Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-03
F0RTYsEC0ND CONGRESS
This AfternoOn's Proceedings
MONDAY, March 8.


the testimony taken before the Poland commit
| tee was passed.
Mr.. Logan called up the bill to establish
military prison Passed.
reported the House bill to release Gen. Spinner,
L. s. Treasurer, from responsibility for defalca-
tons OF certain subordinates. Passed.
House bill TO amend the tariff act Of June,
Mr.. Hitchcock presented the credentials of
John D. Ingalls,, Senator elect from Kansas,
which were read and laid on the table.
Mr.. Cole offered resolution placing AT the
disposal Of the Vienna Exposition Commission
the flag manufactured of California silk. Adop-
ted.
1r. Cragin presented credentials of Balm
bridge Wadleigh, Senator elect from New
Hampshire, which were read and laid on the
table.
Mr.. Ferry Mich called up bill to establish
board OF local inspectors of steam vessels for the
customs district Of Michigan, in the state Of
Mr.. Sherman called up the House bin TO
amend the tariff and internal laws.
Amendments were made as follows: Striking
out the duty OF IS per cent. al valorem on mac
caroni; leaving il on the free list a. at present
Also, striking out section providing for cancel
ling of funds given for expectation of distilled
spirits which were afterwards lost at sea-
MIR. Hamlin offered an amendment providing
that where locomotive engines or railroad ears
manufactured partially OF wood grown i'm the
United States are exported for drawbacks under
section four OF the act of ls61 such articles shall
be entitled TO such drawbacks under thar act i'm
all cases where the imported material exceeds
one-haif the value Of the material used. Agreed
to.
The bill was then passed.
THE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL
was then taken up, and the following amend
nents agreed to:-Appropriation of s25i.coO to
the Creek orphan fund; S2ga $50. 25 for arrears
OF interest due the Chickasaws; S5I3 3i3 for the
Montana Indian war claim of 1861.
The Vice President laid before the Senate q
communication from members OF the legislature
OF North Carolina, demonstrating against the
admission TO the Senate of j. y. Patterson.
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Also, Geographic dispatch from John McEn-
cry, claiming TO be governor of Louisiana: an
nOuneing the election of W. l.. Mcmillan to the
Senate and stating that his credentials had been
Mr.. West would not object TO the reception of
the credentials if regularly presented. lie must
OBJECT TO the reception Of the irregular an
nouncement.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
House met at a. m. One or two unmportant
bills were passed, when Mr.. Beck (Ky.) object
ed to further business being done without quo
Mr.. Burchard (In.) moved a cali of the House.
on which the vote, on a division, was ayes 81,
noes %.
The yeas and nays were demanded and or
dered, and the vote resulted yeas 20, nays III.
On motion of Mr.. Kerr. (Ind.) the Senate bin
amendatory OF the act in relation TO the sale of
lands for direct taxes was taken up and passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Lowe, (Kansas) a bill re-
ported from the committee on public lands, es-
tablishlng an additional land district in south
western Kansas, was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Duke (Va-) moved to suspend the rules
and pass a bull for a public building, TO cost MOI
exceeding 100000, at Lynchburg, Va. The
rules were suspended, and the hill passed.
Mr. Foster, (OhiOl from the committee on
claims, reported a bill for the relief of Minerva
Lewis, executrN OF Ezekiel Lewis, deceased.
Passed.
Mr.. Orr, Iowa) from the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds, reported bill for a
aNeaadnn q Nat
North Providence, r. L., and moved its passage
under suspension of the rules, but the House
refused to so suspend the rules.
Mr. r. H. Roberts, IN. W from the COM
mittee OF ways and means, reported a bill to
authorize the unloading Of steamers at night.
Passed.
Mr.. Dawes, Mass. from the same committee.
reported a bill to admit free of duty a bell for
the Catholic Church at Milford, Mass. Passed.
Mr.. Burchard, I'LL from the same commit
tee, reported bin to refund certain taxes COL
lected ON manufactured tobacco, snuff and
cigars.
claims, reported bill for the relief OF Edward
Berry, John McFales and Thomas Judd, Of st.
Louis, Mo. Passed
ON public lands, reported Senate bill providing
Tor the sale of public lands containing coal,
with a substitute Tor the same. The amendment
The Speaker announced the following
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES:
On bill for the relief of George X. Wright
u.,l
and Coughlan, (Cal.)
On bill repeating the act in relation to certain
Indians in the central neutrality-suspicious.
Shanks, CInd.,) Burdette, (Mo.,) and Bodies,
(Ark.)
on the river and harbor appropriation bill
Messrs. Sawyer, (wis.,) Lynch, (Me.,l and
Mr.. Getz, PAL from the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds, reported bill in re-
iation to the selection Of a site for a public
building at Reading, Pa. Passed.
Mixer, (Ind., y from the committee of WAYS
and means, reported Senate bill for the relief OF
owners Of land sold for direct taxes, with a sub
sttute, which was agreed to.
mittee on
suNpRr CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL,
submitted report, and called the previous
question, which was seconded.
In reply to q question by Mr.. Cox, N. Y, )Mr.
Sargent said that nothing had been put on the
out.
Mr.. Sargent then explained that the Senate
mad put on IN amendments in round numbers
mittee mad reduced this sum about 50 800 600,
and had put in nothing new. They had struck
out, among others, an item of e225,0o0 for
grounds, $500 900 for an old Indian claim,
$4,000 for work in the District. They
had also stricken out the appropriation
amendment In relation to the national banks.
He said the principal Senate amendments re- |
tanned are those relating TO the District Of Co
ia%bis. The first 9f these we're s.cv,v,v 10 re.
tmburse the old corporation For work done, and
vas IN the nature Of . debt due. The second
was Tor Sos ,533 for work done by the board of
public works from October 10 the time it's re-
port was submitted in December last. The
third was ssls 600 to complete improvement OF |
stre0ts and avenues In Washington I'm compli-
ance with provision Of the do6cieucy hin r.
curing IN appropriation to be made before the
work was commenced. And fourth fo resr..
buree the city Of Warrington for work done An, |
not included in previous reports, 81 900 600.
An reply % 9ne11on BY Mr.. Roosevelt. Mr.. /
port and the vert eoAe by the board Of pubic /
WORKS, ana was seUe9cd that Il was done u rsr Il
cent cheaper than the same work va dont IN
AeH York, Chicago, St Louis, or San Frsn-
MT; Beck (Ky.) said ne desired, but did not
nePe 20 succeed, In calling the attention Of the
n0use 70 a TACT that this bin vas ten millions
niger tnan any one ever before reported to the |
nouse. AS the bill came back % the House Il |
~ more tnan the entire expense 81 tie govern l
menf for any year-excepf during the Mexican
wM-pFior 70 1871. He said ft was 20 now that
ne schemes were ell put on In the Senate and
TIE House never reads Or sees the bin md ,
thirty-throe milliDns were taken from a. /
treasury In Thu vny and the Honse