Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
Providing a Government for the
District of Columbia.
The Irrepressible Pinchbaek to
Turn Up Monday.
The House Passes the Bill tC
EqUalize BOunties.


/ W AchAAGI DNa Ecla Als-llALs AaUIN III
troduced bill to establish a mint of the
| United States at st. Louis. Referred.
Mr.. Dorsey introduced a joint resolution
authorizing tie Secretary Of the Treasury
10 admit, free of duty, the diamond neck
lace presented by the Khedive of Egypt to
Minnie Sherman Fitch. Ordered printed
and referred.
The Senate resumed Ghe consideration
of the bill to provide government for the
| District Of Columbia.
/ Mr. Morrill,, Of Maine, gave notice that
heswould ask the Senate to continue its
session to-day until the bill should be dis
posed Of. He appealed to Mr.. Morton not
10 call up the resolution for the admission
of Pinchback to-day. He said he would
not press the consideration of the District
bill after to-day.
Mr.. Morton said, with the understanding
! that the further consideration OF the bill
would not be pressed after to-day, he would
not call up the resolution for the admis-
sion Of Pinchback, and he hoped now it
was the general understanding in the Sen
ate that the resolution should be consider
ed Monday.
Dir. Edmunds, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, 10 whom was referred the resolU-
tion Of Mr.. Bogy, instructing that com
mittee to inquire into the expediency of
repeating the law granting a subsidy to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, reported
the following substitute:
Resolved, that the Committee on Judi
ciary be and hereby is instructed to inquire
and report whether the United States or
any Department Of the Government, is
legally bound 10 now carry into effect any
contract made pursuant to the act of June l,
1872, respecting additional mail service be
tween san Francisco, China and Japan.
Agreed to.
The pending question on the District OF
Columbia bill being an amendment Of Mr..
Allison, he modified that amendment so as
to provide that claims allowed under the
act Of June 20, 1874, shall be presented for
exchange within four months from the pas
sage Of this act, and if not so presented, the
privilege Of this exchanging shall not be
exercised by any holder Of any such claim;
also, prohibiting the sinking fund commits
siOners of the District from issuing any
bond, as provided in the act Of June 20,
1874 after the expiration Of four months
from the passage Of this act, and providing
that nothing contained IN this act shall be
construed to in any manner pledge the
faith Of the United States 10 the payment
Of any debt Of the District of Columbia or
the cities of Washington and Georgetown,
other than provided for Ivy the act Of 1874,
and the amendments thereto, as 10 j0-yeaT
bonds therein referred to. The amendment
was agreed to.
Mr.. Thurman moved to strike out in the
SD section the clause making the owner Of
the premises wherein spirituous liquors are
sold, liable for damages 10 any person who
shall be injured in person or property by
any intoxicated person obtaining liquor
from such premises. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Thurman moved to amend the 49th
section, which makes it a misdemeanOr for
any person 10 sell or give liquor without
being licensed to do so, by adding to the
clause, providing il shall not apply 70 the
private residence or domestic circle Of any
person" tle words, snor shall il include
any society or association not of a business
or commercial character" Agreed TO.
Mr.. Thurman moved to strike out the
twenty fifth section of the bill, relating TO
NGmpulsory education. He said it prOhib
tied any one from employing child under
Is years, who had not attended school four
teen weeks during the year. If parent or
AAlall lClA~E4 "
the Punishment should not be visited upon
TIRE child, by denying such child employ
ment.
Mr.. Sherman moved TO strike out the
latter part of the section, which prohibited
the employment Of such child Agreed to,
yeas =, nays %.
The question then being upon the mo-
ton Of Mr.. Thurman to strike ont the whole
section, 1t was rejected, nays %.
Mr.. Thurman then moved to amend the
tweuty-tif,h section so as 20 require the
compulsory education Of children between
the ages Of and 10 years, instead OF be-
tween the ages Of 6 and Is years, as re-
ported by the committee. Agreed to.
Nr. Howe moved to amend so as TO pro-
vice that all vouchers aud accounts shall
be audited by the Fifth Auditor Of the
Treasury, instead of the Second, and the
First Comptroller, insteadtOf the Second.
Agreed to.
The bill having been considered in Com
mittee Of the Whole and reported 10 the
Senate. Mr.. Morton renewed his amend
ment to the third section, to have two Of
the Commissioners elected by the qualified
voters of the District, and one appointed by
the President. This amendment was re-
jected, after it had been amended so as to
provide for the appointment Of two Com
missiOners by the President and the cleo
ton Of one by the people.
Similar amendments having been offered |
by Mr.. Edmunds and others, and being dis
posed Of in like manner, Mr. EdmUnds said !
it was evident the Senate was playing at
cross purposes, and as they were in the |
hands Of the Philistines, he moved that the |
Senate adjourn. Agreed TO, yeas q,
nays 10.
Mr.. Morton again gave notice that he |
would move to proceed to the consideration |
Of the resolution for the admission Of Pinch |
back on Monday.