Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-18
EVENING STAR.
CONFESSIONAL.
Csecs..is. ye~seuAay's Pv~eeeas.gs.



SENATE-Ater our report co~-c-
Nr. Fdmunds- ntion directing the A.
'eEse. General 20 procure aud report - The
Seeste 81 the Deeen session complete tufsr-
nation a. 20 the emelumcnts OF msrshs4s,
Jerks. registers. and ss-,gpees i'm.
RANkRCrTgE rgoCEEpfNoe
n. oil districts the United S,.tes fOf each yea
ss m the passage % 5he bsnkTsp, act Of 49, 10
Affection of Mt. Csnkllng.
Mr. Poo. from me COMMITTEES en- the iafi-
ary, repcsts-i, without smensmesf hoss.e ea,
49,, Sg OF the sct OF June =. is2 snends-
snav,sbe bankrupt Law, thai the esesnptleas
should ~ bankrupt by SAID anafsiaAlesy At
So, - Sc amount allowed ty the cots~tiNa-
,s.i,,., n, 80. of each state respectively n es-
Mons he xsNsrsr ISL, and that such esemP-
the adottiso apSinst ceetS oouTscted ectve
again, Nsss h s.A wen ~ sfterwsrd, sns
xsths,sn.,s-,, - Az of any STATE court, nei-
vr,,C IN since rendered
Mr. SAWYER, from the c,,siANi... -. NJ.
HOUSE bii ~ provide fes sse,niih amend nen,s.
tndigent bind I'm the District ofs,, " s"e
MI SAWYER, from the cemmisteS' ~, ~ ,e.,,,,
ana lal-sr, reported without ams,is -. 80,
apprcrrist.sg eight thaasana dolit-,s' OF.
Leland University a New Orleans Ts-s.s -.
and i've thousand doisuS 90 the Augusta, .s''a.
gis, inss.ss,e &c BE esIei.ded IN the erectiss og
school huildings for freedmen.
MI. sawyer. from tLs committee on educatio.
and labor, reported adversely on the following
I..<f
rcned; Granting larsss 20 aid IN e-tabifhine
schools an States iasriy in rebellion; grantsse
lanes % the District II Columbia far support 81
pubic schools; ana granting the public land.
Schsol fund Of that state.
passage of THE NAVAL AUTHORIZATION NH.
The unfinished business. being the naysl sp-
prorriaticn bill. vss then taken %. the que.ties
being ON the motion 20 strike from the amend
nseVt adopted in committee Of the whole, rrlaf-
nag TO retired nsvsl ofhcers, thst part giving
be- IN uTaaI.
The motion wss lost, and the amendmeu, va.
coDcurred in
on motion Of Mr.. EdmundS. the vote concur
ring IN the amendment relating 20 prize mon-.
WAS recons'dered, ana the amend meni Was noa-
concurred In
ON motion of Mr.. casseriy. the art4opriatio.
for clerk Of pay rolls and mastering clerks AZ
the different navy yards was struck out. The
bill was then passed.
Mr.. SPizeue called up the Hous- hsr su,hsr
behalf OF Congress. 10 be given 10 Certain
citizens of Rhode Island who saved the live.
Of twenty persons from the wreck OF the
Nets, In Long Island sound lss; sumner.
The following bills were passed:
Authorizing pre-. mptors az settlers upsa
homesteads ON the public land 20 ALLEVIATE pst-
uo,s OF then pre- mpt'onS or hcmesteads fss
House bin amending the act governing the
colcred schools of the district oil Columbia
The Senate then, AT y. m, ADJOURNED.
HoCSE.-After our report closed
MI. Porter introduced resolution Dir ecfsns
the committee on the Judiciary 20 examine ami
report upon the exrediency OF an article OF
amendment TO the constitution providing ror
the election OF President and Vice Presid .nt
PIE. Adopted.
Mr.. Beck (Ky.) introduced a bin 20 regulate
the appearance aud compensation Of agents
appearing before committees of Congress and
the departments Of the government, ard fOg
other purposes. Judiciary
Il L. a u - fN~Inr IA r.
specie payments and to regulate the currency.
WAYS and means.
ON motion of Mr.. Dawes, it was ordered tia,
an amendment 20 the sundry civil appropriation
bill, apProrriating 5000 a. aid i'm the support
of the Children,s hospital IN Washington, should
lie ina order.
Mr. Dawes also asked 10 make I'm order 4,
same bin an amendment authorizing the sale
at maps and surplus publications of the signal
Office, and 20 allow all circulars of the signal
Office to 20 free through the mails.
Mr.. Randall objected TO the free postage nor
ton of the amendment, and that portion Wa
Withdrawn; the rest OF the motion was agreed To.
Mr.. Banks moved that an anne nal nent pro-
hibiting the publication OF books by the aiies
States government for free distribution be made
in order 10 the same bill. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Packard, from the committee on foreigH
affairs. reported a hill 10 encourage and promote
telegrsphic communication between the United
States and Asia, and moved it, passage under a
suspension Of the rules, which was agreed to
The bin confers upon the East India Company
authority 10 lay cables between the two couR-
tries. prov ded the laying be commenced i'm two
year. and directs the Secretary of the Navy 60
place yessels at the disposal OF the COMPANY fOr
soundings and the transportation of msteris
and supplies, the government 10 have priority
i'm the use Of the lines, which shall at all other
times be open to the public upon payment Cd
regular charges.
Mr.. Perez moved 10 suspend the rules and
take from the table for consideration at In
present time Senate bin to provide for On.
further endowment Of colleges for the benefit o.
agriculture and the mechanic arts, Sc. Agreed
to-yeas 15S, NAYS -.
The bill as amended was passed-yeas Iei,
nays %. Adjourned.