Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-15
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS
FRIDAY, Nav IS.

SENATE.-The Senate met at II a. m, and
not more than one-third of a quorum being
present, objection was made to the transaction
Of business. After a short time the roll was
called on motion OF Mr.. Sargent, and forty
Senators, three more than quorum answered.
10 their names.
Mr.. Alcorn presented memorial of citizens o.
Mississippi asking the general government e.
take charge of the leyees OF the Mi.slssipr
river. Referred TO Select Comnittee on n
Levees of the Mississippi.
Mr.. Spencer presented memorial OF colore
people of Georgia complaining or what the
allege to be the unfair and illegal distribution
OF arms to the militia organizations OF that At
Referred TO Committee on Military Affairs.
On motion OF Mr.. Chandler the vote in
definitely postponing the House bill prohibitiu.
the absence OF consular officers from their pos:
longer than ten days without the permission o
the President, &C., was recOnsidered, aud "a
Commerce.
Mr.. Window presented joint resolutions o
Minnesota legislature, asking the erection OF
public buildings at Duluth. Referred to Com
mittee oh Public Buildings and Grounds.
Mr.. Scott called up the following bills from
Committee on Claims, and they were passed:
Senate bill for relief or Samuel 5. Potter;
House bill for relief of p. HAMMOCK; House bal
for relief OF w. A. SsylOr, of Bryan, Texas:
House bull for relief Of Martin Hoff, Casper
bill for relief Of Rev. George Morrison; senste
bill referring the cotton claim OF II. NJ and
Stephen A. Douglass TO the Court OF Claims
ALSO, numptr OF Otner private bills.
NJ. Dennis presented petition of citizens o.
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio and District OF
Columbia praying the extension OF the Chesz-
peake and Ohio canal TO the Ohio river. Re-
ferTed to Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Clayton called up The resolution submit
ted by him some days since calling on the Pres-
dent for copies OF the correspondence on Arksn-
sas affairs. The resolution was adopted after
being modified so as to provide merely for the
transmission Of such correspondence as has not
hsretofore been sent in to the House.
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Lands, reported, with amendments bill amend
atory OF and supplemental to the act TO set
apart certain tract Of land lying near the
headwaters Of the Yellowstone river for pub
lie park.
Mr.. Sherman, from Committee on Civil Ser
vice and Retrenchment, reported House joint
resolution providing that disabled soldiers,
their widows or orphan children who may pas
the civil service examination shall have prece-
dence for appointments 10 vacancies.
Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on Print
ing, reported bill TO provide for the sale OF extra
copies of public documents, and to regulate the
distribution OF the regular edition OF the same.
On motion OF Mr.. Scott, the vote indefinitely
postponing the resolution requiring the south
ern claims commissioners TO report to Congress
all claims decided by them up TO April 1, l374
was Ie econ and the resolution was re-
Mr.. CHANDLER FINISHES HIS INTERRUPTED
REMARK.
Mr.. Chandler said the other day he had been
called 10 order while in the middle of q SEN
tence by the Chair while he was speaking OF the
veto Of the President in the finance bill. He
now called the Chair to order, and would say
that bad he been let alone, he intended to say
that the policy which had been announced in
the veto message would show that it was ex-
tremely doubtful that the President would Sane
ton any bill for the imitation of our irredeema-
Bile paper currency.
The Chair (Mr. Carpenter Senator from
Michigan was out Of order then and is out or
order now.
Mr. Chandler-Then the Seuator from Michi-
gan will take his seat.
Mr.. Ferry OF Mich, from Committee on Rules,
reported an amendment to the rules providing
that debate shall be germane to the question
under consideration.
Mr.. Logan called up the House bill amending
act to provide for establishment OF a military
prison and for the government Of the same.
Passed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Loughbridge (Iowa) made personal eKplsna-
ton called out by Q criticism and alleged mir
statement Of his remarks in relation to the
Sand Creek Indian massacre, published in q
MT. Bromberg (Ala.) made personal sxpla
nation to his remarks upon the Freshman
MI. Townsend (Pa) gave notice that on Mon
day be would move Q suspension OF the rules O.
consider the ball for the Reorganization OF the
General Land office.
Mr.. Donnan, (Iowa) from the COMMITTEES on
Printing, reported resolutions 20 print Ooo
copies Of the statistical report OF Edward Young
chief Of bureau Of statistics and 10 600 copies OF
the report or the Smithsonian Institution, which
Mr.. Donnan also reported the Senate resolu-
GOD foIbidding the publication In the congres
sonai Record Of any speech, or part OF speech
gress. With an amendms mt, limiting all speeches
In the Senate or House to ono hour. any agree
mentor consent to the contrary nothwirhstsnd-
Mr.. Hale On. ~ briefly explained that the
committee thought the Senate, where no hour
rule prevailed to limit speechee, we're renchine