Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-02
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
TUESDAY, March 2.

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and referred 10 Committee on Appropria-
tions.
| Mr.. Hamilton, OF Texas, presented ere
dentials of s. b. Maxey, Senator from that
STATE Tor the term commencing March 4,
/ 1870 which were read and placed on the file
| Mr.. Scott, from Committee on Finance
reported iavorably pill in relation TO APP
| Mr. Logan called up House bill TO regulate
The issue of artificial limbs To disabled sol
aiers ana seamen, and for other purposes. He
| agreed TO. He also moved TO strike out the
last section repeating all laws striking from
| pensioners of the revolutionary war and o.
| the war of 1872. He said that he made this
motion because this section had no reference
10 the rest of the bill
Mr. Alcorn strongly opposed the motion To
STRIKE out. and said this continued exclusion
OF these old pensioners was very unjust,
aside. w ~
He next called up the House bill 10 pro-
vide for the sale of the Detroit michigan
Mr.. Ferry (Mich.), from the Committee on
Rules, submitted revision and classifica-
| ton of the rules, which was ordered 10 be
| printed and recommitted to the COMMITTEES
| Mr.. Morton called for the second reading OF
the force bill, and il was read the second
Mr.: Ba:fyard. object to the third reading
Mr.. Logan asked for thirty minutes more
I9r the Military Committee, but Mr.. Morrill,
| (Vt) objected.
| THE BOUNTY BILL.
! MI Logan then moved 10 take up the
bounty bill, and called for the ayes and noes
when the motion was agreed to by 81 TO D.
MI Edmunds reported favorably from Ju-
dietary Committee bills TO remove political
| disabilities of Chas. III. Smith, OF Virginia,
and r. II. Anderson, of Georgia.
| MI Carpenter, from same committee, re-
ported House bill u punish certain larcenies
ana the receivers OF stolen goods. Passed.
| The bounty bill was then proceeded with.
| Mr.. Alcorn offered an amendment. repeal
ing all laws prohibiting the payment Of pen
| slons 20 soldiers of the revolutionary war
and OF the war of 1Sl2, and their widows on
| account OF disloyalty.
Mr.. Logan said this bill would call for less
| money than any of the other bounty bills
which had been before Congress for the sew
eral years last past He said the calcula-
| tons made by the auditors as 10 the amount
| required by these bills were entirely errone-
| Gus. He submitted series OF calculations
| from which he deduced that the actual
amount required by the bin would be s3O,712,-
| ooZ. He urged the passage of the bill as a
measure OF imperative justice due the sol
| diers, ard said as long as he had a seat on
TINS noor he would urge that this justice be
| done.
| Mr.. Sherman would vote for any bill to pay
| bounty which the United States had con-
| tracted 10 pay. But this bill did not propose
| TO carry out any contract, but was in fact
| what il was called, a bounty bill. We could
never pay these soldiers what we owed them
lor saving our country, the whole property
OF the country would not do il, but we could
| pay them what we had contracted to pay,
| and that was all that we could be expected
TO do: In regard TO the amount required by
the bill, he said Mr.. Logans calculation was
| less by nine million than the estimate of the
man who had charge OF the bill in the House.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| report on the third page brings the proceed
ings of yesterdays session of the House down
TO midnight, at which time the House was
| still in Committee Of the Whole on the sun
| dry civil bill.
The subsequent proceedings were as fol-
| lows:
| Mr.. Gunckel (Ohio) Offered the following
| amendment, which was agreed to: To indem-
| MY The states for expenses incurred by them
| enrolling, equipping and transporting troops
| for the defence of the United States during
the late insurrection, and for arms and muni-
| tons of war taken for said purpose by the
United States from the state OF Maryland.
Mr.. Blaine (Me.) offered an amendment to
relieve officers of the House from suits and
| aDnoyances for executing orders of the House
| by directing the Attorney General to defend
| such suits. Adopted.
| Mr. Townsend pa Offered an amendment
| 10 strike out the paragraph for the purchase
| OF The Stevens Battery at New York. Re
| jected.
Mr. Garfield offered an amendment appro-
| priating s3ss,00O for completing the Post
| Office and Court House at New York
| Adopted.
The sundry civil bill being still under con-
sideration at O'Clock, an amendment was
| offered changing to a slight extent the cleri-
| cal force in the redemption bureau of the
| Treasury, and it was adopted.
| The bill as printed was then completed ex-
| cept in relation TO the clause for printing
| blank notes, but some new amendments were
1 offered.
Mr. Garfield offered an amendment pro-
| hibiting the exhibition of any work OF art
The property OF private individuals in the
| Capitol except by consent of the Committee
| on Library. Rejected.
The committee then returned TO the con-
| Sideration of the question of
THE BANK NOTE PRINTING,
! and Mr.. Maynard offered an amendment
/ that the national bank notes should be print
| ell upon the same paper as the United States
| notes were printed on. Agreed TO.
| The question then REQUIRED upon the Qu es-
| ton as 10 how many impressions should be
| taken in the Bureau of Printing and En-
| craving in the Treasury department, and
how many should be taken outside, and the
paragraph as finally adopted was that the
| Secretary OF the Treasury might have one or
| more Impressions made outside OF the Treas
| ury department.
The committee then, at three O'Clock, rose
and the bill as amended was reported TO the
| House.
| The first question was upon concurrine i'm
| the printing amendment as made in Com
| mittee of the Whole, and it was concurred in
| The next question upon which a separate
| vote was demanded was upon an amendment
TO appropriate $4,000 for procuring evidence
| OF frauds against the United States, and it
/ was rejected Mr.. Butler (Mass) who had
| offered the amendment in committee con-
| tested the case, and demanded the yeas and
: hays which We're refused.
| The Speaker then ruled that no further sep
| arate vote could be demanded upon any ques-
| ton, unless notice had been previously given.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL PASSED
The bill was then read a third time and
passed, and the House, at 10 minutes OF 4,
adjourned.
TO.day's Session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
motion of Mr.. Cotton, (Iowa,) the rules were
| suspended, and the bill regulating
| TAXATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
was brought before the House for considera-
ton.
| Mr.Cotton then reported the bill agreed
| upon by the Committee of the District of Co
! lumbia.
Mr.. Wilson (Ind.) offered a substitute for
| the entire bill, providing for the levying OF a
tax on real and personal property; the cleo
ton of a delegate i'm Congress on the basis of
the registration Of 1872, corrected by the same
| BOARD of registration; for the equalization of
| salaries by the District Commissioners, and
for the issue OF the 3-65 bonds in denomina-
| lions of $500 and 81 600.
Mr.. Randall PAL offered a substitute SIM
| liar to Mr.. Wilson's, but combining taxation
| TO real property.
Mr.. Cotton then demanded the previous
question, which was seconded, and the bill
| a nd am hSf ifr,fo mar