New-York tribune., 1875-02-24
XLIIID CONGRESS--2D SESSION

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDlNdS.
ROOM WANTED FOR THE NATIONAL LIBRARY-PA-
CIFIC MAIL SUBSIDY THROWN Overheard
posr-oFrICE AND ARMY APPROPRIATIONS PASSED
IN sENATE-DEBATE ON TAX AND TARIFF IN
THE HoUsR-NEw BILL. SUBSTITUTED AND
PASSED.
SENATE. E. WASHINGTON. Feb. %. 1870
The Vice president laid before the Senate
q communication from the Secretary OF tho Navy In
answer TO Senate resolution OF the sd inst incosng
COPY OF the contract with Miss ynns Ream for tie
Farragut statue Ordered to be printed and laid on the
table.
THE NATIONAL LIBRARY.
The Vice called for the business on the CAL
endsr the Committee tho Library being entitled to
the floor.
Mr.. HOWE Rep, wis., called up the bill making fur
ther provision for the OF the Library OF
Congress- ut proposes to have new DuilunK crecteu
IN Judicarv-square for the Library. -,
Mr.. EDMUNDs Ciep, VI offered substtute author,
izng extension OF the western front Of the Capitol
building to exceed 81 feet and proposing an appro
pration OF 10000 60 begin tho work -
Pending the discussion on the bill the morning hour
Mr.. SPENCER tRep, AlaJ presented tho memorial OF Of
the Republican members OF the General Assembly oi
Alabama addressed to the President and Congress.
The claims that the chang, made By the A,S,@. Leg.
s & ~ ,1 sa csn . dIS D S 900 Repaban we're
hed by political legislation that The Demo,,., PIopo'sa as
and finally asking Congress to empower the President to suspend S
onbi', .5ii o. pssss DsUs IN tbe Southern s,sic,
Referred to the Committee Privileges and Elections
PACIFIC MAIL SUBSIDY.
Mr. EDMUNDS (Rep, VIII from the Judiciary Com
mittec submitted report in regard to tho obligation
resting upon the Government in pursuance OF the "a
cic Mail contract which read and laid on tho table
The Senate then resumed tho consideration OF the
Post Office Appropriation bill. the pending question
being upon the motion OF Mr. WEST (Rep. LI to strike
out the clause In the House bill repeating the act OF
June l. 1872. which authorized contract to Do made
with the Pacific Mail Steamship Company Tor steamship
service between San Francisco and Japan ana Cnina
Mr.. HAGER Dem, CALI said ho had been instructed
the repeal by the Legislature OF ms STATE.
THIS Company had been In the haot OF bringing claSs
OF emIgrans shores in violation OF the laws OF
California. and 1t had nerered with some OF tbe oca
commerce along the California COAST this had irrtated
people Of that state and caused the Legislature 10
pass resolutions favoring the repeal OF the SUBSIDY
out It's warehouses; w6aryes &C. TO the men
with the Central Pacific Riitoad wnicn company con,
troed all the carrying trade or Caornia as IL o"heu
all the railroads in the State.
MIR. SCOTT (Rep, PENN said this Pacific Mail Steam.
ship Company made exhibition OF business idiocy IN
squandering s75OOOo upon that class OF men called
bummers" who hang around the Capitol, and the
newspaper reporters. who talk about corruption ana
then their In the corruption fund up 10 tneir
elbows. This Company has been the cause OF all the
scandal though Congress ITSELF so far as tho nyesga
ton had had been shown TO be almost gntess.
He would to retain the provision IN the Di as
hands OF the persons who brought all this clanor
and the Committee ON the judiciary having repGrsoa ,ro
now no was in favor Of annullng It,. -
Mr.. McCREERY Dem.. XVI said that with or without
IN making up his mind how to vote. He beloved this
subsidy oDained by bribery and fraud, ana he
ALL from the sneak hief who stole handkerchief 10 inc
LOBBY organized with capital OF SjOOOoo lac repre-
sentaiyes OF the people here should never cease 10 te
efforts until these corruping Influences we're expelled
Mr. WEST withdrew his pton to strike out the clause
repeating the law authorizing the contriot.
Mr.. SPRAGUE QIep., h H. renewed the motion, ana
the senate foo Reppsans 1s' in s" Roman DEMOCRATS
in italics, LIBERAL Republicans in small captalsI;