Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-27
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
SATURDAY. February y.

of the civil service. Messrs. Wright, Bout
/ well, Conkling, Merrimop and Eaton.
| Mr.. Wright said his engagements during
| the coming summer were such that it woall
! be impossi bic for him TO serve. He there
! fore asked TO be excused. The Vice PreSi-
! place of Mr.. Wright
| Mr.. Morrill, (Nt) presented the credentials
| ol his colleague. Hon. Gen. j. Edmunds, re-
| elected from Vermont, which were read and
placed on file.
Mr.. Pease submitted joiu. resolutions of
| Mississippi legislature III favor of the Texas
| Pacific subsidy.
| Mr.. Logan made report from the commit
tee Of conference on the bill in relation 10 the
| retirement of army officers, which was oOn-
| Cured in.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, from committee ON
| Foreign Relations, reported bin to amend
| certain revised statutes OF the United states.
! Also, from The Judic.9fy Committe, bill for
| The relief of John l.. Robinson, United States
| marshal for Indiana.
| Mr.. Anthony, from Committee on Print
| ing, submitted resolution providing for the
! printing Of various public documents.
| Mr. Morrill,, (Maine), fr ON the Committee
! on Appropriations, reported bill to provide
I3r the payment of certain employees Of the
| House of representatives; which was
| amended and passed. Also, from the same
| 1Ommlttee, blii TO repeal section 3 of the
| consular and diplomatic appropriation b!U
| for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1874.
! Mr.. Sargent opposed the bill, and said il its
erect was To MT of the present restraint on
| smuggling across the frontier il ought not To
| pass. With the present facilities for trans
| porting goods across the frontier without
| paying the duties the government NOW lost
| from one 10 two millions a year, and
| certainly, instead of relaxing the present reg
| ulatInnS they ought TO he made more
| stringent. This was his understanding Of
| this bill, although it had never been OK
| planned IN the Committee. He also said
amendments were being put on the SIlndrV
| civil bill repeating existing provisions Of fbp
/ iaw, which hc should oppose when that bill
Mr Morrill, Of Vt, said the bill evidently
needed more cOnSidcra tiOn. and. OIL motion
| OF Mr.. sherman, il was then referred 20 The
Committee on Commerce
The unfinished business. being
| THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL, CAME Up.
| Mr.. Carpenter said he had voted against
| TIE civil rights bin last year, and he was
compelled TO vote against this present bill
| also. He entertained as strongly as any one
] the sentiments which dictated this bill, and
| IN the present condition of the south. he
| would go as far rs he could, to the limits IF
| the constitution, in protecting the rights of
| The cOiOred people OF the south, but he could
not go beyond il. He then paid a tribute to
the behavior Of the COlOred people during the
war and since He said that time and expe-
Tlehce were requisite TO soften the preiudices
| by which the cOlOred people were surround
ed, and that restrictive legislation would
only tend to intensity il.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Hurlbut, (1ll) from select Committee on
Affairs in Miss, submitted a report, and
Mr.. O'Brien. Md from the same Commit
tee, omitted the views Of the minority
Both reports were ordered TO be printed aud
gecemmitted.
Mr. Smith N. y moved to suspend the
rules for the purpose Qt makin9 d Certain
amendmen! II the 5undry civil appropria-
ton bill ~ order at the proper time. but the
Speaker refused to entertain a motion to
suspend the rules until the force bill" is dis
posed Of
Mr.. Butler, Mass from the Judiciary
Committee. reported bill TO amend the act
In relation to the distribution of the Geneva
lprsi IN no int
committed. Also, bill 10 authorize f.. w.
Knapp to present claim for the loss OF n
ship to the Alabama claims court. Ordered
10 be printed and rccOmmittcd.
DISTRICT INTERESTS.
| Mr.. Harmer Pa presented memorial in
relation TO the amount eqWitably chargeabIe
| ments in the city of Washington, with The
| views OF the Commissioners OF the District
upon the subject. Referred to Committee on
| the District of Columbia.
| Mr.. Speer Pa aSke /. but faIel 10 obtain.
| consent to take up Senate bill for the relief
ot John Montgomery and Thomas f. Will
destruction ana use of property in Nirgnia
near the end Of Long Bridge.
| APPRoPRIATION FOR SOUTHERN CLAIMS.
| Mr. Lawrence Ohio presented bill MAX
\ ing appropriation to pay the awards made
by The Southern Claims Commission.
Passed.
Mr.. Herndon Texas asked consent to pass
| a bill apprOpriating four bronze cannon cap
| tured in the Mexican war to the Mexican
l volunteer monument ASSOCIATION. but
| Mr.. Killinger Pa objected.
| THE TAYLOR STATUE OBJECTED TO.
| Mr.. Frye (Me.) submitted q uDanimOtIS re-
| port from the Committee on the Library, and
| a IOlnt resolution authorizing that commit
tee to contract for q bronze equestrian statue
| OF Zachary Taylor, twelfth President of the
| Inited states, 10 he placed IN the circle at
| the intersection OF Massachusetts avenue
| and 18th street. in the city Of Washington,
| the cost not to exceed $4,000; but objection
was made.
Mr.. Gunekel (Ohio) from the Committee
| OF Conference on tie bin approving the ac-
tlon taken by the Secretary OF War under
| The act Of July IS, 1870, submitted a report.
which was adopted.
SYPHEREp OUT.
Mr. Robinson lOhiO), from Committee on
Elections, submitted a report and resolution
| that j, Hale Sypher was not elected mem
Der OF Congress from Louisiana, and that Eff
hngham Lawrence was so elected.
THE PACIFIC MAIL INVESTIGATION RE-
PORTS.
Mr.. kasSon, Iowa from the sub-cOmmt-
tee OF the Ways and Means Committee, pre-
sented the report of the Pacific Mail investi-
CATION. Ordered printed
Mr.. f. II. Roberts, from the same commit
tee, presented number Of resolutions tor
adoption.
The first directs that q copy Of the testi-
mony taken by the Committee of Ways and
Means upon the question of a corrupt use of
money Tor obtaining the additional Pacific
Mail subsidy be delivered to the clerk of the
House, 10 be laid before the House at the first
session of the Ath Congress, in order thai
further action may be taken, especially so
lar as The. testimony affects VIM. S. King and
John @. Schumacher.
2d. That the Clerk of the House be directed
to transmit 10 the United States District At
torney for the District OF Columbia q copy
OF the testimony taken, with the details as TO
truth of the testimony formerly given by w.
>. King ard j. q, Schumacher, and that the
same be laid before the grand jury for such
action as the law may require.
Sd. That any reporter or correspondent oc-
cnPy lhg Il seat IN the reporters gallery who
received any bribe, compensation, or re-
ward, should be deprived or the privileges of
the gallery.
Mr. Kasson lI0wa) said that the commit
tee recommended no action in relation to the
doorkeepers, Boyd and Hersey, as they had
both resigned.
The reports were ordered printed.
order.
Mr.. g. F. Hoar gave notice that as soon
as THIS Dill was dispensed Of he would call up
the Louisiana case.
The House tnen resumed consi deration of
whai mas been denominated as the force
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