The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-21

better to abolish the navy altogether than 10 allow
IL to sink to condition where IL could not comneta
with the other nayies OF the world.
Mr.. MORRILL,, trep) OF Me-, also advocated tho
Mr.. BAYARD tdem.) Of DEL, also favored II.
Pending action on the bill the Senate, at twenty
minutes past four O'CLOCK adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. 1873.
Under the call Of States large number Of bilA
were introduced and referred including the folS
lowing:-
BILLS INTRODUCED
BY Mr.. ELY, (dem.) OF N. Y.-Providing that any
person or corporation having claim, either In law
or In equity, against the United States, may bring
suit to the in the Circuit Court OF thd
United States for the district IN which such person
resides or such corporation has Its principal place
of business the service Of notice Of the pendencN
OF. such suit to be made as the Disc
trict Attorney OF the United States for
the district IN which suit is brought,
may direct end copy Of such notice, with q
copy Of the return OF the marshal thereon, to BET
sent by mail to the Attorney General Of the United
States within two days after such service is made
and the Court, after the entry OF such suit. may
order such further notice justice shall require
and such further proceedings shall be had In such
suit in the same manner and to the same efect az
II the same had been brought against an indi%
By NJ; POLAND. rsp., ofvt-For the distributlon
. By ~ MI: TwrTcaEII, pep9 of disseminating
the right Of way to the Kansas and Colorado Rails
taxing deposits In savings banks.
By MT c15 ma y a
| United states and Venezuela.
BY Mr.. LAMroRr, trepD OF N. 1.-For come
mission on the subject OF the suppression Of intem~
By Mr.. KaLNaER, rep.l Of Pa.-For the pro-
| By MI. SPEER, lrep) OF Pa-To fix the dates Of
| the death OF soldiers not heard from.
se IN ns Ua Of anS
By M. PORTER. trep.l Of ya..prohih!ting STATE
| the United States.
By Mr. PIERCE trep q refund the cot
the Indian Territory OF Oklahoma. y '---'
tons for the payment Of claims reported and al
lowed by the Southern Claims Commission -,
PAY TO MEMBERs VINO HAVE GOT THEIR SEATS !,
as the result Of contested elections the sums
whether they had been contestants OF coDtestees.
Adopted-yeas so, nays 95,
table by 80 yeas to IS nays, In the midst OF soma
excitement arising out of the statement made by
who were directly interested had voted. It turned
out, however, that all those members whom he all
laded to either had In, not voted or were not mme-
therenpon withdrew their votes.
Mr.. DAWES, rep.l Of Massachusetts,, presented q
petition OF the societies Of the Sons Of temperance
and Good Templars, OF Springfield, Mass, signed by
their onicers, asking for the prohibition Of the
ing liquors to be used beverage in the Terrific
rtes Of the United States ana the District Of Cos
lumbia. ss @f
Bills were further introduced and referred as
By Mr.. ARCHER, ldem.l q Md. to regulate pro-
abuse OF the ranking privilege. ~
proscSes to the Custom sp House at BANGOR Me-
BY Mr.. BUTLER, trep.l Of Mass to punish pre-.
tended counterieiters OF United states currency
By M. BAsks, qib;) Of Mass. directing certain
By Mr.. CoYUEN, lrepl OF Ind, to provide that no
| person shall be promoted IN the army who is adj
dicted to the Incorporate use Of Intoxicating
On motion Of M: = N ,ss rsp2 Pa y xas
February the Committee on Commerce snail ba
authorized to report bill relating to
W. LINES ya Sg sTEnSAa wAr rGrgs
the House passed, under suspension OF the rules.
bill to pay what is due to the census takers Of the
whose payment was Withheld on account Of the
war, or on account of their disoyalty
the rules and adopt resolution, alleging in very
| long preamble that
| THE GOAT ISLAND BILL - \
passed by the House last session was passed under
| various misrepresentation, and requesting tho
Senate to return the bill TO the House, Ncgatived
yeas, "a; nays, Is; less than two-thirds in the
Affirmative.
! Mr.. WILLIAM R. ROBERTS, dem) OF New York,
introduced d concurrent resolution giving the
thanks of Congress to Captain David Rtche, OF the
| Revenue steamer MOcassin and the officers and
humane action In saving forty-tw0 lives and re.
| ceivng seventeen dead bodies from the wreck CT
| the steamer Metis on Long Island Sound on the
| 31st of August, 1872. Passed.
On motion OF Mr.. COBURN, OF Ind, the business
OF the Committee on Military A1airs was made the
| special order for the 18th of February next
Mr.. BINGHAM, (rep) OF Ohio, from the Judiciary
| Committee reported bill defining the true intent
and meaning Of the act Of sth OF june 1872 amend.
ing
THE BANKRUPT ACT
to make the exemptions under 1t the Same as ara
| allowed in the various States
Mr. HAzLEroN, (rep.) Of Wis.,, moved as q substi-
tute Of Mr.. Bingham's BILL one repeating the Bank
rupt law entirely which was carried by yeas 129 to
nays go. SO that under the suspension OF the rules,
| the bill repeating the Bankruptcy act was passed.
| WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
| Mr.. SARGENT (rep.) OF Cal, presented q memorial
| from the National Women's Suffrage Association
| containing the following resolution
"RcsOlved, That we, the officers and members Of
the National Women's Suffrage Association In con-
ventlon assembled, respectfully ask Congress to
| enact appropriate legislation during its present
| session to protect women citizens In the several
| States OF the Union In their right to VOTE" He
also presented petition Of 1900 citizens for the
| same purpose. r,L
The House then, at ten minutes past four p. NJ,
| adjourned.