, 1874-12-22
CONGRESSIONAL 1,ECOn1.

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WASHINGTON. D. O., Dos ai,-Nu,noro,,s nc,It,o,a
were presented from temperance o.snjzntip n,i
.sfts, st an1 oshers III ronsyyans antl uor stattss
o. ~ aenhoic liquors III tho District OF Columbia np
TUG Territories. l:cfer1od. - 0S'"'''o'a 's
ported btu to provide Tor tho rsannt,o uf sE,n
1ayinsnt. lseas twleo h1.d priced on tic ralerdnr
, ,de gaso notte1 tha l4o woa! cali tho iii Mp to.
| possible. N @'eA A'us aouf' II
-, MR.. FLANAGAN Exr1.1Ys,
c,nr,., mInagaM ~, i, re.d az esl't fs newspaper
Postmaster II Tox4, and sail thai o uua:natnn Waa
1T9{a 1n. {a,i. T. hin hy tho oaira on psst.Jrea aI
!ua itoAts' ihcra 1sua no oeetIon 10 ,Au San Air,
Ionic roatnlaster, md ho informed ill.,, Chairman,
~ ". tho nther tso wero hol! for luz agao,..
llc thuIglt It NIL ",lnliapry lick for t1.u Kcn1hic
purity 70 remove those two roAlnasurs, T'S''''-A
CONSTITUTIONAL AatESpMt,Sr3
Mr m3ttoa } gave otleo that on ts ratsday Of tho
would aBk tho Soate to proceed with its cotp1ornn
y !ao pfoosd amendments to tho Constitution of lilo
stisn u 70 M Tue eeoo Of President
ilegcs mud Efcettoua at tho laHt cession, '1'-
ofERwoHKED coNDucrohs.
the rotnn'tteo on tho District Of Columbia 10 in~r.s
Whether y legislation ts necessary for lid protection
1t @ r., oondnctors IL tho District of Column
oln AGAINST lilo regulations Of st,ch copaptes rrnnir
ihg cunt!uctora to work unreasonable r,n,nr of
rna1 noufs Of ans hr Thurman ssid 10 had
ullcofs were required to work BeYeltee and ttrtso,,
hoosa out Of swonty-four. Agreed to. S's''~e1
PENDlHA.
Mr., Borsman moved that tho yoto In. ,,,,,o,, a..
soato btll TO establish tho Territory Of ru1nt|,a nn
~ provide Temporary Government thercr. waa TO.
rscosldorcd a TINT tIe It'll bo y iAss ~ ,h 10
Committee Oh Territories. Aarend to. '''N ~ ~"
GENERAL APPROXIMATION hill,
lattso nlh:!a1. md executive expenses Of thu ,r.
ernment for tho fiscal year ending June 90 jsYo w,s
fsaa ~ ns aud referred to tho Committee on Az
TIE DISTRICT D11L,
L.. Tho Senate resumed consideration Of tho bill
Columba. tho rcnd!i,g question being OIL noton Of
r M9r1 to profde d. for TIC election board
M IL II S9 9hssa ha fssiss Instead a
~ alr sarEent saia tho bi TOO much burdcned
with @ details, which wonld be hinlranco to thoso
was that the people Of the District Of Columbia wro
to 30 deprived Of the right Of suffrage Was Il to bo
Republican r IN ho ri p9ie ho cs te1t " t ho
nntion, abandoned negro suGrugo7 IL was not pres
liz TO sSy to- s0d n ts, msn IN s
aitsr it, tns dark days q persecution to vheh @
Congress last summer, going to aurrcndvr such nru.
clpla as that Of suffrage o believed Tho ballot was
necessary m ior th9 protection Of tho coorcd man. md
and Mississippi to balioyo they wero d..
1etss ey voting to deprive tho co!ored man in tha
District of suffrage.
Mn. SALISBURY
,pposea 60 tno amendment Of Mr. Morton, and dopre-
ateu tho attempt to make party inoasro OF thu ti1l
y WIS ilot question OF suffrage but Il question Of
'rosiu1ng better Government for tho Distrct ami
10 believed tho people Of tho District would be potter
1cns 10 Preside ov1e tlem titan to haye ali lin yo1
'nu corruption which existed heretefore,
MR. SALISBURY
aiI Committee Of Congress- lad iuycsttnatcd thu
nbioct, and reported that by government es,nL
ialed on this unlimited principle tho peoue nj tha
district hui been borne down With loa,2 Of debt
Shlca hau aroused the whole country Did thp Hena-
or from California or s friend froa Iliuos desire
hn'a auch stato OF affairs ngatn?
1EH. LOGAN
aid tho men who had involved the District in dobs
hu President.
AIR. salisbury spoke Of tho
-, ACTS or THE DISTINCT LEd1s1ArURE
lthoftznE thia tobt, aud Baitt tho n,ious Of debt
fhch ind lee authorized by popular vote bad boon
HtAoft2ed ny people WHO did uUt paY Z cent OF the
ixea they imposed OH others.
MF. flanagan favored the amendment Of the Sens
y lfom lldiann t1orton}, and sai.l rcp:esena-
fe q the South, he would cordiay support it, The
oeatilntion of The United Satcs sail npshfng abuut
1!-layets, wllaro suffrage c0upcrued. It kncy
ecn aon,o talk OF
REMOVING THE CAPITAL,
ad III hta opinion tho paABago Of ts Lli would be
~! DloW 10 tic perpG$uty to thu capital hero for
1tons Of colored voters OF The country would vote
Flu 70 remove It to auy other place. liz regretted
as the SeRtor iMoriouj had not tnclld ID woman sur
aga In bis amendment "a Ao {F1anugan) would 10
~ to 1laf0 w1than hero.
Mr aicrriiaan obta,rl tho floor to address tho sen-
y hut yielded for executive session, utter which the
.uate tljournea.