Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-03
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WEDNESDAY. February Z.


"WEDNESDAY, February }.
SENATE.-NumerouSp petitions were pr,-
scented against any renewal OF the duty on tea
or coffee or any increase Of internal taxation.
aLd IN favor Of tire reTcJl OF the ten per cont.
tatif resolution Of lS,2. Referred Ia Commit
tee on Finance.
Mr.. Fenton presented petition Of citizens of
the District OF Columbia I'm favor OF the Sar-
gent hill for the government OF the District
MI Cragin. from Committee ON Naval Az
ialrS. reported fSVOrablN House bill u ~ store
captain j. {. Beaumont 10 his rank in the
navy.
Mr Stevenson. from the Committee on tbc
judiciary. reported substitute for bin 10
amend the act Of March, l>s5. regulating
proc edtngS IN criminal cases.
Mr.. Clayton submitted a resolution Y,s-
guessing the President 70 transmit to tho
Senate all information he has relative To
Arkansas affairs not heretofore commuu-
lcated, together with such recommendations
aS lie may see proper TO make on the subject
Mr. Johnston said ne would object TO the
resolution. unless the latter part asking the
President for his recommendations are
Mr.. Clayton said he hadno objection. aut
the modification being made the resolution
was adopted.
Mr. Edmunds introduced by request bin 20
amend the bill providing for The distribution
ofthe Geneva award. Referred Il Committee
on Judiciary.
Mr.. Logan introduced bin for the retire
ment OF Col. w. III. Emory. u. =. A.on ,e
rank and pay of orieadier general. Re
Mr.. Cameron called up House bill appro-
prlatlng 5000 for the expense of entertain
ing King kalakua and his suite. Passed.
Mr.. Bayard introduced hill 10 amend Snc-
ton 3.Sl2 OF the revised statutes. Finance.
Mr.. Dorsey introduced bill for the more
rapid transmission Of the letter mail: and
also bill 10 establish certain post routes in
Arkansas. Referred TO Committee Oh Post
Offices.
The calendar of general orders being pro-
ceeded with. the Committee ON Pensions was
mr. Iaa foil
bills. which were epaSSed:-Grantiug pensions
10 Sarah SummeTVille, VIM. II. BOVd and
George Holmes. Repeating act granting
pension 10 VIM. II. Blair. Granting pension
10 VIM. u. Morrison, late captain company
ID, Ith Maryland volunteer Infantry.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.-A
large number OF members attempted 10
obtain unanimous consent TO introduce bills
offer resolutions. put bills upon their pa sage,
taHe OILS nom the Speakers table, &c, bUt
objection was made.
MIR. COnger (Mich.) said there were a large
number OF members who desired TO intro
duce bills for reference, and again asked
unanimous consent FOR their introduction.
Mr. Randall (Pa.) said he objected, and ;Or
this reason. The chairman OF the AppFopri-
atlOns Committee had an appropriation bill
by one O'Clock.
The Speaker announced as the regular or
der the motion OF Mr.. Butler 10 reconsider
The vote 10y which the
CIVIL RIGHTS ELL
was recommitieI 10 the Judiciary Commit
tee
Mr. Randar.-Then Withdraw nv obiee-
ton. ILaughter.l
The Speaker again asked unanimous con-
sent for the call Of states, commencing where
the call stopped on Monday.
Mr.. Butler Mass objected.
u vote was first taken on the question OF
consideration raised by Mr.. Randall on Wei
nesday last, when Mr.. Butler called up his
motion TO reconsider.
The HOuse-by a vote OF yeas III, nays 81
decided to consider the motion.
The motion 10 reconsider was then agreed
The following republicans voted i'm the neg
alive; otherwise the vote was party one,
NlZ:-Butler lTenn.l, Harrison >Tenn.), Lol-
land tDell, LOwHdes tMd), Sener (Va.).
sIanard Mo-, Strait Mich. and Thornburg
,Tenn)
The hour Of l O'Clock having arrived, the
Speaker announced that the special order for
this hour was the Henepin canal bill, which
was made the special order AZ this time TO
the exclusion OF all other orders.
Nj, Hawley. lIIll who had charge of the
canal bIIl, said he Cid not desire to interfere
with the civil rights bill, and asked that its
consideration be postponed for one week, with
all The rights now possessed TO il.
Nj. E9weS said ne cauld not consent that n
should interfere AT that time with the appro-
priatiOn bills and reports from the Commit
tee OF Ways and Means.
Mr.. Hawley asked ifhe wanted u ID autag-
oliZe the civil rights bill.
Mr.. Dawes said he did not. That was the
last bill he would like TO see antagonizej:
bTt there would oe an the Appropriation bills
and the tax and tariff D.ll that must come III
soon, if at all.
After further attempts 10 arrange the time,
MI. Butler moved that the canal bill be post
poned until O'Clock on the day following the
day on which the civil rights bill was dis
posed OF.
Mr.. Caulield (IlL) objected 10 such post
pOnement. The canal bill was Oi great i'm
pOrtance to the people of his state, and
pOStpOnement would ieOpaTdIZc II.
Mr.. Cessna (Pa) 1T VIII jeO pardize 10
more 10 consider n now
Mr.. Buffers motion was agreed tO-yeaS
III. nays 90.
Mr.. Butler then vi thdrew his motion 10
recommit, anu asked il ne could ceil the pre-
viOus question On the bill to-day?
The Speaker said he could If 10 was SEQ
Onded by a twO-tniTdS vote.
Nj. Butler then said he proposed 10 WELD
Tor motion TO Offer the Senate bill rs a sub
sutute, then 20 yield 10 Mr. White ,AlaD ior
an amendment proposed by him, aud then
20! mOtlOn 10 strike out all relating 70
schools That would give all sides an oppot-
tunity for taking the sense OF the House
Mr.. Cessna (Pa.) offered an amendment as
substitute which he said were the exact
words OF the Senate bill
When the bin had been read. NJ Speer
said the amendment was not the Senate bill
Mr.. Cessna said II was precisely as the bill
passed the Senate. There mad. 80 faI aS he
knew, never been copy OF the bin a. 10
passed the Senate printed