Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-28
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS,
THURsDAY January -

IoIh cit!Zehs OF baltimore. Also, petition
from citizens OF Cambridge, Md. asking for
an appropriation for the Improvement of the
harbOr at that place.
THE DISTRICT INTEREST ON THE 3-e5
BONDS.
Mr. Morrill,, (Me.J from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported a bill TO provide
LOT the ayment of the interest on the Dis
trlct $50 bonds, and said that it was import
ant that the bin should be acted on at once
as me faith of the government was pledged to
the payment of the interest.
The bill was considered and passed.
NAVY YARDS.
MI Sargent, from the Committee ON Naval
AflairS submitted report as TO the prOprlc.
" oIabollshing OF certain navy yards.
PACIFIC MAIL.
Mr.. BOgy submitted resolution instruct
ing the judiciary Committee 10 inquire into
the proprlety OF repeating the act of June,
1872, granting subsidy 10 the Pacific Mail
Company. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
The calendar of general order was proceed
ed with, and the Committee on Public Lands
being called, on motion of Mr.. Sprague, the
following bills were disposed of:
Senate bill to extend the time for proof and
payment ON Pre-emptiOn claims upon the
public lands. Indefinitely postponed.
Senate bill to provide revenue from the
poned.
House bill granting the right of way and
depot grounds TO the Oregon Central Pacific
railroad company through the public lands
of the United States from Winuemucca Ne
vada, 10 the Columbia river. via Portland
| oregon. Amended and passed.
Senate bill providing for the appointment
OF a commissioner to ascertain the right of
subjects of Great Britain to lands in the ter
ritory, which was the subject of the award of
| the Emperor of Germany under the treaties
OflS46 and 1871 between the United States and
Great Britain. Passed.
Mr.. Hamlin, from Committee on Post Of
nccs, reported favOrahly on bill to protect
the postal rights of the inmates of insane
aSylumS
Mr.. Anthony introduced bill to provide for
| EfKHf Of
tain public documents and of the CDagrcS-
SionW Record Referred 10 the Committee on
Printing
Mr.. Sargent presented memorial of 2Oa0
citizens and taxpayers of the District Of Col
umD1a, asking the passage OF the Sargent
bill for the District.
MR.. CONKLING on LOUISIANA
Mr.. COnkling took the floor on Louisiana
matters. He said his own judgment of the
value of time at this faSt-ebbing stage of the
session would not lead him into thiS discus
sion; but when days and weeks had been occu-
pied, and some Senators had reiterated their
opinions, a time comes when silence has no
longer the merit of stopping the flow of words
But the Presidential campaign of 1876 had
been begun in this place, and the leader of
the democratic party here had submitted
resolution which gave the inference that the
Chief Magistrate had done something which
should exempt him from the amenities
which had always been observed toward his
office He Mr.: c. thinking the consequences
| OF that resolution was inadvertent, suggested
| Its manipulation TO conform to usage. There
was no objection on the part of the majority
| to its passage, but then, the object was dis
| closed, and the attack was begun along the
| whole line. The President and Others were
aSSailed in the most violent manner on the
| assumption of certain circumstances which
| were found Afterwards to have no fOunda-
tiOn. Those on the other side of the chamber
| were backed up by facile pen which had
asSailed the administration from one end of
| the land to the other They had even stated
| that the majority here had refused to allow
me resolution to pass, and he read from an
editorial in the Mobile Tribune to that effect.
| lie then commented on the remarks of Mr..
| Bayard as TO the imprOpriety and the alb
Sence OF any necessity for the amendment
/ Offered by him Mr.. c. ''if not Incompatible
with the public interests" and read from the
| Congressional Record on the occasion of Mr..
| Bayard offering resolution of inquiry adj
dressed 10 the PRESIDENT as TO the cohduct OF
| Major Merrill, and 'Fhen he (MT. c. had then
| suggested the prOpriety of adding the usual
words 'If not incompatible with the public
| interest" Mr.. Bayard had said certainly :"
| certainly The resolution was finally, how
| ever, permitted 10 paSs, and the President
| sent in full and satisfactory answer; but
| Still the denMnciation went on. The Senator
from ONO tIhurman) had yesterday made a
| speech OF forr hours, which was nothing less
| or more than carping criticism.
Continuation Of H'ednesddys Sessioal
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| ter our report ION the third page) closed last
night, the call of The roll on the three dila-
| tory motions was continued without vari-
alton TO the mOnOtOny until a few minutes
| of II o'clock, at which time the roll was about
| TO be called on motion to adjourn. when
Mr.. haSSOn (lOWaJ inquired of the Speaker
what the result would be ii the House did not
! adjourn al or before the hour of II.
The Speaker said il was the practice of the
| House TO make the day continuous until adj
| Journment. If an adjournment was had al
! ter Il O'Clock The House would stand ad-
! journed until the next succeeding L O'Clock
/ noon.
During a colloquy upon the question the
| hour of twelve was passed.
| In answer TO an inquiry from Mr.. lcCrary
| iIowa) as 10
OF the present difficulty, the Spea ker said tn @
| right TO govern itself rested cOnStitutiOually
with the body, and was 4 question Of very
| high privilege. He said that under call OF
| states on Monday morning a resolution to
| amend the rules could be introduced and re-
ferred, and the Committee on rules had q
| right TO report at any time. In this connec-
| tion he intinated that on "a question of so
high an order he would not recognize dilatOry
| motions,
The roll call on the motion TO adjourn was
| then proceeded with, and the vote resulted
yeas %, nays 12S.
| THE SENAToRsHIP ELECTIONS -BG'yOting
| ifl WiSc0nSi,l.-The ballot for United States
Senator in joint convention of the Legislature
| of Wisconsin yesterday resulted :-Carpen-
ter, 80; Bragg, 81; scattering, Is.
| No Choice Yet by the West Virginia Demo
cratS-The DEMOCRATIC caucus to nominate a
candidate for a United States Senator from
West Virginia failed to make nomination
| last night, and adjourned until to-day. A
| formal vote was taken in the legislature yes
| terday, but it indicated nothing, and was
| only taken in accordance with the constitu-
| tional requirement.
| A Scattering Ballot IN F7Oridd.-Both houses
| met in joint session yesterday, and proceeded
| proceeded to ballot for United States Sen
| atOr. The first ballot was complimentary.
| The second ballot resulted :-Ex-Gov. Wal
| ker, 5; Bisbee, 1; Gilbert, 8; Brevard, 1; Call,
| 5; Cottrell, 2; Henderson, 2; Samuel Walker,
| s; Raney, 1; Hopkins, 2; Bullock, 9; Walls, 5;
Jones, 6; Conant, 1; McCaSkill, 3; McLin, 8;
| Dennis, 49, White, 1; Simmonds, 3; Martin,
1; Duncan, l; Mccall, 2. Whole number Of
| votes cast, I6; necessary TO a choice, %.
CUSTOM House EMPLOYEES ON THE SHARP
| AND RAGGED EDGE OF DISMIssAL-The
| deputy collectors, clerks, inspectors, and
night officers in the custom house were i'm
| great dismay yesterday on hearing that the
| much-dreaded order fOi the reduction of their
| ranks had been issued by the Secretary of
| the Treasury, and is to be carried out on the
first of the month. Eaca Oftcer was anxious
| to find whether his name was on the black
| list forwarded from Washington, but none of
| them were gratifed. Auditor Ogden. who
| was called to Washington to state the cost of
| running the custom house, returned, il is
| said, with the names of those who are to GO
| He was intrusted with the list so that he
| could take the names off his pay roll and re-
| lieve the collector of the embarrassment of