Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-06
FORTYTHIRD CONGRESS
FRIDAY, March 6.

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| referred.
| Also, laid before the Senate a communic alton
| from the Secretary of the Treasury transmit
| ting statement OF the amount received at the
OF customs laws, and the distribution of the same
Tor the ten years ending June 80, 1872. Referred
| to Committee on Printing.
| Also, comm snication from the Postmaster
| General enclosing statement of postal service
| between New York and Washington, New York
and Albany, and other places.
Mr.. sumner presented a memorial from citi-
| zens OF Massachusetts,, setting forth that the
| patent association, whose headquarters are at
| Washington, Is seeking to obtain legislation
inimical to the interests of the people at large.
| Mr. Anthony presented
| COMMUNICATION PROM THE CONGRESSIONAL
| PRINTER,
| giving an explanation OF the charges made
against his Office of excessive prices, which Mr.
Anthony asked should be read from the desk.
| Mr.. Morrill, (Maine) thought ii would be an
unusual thing TO have the Communication read
ana moved that 1t be referred to the Commit
| tee on Printing.
MIR. Conkling said Mr. Clapp was an officer
OF this body, and as he had been arraignod, he
| thought it proper that his explanation should
| be read.
The motion of Mr.. Morrill, to refer the COM
| municaton was agreed to.
Mr.. Chandler, from Committee on Commerce
reported bill to authorize the employment of
| certain aliens as engineers and pilots.
MIR. Window introduced bill amendstory of
the Yellowstone park bill. Referred to Com.
mittee on Public Lands.
EXPENSES OF THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION
Mr.. Thurman introduced bill aplropriatng
$40 eco to pay the expenses of the District OF
Columbia Investigation.
MIR. Conkling fntimsted a doubt as to that
sum being required. There were no expenses
that would naturally occur to any one except
| the small fee to Witnesses and the expen es Of
| the stenographers. He took il for granted that
| the gentlemen memorIalists were willing TO nav
| their own counsel. and that citizens here who
mad expressed so much interest in the matter
| would willingly come forward and testify with
out waiting for the Sergeant-at-A to come
for them and to be paid witness fees. 1t was
somewhat OF disappointment to find tn at even
| here on the threshold OF the investigation so
| large an appropriation was deemed necessary
| he thought that all that was necessary should
be voted to make this investigation thorough
but he could not conceal his dsappoint-
ment that so much should be thought neces-
sary.
MIR. Thurman said that no one supposed
| that the investigation would be conducted with
out expense. II the Senate was not willing TO
trust the committee to dispose of the money, the
investigation may as well be abandoned.
The bill was then referred to the Committee
on Appropriations.
MIR: Ramsey called up his resolution to pro-
vide for the building of a double track freight
railroad from the Mississippi to the seaboard
and for the improvement Of the navigation of
me MISSISSIPPI, &C., and read some remarks in
support of the same.
Mr.. Howe submitted resolution directing the
Secretary of State to transmit the report of
Prof Gallaudet on art at the Vienna exposition.
Adopted.
THR CENTENNIAL BILL
was then taken up, and
Mr.. Sargent spoke in opposition to the same.
lie said there had been 10 a very small extent
any favorable response to this idea of an inter
national exposition; but very few of the state
legislatures had taken any action on it; the
press of the country had rot taken it up, and in
tact almost the entire influence in its favor had
been local. He held then that there had been
no such popular demand as would Justify Con-
gress In making any large appropriation from
national treasury. exc Of
the local press Immediately concerned, there
mas peen no expression from the press in favor
OF this project. On the other hand, leading pa.
pers OF the country had strongly discounte-
nanced making any appropriation for this op
ject.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, On
motion OF Mr.. Dunnell, (MInn.) the House con-
CURED IN the Senate amendments to the bill to
encourage the growth of timber on the western
pralrles, and II was passed.
On motion of Mr.. McCrary, the House ordered
that there be session to- night for the consider
alton of the bill relating to Interstate transpor-
Mr.. Lowndes (Md.) stated that he was COM
PEELED to be absent from the House YESTERDAY;
mat he was opposed to the Thanking bill then
under discussion, and that If he had been pres
ent he would have voted against il.
Mr.. Townsend, (Pa.) from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported bill for the reoTgan-
lzation of the clerical force OF the General Land
Office. Referred to Committee of the Whole.
On motion of Mr.. Speer, (Pa.,) the Secretary
OF the Interior was directed TO report to the
House the names and post Office address of all
pension agents now In the employ of the gov
eminent.
Mr.. Plat, (Va.,) from Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, reported bill appoint
ing the general OF the army, the Secretary of
the Navy and the widow Of the late Admiral
Fsrragut commission to select q statue OF t..
latter to be placed in the Capitol.
The Committee or Claims reported a number
of bills, which were referred to the Committee
OF the Whole on the private calendar.
A number of private bills we're reported from
the Committee on War Claims and referred in
MIR. Wheeler IN. " reported bill authoriz-
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue an
American register to the Canadian-built
schooner Almina and to change the name to
Lizzie Davis.
Messrs. Wood and Potter On. W objected to
the bill on the ground that 1t was putting one
man upon better footing than others in allow
ing him to import ship while others were in
teTdicted.
Mr.; Wheeler demanded the previous question,
and the bill was Passed.
MIR. Conger (Mich.) reported bill to author
lie the Secretary of the Treasury to change the
name of the propeller VIM M. Tweed, Of Buff
The Committee on Invalid Pensions reported
large number of pension bills, which were re-
ferred to the Committee Of the Whole.
On motion of Mr.. Averill, the House non
concurred in the Senate amendment to the bill
authorizing the payment OF annuities into the
Treasury OF the Seminole tribe OF Indians, and
MIR. Butler Mass. presented the resolutions
of the legislature OF Massachusetts resembling
the vote OF censure upon Senator Sumner tor
his action in relation TO the battle-fiags.
The Speaker laid before the House a number
OF executive communications, among them the
following:
From the President, transmitting a state
ment, In answer to a resolution Of the House, of
the several departments AZ to the cost paid for
the transportation Of matter that before the
abolition Of the Thanking privilege went free
through the mails.
A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury,
transmitting additional papers in the Sanborn
case.
A letter from Helen NJ. Barnard in relation
to charges against j. Ii. Baker, Commissioner
OF Pensions.
On motion of Mr.. Hawley (Ill.), the House
then went into committee OF the whole on the
private calender.
A CLERGYMAN THROWN FROM HIS HORSE
AND KILLHD.-At Lewiston, Me-, the Rev. N.
Balkan, ID. D., while riding Wednesday NOR
ming, was thrown frem his horse and Instantly
killed. He was for many years pastor of the
Pine street church in that city. He was a
professor of logic and Christian evidence in
Bates college.
AFTER all, the Irish societies of New York