Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-17
FORTYTHIRD CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, December Il.

1
| SENATE.-The Chaplain, In Bis opening
| prayer, said ave thsnk Thee, . LoTi, for the
| women Of America. We thank Thee tor our
wives, our mothers, our sisters. for al! the noble
| women who, since the time OF the Revolution
| down TO the present hour, have msie the narls
| of woman honorable in this land ami prav
| Thee TO help tnem all in every good work.
| TEE RECEPTION = KING KALAKAuA.
| Mr.. Cameron, from" the Joint special COM
| mittee appointed TO take measures for tue
reception Of King j kalakaua, =ub5sit5ed tbs TO-
| lowing order OF arrangements: The King viii
! he in attendance in the Presidential roJm in
the rear OF the Senate chamber, t0-mCrrOw,
! (FIiday,) az li:s0 a. m, where the Senators
Will be presented to him. At l2:l5 p. m,
| the King would be escorted TO the Hail
OF the House OF ksprese natives, and would
/ be received by the Speaker. lie submitted an
| order that the Senate meet a the usual hour,
and that At II 10 =. m. q recess be taken, and
| the Senate proceed in body - the hall the
| House 70 Join in the reception ceremonies.
SIR. Hamilton, Of Maryland, presented me-
mortal OF 6. q. + alton, and Others OF Bsiu-
more, asking abolition OF tax on FRICTION
matches. Referred 20 Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Hamlin presented petition OF Lacy
! Baker, and others, asking CON peUss:iOn for
certain services rendered by their ancestors ia
the rev Dictionary war, Referred 70 Committee
Oh Revolutionary Claims.
on motion OF Mr. Pratt, tie Committee on
Pensions were G sstaTatd from the further
consideration Of the TesUlItlUn directing Il 10
| inquire into the eNpedieEcy OF Providing the
same pensicn tor loss OF arm above the clbO1 Y as
lOE lOss OF IL ABOVE the Knee. He "a 4 this sab
| ject had been acted On At the last seSsiJ0.
| MIR. Ingalls, int EOduCed bill ID organ-gA the
| judicial districts of Oklahoma AID establish
courts of the United States therein. Referred
TO Con miLtee on the judiciary.
The steamboat bill was then taken M, and
| residing At length concluded, and the bill wa
then laid over til Tuesday II Xt, at the suSRes-
| tiOn OF Hr. Boutwell,.
| Mr.. MoTrili tVt.l sn omitted a concurrent res
| olntion authorizing the Centennial Association
| tD use tie rOtGHda this evenug. Pa-ssd.
I Mr.. ffrilEgtIiEEEu. from the CDmIuiffaa
| Agriculture, reported bh apPrOpria.ng
| S5O,o9o tor the speciaI distribution OF seeds,
| which was amended by reducing the appSop:iA-
| on to so, GO, and TIE bill then passed.
Mr.. Hauln reported from tue COMMITTEE OF
| Mines ard MIXING, House 6Hlato amend section
| D OF act OF May IL, 1872, 20 promote the devel-
| oPmeHt of the mining resources OF tae Uaited
| States, which wss discussed and lail over.
| THE DISTRICT BILL.
1 was then taken up, the question being on The
amendment o. Mr.. 1hurman's, to strike out
the word " Regents wherever il occurs and IN
| seIt Commissioners" which was agreed u.
Mr. morrill, lNaine) moved TO amend the 75tb
| section, 10 provide that there shall be but one
! coroner instead of three; agreed to.
| MIR. Bayard called attention u the 18th section
| in relation to the B0STd OF FKciS~, which ne
sstd was cumbersome and unnecessary.
/ MI Morton sad there was vr- t.s'p-e O this
| hill of which he totally as. g.. .,..y,l. II took
/ tTem the people of this II stT..r. ."E1iAtiou
| numbering 10 eco a larger n!ul rav tItu plpg-
iatiOnoT ZONE 4f the states j. -yum thetl th-
right to administer their 0Ea iJcs' government
4 and Iut that government iH tue sole control
| of three men 10 be apD0iutCi by the President.
| This was 8nti-Tepu ubl!cau; IL was apti-tcmO
cratic, and be could not vote tor it. He knew
4 what would be said about it, tEat il was an a.
| tempt to get rid Of cO0Ted suffrage 10 this D.s-
| tIlct, where the experiment was first tried. He
had heard that there were white men in the
| District who would be glad tOsurreDCer the sui
1 fTsge themselves in order 10 Eaye the cOlOTed
| men deprived of it. He Old not go - far a. his
| friend from Maine in believing that Congress
| should exercise the cole AMI absolute jurisdic-
| tfOn in this District. Congress lad the same
pow ers over the territories a. over this DitTiCr
| AID il hsd no more right to deprive them
| OF their own government than it wouI have
| to ceptlYe 'te people o. the territories.
| TIese people hero we're T. much entitled
| ment "a TIE Psopie Of aBy other p0ttiCn
Cf TIE 'lon. The people Of this ci.y had 8lWsys
| the IlITiieEe or eiecting their I'll officers. Il
| Congress had Tie right 10 delegate the roger 10
| govern this District to taree men, it had the
right to delegate II 10 the people themselves lie
| wOnid say no more than that 1T the proper tinte
| he should oIfsr 81 amendment 80 make the three
Cpmn'ssi"pers eifctiye by the people, ins &c al Oi
| Rppoipird By lie PGe.ije1t.
4 Mr. HSTrill. OF Maine replied te ~ Aaron
| a. repeated his y'cH t2Gt p-JieTig un!aE t!.s
| constitution the-2 could ba 10 saCa tang as
| ioca, self government in tits District. Ia Con
gress was vested the exclusive jurisdiction, a8d
| Ii had 10 right TO delegate it. Niswing Il
| quCItion of exPedency, he asked, would auy
one want to go back TO the inadequate adj
| mipistT2tiOn OF the LOCAL government prior 20
| le'Q-an administration which was followed by
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United States inferior to any Of the state capi-
] tails, and inferior to most OF the cities OF the
4 country. And would any one want to go back
10 the administration of the last three years.
| lie wished TO say nothing against the enterpris-
1 ing gentlemen who had control OF this govern
| ment In the last three years. They had done a
4 gfeat deal OF good work, and had beautided and
| improved tie city very much, but this system of
4 government was too expensive. Mr. NJ. then
| replied u tho objections OF Mr.. BsyaTd to the
excise section, and opposed tie molten made by
4 that Senator.
| Mt Bayard remarked that he fully agreed
| with Mr. Morrill, as TO the exclusive power and
Jurisdiction OF Congress over the District, and
| said that il could relegate that power TO as
| many or az few as II pleased.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr..
| Lowe (Ksn) introduced bill to create the ju-
! dicial district of Oklahama. Referred To Com
1 mittee on Judiciary.
| Mir. OTth, from the Joint committee TO make
| arrangements for the proper reception Of King
| kaasaua, presented report 10 the effect that
| the king would be received on Friday (tO-mor-
| row, at lZ 10, III the House OF Representatives.
1 Senator Cameron, chairman OF the Foreign Re.
l latiOrs Committee Of the Senate, will introduce
| the king, and Speaker Blaine will deliver an
| address or welcome. Vice President Wilson
| viii occupy seat beside the Speaker, and the
Senators VIII occupy seats on the right Of the
1 Speakers char.
or motIon of Mr. Garfield, the Houge went
4 into Committee OF the Whole on
| THE LEGIsLATiTE APPROPRIATION BILL,
l Mr. +. n. Roberts N. " in the chair.
On motion CT MIR. Wheeler IN. ". the cleri-
cal force OF the Adjntant Generals Office was
| reduced 30 as 10 dispense with the clerks en-
\ gagtd IN settling accounts TO ascertain the
| amount due the military asylum. This motion
1 was ID conformity with the amendulent ad1ut,.
! on Monday for the reduction Of clerical force
| and making provision tor tie asylum by direct
1 appropriation.
ANOTHER NIGHT OF THE TEA PARTY.
| Pending further consideration OF the biu the
4 committee temporarily rose, and the House CON
| cuTItd III the Senate resolution extending the
tine tor the oecap alton of the rotunda by the
4 Women's Centennial Association another day
TRYING TO - 'BBAT" THE BELL-PUYOE.-
4 Wiliam Sparks, a conductor OF the Second
| avenue line, was arrested yesterday. 1t il
| charged that he used false punch. Out OF
| one ride OF the machine projected a hooked
| wiJe that was attached 20 spring inside, and
| when the wire was pulled the bell was runy
l The punch was attached to q leathsr belt
| around the waist. thread tied TO the eni of
| the wire hung around his neck, and by drawing