Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-09
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
TUESDAY. Febeuary o.


SENATE.-The Vice President announced
as committee Of conference ON the legislative
appropriation bal MeS>rS Morrill, OF Maine.
Sargent and Davis
Mr.. Johnson moved TO reconsider the
vote indefinitely post pOning the bin ref.rri no.
10 tn" Court of Claims the claim OF O. W
tUStiS Lee for the Arlington estate. Agreed
10. and the bill. with the adverse report. was
placed on The calendar. Mr.. Johnson gave
notice that al an early day he would sIlr,r>S
the Senate upon the subject
Mr.. Logan, from Committee on Military
Affairs, reported bin 10 reduce and fiN the
ApJutant General department OF the army.
with amendments. which We're agreed TO. and
the hIll was passed.
Mr.. Cameron. from Committee on Foraiga
Relations. reported House resolution to SelI
a delegate 10 the International penitCntiaIN
Congress at Rome.
Mr.. Davis presented Joint resolutions of the
West Virginia legislature protesting against
federal interference in Louisiana affairs
He said these resolutions We're in cpud,mua-
ton OF The unjust, unlawful action OF all
CohCeFhtd IN lranpllnE upon the rights OF
The people Of Louisiana. He believed these
resolutions oppressed the sentiment of three
louTihs oi the people OF West Virginia and ol
The United States. He placed the rcSpOu-
slhiltty Of what had been done upon The
President and the members of The tab!nst
who had endorsed what had been done. He
llleh >illu Jhaj hc could CONCEIVE OF nothing
more OiShOnOI9hle and diSEraceful than f.r
men who were assuming TO represent the
southern communities Ia bee continually riS-
tect,
Mr. Clayton moved that the message and
ACCOMPANY ing documents of the prnSiTanE
in reference TO Arkansas affairs be refrrr.l
10 The Committee on Privileges and EI.c-
lions. He said uhat short time since he
had presented a memorial from the Hon.
jos. BrookS, setting forth his claims 10 thr
office OF governor. lie Mr.. c. had after
wards offered resolution calling on the
President FOR certain documents which
l-4 ..F
he Thought il WAS cmiueutly proper ihat tncv
should bt referred 10 the committee which
had already chalgc of the matter
Mir BaNard and Mr.. Thurman objected %
me proposed reference. and. pending discus
sion on tine subject. the morning hour ,N-
pIrcd. ami 10 went over.
The unfinished business. being the steam
boat hlll. was then taken up. when
Ny Ferry Conn arose and said that this
was the hour cone o'clock al which iH, fuue-
RAJ services Of his late deceased cDlIca-ua
MI buckingham were TO Ice conducted. lie
therefore NOV ed, a. a. mark of r. .pcct to lt.
iate colleague. tha, the Senate 10 now ad-
iCurn.
The motion was agreed to unanimously.
and the Senate thereupon adjourned
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES S-Mr.
Monroe ,Ohio1 presented a memorial OF tine
National Educational Association relative
10 the interests Of education. Referred TO the
Committee on Education and Labor
Mr.. Sypher ULa.) offered a resolution 10
inquire mo tht cN NpedlcnCN oi res tDrlng duty
on imported sugars. Referred TO Committee
on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Cox N. y presented a memorial OF "A
select committee of the New York Chamber
OF Commerce i'm relation 10 the improvement
OF the harbOr Of That city. Referred 10 Com
nittee on Commerce.
Mr.. Young [Ga) offered a resolution direct
ing the Commissioner OF Patents 10 inform
The House whether patents are now ISSUED
ior chemical compounds, and if not, why not.
Adopted.
RI. Poland, Va Lom the Committee on
tine Revision Of Laws, reported a bin To
supply omissions ana correct errors IN the
statutes. Passed.
Mr. O'Neill. pa from Committee on An
Preparations, reported the pension apprOpria-
jlon bill, and il was referred To the Commit
lie OF the Whole.
There was then 4 struggle for the a0Or.
Mr. Garfield wanted 10 20 into Committee
o. the Whole on the appropriation bills. and
M. Smith y. y wanted 10 take up the case
OF tine Delegate frOm Utah.
The question of consideration of the latter
was raised and the House refused TO consider
IL.
M IoughIiIge Iowa. then moved to take
mp the Indian appropriation bill
AfteT much discuss iOl. IL was agreed that
it. OH should DC considered i'm the House as
m Committee OF the Whole; that the bilI
should hc agreed 10 rs formerly pas sed, eN-
c-pf 50 Far as the Choctaw and thicka saw
claims W-re concerned. they having lO.merIv
caused the defeat OF the bin.
Nj Parker Mo- offered an amendment lu
relation 10 the tLOctaw claim, substantially
a. offered by him when the bill was prev
OuSly before The House, making the 1WavB
The substitute was pending when 0HI ua-
TCrt closed.