, 1874-05-16

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the nouse Joint. resolution providing TINT in all
| oaeos rhdor olvi1 goryio6 examinations for posi-.
| tons undor tho Government, when ulsabiea
Uiited Staten soldier, his wife. or widow OF do
ootsod eolder dying Of ;wountia or dlseascs c1n-
tractod In the line Of duty, or hts orphan Child
shbl pAss such examination ut tho standard flxod
by|tllo r,,loB such pureon bliall havo prcoodonte
fof appointtaent to any existing VACANCY. plaocd
| W WV 0''o ruDhro pooustnsrs.
Mr. ANTHONY. from the Committee on Print
ing, reported bill for the Balo OF extra copies Ut
public dooutnuntg. and dto regulate tho diatfbu-
calendar. To ghyo uotIea tliat ho would onll 1t
up, for confederation At tho earliest opportunity.
| ! r souTIEEnN oIA1MH..
! On motion Of Mr.. SCOTT, the vote by which tho
missionore to report all olaImH looided by thom
ilp'to April /; 1874, waa indefluilely postponed
WAS recongldnred aud tito resolution committed
to tho Committee: on O1aln,H
II CHANDLER n1sE8 To EXTLA1N.
Mr.. CHANDLER, said he wns called to order
thd othor day by the Chatr whilo In the middle
Ct M sentence Thon npeaking OF tho veto OF the
Fl1ahoG Fin bi1 no now esl1od tle Chair to order
slope, ho intended to say TINT tho polioyswhioh
had been announced In tho veto message would
chew that It was extremely doubtful II tha Pres
tdent would ssncton any bill for tho imitation Of
frradeemablo paper currency -
The; CHAIR (Mr. Carponter)-Tho Senator
II tloM MleM8an "aa out OF order then, and La out
~ ~ Y.uoI 1IT|Mr,r Muv; ~, ~, 50
\, ;o,; 1T; e,;s ;NsD1IGh|ihon the Senator from
/ ial al'G'hasah WILL thko MS seat. [Laughtor.1
Mr. LOGAN called up the House bill amonda-
tory of' the act to provide for tho establishment
Ct military prison. and for its government.
fA96ea.'-.'. .i.s. ~ s>'' '<. 80 ."'
:: n.. , n111s PASSED. -
j.. .Ihe senate proceeuod to the consideration OF
:bil's from the Committee on Caims, and the fol-
lpwTtnE wSEt passed: a. House bll tqr THO relief Of
LtJoln:E. aHatAont Oinoinnati; senato bill rotor
ring tue petition aud papers in tho case of Rob-
'ert II. and stephen A. Douglas, In so far aa tho
% eamo rolatss to cotton aoized, to the Court Of
uaima eeaato bill for the rolief OF the Trua-
teeg Of the German Evangelical. Church, Mar
'tinabnrg, y. W. i. House bill for the relief Of
martin Aon, Vaaper uonrr, and George G8b-
hart, of%6t. Louis.
-; :, +. , . , M1sstNa FLAG.
Mr. SARGENT offered RESOLUTION which
YVES agreed to, directing tho Secretary OF State
70 take suoh .aotior as wil aoears, Il possible
tno Ieturn m r 70 me senate 7 Of ne hag manu1ac-
the Senate, but loaned Tor exhibition at the
| Vienna ExpoHftioh. F.; ''~'' -;
l. -. -. coNMEnoIAL nunEAu. -
M. WINDOW introduced a bill to establish a
to The Treasury Department, ind be undor tic
direction; Of the Commissioner OF Internal Com
me5co.: who shall all be M appointed By The President
aud confirmed by tho Senate. The dutit8 OF the
Bureau shall be to gather, oollate, and annually
report to Congress- statistics and facts rotating
to commerce among the Bthtes, aud especially to
railroads and their chargeB' and management.
Tho bill provides that 1t shall be obligatory on
all corporations to make a1nual reports to tile
Dutoan, giving information In detail on theso
andlcognate subjeots.
l.. nAnnoR IMPROVEMENT
Mr.. SARGENT submitted an amendment to,
the River and Harbor Appropriation bill, appro-;
/ priating $100 900 for tho Improvement Of Oak
| land Harbor, California, according to the plan
reported. by tho GoYornmont Eneineors, ne.
| ferrod. - -;
! -..: CIVIL RIGHTS I'LL, :
.Mr. EDMUNDS gaye notica that on Monday
| the Senator from New Jersey (Frolinghuysen
would ask the Senate to resume consideration Of
the Civil Rights bill, and dispose Of 1t before
AnKANsAs AGAIN.
/ Mr. CLAYTON gaYo notice that on Monday