The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-13
Ghe l)ir9illia Stak cJournal
TUESDAY EvENG. JAN. 1a. 1874.
CONVERSATIONAL
Yesterdays Proceedings.
MONDAY, January IL


Setiate.-Mr. Chandler presented various
petitions asking the appointment Of COM
mission to regulate the manufacture and
sale Of alcoholic liquors.
Mr.. Conkling presented a memorial Of
colored citizens of New York asking the
passage Of the supplementary Civil Rights
bin. Also, petition of the New York
chamber Of commerce, asking certain
notifications in the bankrupt law laid on
the table.
Mr.. Sargent presented memorial of Eliz-
abeth Cady Stanton and Susan b.. Antho-
ny, asking that women have the same
right to vote as colored men. lie asked
to refer it to the committee on privileges
and elections, which he hoped would make
favorable report.
Mr.. Clayton presented joint resolutions
of legislature Of Arkansas asking passage
Of Civil Rights bill, the removal Of the
Red river raft and grants for agricultural
colleges.
Mr.. West presented resolution of the
Louisiana legislature, certifying to the
character of P. b. s. Pinchback, charac-
terizing the statements which have been
made derogatory to him as SANDERS, and
asking for his immediate admission. Read
and laid on the table.
Mr.. Cameron presented q memorial Of
ovar Al non Prnss;an Menonites desiring
pss Io' - th;s on,,ntrv. sL ;nr 10 no nros
t,o,oJ f.on, ;n,arferarce in ony nnb,;c lands
ss,.;o,. ' ~ ,n m,av taLa m Tho nat;t;on
sn 80. NY XII ;ts ranent;p,, VOC nh;ected
" - tba nat;t;nners were fora;~ners
NJ. WItehaIl ;ntrodnood Hi for tho
.tahi;sh,nent &c On ossov nfYica ot PORT
80 Co.,, ''''
i'' Tho pres;da,t laid before the Senate a
s,s,,n;cat;or from tba Sacrararv of War
,ol i1l ~ tSe exnansas If the Snr;nofield
.,,rn.,,
~ Sonata tbon ,os,mea tho cons;dera
~, ~ IL In ~ raneai tba
''''' " wy I'm " -'l'A' 'no
SALARY BILL.
M. Gordon nv unanimous consent.
WITHDRAW his nrey;ons amendment. and
osE,red q cnhst;tnta e. : The same which he
sn:d ,,o,a fnllv avn,essad his v;aws The
,,,ssent an, nent nrovides that The nav Of
,,.a;ra,s Of the navy whose nav il hinder
* mn and over a. bf)o he radnced ten yer
ranf and lint the nav Of the Pavmaster-
C,ene,.al Onartermas ter-C.eneYal Suroeon.
General aud other staff officers he fiyed at
81 600 4 commodore Of the navy. So. 900 :
he vice-admiral and lieutenant-peneral OF
the army Az. 500. and the general of the
armv aid oOo
NJ (,nrdon contcnled that tbe salary Of
no military officer in fine of peace ought to
coed hat If the nav of a IT s senator.
os 4 sreater resnonsib;litv rested upon the
lotter INC d;on;tv Of the nosit,on was also
- fs.,or IF Re- Senators who were The
nroaan,s ,gb,le tbo armv off;cers were tbe
creat,,ros Tha Iahor neyforncd and the
s.rv;cas rendered. hv senator's were neon.
narshlv Greater Than those Of officers Of the
arnov lie then proceeded 10 make ner.
sonal exclamation IN regard to the mo
,;pa, when had baen imnntad IA hin
- an o,ta,ont n d:snors ga his remarks
daclar;n,y that snch nm dion never en-.
terad II, n ind On the contrary. h,
would state here what he had often saif
n,;va d that # the settlement Of the dif
Gcnltes II the country had been left to IN,
o,m;as al Annemattox m,lcb or The d;stu,h
ance which md followed that event would
baya haa, avodad Ia sa;d ha wos
,nemher IF tho conferences which fixed thf
tavms NJ The surrender and that durinr
ali that long conference the federal com
,.nders aliowed not word IF exnltatio,
20 asooro tba;r line nor DIVING tha Who'll,
time d;d thew allrde To an enSaoament II
which thew had been victorious. but only
~ t,,nee ~ which tbav met dafaat Thai,
conrSesv and temnaran,e had deenlv i'm
nressad him.
NJ Edmnnds moved to amend II /,
amendmant hv str;,,ino ont ali the amend.
,on,ts avcent that nort;on redncino The
salary &c IT, pras;dent tn s95 COO afta,
March / 1877. and cutting down the an
nronriations far the Executive Mansion
ln,i,,n tba c,rrant fonr ynarS t,yantv tbon
sond doIIars nor annnn Tbe amendmen
eae agreed tpN-yeas 80. navs a.
Mr. Frelinohuysen ARMED that the adon
fan AZ the Amendment as II now stood WI,
> rnarai reneal az The law increasing the
salarv az tba President which thev wer,
hv law nrevented fran acting nnon direct.
IL
Massrs Antbonv and Ravard no;ntaf
opl tbe fntiIitv az an ottemnt m tbe mar
If Tho nresent Congress- to dictate The an.
nronriat;ons of fntnre Conaresses for t III
Executiye Mansion.
Mr. Pagard onnosed tho nronos;t;or r.
,ednce ne sal,rv If fhe Pras;dapt nra;ro
mat Tho co,nnensot;on now allowed wss
y v;arv ~ surronnd;no c;rcn,nsta COG
more moderate Than the salary Of so5 OOC
IN l7s5. IN faet. s5O. 600 nossessed nc
more purchasing mower now Than IN