Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-15
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS,
TUFspAY. December 15.


SENATE.-Mr. Sc0tt pres nted memorial
of Louis A. Cooley, OF PhnR 1eIphia, proprietor
CT Godey's Ladies Magazine, setting iOrJ1 a.
legged unjust Determinations IN the new postal
law sgainst periodicals. Referred 70 Committee
or Post Ofices.
Mir. Mitchell introdug ed, by request bin 10
incorporate the National Protec,,op In-urauce
Company OF tne District of Columbia. Re
ierrsd 10 the Committee on fhe D'st.icJ Of Co.
luMhfa.
Nlr. Spencer introduced bf-l q provide f1r re
EuF gisiWtLT Ut sTt,.al IC- C. "' S.aUfS and
SGEsTs sutsnGeuts % the post 4 railway service.
Referred - tue Committee on Post Oaices.
ELRCTIUN CF PRESIDENT ET POPULAR VOTE.
MT. Wright Submitted joint + blltiOns pro-
posing Bn amend tmeut 70 the constitution 90
vicing that The Pr dent ard Nics Pa -iaeut
sbsii be elected by the direct T1pulP~ vote, api
Tit 'cTibiug the metGcd in which The election
shsll be conducted He slid he had ufi-r, ( a.
10y request, aud, on hts motion, q -y2s Teterrei
= thS Committee ON Privileges aud Elections.
MIR. Morton eUbD tied a Te-1lut'Cn dtreJ. .uE
the Committee Ou EaICs TO iUQuire in , ta-
eNi ~oiency OF aboi'shtng the n els O-mlliry
OF asking leave - fnt-CUu,e bil's &c, hy which
much time is taken up and the journal encum-
bered.
Mr. Edmunds objected - the Senlt, record
ing its decision that tue PSkiug leave - tati D.
dUce bills WIS usele. : tormAiltg. He knew OIL
one occ clSlOn where It had been any hing but
U.elt-S tCrmalty, when the SenItD y from Ken
tuCky (McCreely) asked leave 70 Intro luce A
bill providing lUr the removal OF the boraRoT
our 1ldieis from Arlington, snd failed ID OBJ lin
such le .ve.
Mr. Morton said he did not wish to alter the
rule. but merely 10 obviaJs the uHnscsss lry
IT ,etiIions ia tie journal.
Tie WORDS 's useless fCTmaiifyfT yya~e etrurL
ont ard the resolution then adopted.
DISTRICT BONDS.
Mr.. Conkling presented memorial OF y. A.
COwdTey. CT New York, stlang III lt the ID g-
trIct OF Columbia is indebted TO him. a. & shst
he = unable 20 obtain any ether payment OF
this iPdeb' '2dness than a rOnd, u On which n
cannot Tealiz &c more than 20 per ceut., aud ? X
exchanging "A
bond of the United States Mr. COuk Ing sltd
the memorial was accompanied by bill, which
lie had not Yet had an opportunity 20 eXAmuus
ana could not therefore say whether hs W3uli
approve II, but at the request Of this geutlt-
man, who wPs citizen Of his stlts, ne szsi
leave to introduce It. The bill, which y. .osid-s
fer the consolidation of the debt of tue ID I. II
ana for the exchange of Unit. l Star.r ryp.ls
for the bonds OF the District. was referred. "A th
the memorial, TO the Scielt Committee cn ne
District.
Mr.. Alcorn introduced bill in reference II the
cCDI enc alton OF per )ns &C, -Dg "a commission.
ers Under special ac-' Of Car5r>s :. Referred ID
Committee on NIit .ry Afle -
Dir. West inIrI juctd biit relating > tie rank
OF officers IN the army. Referred 10 Committee
CD Military Affairs.
MIR. Davis gave notice that he would f0-rn1r-
row ask the Senafs - tlks up his T rplu5.gn
calling on the President ter Information ., to
detauiting officers OF 81 government
Mr.. Boutwell, presented memorial OF the M
t0Dsl Board OF Trade asking tor tue cEe alton
of department OF commerce. RsssrT-i d
Committee on Commerce.
DISTRICT LIBEL LAW.
Mr.. Wright submitted a resolution directing
The Committee on the Judiciary - inquire aaI
report IS TO the intent ard meaning OF the ~
OF June -, 1874, entitled IAN act confsrriug iu-
FlSdlction upon the Criminal Court OF the D's-
trict OF Columbia" and prrticulartg wh0th5r,
under or by as prov ,siOrs- peTsoPs charged 0ifh
or indicted for libel or other crime ia ssid ID -
uict can be brought from a state, or any otacr
place within the jurisdiction OF tbs United
Sites, 10 said D D.stT,ct 10 srswer thersfOr.
MIR. Ednunds had 10 p2rt.cu'sr objsct'0Q u
The re Clut'0D, thOueh he dill not perceive t.
meaning. The judiciary C0mmits e hai al
ready fully examined int) the subject, am hai
reported Their Ne"s On II az fhe l. q on, It
'de TINE ihe bAl We p'-- gd and az anY one ,.lI
thought that uIder TIE bin the ut-srer OF a M
lciOus SANDER Cufsids Of the District nufI 10.
brought fere for tual, Il was TJt worth While
10 the 2riTtt'-e ID attempt fUJfLer u el-
Ugh u him.
Mr. CoIEIing moved - anerd by siding
'and a. Wherrer > tid act he's any apple - on
topI ccGt.on OF 'nt'cfTent 40r tire cline oI
LIBEL" ASTC 20.
Hr. Bsyard G red p en- attention u 'be
fac nat IL wa an unusual proceeding > AK
'heOp r'on o cC-nmt.- - Of fr- :5er 2te uf,u
the Ire Tirg O. a Ian Ut CJgsr :. TIE r,-J-
lut on vss 'hsl adopted.
HOUSE OF REPHEE. ,CATEs.-Mr
DAVE (AIsss.) offered concurrent r. e-oiutjsu
for 'he adjOurnment of Congress .or the holiday
recC-s frL u W, inc day. December 23t, uutl
Tuesday, January ith, 1875
The yeas and nays were demanded, a. ! the
resolution WIS adopted-ye I2}, Esys I25.
Nr. Garfield, (Ohio,) who hst changed hi<
vote = the affirmative for that pUTT ,. moved
to recon -ider the vote whereby tue resolution
was adopted. He said tue CDmmit e on Ap-
piOpriGtioDs had not been ,Or rsultsG "a tAe mat
-sr, and they did not deem Il prudent ID rEa
day for adjournment get.
Mr.. Randall (Pa.) moved to lay the nO.;cn TO
reconsider uIOn the table, and upon that the
yeas and nays were ordered.
The latter melton was .ejecled-ysss, II;
rays, lZS.
Ihe fui thor consideration OF tle subject VS.
then postponed untd Monday next after tae
morning hour.
Mir. White (Ala.l in. -oduced bin supplement
tlry 20 the act 10 project all cit.z-Ts OF tra
United States in their civil rights. Eefel cSIt -
The Committee OF the JudIciasy.
The Speaker leid tefOre 'hs hOu TIE lp'-
loving Executive cOmmurica' Ops, which were
referred. viz
From the secretary OF War: Ctlling attention
10 the failure 20 appropriate SO. .Ol0 IN the army
appropriation bill tOT tor TgedO experiments.
From the Secretary Of the Interior: Relative
- the salary of the inspector OF gas meters in
the District OF Columbia.