Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-30
FORTYTHIRD CONGRESS,
MONDAY, NJ arch 80.

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rial asking relief on behalf of the commercial
marine Of the east from excessive pilot tolls i'm
posed on the passage through He'll Gate. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce.
MIR. Hitchcock. from the Committee on the
District OF Columbia, bill to incorporate the
north D street and South Washington railroad
Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on Print
ing, asked that the committee be discharged
from the further consideration of the commnni-
cation OF the Secretary OF the Treasury, calling
for statement of the disposition of fines, Pc !.
altes and forfeitures on account OF infractions
OF the customs laws for the ten wears ending the
3Oth June, 1873, and that it be referred 70 the
Committee Oh Finance. So ordered
Mr.. Anthony stated that the preparation Of
this document had cost 50 900, and it woald cost
Sc ,6O0 TO print it.
Mr.. Scott presented sundry petitions Of citizens
OF Pennsylvania demonstrating against rec nact
ment OF duties on tea and coffee. Referred to
Mr.. Oglesby, from the Committee on Public
Grounds, reported back memorials of Governors
OF Ohio, Indiana and Illinois in relation to the
two per cent fund claim OF those states with an
accompanying bill providing Tor the settlemeu;
of the same.
Mr.. Frelnghuysen said this subject had been
law. and he moved that the bill be referred to
Il at committee.
Mr.. Thurman opposed any reference to the
judiciary Committee.
clusively OF law; II was alSo one of fact. It re-
lated entirely to the public lands, and as such
it properly went to the Committee on Public
Lands. The adverse report from the Judiciary
Committee had not been made at this Congress
but at former Congress. 1t was q question
involving the claim of three states OF The union
claim which they believed to be just in law,
fact ard compact.
Mr.. Morton said 1t would be treating the Com
mittee on Public Lands with disrespect to refer
this matter to the Committee on the Judiciary
as it propt rly belonged to the former commit,
tee.
Mr.. Sargent thought tina. Congress had al
ready provided with great liberslity for the ex
tiDguishme mt of this claim.
Mr.. Thurman said 1t was the first time he had
ever heard it suggested that Congress hal
made any provision for the extinguishmsnt of
Mr.. Sargent said the government had built
through Ohio highway as magnificent as that
The matter then went over
MIR. Fenton introduced bill to provide for tue
settlement with the Six Nations of New York
Indians OF questions growing out of treaty slip
Indian Affairs.
ON motion of Mr.. Sargent the Secretary of
the Treasury was instructed to transmit to the
Senate the report of Major George II. Elliott
of his inspection Of European light houses.
On motion OF Mr.: Bogy the Secretary of the
Interior was directed to communicate to the
Senate what townships in Missouri are entitled
to public lands to aid schools, the quantity due
each, and whether patents have been issued for
the same.
The Chair laid before the Senate sundry
joint resolutions OF the Wisconsin legislature
relating to the improvement OF the Miss'ssippi
and Wisconsin rivers. Referred to Committee
on Commerce. Also, communication from the
Secretary of War indorsing the engineers re-
port of the examination Of the bridge over the
Mississippi river at st. Louis. Referred to Com
mittee on Commerce.
The unfinished business being the bill to pro-
vide for the redemption and reissue of United
States notes and for free banking, was taken up.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
the call OF states for bills and resolutions for
reference only the following, among others,
were introduced and referred, viz
By MI. Hale NE. )-Bill to provide for setting
Columbia for physical culture. ' S'''0' VI
BY Mr. Tremain On. Y.)-Bill to amend the
act authorizing the appointment Of shipping
By Mr.. McDougall IN. Y.)-Bm to provide
for the care and custody Of persons convicted in
the courts Of the United States, &C.
By Mr.. Ross Pa.)-Bill to provide for the re-
inpding OF certain taxes on manufactured
By Mr.. O'Brien (Md.) -BiI granting q PEN
sion to Mrs. Mary y. Reno.
seam.n's Friend Society OF Norfolk, Va ~
BY MT. Sener (val-Bin to establish light
bill for the relief Of J; ". Hunnicut.
ing certain taxes illegally collected from dis
By MI. White (Al.-,-Bm to facilitate the
be used before the commissioners Of claims
By Mr.. Garfield (Ohio)-Bu for the relief of
the Foundry M. Z. church, Of the city Of WASH
ingtop. d. q.
BY Mr.. Monroe (Ohio)-Bnl app ropriatine
$IO,O60 Tor the purchase Of Carpentay's picture
Of the signing Of the emancipation proclama-
By MT. Beck (Ky.)-Bnl to provide uniform
currency by the retirement Of national bank
notes and the substitution OF legal tender notes.
and for the issue OF three-iixty-hve bonds
therefor.
By MI. Wells (Mo.)-Bm to define tina oo,,sc-
ton district Of New Orleans.
By Mr.. Aoughton (Cal)-Bin authorizing
the correction Of errors In prize tesS to BE-
made. =
By Mr.. O'Brien IND. )-Memorial OF $50 mar
camille houses In Baltimore against the repeai
Of the 90 per cent. clause Of the bankrupt Law.