The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-16
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Yesterdays Proceedings.
THURSDAY. Janlaru LIZ

THURSDAY, January Is.
Seisate. MIR. Ingalls, presented petitions
signed by several hundred women of Kan.
sas, asking the same right to vote as col
ored men. Referred to the committee on
privileges and elections.
Mr.. Logan and other Senator's presented
similar petitio ms, signed by women in va.
rious parts of the country.
Mt. Kelley, from committee on military
affairs, reported bill to authorize the sec.
rotary OF war to ascertain amount of ex-
penditures incurred by the territorial au-
thorties OF Dakota in suppressing Indian
hostilities. Passed.
Mr.. Morrill, (Vt) submitted q resolution,
which was agreed to, directing the commit
tee on postoflices and post roads to INQUIRE
INTO the expectancy OF passing law pro.
Viding for the discontinuance of mail ser-
vice ON all routes where the annual receipts
are not equal to one-fourth of the expendi-
lures.
Mr.. Ramsey, from committee on post.
Offices, reported unfavorably on petition
asking that the salary of letter carriers be
fixed at 81 900 per annum, and the adverse
report was agreed to-.
Mr.. Fenton submitted q resolution d.
recting the Secretary of the Treasury to
have prepared by the supervising surgeon
general history of the yellow fever emf
demic OF 1878, with observations adduced
from experience as to the best method of
preventing Its ravages hereafter. Adobted.
The unfinished business, being the res
olutlon on the finances. was aiken up.
Mr.. Morton replied to the criticisms of
Mr.. Schurz in his former speech on the
finances. He held that rapid contraction
would bring down ruinously the price Of
labor and OF property. He was opposed
to any such doctrine. If contraction was
to come it must be very gradual.
Mr.. Schurz closed his remarks on the
financial problem, saying he did not UNDER
estimate the difficulties of resumption. but
IN his opinion the present was the time to
commence. Many Of the obstacles antici-
pated IN the way ofresumption had already |
come to pass by reason of the panic, He |
sad the West and the South and the whole /
agricultural interests had been and would |
be grevously injured by imitation, and pro- |
portlonately benefited by resumption.
gfices had come down so much that he |
qua not imagine that resumption would |
1ring them much lower. We have suffered
profits Of it. If we loose this opportnn;tv
other. He would vota e. W.. nave an
of the Senator from Delaware NIr pa,.asy
and if that failed ba ,,o,Id W. DayaIu),
proposition renorted from ,ho ' Go ior .ne
p t,,;tt"a iepor'ea from the finance COM
The Senate then mont ;oto
session, and adjourned. 0Aeou'iVe
Ha,1so "nu M ruJgglncu.
luton directing he com,n; Isu - aeso-
merce to inonire into thu n.us's On COM
reporting bill for the most ef1a osunI .s VI
of promoting chean transnan. oe.uai means
navigable waters of the Tl~; t.a. gu on the
to prevent comh;naf;ons - n, 1sa n.a.es ana
tition, including tug-boat comb;nat;oppS
Adopted. Also. n Similar ,osn,,,:a u.s.
the committee on railways and aonaIa III
relation 70 tronsnortat;uy anu canals IN
railroads aJnntod '"'ion w canals ana
Mr., Poland w rron, .hosoou-.,.,.
on revision Of tba 10 .,, ,om se comini.tee on
sdinp for aoneais S ams' reported Dill pro-
he snnreme conrt i; no tne circuit court to
cases. and II was nassed Az ao1 l:n corpus
,elief of the owners ond I,liio the I
and in the insurrectionorv stotas r, ~
,oint of order was mada th,t ~ I:,, me F
aims an appropriation and ri = a W. plii con,
0 the committees IF ~ J - was reierred
Mr.. Platt (Va1 from, H. ao,e
ee, reported a resolution onshn.; oon't
ac - authorlzlng the
reaches 10 the uauss ~ o ~ Keep t9e ap, II
0 the committee of Tho ,nh.ia neierred
ules. ''o'' unuer the
The House then resolvod .;tsoIc;. o
littee of the whole on ~ ,s's s li'o com o
Iiation hill 'no na'ai appro- r.
Debate was continued on tho n.,,.
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