Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
a Proposed Bureau of Internal
Commerce.
Clayton Calls Ter an Investiga-
ton of Arkansas.
Cox Sets the House in a Roar.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-The Senate
met at ii but only twelve Senators were
present and no business could be transacted
for want Of a quorum. After waiting a
| short time Mr.. Sargent moved call of the
Senate and forty Senators answered.
The Mississippi Levees.
Mr.. AlcoFn presented memorial Of citi-
zens of Mississippi praying the Government
to tase charge of the leyees on the Missis-
sippi river. Referred to the select Commit
tee on Levees.
A Call for Arkansas Documents.
Mr.. Clayton called up the resolution
submitted by him few days ago, calling
upon the President for copies Of the cor
respondence relative TO the troubles in Ar
kansas, which was amended so as TO pro-
vide for the transmission of that which had
taken place since, and copies be sent to the
House. Passed.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on
Civil Service, reported fayorably on House
joint resolution providing that in all cases
under civil service examination for posi-
tions under the government, when dis
abled United States soldier, his wife, or
the widow of deceased soldier dying of
wounds or diseases contracted in the line
of duty, or his orphan child shall pass such
examination at the standard fixed by the
rules, such person shall have precedence
for appointment to any existing vacancy.
Placed on the calendar.
On motion of Mr.. Scott the vote by
which the resolution requiring the South
ern Claim Commissioners to report all
claims presented by them up to April, 1874,
was indefinitely postponed, was reconsid-
cred and the resolution recOmmitted To the
Committee on Claims.
The Michigander.
Mr.. Chandler said he was called to Or
der the other day by the Chair while in the
middle of sentence, when speaking of
the veto on the finance bill. He now
called the Chair TO order, and desired to
say if be (Chandler) had been let alone he
intended to say that the policy which had
been announced in the veto message, would
show that it was extremely doubtful, that
the President would sanction any bill for
the imitation of irredeemable paper cur
rency.
The Chair-(Mr. Carpenter) The Sena-
tor from Michigan was out of order then
and is out of order now.
Mr.. Chandler-Then the Senator from
Michigan will take his seat. Laughter.)
The Senate proceeded to the considera-
ton of bills from the Committee on Claims
among those passed was Senate bill, re-
ferring the petition aud papers in the case
of Robert NJ. and Stephen A. Douglass, in
so far as the same relates to cotton seized,
to the Court of Claims.
Lost at vienna.
1ffa-.a1 resolution rr-hiqh
was agreed to, directing the Secretary of
State to take such action as will secure, if
possible. the return to the Senate of the flag
manufactured of California silk, heretofore
presented 20 the Senate, but loaned for ex-
hibition at the Vienna Exposition.
A Commercial Bureau.
Mr.. Window introduced bill to estab-
lish bureau of internal commerce, to be
attached to the Treasury Department and
be under the direction of a commissioner
of internal commerce, who shall be ap-
pointed by the President and confirmed by
the Senate. The duties Of the bureau shall
be to collect and annually report to Con-
gress statistics and facts relating 10 COM
merce in the States and especially TO rail-
roads and their charges, management, etc.
The bill provides that it shall be obligatory
on all corporations TO make annual reports,
said bureau giving information in detail
on this and cognate subjects.
Civil Rights.
Mr.. Edmunds gave notice that on Mon
day the Senator from New jersey, Mr.. Ere
linghuysen, would ask the Senate to re-
sumo consideration of the civil rights bill
and dispose of it before taking up any 9th
er measure.
Clayton Anxious TO Investigate.
Mr.. Clayton gave notice that on Monday
be would call up the resolution introduced
by him on Tuesday TO provide for the ap-
pOintment of a committee of the Senate to
proceed to Arkansas to investigate as to the
condition of affairs there.
A Cotton Case.
Senate bill for the relief of Hiram W.
Love was discussed at some length. 1t d.
reefs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay
$4,000 in full of the claim and demand
against the United States for damages
growing out of the destruction by the mil
itary forces of the United States in 1854 of
a crop of cotton growing on his premises
in Arkansas leased by him from the United
States.
Mr.. Wright moved to amend the bill to
appropriate $4,000 instead of $4,000.
Mr.. Chandler moved to recOmmit the
bill.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, from the Commit
tee on appropriations, reported with amend
lnents the legislative, judicial and execu-
tive appropriation bill, and gave notice
that he would ask the Senate to proceed to
its consideration Monday. Placed on the
calendar.
Pending discussion on the bill for the re-
lief of Mr.. Love, the Senate went into ex-
ecutiye session, and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Mr. Donnan,
from the Committee on Printing, reported
back, with an amendment, Senate joint res
olution prohibiting the publication in the
Congressional Record of speeches or parts
of speeches not actually delivered. The
amendment forbids any member of either
house to speak longer than one hour on any
question, any agreement OF consent to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Mr.. Cox said he never believed in the
previous question or IN the one hour rule.
All that matter might safely be left in
charge of the Speaker, who always ruled
correctly. Recently, at the instance of a
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. g. T.
Hoar), the Speaker had taken command of
the Congressional Record and ordered that
no note should be made by the report
ers of such and such things. Laughter,
sensation and applause on the floor and ap-
plause in the galleries. If the Speaker
could do this, could he not also limit the
length of the reports. The Reports of the
French, English and other parliamentary
bodies, reported everything that transpired,
so that the people might know their repre-
sentativeS were decorous or indecorous. He
hoped that the Speaker would retrace his
steps in order that the
SimRle-hearted
Members of Congress who some times
relieved the proceedings by something vi
vaeious might have q chance to be heard or