Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-17
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS,
WEDNESDAY, June II,

to ascertain the possessory rights Of the Hud-
sons Bay Company aud other British subjects
within the limits which were the subject of the
award Of his Majesty the Emperor of Germany
under the treaty Of Washington of May 8, 1871,
and for other purposes. Passed.
Nh. West, Srom Committee on Appropriations
reported House bill making additional appco-
priatien for relief OF persons suffering by over
now or lower Mississippi river, and asked It's
immediate consiGera ion, but Mr.. SALISBURY OBJ
jecte6, and IL went over.
Mr.. sherman called up House bill granting
pension TO Gen. A. q. Morris. Passed.
MIR. Stevenson called up Senate bill for relief
If Rosa NeItner Jefreys. Passed.
MIR. Scott called up House bail to provide for
2ital and rite, and the purchase OF a new site
and erection thereupon of a new marine hos
pitsl in PittsbuTg. Passed.
Mr.. MoTrill (Et), from Committee on FL
nance, reported House bin 10 admit free of
duty merchandise sunk for two years and after
waI0s recovered. Passed.
Mr.. Merrimon called up House bill amending
the act establishing the western judicial district
OF North Carolina Amended and passed.
Mr.. Sherman, from Committee on Finance,
reported, with suncry anne ndments, the House
tariff bill. He said the committee had add Ell
no new matter to the bill. the amend mentS
which they hsc made being to strike on. various
provisions inserted by the House. At this stage
# the session the bill could not be considered
If new matter was added TO 1t. II it was passed
at all, even in Its present shape, it must b
taken Up to- morrow or next day.
MIR. Frellnghuysen called up House bill for
relief of Jos. 8. Read. Passed.
Mr.. Alcorn reported from the Select Commit
zee on the Mississippi levees bill for the relief
u the overlooked districts in Arkansas, Louis-
ana and Mississippi.
Mr. Alcorn called up House bill TO provide
tor appointment of a commission of engineers
TO investigate and report upon q permanent
plan for tie reclamation Of the alluyial basin o.
he Mississippi subject to inundation. Passed
MIR. Cragin, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported a resolution which was agreed
TO, directing that committee to inquire into the
eNpediency of reducing the humber OF navy
yards and marine hospitals during the recess,
and that committee be authorized to visit navy
yards and navy hospitals on the Atlantic coast,
and that the Secretary of the Navy shall fur
nith the CON mittee facilities 70 visit such yards
And hospitals
MIR. Pratt said, at the instance OF an oil
friend, former member of this body and once
tbe presiding officer, (Mr. Wade,) he desired 10
take up Senate bill to amend act in relation to
-uryey OF certain lands granted the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company. He said the char
ieI of that road provided that certain qu sntity
u land on each side OF tie road should be con
geyed 10 the road Some ten million acres were
due under this clause, but had been withheld
~ the government on account OF a clause in
he sundry civil bill Of 1870, which required the
aOst OF the survey To be paid by the company.
This clause was in rect contra veutioa of tbs
'riginal charter, and why 1t was Pdt in an APP
JIOpriatOD bill he did not know.
Mr.. Davis understood tn e seven or eight
hundred thousand dollars were iav0ived in th'-
oil, and all railr -adr receiving public lands
y
-aw DO reason why an exception should be made
n favor of this one. The bill was then passed.
On motion of Mr.. Davis the House amend
ments 10 the bill authorizing the B. * %. rail-
DAD to construct a lateral branch into the Dis
;rict of Columbia was concurred in, and the bill
S now passed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Cotton lIowa), chairman OF the Committee OF
he District Of Columbia, asked, and obtained
consent, for all hour To be devoted to the con
liberation OF business from thAt committee.
hey having given up Monday to the COMMITTEE
IN Appropriations.
Mr.. Rice (IiI.) called up the bill pending wheI.
he House adjourned on Monday, amend AtorS
t the charter of the Washington aud -orgr
own railroad company, authorizing an extern
Ion Of its track from the foo; of 9Th street 10 tn
ARSENAL gate. Passed,
Mr.. Cutton reported bin to amend the act %
May S, 1870, providing for the creation OF cOrpO
rations by general law. The bin removes many
4 the restTic ions and lega il the incorpora
ion OF the Cottage Hill Building Compsny.l
Mr.. Hawley Comm thought tue bill too gen
raj, opening the door for Insurance companie-
IT any Other association to come here aud form
associations, and thought it should be carefully
Considered by the judiciary Committee.
Dr. Cotton commended that no new principle
was involved in the law that WAS not in the &C
4 1870. and said the committee felt that they
bad sufficiently guarded it in its provisions.
After further debate, MIR. Cotton demanded
bill. p'19 4''F'''" =" 'H' passage u 'Hs
The House refused to second the demand, and
On motion OF Sir. Willard (Vt), the bill was re-
feIred to the judiciary Committee.
MI Pelham Ala-) reported the Senate bill to
authorize the Baltimore and Ohio railroad com
pany to construct a branch and change the DO
cation OF its track in the District Of Columbia.
9TH amendments, which were agreed to and
The bill passed.
Mr.. Cotton then asked that Mr. Sessions
N. " be permitted in the hour to report, from
he Committee on Public Buildings AMI
Grounds, Senate bill regulating gas works, with
a. ny ~
Light Company to increase the price ten cents
ger thousand feet for each dollar tue cost of gas
coal exceeds seven dollars, ami rel uiring n
corresponding reduction for each dollar below
seven dollars.
MIR. Sessions demanded the previous question
on the bill and amendments, which was sec
unded.
The amendment was agreed 70, III to 81
Mr.. O'NeilI (Pa.) moved to lay the bill on the
able: Bfjected-only IL members voting ia
the AFR native.
The bill was then passed.
The IGOtion OF Mr.. Tremaine, which was
pending wben the House took a recess yester-
lay, TO suspend the rules and pass the bill t.
provide for preserving the ballots cast and the
papers connected with the election of Repre-
sentatives or Delegates to Congress, and for
Other purposes, came up A. the regular business
fhe bill also imposes a penalty for the use or
attempted use OF firearms at any election, and
provides that In case of a contest for a seat ia
Congress either party Ia such contest may cal.
for the production of said ballots and papers
The House refused 20 suspend the rules and
pass the bih-yeas l4s. nays 100 two-.hirds not
voting.
On motion of Mr.. Potter (N.V.) resolution
was adopted giving the use of the roth ada on
the afternoon and evening Of Dece N Oer 10,
1914, to the Women's Centennial association of
Washington fer the celebration Of the dsstruc-
ton OF the tea in Boston harbor
MIR. WoodfOrd IN. " offered q RESOLUTION
which was adopted requesting the Presidsut Ia
negotiate With all civilized powers foc the es-
adjustment of an international system whereby
all matters IN dispute between nations may be
settled by arbitration and without rec .urse 70
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