Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-20
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
WFpNFsn,Y, January %

| 1A--N-A Gs--A llt ' &C. tFtStttnt "a "a O(lOIR
| The Senate the memorial of the conservative
| members OF the Louisiana legislature. set
| ting forth their view of the recent military
! interference in the organization of that legiS-
| lature. Referred TO Committee ON Privileges
| ard Elections. and onierei tn be printed
| Mr.. Scott, from Committee on Finance re-
| ported adversely on the bill 20 amend the act
| of iS1i. for the relief of savings banks having
| no capital. and II was Indefinitely postponed
| Mr.. EdmundS. from Committee on the In
| dietary, reported with amendments, bili 10
| facilitate the disposition of cases in the Su-
J preme Court OF United States.
| Mr.. Thurman presented Joint resolutions of
| Ohio legislature condemning the recent mill
! tary interference i'm Louisiana, and Mr. Shcr-
| man presented prOtes; against the rcSoiu-
! lions signed by - republican members Of the
Mr.. Ingalls,. by request. introduced hin reg
| ulating contracts FOR services, in rejected ana
| protested pension claims, Pensions.
| Mr.. Clayton introduced q bill TO protect
| each state of the Union against invasion.
| Military Affairs.
| Mr.. West presented memorial OF the Legs
| laia legislature on rhe organization OF that
| body, &c. Referred tO the Committee or
| Privileges and Elections
| Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on
| PRINTING, reported resolution to print 5000
| extra copies of the report of the COMMITTEE
| on Privileges and Elections on the method of
9ieetlng the President and Vice President.
| THE LEGIsI ATIvE. EXECUTIVE. AND rr-pT-
| CIAL APPROPRIATION BILL
l
| Mr.. Pratt moved 10 amend by Increasing
| the salary of the Commissioner of Pensions
10 :, eco, but Mr.. Morrill, (Me.) making the
! point OF order. IL was ruled out. not having
| been recommended by any committee
| Mr.. Morrill, (Me.) moved am amendment
| authorizing the Adjutant General. with the
| approval of the Secretary of War. to employ
| 90 enlisted clerks in copying muster rolls and
| examining war claims. and 90 enlisted men
| 10 be employed as watchmen and meSsen-
| gers, until all the records OF the Adiutant
| treltlsllS = Office suitable hnilfiinU
| and the services OF said enlisted men shall
| he dispensed with as soon a. il can be done
| without detriment 10 the public service
| Passed.
Mr.. Morrill,. Of Ne, moved an amendment
| directing the Postmaster General. at the end
| OF the present fiscal year. TO deliver on de-
| mand OF the lessor. possession of the premises
| 9l5 street. now occupied by the department
| lie said the Postmaster General had leased
| these premises at the rate of Si.0O0 per an
! mum, which the House had reduced to - 200
! per annUm, and it was not thought fair that
| the government should hold ON to the prem
| lSeS II il did not pay the amount agreed upOn
| 10y the Postmaster General.
! Mr.. Hamilton OF Texas, said he had been
| informed by the lady who owned the house
| ing was rented by the goncrnment ~ - 06o
She had offered heT property at SIsoe He
| INF III had seen both of the houses, one was
as good a. the other, and neither was worth
| over $500 per annum in such a locality a. T.
| street. He moved to reduce the rent to II 501
ON a division the motion was carried by y
Mr.. Sargent called for the ayes and noes
He did not think il would be just TO make
lbis reduction after the government had con
tracted 10 pay $1,000.
Mr.. Hamilton said the property had NOT
cost more than $4,000, and he did not believe
II brought 10 the block il would bring $1,000
| to-day. He. however, would modify his
amendment so as TO make the rent Il 500 per
investment.
| SIr Sargent would not impugn the motives
| OF Senators. bIff ~ WRll l,gnusn 4
X. Shepherd was the present owner of the
building.
Mr. EdmundS said the owner of the build
ng. whoever he was, could carry the matter
the Court of Claims, and If he had been
dealt unjuStly with by this reduction M
would have his remedy. IL could also then
be aScertained whether the PoStmaSter
General had the authority 10 lease Tor a term
OF years property AT what would be conSid-
cred an eXorbitant price.
Mr. Pratt said he lived ON l. street. about
the same distance from the post Office aS this
building. and he knew that property equally
as eligible cOHld he obtained for from ~ if0
| 10 SlSoG per annum.
The amendment was then agreed 10, As fol-
lows:
AYE<.-Messrs. Bogy. Boutwell,, Cooper. Crsgiu.
Dennis. Edmunds. fenton- Ferry nf Michigan
Godthwaite, Hager. Hamilton Of Texas. Hitchcgsk.
Johnston Kelly, MSJrseryi Msrrimon Morrill, Of
phensoU, Upton, Wadleigh, Washburn, and Wright
NoFs.-Messrs. Conklinc, Dorsey. Flanagan. Gil
bert Mitchell Morrill, OF Msinei Morton, Patterson
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Mr.. Morrill, Me- moved an amendment
| appropriating Slsse0 Ior a dTaugbtsman FOL
the signal office.
! Mr.. Ransom moved az amendment apprD-
| priating $500 for assay Office at Charlotte,
/ n. [. Adopted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. Hawley (Ill.l introduced bill 10 revis,
and continue i'm force the ith section OF tlg
act of April 20, 1871, 10 enforce the provision,
OF the lith amendment TO the constitution
I Referred to Judiciary Committee.
| THE EICRsBURG .'INTERFFRFNCF
! Mr.. OBrien tMd.) asked leave to Offer .
| resolution directing the President OF fl,s
United States. if not incompatible with the
! public interests, to inform the House BY yha,
o"th"ritv the courts orficars tI,s>=- = .
Nicksburg were interlered with by the army
! OF the United States, and 10 report all orders
issued in relation TO such military interfer-
/ ence.
MIR Hurburt (Ill) objected.
| Mr.. Dawes Mass presented
| LETTER FROM RICHARD B. IRWIN
in which he states that the time has now
arrived when without breach of confidence
! he can answer the questions prODounde-l Ia
him by the committee and by the House.
He Is now ready 10 answer and 10 purge him
self OF the contempt for which he is now
/ undergoing punishment and i'm order that be
may be released. He further states his roadi-
ness to answer any other question which the
committee may legally pat 10 him. He adds
that he is suffering from malarial fever and
that il is impossible for him 10 recover in his
present quarters, and unless he il soon re-
leased the testimony in his possession will
lie lost forever.
Mr. Dawes then offered a resolution recit-
ing the facts of Irwin's arrest and his being
committed for contempt, and as he is now
ready TO answer, il rescinds so much of the
resolution OF January 6. as requires the Ser
geant-at-Arms TO keep Irwin in custody and
directs his release upon answering the ques-
tions. Adopted.
Mr.. Garfield (Ohio), from Committee on
Appropriations, reported a bill making an
appropriation TO continue the work on the
custom house and court house at st. Louis.
Passed.
on motion OF Mr.. Crounse, (Nebraska) the
bill authorizing special distribution of
seeds to the sections of country devastated by
grass hoppers, was taken from the Speaker 5
table and passed.
the Whole on
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. Poland in the chair, the question being
| upOn the amendment making an appropria-
| tion to pay what is known as the Choctaw
claim OF nearly three million dollars.
| By general agreement the amendments Of
| fered Yesterday were SO modified as to aU-
thorize the payment TO the treasurer OF the
| Choctaw nation.
The amendment as finally agreed upon was
to pay the claim 10 the Treasurer or other