Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-05
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SENATE.-After our report cl,sa1
Aht tesciutlon Greeting the Committ,e 90
Apptol ,ia',9ns - tes0rt Al aEptoPri Atom pro-
Eicing Tor new surveys toT The foar nnes OF
Internal Improvements Recommended bv tae
Select Committee on Transportation ~ a.
eussec NJ some length, but no seton was taken.
ON motion OF Mr.. Sherman. the e3aest OF toe
house Tor committee OF conferences on the hui
In relation 60 the Freedm an e Ssyinss ana TruSt
SompAny was agreed O., And Mossrs- sherman.
Scott and Bsysrd appointed a. the com uittee
90 the part OF the Senate. Adjourned.
hOCsE.-After our report closed
e. 49,. VII ioi the Improvement OF the rn0uth OF
me nisslssiPpi was discussed ~ length.
Ihe previous question Wa ordered or the bin.
WIN the understanding that half an hour shou a
be given 20 Mr. McCreery AID an hoaT "a NJ
hurlbut 90 Close the debate
MT. Gsrneld, from the Augmentation Com
mittee, reported the sundry civil apf,rotri s,io,
bill, which was ordered 20 Be printed ami MAZE
the special order after the present ban IL DIS
And st 4:4o r. m. &c House took a recess an
1:So. the evening session 20 be for debate oniy.
-, ne House reasseinbled at % O'Clock. and
MT. Chapman, Delegate from the District Of
Columbia. proceeded % address the House upon
the subject OF the completion OF the Washington
Monument.
Mr.. Storm advocated the Measure. and said A.
bad been shown that u wss an imposy oiltty for
the Monument Assoc alton % complete the
monument, and u Was necessary for Congress
70 complete sic structure az tt was % be done.
lie alluded 10 the beautiful city that washing
ton had grown "a be, and the great improve
mthls lnhi nsN pteH n ale Lately. Cd M ale
ne monument e. Il now stood appear as
greater reTrcach.
MIR. Ward li) vas not altogether pleased
with the location or attra TED by the dssi On
nor could be hnd that an the erection OF Ihis
monument they we're carrying ont any % the
cflEtua. propositions ~ Congress. Neither did
ae think the report o. Lieutenant Marshal a.
Satisfactory A. could be desired. ans IN view OF
these ciIcu Ustlucss ne could not convince hiua-
sell 81 the proprirty 81 voting an appropriation
81 s5opDaN Tor the purpose.
Nj. AcCuTmiOk SAID hat thc ta,aunaut
thould b. completed :
Mr. Ch'PmSu ssid the committee had haf
fubmitted 10 them another yroposi tion-the
erection ~ q monument 20 The mother OF Wash
tngton, and had concluded CO recommend An
appropriation Of about 80 Bp0 Tor al pnrp,sa
Mr. Sener eulogized the character OF Wash
ington and The mot5er whose teach.ngs made
HIM The man be Was
Mr.. Ward N. - then addressed the House
on the bill dcyOtlng tie proceeds OF the sales OF
the public lands 20 the establishment OF an
educational fund and the education Of the
people.
Mr.. Wilson Md made a speech on the civil
rights bill, opposing the proposition 70 pas IL
MI. Cox returned u the subject OF the Wash
ington monument. lie would have had another
style OF monument, but since the monument
had been started, he believed the American
people wanted IL completed, and this he be-
leyed should be completed before July fth,
Mr.. Butler TENN made q speech i'm opposl-
ton TO the civil rights bill. he did not believe
the colOred man would be bettered hy the pas-
sage Of the bill, nor did he believe the more in
telhgent of the cOlOred people desired H. They
certainly did not i'm his district.
The House then, At Gas p. IN, adjourned.