, 1874-05-07
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD,
SENATE.

WARRINGTON, D. G., May q.
FINANCE hill.
11r. SHERMAN, from tho FINANCE Committee
repor;ed back tho House bill amendatory Of the
National Currency acts, aud to establish free
bankng, with an amendment in Tho nature Of a
substitute. Placed on tho calendar.
Alr. FERRY (alich.) said that he did not desire
to be understood that this was tho unanimous
report Of tho Committee. There were some
things upon which the Committee vas united
and others upon which it was divided, and lie re-
sorvcd to hl.naolf the right Of tho minority to
dissent ut any time.
COPYING RECORDS.
Mr. LOGAN, from tho Committee! on Military
Affairs, reported favorably Oh tho House bill
appropriatlng 9250 10 enable the Secretary OF
War to employ temporary CLERKS to make copiea
Of the papora in tho case OF Capt. Hunt, Which
papors were recently called for by the Houso Of
Representatives. Passed.
EXPLOITATION OF DISTILLED sp1RITs.
MIR. SllElsA1AN called up tue House bill to
a1nondatory Of tho ncts In relation thereto.
pasaod. Tho bill provides that when now
bond IL given at the port Of expOrtation, the
original bond, given ut tho distillery, may DO
cancoled. and further removes tho restriction
that spirits must bo consigned to particular
port, 10 that .heroaftor thoy may bo shipped to
tho port amelltiono1, or any other,
NEW ASSAY OFFICE.
The Houso bill to establish m Assay Office at
Helena, Montana Territory, passed.
.Mr. FENroN presented romonstrance Of
citizens Of New York City, Albany, Buffalo,
Rochester, Celyeland, Toledo, and Erie, GU
gagged in the transportation OF Rwino from the
West to the East praying TINT those aninla>s be
excepted from tile provisions Of the House bill
to.pievent cruelty to animals while in transit by
railroad, or other mcaua Of transportation, with
III tho United States. Referred
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
1tr. RAMSEY gayo notice TINT ut tho oArliogt
nnf1nrtrty n tE0,,1H 0rtr lin r,r7roa6
to tho consideration of Tho bill to provide for
tho transmission Of correspondence by telegraph.
TEnHlTOnY OF PEMDINA.
AEr. FOREMAN gave notice that he would ask
tho SouAte Mt MI carly day to consider the bill to
establish tho Territory OF poinh.na, md to pru-
vide temporary government therefor.
D1aTnlcT GAS BILL. ...
Tho bill regulating gaa-workB In the District
OF Columbia was passed..
MILITARY PROMOTION.
Mr.. LOGAN, flom tho Committee on Military
Affairs, reported tavorably on the bill to create
an additional Major Of cavalry, mud to promote
Capt. J. ". Robertson. Placed or tho calendar.
THE CIVIL RIGHTS D1LL.
Mr. FRELINGHUYsEN suid ho would let the
Civil flights bill lay over. ay seyoral gentlemen
wiBhod to speak. lIo also said t1o Chairman Of
tue Judiolary Committee (Elnutlds) desired
him to givo notice tlat ho would call up ths
Geneva Award bill Tomorrow.
The Senate went into executive session, and
soon after adjourned.
HOUSE oF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. ELDnEDGE (Democrat), from tho Judi
cia:y Commi;too, today submitted minority
report oii tho condition Of affairs in South Caro-
!lha, And IL ia gouoraly concurrod In by the en-
tire minority Of tho judiciary Committee. lilo
report says: ut is impossible to turn q doaf
car to the supplioating wafl OF the 100000 op-
prosBod and dospoilol citizens OF that once
prosperous and happy State praying only that
an inquiry 20 mado into thulr alleged wronEa
Wo oniinot find in tho conduct Of the memorial.
lists In tho past my roason or justification for re-
1d.MHlIg them tho hearing which they now request.
Their fidelity to tho Constitution aud tho laws Is
now un9uostionod, and this ploa Ia made In rc-
apectiuI ter!na."
Tho report reoitos, br1oay aud pointcdly tho
!lse OF grievances coinplained Of, and preloases
from t!ion that the ollargoa OF tho momorialists
nto True. and concludes as follows: '1n yiaw
OF tho whole casot wo cannot hesitate to rccona-
mond tho aFno!ntn,ont at u committee OF both
HOUSES OF Cansroau. With powor aud authority
to 10 luto tho btAto OF 8out4 Carolina and fully
inquire aud investigate into tho condition Of tho
htato, antl tllo charges and complaints Of tho
moluorjagts. rO do loss, wo fool
we should Violate or neglect . most
solemn aud imperative duty. Tho csy
OF tiiat outraged, and helpless, and suffering
poorlo l!hs react,od our l,oafA, III woll 10 our
Tint once prosporing ind beau-
tifnl kjtato - Oh tho yorEa OF ruin. Sno ID ill.,
died already prosti1to. 4 horde of thieves aud