Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-30
F0RTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
THrRsnAY. Al u.


I against extension o. patent 70 Hasnes hAr-
| yester. Referred to Committee on Patents.
MI Anthony pre- -sntc1 paper in regsrd q
the tenure OF Office OF the prevalent pr0 IrA ,orr
/ az the Senate, which he said ha1 been ore.
/ pared by az ofiicer OF the Senate who had been
| IN the same long tine, ana al dOcumen. .
fslhtng - TIE oT1auiz atom Of the senate were
printed.
Mr. Anthony called up the resolu,io n - prin,
- Y copies 81 the hnal report OF Prof Hay,icn.
Ar Sherman cppos the passage OF the re
clutiOD. he Slid that either the prtu:.rg of
documents should be stopped entirely or .,ne
mode OF distributing them should be devised
II this ref o-t was worth printing. Prof HAYDEN
could hand IL over - the Harler's or Anpls
TONS, Who would publish il and distribute Il y
tto-e who were willing - pay for Il. He sait
iu' Their that the express companies carried doc
umeE's cheaper team they were transport. F!
through the nails, ami they would soon mono9-
0hze the business, If the postage was not re
ducei.
Mr. Anthony said The engraving had already
been done, and thu printing would cost bat
s6OO.
Mr.. Frelir ghuysen sugSe-ted hat the proper
thing TO do WAS to pass the bill introduced b.
him dispensing With the prepayment OF postage
AID making 1t Uniform rate or twenty cents
per volume.
Mr.. WINDOW saw no goci results from the
abolition OF the thanking privilege. IL cost the
government more Low u carry The mails than
II did before.
After further discussion. the resolution was
lsid over.
Mr.. Ogiesby introduced bill 70 promote com
merce among the states aud 70 cheaper trans
portation of person. and property between the
At, antic seabo.rd and the western states aud
! territories. Referred to Committee on Rail-
roads.
Mr. Gordon introduced bill to remove the DO
litlcal disabilities of James Jackson. OF GeOr yia
Referred TO Committee on judiciary.
AT the expiration of the morning hour the
unfinished hus ness, being the civil rights bill
Sir. Norwood, who vas entitled 10 the floor SAID
81 : L - first arRvf -. h.
II would have been worth ZONE dollars 10 the
republican petty > have been pre- sent Tor Al n
been present II never would have consented %
the Creation OF man unless all were made equal
and upon the same footing. tie then cOmmpnts 4
| at some length on the legislation OF the repab-
hcsn party IN Congress in reference ID the
negro.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Hawley (IllJ asked leave TO otter a re-olution
hat on and after Tuesday next rhe House shall
meet daily az II O'Clock. Objected to- and Mr.
Hawley gave notice that on Monday next ne
would move to suspend the rules for that pur-
pose.
Mr.. Lullren tCal.) offered a resolution re.
| auestiDg the Secretary OF War u send TO the
hcuse the nam-s of all peTsDns in ClIirOrn!A
and Oregon who furnished supplies ia the late
Mcdoc wa; the amount of the clsims, &c.
Referred ID Commit. ee on Military Affairs.
On motion OF Mr.. Averill (Minn.) the Secre-
tery OF the Interior was authorized to furnish
the House With list OF all claims presented
~ ~ wears pred AftOpS, the
nam o. the tribes committing the dspreJa-
tons, srd also 10 report what damage the
| whites have done the Indian tribes.
Mr.. Negley Pa asked leave ID report bin
authorizing the North Louisiana and Texas rail
road ID construct bridge aero = the Dagrait.
river at Monroe and one acre : IT, l. II AVER at
Shreveport. Objected TO.
The House then, in the morniT z hour rcsumed
cors deratiOn of the bill reported from the Com
n'tttee on the Judiciary - ,stry Into execution
the provisions OF the 18th amendment } the
Constitution of TIE United Stat-s concerning
cit zer hip aDdtO define certain rights Of cit-
zer of the United States in foreign countries.
Mr.. Z. X. HOlr addressed the House in favor
of the bill.
Pending consideration, the morning hour
expired.
The House then took up the Senate amend
n'ents TO the ball in relation 70 the Louisville
Mr. Arthur tKy.) advocated the bill. and
made q clre'u l aud detailed review OF the his
tory OF the enterprise, with tue legislation on
the subject, and showed the benefeent RESULT
deriy> d from the work.
Mr.. Lawrence (Ohlo) followed in adsocacv Of
the legislation proposed, ard claimed that in
ternRl commerce had the same righ's - Az a.
the commerce of the seabolrd. He maintained
that ihe canal was the property OF the govern
me1t, that Kentucky bad alre iy ceded iuris
dicuon, AID that the only question OF iar'sdi,
ton was between the United States aud the
FOLDERS OF the four shares, to make them
directors of the company.
MIR. Garfield (Ohio) advocated the Senate
amendment, believing IN e by IL the rights and
interests of all D.rties could be protected.
Mr.. Ssyler (Ohio) rel Led ID the object ous
raised by Mr.. Wheeler, n. " and argue TO
show that full ownership and control o. the
canal was vested in the United States.
Mr.. Foster (Ohio) expressed the belief that
Kentucky had intended 20 give full jurisdiction
to the United States, and IL any doubt exists he
wss willing TO trust the state of Kentucky TO
| correct it. He had opposed the bill when twas
| up before, but having given the subject a more
| careful investigation he should now support it.
MIR. Kelley pa said he had, like Mr.. Foster,
| oppe.ed the bill when before the House, but
| he'd become convinced OF its great importance
| as q means Of transportation, and should vote
against its recommitment and for its passage.