Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-15
EVENING STAR.
CON-GRESSEOa-.sL.



SENATE--After our report clo..d
Mr.. Carpenter said he wanted tn ss,.,. a,
proceed with the Loutsisns bill Just a. VIA sny
other, and either pass n or kin IL
Mr.. Sherman said he had no ohiectte, a,
senators debating this bill. but, At the proper
time, n no other Senator made the notion he
would move % lay u on the table.
Mr. frelinghuysen replied ~ length % the
legal points heretofore made by Mr. Carpenter
Aesinet the power OF the executive 90 interfere.
nh, - ne had In sustaining the kellogg govern
a. os.ame has duty under the constitution and
81, Mr.; ingalls, Introduced bin 20 regulate bids
soi soNerhment supplies and transportation on
sccount OF Indian service, which he said hsA
ceen proposed by the Secretary OF the Interior
Afsirs The biz wa. s p,ssss on ,s on Indian
MI. spencer introduced bin referring 30 the
court o. Claims for adjudication tue patent
Soniee department. Referred % the Jadicisi
Mr.; West then obtained the hO,r en- the Louis
lana bill, but gave way TO Mr.. Morton, on wnoss
motion the Senate went into executive session.
and then adjourned.
HoUSE.-Atter our report closed
Several amendments 20 the currency hi
were rejected, and IL Was then psssed-yeAs les,
nays lie.
Mr.. Butler Mass then moved to proceed 20
the consideration Of business on the Speakers
table. Adoptcc.
The first business upon the table was a mes-
sage from the President vet ping the bill OF the
House for tue relief OF VIM. n. Dennison, late
SorR on me OS%R .s ,or1s Ss
accompanying report IRON the War depart
ment, which report states that there ~ no record
on the rolls Of the War department, and that
there was no vacancy In the company st the
tune snch service IL claimed 60 have been per-
formed. Referred % Committee on Military
Affairs.
The Speaker laid before the House number
ENRCUTIvE DOCUMENTS,
among them communication from the Claims
COMMISSION, transmitting, In accordance " I'm
resolution OF the House, the papers in the case
of the claim of Mrs. James X. Polk, widow OF
the late President james h. Polk.
Also, a communication from the Secretary Of
War, transmitting q report an relation 20 the
extension OF the Chesapeake and ono canal %
the Ohio rver.
A concurrent resolution from the Senate prO-
yiding for printing 500 copies of the report OF
the Smithsonian Institution tor lSs3 was referred
10 the Committee on Printing.
THE SENATE CURRENCY BILL.
The Senate currency bill was then reached.
MIR. q. +. HOsr and Mr.. Garfield (Ohio) made
the point OF order that the bill contained sp-
preparation, and WAS open 70 amendments,
which would affect the revenues, and that
therefore, IL must, under the rules, be con-
sidered in Committee OF the Whole. These gem
tlenen supported their views in q somewhat
The Speaker said that had this bin been re-
ported in the House as an original bill the points
OF order would lie, but the gentlemen would re-
member that IL came from the Senate. IL the
points were sustained, thea tue Senate could
lot properly originate IL. III the House agreed
that the Senate sent IL here properly then al
the points fell.
Mr.. Garfield said the House could waive the
point as 10 the Senate.
The Speaker.-The House cannot waive th AZ
point, and then ask the Speaker TO rule on q
minute rule of the House.
Mr.. Gsrheld.-Then raise the question that
il il not properly here.
The Speaker said that could be done, and put
the question, Whether the House cOnsi dored
the blll not properly before IL, ami direct, the
clerk should be instructed " retarn IL 10 the
Senate.
The yeas and nays we're ordered, All the
House refused To return the blI-vsss "a 49,
iI9. W. "~s'
Mr.. Maynard then demanded the previous
question on the passage OF the bill; which was
narE 1Gg