Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-06
FORTYTHIRD CONGRESS,
TUESDAY, January 6.


Mr. Hamlin presented memorial Of ship own
ers whose ships were destroyed during the war
by cruisers other than the Alabama, Florida.
and Shenandoah, and asking 10 be allowed 81
participate in the benetitso OF the Geneva award
Mr.. Sumner presented similar petitions Re
ferred to judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Conkling presented sundry petitions from
citizens of New York on the subject of the
bankrupt law.
Mr.. SUMMERS INTERNAL REVENUE PROJECT
DEFEATED.
Mr.. Morrill, (NermOnt) reported adversely on
the RESOLUTION OF Mr.. Sumner looking 20 the
abolition of the Office of Commissioner OF Inter-
nal revenue and the collection of taNes by
stamps. MIR. Morrill, said when the millennium
arrived il might be possible TO collect taxes
without tax officers. To abolish the revenue
bureau would be TO lose one-half OF the taxes
The principal taxes were collected from spirits
and tobacco, and these taxes Il would be i'm
possible 10 collect without officers. He moved
the indefinite postponement OF the bill.
Mr.. Sumner asked whether the committee
had considered the economy contained in his
proposition. The system OF stamp collection
which be proposed would allow of the dispensing
with many OF the army of tax collectors. But ii
twas to be understood that no economy twas to
be expected in this quarter, all be wanted was
that the people should know il.
Mr.. Morrill, said the Senator had not Certainly
stunned the internal revenue administration, or
he would know what q wreck his proposition
would make. Ninety per cent. OF our taxes was
derived from spirits and tobacco. Experience
had proved that the parties who paid these
taxes would take advantage TO pay as little as
they could, and IL the watchfulness Of the U 8
9fhcers was removed, We would lose sixty nil
The resolution was then postponed Inden-
nitely.
ALL ABOUT DIAMOND RING.
Mr.. Cameron, from Committee on Foreign
Relations, reported House joint resolution
authorizing Edmund Young, chief of the
bureau OF statistics, to accept present of a
diamond ring from the Car OF Russia
Mr.. Sumner opposed the resolution. IL had
been the custom to permit the reception OF
these gifts by those who had performed some
service TO humanity, such as the saving of life
on the high seas. But 10 allow this otiice-holier
10 accept this present when he had done nothing
whatever would be setting a precedent whica
once set there was no telling where il would
stop.
MIR. Cameron explained that Mr.. Young was
a member OF the International Statistical Con-
gress at 81. Petersburg. The Car had pre-
sented to each of them a small ring, which Mr..
Young could not accept without the consent Of
Congress.
Mr.. Conkling said he should vote for the res
olution, seeing no objection to it.
After some further discussion, the joint res
olutiOn was passed.
Mr.. Ingalls, introduced bill i'm relation TO the
rights OF single women under the presumption
laws OF the United States. Also, bEi TO regulate
the fees Of registers and receivers of land Of
fees. Referred 10 Committee on Public Lands.
The morning hour expiring, the unfinished
business, which was the
HOUSE SALARY BILL,
MIR. Stewart said the back pay part OF this
business was the most odiOus thing about il TO
the people. Ii any OF the increased compensa-
non was 4" steal, all of il was 4" steal.' He
did not believe, a. he said yesterday, that there
anything wrong about it, that 81 500 was a bit
too much. But if any of the increased compen-
gorged, back pay and all.
The question was then on the amendment OF
MIR. Pratt, providing that the compensation OF
5000 per annum shall date from March 4, 1873
Mr.. Wright said the tendency of this and all
other amendments would be to complicate the
bill and endsnger its passage. He was in favor
himself of "A square repeal OF the entire salary
bill. but if that could not be done, he was for
getting the best that he could.
Mr.. Flanagan said be had voted for the = 500
bill from the purest motives, and he still be-
lieyed, as he said then, that s. 800 was not
enough that il ought to be $1,000. He had not
up TO yesterday, when this subject came up
drawn his compensation, but to day he lad gone
into the secretarys ofiic and gotten IT, and here
it was. holding up the greenbacks,) and he
would like to see any person that could take il
from him. lGreat laughter on the floor and in
the galleries.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
McCrary (Iowa) reported from the Committee
on Railways and Canals a bill TO regulate COM
merce by railroads among the several states.
Ordered TO be printed and recommitted.
THE DRsTITUTIoN IN LOUISIANA.
MI. Sypher LA. asked leave TO offer a reso-
luton reciting that in certain sections of the
south the people were in state OF great desti-
tuition in consequence of the failure OF the crops
and authorizing the President of the United
States to direct the Secretary of War to issue
army rations in quantities to relieve the suffer-
ing in the destitute districts.
Mr.. Willard (yt.) objected to its present con-
slderatiOn, and the resolution vas referred to
the Committee on Education and Labor.
Mr.. Bowen Va presented resolutions of the
legislature Of Virginia protesting against the
passage Of the civil rights bill. Referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Maynard (Tenn.) offered joint resolu-
ton authorizing the appointment OF regents OF
the Smithsonian Institution. Referred to Com
mittee on Education and Labor.
Mr.. Lamar (Miss.), from the Committee on
Elections, reported resolution, which was
adopted, dischargiDg the committee from the
further consideration of the contested election
case of Bethune vs. Harris, from the ith district
of Georgia.
The House then resumed consideration of
THE CIVIL RIGBTs BILL.
Mr.. Beck (ky.) offered an amendment pro-
vidng that nothing in the bill shall be construed
to compel hotel keepers to seat white aud col
ored guests at the same table, or to require the
children to atte0d the same school, or TO re-
quire proprietors OF theaters to seat the races
buried in the same lots in cemeteries.
Mr.. Ransier .. c. offered an amendment
imposing fine of not less than 81 900 nor more
than =, 900 upon any judge or other officer who
shall exclude any citizen from the jury box on
account of race, color, or previous condition.
Mr.. Lowndes MD offered an amendment
been provided for white and coored children.
the children of each race shall have admission
only 10 the schools provided for that race.
MIR. Durham Ky addressed the House in
opposition to the bill. The people of Kentucky,
he said, had quietly submitted to all laws
passed for the elevation of the colored race,
although by the 18th amendment of the
Constitution they lost millions of dol
lars. Slaves were recognized as prop
erty, and in pure justice that property
should not have been taken without adequate
remuneration. The bill was an interference
with state rights and state sovereignty, and he
therefore protested against 1t. There was no
authority TO say that any one should be com
PEELED to admit into theaters or schools any peo-
pie who were obnoxious. These were subjects
for purely local legislation, and many of them
were mere matters of private contract. The
bill overlooked the fact that there was
a citizenship OF the state as well as
. citizenship also of the United States
He denied the right Of Congress to interfere %
long as the political rights OF any citizens we're
not interfered with. No citizen Of the district
In which he lived was deprived of any Of his
political rights under the constitution. But
when il is attempted to legislate upon social
ouestions the blood of the Anglo Saxon race