Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Session Extended Till 4 p.
M. To-day.
The New Tariff Bill Passed.
The Geneva Award Bill Gets
Through.
The Postal Bill Hangs Fire.
Fisk University, Nashville, Gets
Those Three Acres.
The Little Sisters of the Poor.
they Elicit a Rambling Religious
Discussion in the House.
SENATE.

| the farmer or planter to sell at the place OF
production tobacco Of his own growth at
retail, directly TO consumers, TO an amount
not exceeding one hundred dollars. Agreed
| to-yeas %, nays 10.
| The recommc ndaiien of the committee
| 10 strike ont the section levying a tax OF
| one-tenth of one per cent. on the sales OF
stocks. bonds, gold and silver bullion, coin
| and other securities, was agreed to without
discussion.
After other amendments, the bill was
pasSed on third reading.
Subsequently message of Inconvenience
was received from the House, and new
committee appointed.
The District.
The Chair appointed Mr.. Morrill,, of
Maine, and Mr.. Hamilton, of Maryland,
members of the Joint committee on the
part of the Senate to frame bill for the
government OF the District OF Columbia:
Mr.. West presented conference report on
the postal appropriation bill.
Newspaper Postage.
Mr.. Sherman regretted that the commit
tee reduced the late of postage on newspa-
pers to one and half cents per pound and
| three cents PER pound an periodicals. Here
tofore the postage on letters was so, co.,
600, while ON newspapers it was less than
one million, which was not enough TO pay
the expense of delivering them. He
would have NEWSPAPERS 60 through the
mails free. This report fixed the rate Of
postage on public documents sent out by
members of Congress at ten cents per
pound, larger sum than charged on news
papers. lie did net see Why such dis
tinctIon was made.
After further debate the report was re-
iected, yeas 70, nays 81, and new commit
tee ordered.
The Alabama Award.
Mr.. Frelinghuyson presented a report of
the Conference Committee on the Geneva
award bill, and pending the question as to
whether the Senate could proceed to the
consideration of the same, a recess was
taken till 7:30 p. NJ.
In evening session a new conference on
the sundry appropriation bill was ordered.
Gen. Early's Raid.
Mr.. Davis called up House bill referring
the case of Joseph Wilson to the Court of
Claims. The claimant was 4 contractor to
furnish mules TO the Governmental agreed
TO deliver them in Washington but was
kept out Of the city with the mules for
forty-eight hours by an order from the War
Department during the raid of Gen. Early
in 1864, and had his mules captured by the
enemy.
Mr.. Stevenson, of Kentucky, argued the
claim, declaring the claimant was loyal and
suffered loss on account of the action of the
Government.
Mr.. Scott opposed the claim upon the
ground that the capture was an ACT Of war
for which the Government was not lidpIT'
T-I-.-.,l- -.;l .I,o h;il Aid not speak
Of any violation of contract. lie moved
its further consideration be postponed till
December. Rejected, and the bill passed,
yeas so, nays 16.
The Geneva Award.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen called up the Confer
ference report on the Geneva Award bill.
Mr.. Thurman opposed the report and
charged that its language was ambiguous.
Another objection he had Was that the
clause providing that all claims should be
adjusted and paid on the basis of United
States gold coin at the time of loss, was
stricken out by the Conference Committee.
The Government Of the United States had
received the amount in gold and should pay
il to the losers in the same medium. The
failure to do that would be not only an act
Of injustice, but an act Of dishonesty.
Mr.. FrelinGhuysen said court Of five
competent Judges would be just as likely
to make the award on fair and just basis
as the Senate.
GIr. Thurman said he very much feared
that when claimant came for his money,
the Secretary of the Treasury would take
out his greenbacks and say TO him: "This
note is a legal tender at its face value for all
debts, public and private, except duties on
imports and interest on the public debt"
The United States Court would feel at lib
erty to make the award Ola a gold basis
after that very provision had been stricken
out by Congress.
Talk About Communism,
or Red Republicanism, there never was any
worse species of communism than that con-
tanned in the bill. The clause relating to
Insurance CompanieslpTOvided in substance
that a man should not recover upon the
validity OF his claim, but only recover as 20
whether he had been successful in business
or not.
Mr.. Wright said it would be a disgrace
to the American Nation for CONGRESS to
adjourn now without providing for the
payment of claimants for the Geneva award,
who had already been kept waiting too
long.
MIR. Morton said the bill settled nothing,
and the claims Of insurance companies would
all be back here next winter. The pay
ment of the claims authorized in the bill
would take more than one halfOf the award,
and he predicted that the insurance com
panies would get The balance of the money.
After further discussion the report of the
committee was agreed 10. Yeas Sc, nays
| Is. Mr.. Cooper voting nay.
Mr.. Sherman, from Conference Commit
tee on Tariff Bill, made a report which was
agreed to.
The Session Extended FOur Hours.
| The resolution Is the House extending
the session of the present Congress until
o'clock p. NJ. Tuesday, the 23d inst, wa;
agreed to.
Mr.. Chandler, from the conference com
mittee on river and harbOr appropriation
| bill, made a report.
Mr.. Davis inquired if the report made
any changes in surveys ordered by tin
| Transportation Committee.
Mr.. Chandler replied in the negative
| He said the only change made was in or
ganizatiOn of the board to make survey
of the
Mouth of the Mississippi,
the committee having reduced the num-
her of persons to compose that board from
seven TO five, so thatit would consist of TIVE
army engineers, two Of the coast survey
and one from civil life.
Mr.. West said from the statement of th'
Senate it appeared as if the change haC
been a trivial one, but it was one of grea
importance, and the committee OF confer
ence had swept away all the action of thu
members of the Transportation committee
, had dropped the civil engineers from tn
board and left it with the army an
coast survey. The chief of engineers {
the army had always refused to allow an
civil engineers to approach him who di
| fered from him in regard TO this improve
ment. For - years the army had bee
able to do nothing for the Improvement {
| the mouth of the Mississippi. The repo
of the board provided for by Congre:
= | would be garbled one and excite ridicul
4 If the Improvements be left in the ham
r of army engineers the mouth of the Mi
\ | siSsippi wonld be obstrHcted - years NOR
I IThe Senate IS still in session when v
close.-ED.
4 HOUSE.
WASINGTON lime 22-Mr, Garfield I