bill, urging that In
ton, viz; the great Grc in New YORK, in 1855, and
In chicago, Congress had felt its duty to AFFORD
relief. lie said two measures had been presented
TO Congress for the relief Of Boston, which II
was evident could not pass, and he therefore
asked the House now to consider bill similar TO
Mr., Kerr objected 10 ia present consideration.
and the regular order being demanded the House
In the morning hour resumed the consideration
o. the blil 70 connpen,sate MIn; Whceler hubbell
plOsive shells
Messrs. Sutherland aud Coghlan advocated the
passage Of the bill, and Mr.. Kerr opposed II.
Mr.. Kerr moved to lay the bill on the table, on
which motion the yeas and nays were ordered.
The motion g lay on the table was rejected
yeas ~, nays lOS.
Mr.. Archer moved to amend by striking out
ts9, ,3S38a, and Inserting t33, ,353 30 as the amount
appropriated for compensation. Agreed to.
Mr.. Piatt, from the Committee on Naval Al.
fairs, reported hill for the relief OF the heirs or
Legal representatives Of George q. Bcstor, for
damages sustained by delays IN the execution OF
a contract for a Mississippi river iron-clad.
Pending Its consideration the hour Of 1880 ar
rived, at which time the House, by previous as
siRnment granted the noOr ~ the Committee on
Claims for reports, before which, however, the
Speaker laid before the House a large number OF
executive communications.
The following members Of conference commit
tees were announced:
on the ioltlncailon appropriation bill, Nessrs.
Nlblack, Palmer, and MOrey.
On the diplomatic and consular appropriation
b!ll, Messrs. Swami, Foster OF ohlo, and Harris
on he bin to authorize the nomination and
appointment to positions on the navy retired list
certain volunteer Officers disabled In the service,
Messrs. Hay, Coghan, and Sutherland.
Among the executive documents presented
A letter from the Secretary Of War In relation
TO reduction OF the Fort Lander military reser.
Walton; returning the draft Of bill In relation to
nid In rebuilding the Mssssp ppi levces; IN answer
to resolution Of the House, transmitting state
ment IN relation TO the Indebtedness VI the Union
Pacific railroad
an appropriation OF fl,2I1,0OO for the removal Of
the Great and Little Usage Indians; also relative
70 an appropriation for the removal Of Chippewa
Indians to the White Earth reservation.
From the Secretary Of the Treasury In relation
TO the propnety Of refunding the cotton tax.
From General q. o. Howard, late Commissioner
OF the freedrnenb Bureau, In relation to the re-
port OF the Assistant AdJutant General In relation
to the Freedmen's Bureau.
Mr. blair, OF Michigan, reported a bill making
an appropriation for the payment OF claims re-
ported allowed by the Commissioners Of Claims.
Mr. Buckley reported number OF bills Of a
private character; Which were acted upon by the
House.
Mr.. Blair, Of Mich, reported q bill for the re-
lief OF certain loyal creditors whose debts were
connscated by act OF the Confederate Govern.
ment, by dividing among them pru rata the SUN
OF fhS 50 captured 10y Cniteil States GuthOIl.
tlss from Confederate receivers OF cOnnscatei
debts. Passed.
M. Holman reported bll for relief Of WIN,
Beldcn, late magthal Of the District of Columbia,
for the support nf prisoners IN the penitentIan
Of the District from 1865 10 1851, Passed.
Also, bill for the relief OF William RulhcE-
ford, Of Washington, for gallant conduct in saw
ing public properly at Yorktown, Va, at the sac
nnee Of his own property. Passed.
MT. smith, OF \. Y, asked to report bill for
hscertainlnH the claims u loyal citizens Ia States
not In rebellion, for property taken In time
OF war Tor public use, and asked that II he
made the spcclIl order for Tuesday next, and
fFum day 10 day TN disposed NJ; hut ohIectIOn
was made by Mr.. Beatty.
Mr. Smith then fepOltGd number OF private
bills, which were passed.
A number Of bills authuflslng certain claim
ants for damages for dellys aud Increased cost
In the construction Of monitors and punbOats TO
also passed.
without concluding reports from the commit
tee,
Mr.. Blair asked and obtained unanimou, con-
sent for an evening session on Tuesday evening
next TO enable the committcc 10 conclude Its re-
ports.
crossed bllls, and said an injustice had been done
the engTOssing clerks.
Mr.. Garfield sad he had been lei tO make an
erroneous statement by mlsrpn- tTuCtlOn Of d
remark made by the cleik OF the Committee IN
Approprir iions, which he [Mr. uaTicldl had nis.
understood.
MI. Bnckty (Mr. Sargent being apscnt,) Bahl
that an examination OF the Indign appropriation
showed the gentleman from California wa4 also
mistaken In his remarks In relation to the en-
RTossmcnt Of that bill.
Mr. sawyer, from the Committee on Com.
merce, reported the river anl haThor apprOpria-
tlOn hill, Rnd asked that II he p1nteL and made
the special order for Tuesday next In Committee
OF the Whole.
Mr.. Garfield moved its reference to the Com
mittec on Appropriations, when an animated
discussion spInng up between the members Of
the two conilnItces as to the proprioty OF the
Appropriation Committee revising the wOrk Of
that on Commerce.
After the discussion had gone on for some
time, ly general consent, Mr.. Kerr demanded
the regular order, and
Nc. Sawyer Withdrew the bill, and the HpuSe,
at +:tp .. M, adjourned.