Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-15
EVENING STAR.
sONpAY Fe,~u.r, ,x Iszs.
CONGRESSIONAL
Conclusion or Saturday, Pyooee1fs.1s.
Interesting Discussion on tae Nerrtlt
Hill.

interesting Discussion on tae Morrill,
Bill.
81 NATE.-After our report closei
Debate on the District OF Columbia GOVERN
mtI q bIll " A. continued
THE FNCIsE CLAUSE MopIFIED
MT thurman moved u strike out that mart
/ o. The ad section making tho owner OF pran,-
f. i>eS where Spirituous liquors are sold liable
Ior damages To any person injured In person
tsined Iioo .! al. ,IoNlcted person who OBJ
MT bayard moved an amendment striking
on that part OF The 4sth section authorizing
! The members OF the board OF excise tn inSn.srf
| at their discretion any part OF The premises
/ Were liquor is sold. Adopted.
MT bay ard moved an amendment 20 the
4 % the words s'or who shall sell ar vive tho
same away" The effect OF those ,xorgS bo
sald, was TO render liable To the penalties i'm
ule clause any private gentleman who might
| 'lSpeuse liquors to his friends
Mr. Morrill, stated that IL the senator vouIs
look little further on in the section ne would
| TO private residences
After much discussion, Mr.. Bayar1 with
| drew his amendment
MI. Thurman moved to amend the fortv-
mn IN section. which makes il a miSlemeanor
! Tor any person to sell or give LIQUOR without
being llcensed, by adding after the vor l.
provided this shall not apply To the private
residence or domestic circle OF any person.
the words nor shall it inclu a. any society
or association not OF a business or Comu,ar-
cial character" Adopted.
Mr.. Bayard moved TO strike out the ffiicth
sectios. oonferrirg judicial powers upon the
. board of excise. Lost
Mt Morrill, (Ntl moved 10 amend the
| thtrty fourth section. defining the powers OF
The hoard OF police. so as 10 confer uran the
hoart The powcf 20 take action in relation 10
gambling houses and gambling and the
seizure. cOrfiSCation and destruction of an
gaming. Lost
THE PACIFIC MAIL SUBSIDY.
MI EdmuudS. from The COMMITTEES on the
Juulciary. 10 which WAS referred the re>olu-
Ton Of Mr.. Bogy instructing that committee
70 A. quire into the eNpeiieucy Of repeating
. the Pacific Mail subsidy. submitted As a s1h-
stitute the following:
KssoIrsd, That the Committee IN Tho Judiciary d.
aid hereby -, instructed 90 inquire aud report
whether the United Stat any department. of fh-
government i legally bound o. now carry int f-t
alN contract made pursuant o. the AT uf June J.
~ respecting additional mail service between san
FrancIsoo, Chins and japan
DISTRICT BILL AGAIN
Mr.. Thurman moved To strike out the
! twentN-ffth section of the bill. He said this
section made il compulsory TO educate an
children Of either sex from six To eighteen
years OF age, and IL this il not done the child
Il punished by being prevented from obtain
ing employment.
Pending the motion TO strike ont the whole
section. Mr.. sherman moved To strike out
that part Of the section prohibiting the en-
ployment Of any child who has not attended
school for the prescribed period.
Mr.. WaShburn advocated retaining the
section. He said education was the greatest
boon which could be conferred upon the
children.
Mr.. Thurman said no one favored eIuca-
ton more than he did, but he thought this
section was very oppressive.
Mr.. Hamilton md said there were objec-
lions 10 this section. This District was the
great compromise ground where extremes
meet. What would suit the New England
people would not suit Others, and il was
therefore necessary that there should be a
compromise OF views. IL is manifest that
there must be some compromise in this bill,
or ~ cannot pass.
The motion OF Mr.. Sherman was carried
by 2 TO q, and the question then recurring
on the motion of Mr. Thurman To strike out
the whole section, ii was lost, as follows:
1EAs-Messrs Bayard, Bogy, Cooper, Davis, Den
81 Texas, Johnston, Kelly, McCreery, Merrimon,
Norwood, Ransom, Sargent, SALISBURY, Sprsgue
NsTsm ssS alison GGfB SGfxr R'f B6r6man Gam
erOn, Chandler, Clayton, Crsgin, Edmunds, Perry
Howe ingalls,, mtc6e, moTriIi of Maine. NORTH aTfI
Of Vermont, Morton, Patterson, Pease, Ramsey,
Wright, wadieigh-29 " a0'''u'"' "''''
Mr.. Sherman moved to amend the seventh
section by comforting power on the board of
regents to check gambling. Adopted.
Mr.. Thurman moved to amend the twenty
NTH section by providing that the ages at
which compulsory education shall be liked
six TO eighteen years. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Howe moved to amend section 1874 by
providing that all vouchers and accounts
shall be audited by the Fifth Auditor aud the
First Comptroller. Agreed 10.
The bill having been considered in Commit
tee of the Whole, il was presented 20 the Sem
ate, when Mr.. Morton renewed his mani-
ment providing for the election Of two mem
berS of the board OF commissioners, and Mr..
Sargent renewed his amendment that one
member onlp shall be elected which was car
ried-yeaS ., nays 20.
The amendment as amended was then re-
jected, as follows:
fEAs-Messrs. Allison, Boremsn, Boutwell,,
Chandler, Clayton. Cragin, Edmunds, Ferry Of
Mich, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Howe, Morrill, of
I. 81 nEeN = ArrRFT har Tnan k-au
Ger, SpIague, WashburR, Window, Wright, An
thpny-Z.
NAYs-Messrs. Bsyard, Bogy, Cooper, Davis Ia
ton, Goldthwsite, Gordon, Hamilton of Nd Hamil-
mon, Morrill, Of Me, Norwood, Ransom, salisbury,
Stevenson, Stewart, Stockton, Thurman, Wadleigh
West, 1fpton-24.
Mr.. Edmunds renewed the amendment to
provide for the election of two members of
the board and the appointments of one.
Mr.. Stewart moved TO amend by providing
for one member 10 be elected; which was car
ried by % TO p.
Mr.. Edmunds said it was manifest that
nothing was to be gained by this playing at
cross purposes, and he therefore moved TO
adjourn.
The motion was carried, and the Senate, at
620 adjourned.
Mr.. Morton did not respond to his name on
the last roll-callS, as he was paired with Mr..
Schurz. be gave notice, before the vote on
the motion to adjourn was announced, that
he would call up the case Of Mr.. PInchback
on Monday.
Passage Of the Bill to EquaIize Boun-
ties.
HOUSE.-After cor report closed
The House rejected, by vote of Al to 143,
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