Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-27
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS,
WEDNESDAY, Nav d.

iste steam railway tracks and horse railroads in
tne city OF Washington.
Mr.. Sargent, from Committee on Naval At.
ialrs, reported bill TO prevent hazing at the
Naval Academy. Passed.
MI Shetman, from Committee on Finance
reported House bill amending the act OF March
8, 1878. 70 as not TO apply 70 foreign merchan-
disc arriving at the port OF San Francisco on
over.
| Mr.. Edmunds called up bill to pay sI2 900 to
| heirs or Edward Nj. Randolph for legal services
| rendered by him 10 the government. Passed.
Mr.. Buckingham called mp bill appropristins
| sI92.S TO Jos. l.. Day, OF Connections, for
transporting the mails over post route No. Ssh,
Leave was granted TO the Committee on the
Judiciary AID on Public Buildings and Ground.
to sit during the session OF the Senate.
time to pre- emptor on the public lands in the
state OF Minnesota, to make final payment
Mr.. Oglesby, from Committee on Indian AZ
fairs, reported bill for relief of certain persons
Of African descent residing among the Choctsw
| and Chickassw Indians.
TIE b. AND o. r. r. BILL.
| MI Johnston called up bill TO authorize the
/ %. ana ". X; X. 70 construct branch and TO
change the location OF its road within the Dis
trIct OF Columbis, and for other purposes.
MI Morrill, VII said he must oppose the
| passage Of this bill At the present time He
could not consent 10 any further legislation
auowlng these roads to lay tracks in the city,
| until some gene raj plan was devised by com
/ mlsslon by which they could be restricted 10
ore or two avenues. AS il was now the way
me streets and avenues were covered with the
steam and horse railroad tracks, 1t looked as N
| a crazy man had had the direction of it. He
urged that no further egislstion in reference 70
these railroads should be enacted at this sea
| SION. The Committee on Public Buildings and
| Grounds had Just reported a bill for a com mis-
| sion on this subject.
| Mr.. Sherman hoped that this matter would
not so over TIL next session; he did not tuink
such delay would be Just TO the Baltimore and
ONO railroad, which had great interests al
stake, and was now willing TO eSpend a large
amount Of money in this District. He had
voted to give privileges TO the Baltimore aud
Potomac Ioad and he was willing TO give canal
facilities TO the Baltimore and OHIO, to any
other road, being at the same time solicitious 20
preserve the streets of the city, far as posi-
| BILE.
Mr.. Lewis hoped the bill would pass at this
time. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad did not
want any change i'm the city. He said the Com
mittCe Sn Public Buildings aud Grounds had
arrogattd to itself nearly all the jurisdiction of
the committee on the District of Columbia and
was assuming the charge Of bills which shoulc
| 60 TO the District Committee,
Mr.. Conkling said he should consider IL MS
unty 10 lhterrose Gil the means which he could
10 prevent the location of the depot this side o.
Massachusetts avenue. He had voted TO allow
the baltimore and Potomac company to locate
lts depot where IL is now situated, but un!es-
mat company should sink its track aud hide
from tie public eye their Inconvenience spc
unsightliness, he should, when he got the 90
portunlty, vote TO reseind tina permission.
Mr.. Hamlin expressed his desire to afford the
Baltimore and Ohio equal facilities with 81
ether companies.
from New York, he would move to strike out
the whole blu, except that part permitting the
connection of the tracks outside OF the city.
Mr.Conkling said that would be satisfactory
to him.
Mr.. Morrill, said that by day after Tomorrow
ne would prepare an amendment which he
thought would be satisfactory to all.
MI. Davis then consented that the bill should
go over, with the understanding that it be
called up for action day after TO- morrow.
M Mr' Conk5ns called up the unfinished bust
statutes of the United States in force on De-
cembeI 1, 1873. Passed.
Mr. Conkling then called up btl to revise and
copsoldate the statutes OF the United States
relating TO the District of Columbia in force on
December 1, 1873. Passed. Also, bill revising
and embodying all laws creating post routes ia
force on December l, 1873. Passed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| regular order was demanded Immediately after
the reading Of the journal, and the bill in rels-
IN to the Sanborn contracts came up; on
| which the previous question had been ordered
CLOSING DkBATE ON TIE sASBoRN CON-
TRACTS.
Mir. Foster, (Ohio) who was entitled to the
floor, for the closing hour, yielded 20
Mr.. Niblsck, (lEo.) who reviewed the circum
stances attending the passage of the act Of 1872,
the represe nations made in relation TO the bill.
and the action OF the House in relation thereto,
and especially his connection herewith, as n
member of the Conference Committee.
Although he had reluctantly signed the re port
| after this clause had been amended, he had
| always had suspicion that there was job in
| II, and be had not been altogether taken BY
surprise when these Developments were made.
Mr.. Kellogg Comm defended the Secretary
OF the Treasury, and agreed with MIR. Eldredge
thatthe committee had no right to pass judg-
meDt OF condemnation, but Ii there was wrong
on the part of the Secretary, it was the duty OF
the committee to report articles OF impeach-
meBt.
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Secretary OF the Treasury, which, he said,
practically placed the whole internal revenue
bureau at his disposal, and said the whole
transaction was the most humilIating that had
ever gone out for the denunciation of the peo
pie.
Mr.. Garfield (Ohio), Who was member of the
conference committee on the bill containing
the Law, said that the application OF the law
had been entirely different from the represent
| sticns OF the Senate conferees, and he ex-
pressed the belief that IL the law as it now
stood had been strictly adhered 10, the circum-
stances now revealed could not have occurred.
He claimed that the passage of the bill was Sc
to have reached certain railroad corporations
who were covering up their dues by pretended
Mr. K. H. Roberts said it was q mistake to
have passed the law, but yet it might have
stood upon the statute book without scandal
and odium. But 1t was q law liable TO abuse,
defended the delay Of the committee in report
ing Il bill to repeal the Law.
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
The House then proceeded to vote on the bill
and SINE ndmentk.
Mr.. Beck's amendment heretofore given pro-
hibi,ing Senators, Representatives, Delegate.
from acting in behalf OF any claimant against
the government under penalty Of fine and i'm
prisonment was agreed 20.
Mr.. Speer Pal attempted to secure the yeas
and nays, but failed 70 obtain the necessary
secs nd.
The bill was then passed by viva voce vote
without q dissenting vote.
REPORTS PROM THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEES.
The day having been assigned to the con-
sidtratiop Of reports from the Judiciary Com.
mittee, Mr.. Butler, Mass, was recognized and
gave notice that neither the civil rights bill nor
the Geneva award bill would be reported upon
this call.
Mr.. Butler then reportsd joint resolution In
relation to the compensation of representatives
IN Congress. introduced by him in the House
yesterday. Passed.
Also, bill removing the legal and political
disabilities OF Raphael semmes, Of Alabama.
On the passage OF bill, Mr.. Hale Me.) called
for division, and there were p votes In the
negative. The bill Vas passed.
Also, bill in regard 70 crimes committed by