Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-12
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS,
TUESDAY, May II.

| nef OF r. BOYD Pendleton, internal revenue
collector of the 5th Virginia district, and
indefinitely postponed.
| Mr.. Morrill, (vtD, from the same committee
| reported Honse bill authorizing the MassAchn-
| sits Museum OF Fine Arts 20 import and re-
tain free OF duty for two years certain works Of
Mr.. Chandler called mp bill for the relief o.
Bishop Co, bankers, OF Honolulu, Hswaiiaa
| Islands. Passed.
| On motion Of Mr. Anthony, the Committee o..
/ Public Buildings and Grounds were directed 10
designate in the Capitol grounds 3 site for a.
eQuest ian statue OF Gen. Nathaniel Greene, H.
| conformity with the resolution Of the Cont
| ntal Congress passed in lIS6.
Mr.. Scott, from Committee on Railroads, re-
/ Iorted substitute for his bill supplementary
| 70 the act to incorporate the Texas Pacific rail-
road.
Mr.. Feuton introduced bin to eqaalize tn
PENSIONS OF certain officers Referred TO Com
| Mr.. Kelly, from Committee on Military Ar
fairs, reported bin TO provide for the better pro
| lection OF the frontier settlements OF Texas
| from Indian and Mexican depredstiOns.
/ Mr.. Logan, from same committee, reported
| bill smeLdatory OF the act 70 increase the paw
i OF soldiers in the L. =. army.
MI: Frelinghuysen called mp bill granting a
site to the Peabody school at ST. Augustine.
florida.
i Mr.. Edmunds submitted an amendment that
| the grant should revert TO the United States II,
at any time, any distinction is made in sdmis-
| sion TO the school on account of race, color, or
/ previous condition Of servitude.
| MIR. Alcorn favored the amendment. He con-
sidered 10 quite time that Congress should legis-
| late TO prevent distinctions on account OF color
everywhere. Equal rights was nov the rule in
| the South, and he proposed that IL should be
national. not sectional as at present He wished
TO see equal rights in all the schools, and civil
| rights the law of the land.
Mr.. Morrill, (Vt) undersso that there were
now distinctions made in this school. II was.
| however, largely supported by private cOntSi-
| tributons, and he did not know what effect in
this respect the amendment might have.
| Mr.. Schurz objected 70 further consideration
NJ al a
| and il was then laid over.
| Mr.. Scott, from Committee on Finance, sub
| mitted an amendment TO the new finance bill.
| which strikes out that part of the second sec
ton requiring national banks 20 keep part OF
| their reserves one fourth of the coin Interest
received on United States bonds, and providing
/ that each bank shall maintain part of lis
| lawful money reserve one third Of the coin
interest received on United States bonds, unless
such ASSOCIATION shall elect to receive in ex-
change for such portion of coin per cent.
bonds OF the United States, which shall be
| delivered 10 them until January I, ISIS, and
which may he considered as part Of the re-
| sources Of such ASSOCIATION, 8 per cent. OF the
interest on such bonds TO be paid aud the re-
naming per cent. shall be retained by the
s@o9pt % u retained sss X s sn1 sae Nv whole
exclusively TO the payment OF the per cent. 5
20 bonds Of the United States.
| Mr. Wadleigh. from Committee on Military
| Affairs, reported bill comforting upon general
| courts martial concurrent jurisdiction with the
| courts of the state or territory In which they
4 NAY DC SilllnEs ID REGARD 10 crimes cOmUlltEsI
| by military persons.
Mr.. Scott introduced bill TO incorporate the
| Columbia Metsllurgical company, 70 deVelOpe
| and utilize gold and silver and Improved iroa
| by the new patent process. Refereed TO Com
| mitee OH Mines and Mining.
| Mr.. Logan, from Committee on Military AT
lars reported bill for relief Of j. NJ. True. late
| colonel CD Illinois infantry.
with.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
number of bills from the Senate were, On mo
ton Of Mr.. Beck, lKy) taken from u
| Speakers table, ANA referred TO sppropgiat
committees.
MIR. Buckner, (Mo.) from the Committee o.
Private Land Claims, reported bill obyistin-
the ne cekkity OF issulPg patents for certain pa
vate land claims in Missouri, and asked 1.
| present consideration, but Mr.. Willard (Nt
| objected.
Mr.. BrOmberg (Ala.) called up the motion H.
| reconsider the vote by which a cOmmu DicatiO.
from the Secretary CT the Treasury in relatio
lion to the Ereednen's Saving and Trust com
| pany was TefeTrtd, with view 70 having u
/ same printed, but after some discussion bC-
| tween Messrs. BTom5erg, Merriam, Durham
Hswley, (Ct.) and Burchard, CIll.) he consented
| to allow the resolution to be tabled, on the as
| suTance that he should have half OF the hour t.
| be given for debate on the bill, which the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency have prepared
| and will report IN day or two.
| MIR. DE Witt IN. V introduced a bill TO amen 3
| and extend the provisions OF the act for the fina
settlement Of private land claims m the states o.
| Florida, Louisiana aud Missouri Referred L.
| Committee on Public Lands.
| Mr. willard (Nt.) submitted an amendment
to the rules, providing that after q motion t.
| suspend the rules has been seconded, fifteen
| minutes be allowed TO each side for the discus
sion OF the measure proposed. Referred.
Mr. Gunckel, lOhio; from the Military Com
/ mlttee. reported a bill to equaliZe bounties.
| Mr. Woodwork, iOhiOl from the Committee
\ on Manufactures, reported a bill % establish
the seat OF government Department OF Manu-
1 fAPfnrfs Mininc mr. N har
Ordered printed ana recOmmtted.
| Mr. Mercy, (La.) from the Committee on Pub
tiers on railroad lands. Ordered printed ant
| recommitted.
Mr.. Hszelton wis., then called up the Utab
The first resolution OF the committee declares
| that George X. Maxwell was not elected and ~
not entitled TO seat. and the second declares
| that George q. Cannon was elected and re-
turned a. Delega from the territory of Utah
TO a seat in the i3d Congress.
| Mr.. HaZelton, as an individual member, of
| fered en- amendment charging, among other
things, that Cannon was disc uslifed from hold
| ing seat In the House because he had been
| guilty OF Iolygamous practices, in violation OF
| Committee on Elections to investigate saId
charges and report to the House.
Mr.. Harrison (ren1.) contended that tn
| committee should have added in their repOrI
| that MIR. Cannon was entitled TO his seat, anu
that il was the province OF the House 10 deprive
him Of his seat if there were grounds for hi
| had no authority to act.
Mr.. Speer Pa opposed the proposed amend
1 ment OF Mi. Hazelton, and said IL was no par
| Of the duty OF committee Of Congress 10 in
quire into the scandals against q member, sad
| that IL war their duty 10 report whether or MOI
the person was duly elected.
| Mr.. Robinson (Ohio) said the question OF
| qualification for a seat was fixed by the c1usti-
| tuition, and no action OF the com mittes of Con-
gress could change 1t. The only question now
| was did the Delegate receive a majority OF the
| legal votes and was be duly elected.
| Mr.. Hazelton defended his amendment, and
| said the facts having been brought before tn
| committee, he felt that he would have been de
| relict had he not brought IL TO the attention OF
| the House. He denied that the subject WAS =
| private scandal, and said it was a subject pub
| hcly disc used throughout the civilized world
| and stain upon the national character.
| Mr.. Potter IN. " contended that the consti
| tuition prescribed the qualifications Of mem
L bers, and even IL q man was known to be thief
| be could not be constitutionslly excluded unit
| he had been tried and convicted.
| Mr. l.. X. Hoar Mass said the constitution
| made no provisions for delegates from terrific
/ ries, and he challenged the constitutional au
l thority OF any former Congress to say whom the
/ present House should admit besides its own
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