Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-24
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sENATE;-Afser cur report e,o..a
Mr. Morrill, (Ntl gave netice g., =
submit On Amendment % TIE Ns... - 49,,
pioylolns tat any sale OF a~.asnnenf OF ana
reserved under the provisions Of th,s 49, =. 80
person within Eve year, from the dsss on r..srs
yation, Who rs not known ~ an immisrs., 80
sss :. 'ss sss, s.
effect, and such land - sold sssi xned shaIl ~
opened 20 presumption or sale In the same MA.
ner ~ any other public lands.
COMMITTEES on Public LSnds GO accept hi.
An. ndment, but he had no objection % "a
which Mr.. Merrimon vAs entitled a the fla,r
and addressed the Senate.
Before concluding, Mr. Merrimsn rave vav.
and me Senate, ~ 3&5 .. m, adjourned.
HoUSE--After our report closed
There was further personal disoasiou hetv
Messrs- Brown and Stsrk weather After whtcn
MT. Randall Pa said be found that the sec
retary OF the District held the once OF assist ant
district attorney, ss well the once OF secre-
tsry. He said q provision In the bin OF last
year, thst no part OF the money should be paid
20 any person holding another ce under the
government, and minated thai Mr. allstt
had received sums - architect OF the Treasury
and as @emeer OF the Board OF Public WORKS.
He mouo1 q provis0 that no part OF the money
should paid % any member OF such board
who shay bold an once under authority of the
the government OF the District OF Columbia
MIR. Chapman I'd. O. said there no such
Office ~ assistant District attorney knOsn 90 the
triot attorney TO assist him i'm United states
cases, as he would employ any other attorney
and showed good Judgment In the selection
Certainly the District attorney should have the
right to select those Who were % aid him As
10 the sllusion TO the supervising architect, he
was not aware he had received anything. N
ne had, he would venture che assertion IL WAS
tor services rendered, and he could render more
service In ten minutes than most architects in
an hour. The right was given tue territories 10
government, II they saw 1t. The legislature OF
the District had voted sn additional salary 20
Col; Msgruder, treasurer Of the Board OF Pub
nc works, because they thought he deserved
IL, and the District wanted the right % DO
what it saw Mt with it, own money. III the Dis
t sI, was 70 have free local government here.
The gentleman Mr.. Randall had attempted
10 strike away the semblance by the introduce
ton Of his resolution suspending the legisla-
ture.
Mr.. Randall said he believed that his reso
luton met the approval or the Board Of ablto
Works.
Mr.. Chapman said he did not so understand.
Mr.. Rsndall.-That is what the papers say.
Mr.. Chapman moved 10 strike out the words
cor by authority Of the District OF Columbia"
Rejected.
Mr.. RsndaIl's amendment was then adopted.
MIR. Brown moved TO withdraw his motion 70
strike out the paragraph m aking sppropri atoms
for the officers Of the District government, aud
II was renewed by Mr.. @. T. h0sr, who said he
could not let these appropriations for this pur-
pose 90 on without his protest against this un-
constitutional and unrepublicsu coalition Of
| things in the District Of Columbia The consti-
| tuition conferred upon Congress the exclusive
exercise OF jurisdiction over the District Of CO.
lumbis, and If II had the right 20 delegate that
right IL had right to delegate every pow er con-
ferred upon IL by the constitution. They could
as well delegate the power TO craze q navy,
| provide for the execution yT the laws, regulate
| commerce or TO levy AM c0,,.,cs. taxes. Yet
1 they had undertaken 20 create a board. paf.i -
: appointed and partly elected by tue people. Ia
which they deputed legislation as 10 the trans
1 mission and in hRrifanCa saf
legislation exclusively entrusted 70 Congress-
| MT. Chapman said that this proposition struck
at the very root Of local self-soVernment. The
question OF this power Of Congress had been very
fully discussed at the time the government was
established. He would not now 90 over thu
ground, but held that the authorities sanctioned
such deputatiOn OF power. The appropriation
should be made, and II the Law was changed it
would not be paid out.
The motion 20 strike out was rejected, IS to ~
Mr.. Williams (Ind.) offered an amendment 20
| the hrst paragraph, making appropriations for
the War department., and gave notice that it
Was the nrst OF series intended 10 make the
ite me Of this bill conform to the provisions of
bill introd uced by him, considered and reported
by the COMMITTEES on Expenditures Of the War
department, approved BY the Military Commit
t Ga, ana now ready 70 be reported from the
Attet some discussion, that portion Of the bill
relating TO the War department was psssed
over, In order 20 allow the amendments pro-
posed by Mr.. williams 10 be prepared in the
form oil substitute for the whole subject at
tar, and be printed.
AT i3O O'Clock, in accordance with the order
| Of the HOuse, the committee rose
| Mr.. Iyner, Ind, from the Committee ON
| Appropriations, reported the post OH ce appro-
pTlstion bill; which was ordered TO be printed.
| The House then took q recess till : 30 O'clock
AT the evening session, the first amendment
one proposed by Mr.. Dannell to reduce the
amount (si25,0O0) appropriated for Official post
| age stamps 10 S5,00O-was adopted.
"A proposition 20 reduce the sppropris alton OF
$1,000 for the Investigation Of frauds upon the
pension bureau, and another TO confne the Ad-
yertsing OF the patent Office 70 the ssOfhciAl
Gazette," gave rise 10 considerable debate. The
former was rejected, and the latter A. amended
70 read :-"No money appropriated by this act
shall be expended for advertising in newspapers
IN the city Of Washington other than the sOf-
hcial Gazette D" and adopted.
Mr.. O'Brien Md moved TO strike out the OAR
agraph In relation to the bureau Of educ alton.
No quorum voting, the committee rose and,
at 10 O'Clock, the House adjourned.