Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-04


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
ter our report on the third page closed
A number of Senate bills We're disposed of.
among them'th following:
For the relief of certain contractors for The
construction of vessels-o OF war aud steam ma
chinery. Rejected.
To extend The time for the completion OF
the II. Croix and Bayfield, Railroad. Re
iecfed.
To set apart a certain portion OF the Island
Of Maeinea, Michigan, as a national para.
To incorporate the Oxygen Gas company
of the District of Columbia. Rejected.
For the relief OF Rosa Nertner Jehreys.
Passed.
To protect ornamental and other trees on
government reservations and on lands pur-
chased by the United States, and for other
purposes. Passed.
For the RELIEF Of T.. Laws. chief engineer L
:. navy. Passed.
To enable the Secretary OF State 20 pay
salaries 10 certain of the commissioners of
the Vienna Exposition. Passed.
TO authorize the settlement of the accounts
Of Passed Assistant Paymaster +. ,Mellack
L. 8. navy. Passed.
To annex certain land TO Reservation No.
z, occupied by the Department of Agricul-
ture. Passed.
Mr.. Garfield (Ohio) reported
THE SCNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL
with Senate amendments
Mr.. Garfield said the Senate had put about
l20 amendments to the bill The committee
had recommended concurrence in about a
Third: concurrence with an amendment in a
large number; and non-concurrenee in the
rest.
The amendments were considered seriatim.
and conference was asked on the disagree
ing votes.
Mr.. Randall Pa rose to
A PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
and said. some time since an unfortuna &c
scene occurred in the House during an ex-
cited session on an exciting subject. and i'm
that connection he would ask the clerk 10
read q letter that he had sent M.
The clerk then read long letter from Mr..
r. >. Hale IN; " TO Mr.. Crittenden (KyD,
stating that he was confined 10 his room
from Illness, and regretting his inability To
be in the House. He had carefully examined
the record, and was satisfied that in his reSo-
luton of censure he had done Mr.. Brown
(Ky.) an injustice and injury in imputing to
him prevaricatiOn. He now recognized the
fact that the language used by Mr.. Brown
was Hypothetical up TO the point when he
had not, therefore, falsely replied, or preva-
ricated in his reply.
The letter was quite lengthy, covering four
letter pages.
Mr.. Randall said they were about 10 part,
and il was better TO have no trace of i'll feel
ing, and If he received encouragement from
the other side he would move-or perhaps the
motion had better come from that side-to
remove any charge of prevaricatiOn.
Mr.. Negley pa said he hoped If the gen.
tleman did so he would not do IL on that
trashy letter.
MR.. BUFFERS RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Butler Mass said he had resolution
to offer.
The House became suddenly quiet, and the
clerk read the resolution, which directed the
clerk of the House To pay to clerks of COM
mittees two months salaries from March
ith.
Mr.. Butler.-I move to suspend the rules
and pass the resolution. daughter on the
republican side ap npoux
Mr.. Negley said he had intended TO make
| no opposition to Mr.. Randall's proposition,
| but the gentleman from New York had in
hicted on the House very singular letter.
Mr.. Dawes said the gentleman from Ken
| lucky was in the House, and he could put the
| House in a position that it would gladly
| wipe out any reflection upon his honor.
Mr.. Todd (Pa.) said that when the resolu-
| ton of censure was before the House, Mr..
| Brown had stood in his place and declared
| that he stood by the record.
Mr. Randall said he would withdraw the
| paper.
| Mr.. Dawes said so far as he had been con-
| personally concerned, he would have been
! glad, being about to leave the Honse, to wi e
| out the transaction, and he had heretofore
sought some possible grounds on which TO do
| il, and if he had not found such grounds ii
| was not because he had not desired il. II was
| for the gentleman to put himself right before
| the House and the country.
Mr.. Randall said that yesterday that side
| had voted TO remove the censure upon Mr..
| Cameron, and to-day had with truth voted
very fiattering resolutions in regard TO the
1
| have been met in kinder spirit on the other
side tDerisiye laughter from the republican
| sdel
Mr. Dawes SAID he would be the first if the
| gentleman from Kentucky would present
| himself TO the House in the manner public
sentiment demanded.
| Mr.. Todd (Pa) attempted to speak, but OBJ
| lection was made, the paper having been
| withdrawn.
THE FREEDMAN's BANK BILL.
Mr.. Durham (ky0 said he would object tC
| fnrtlpr infpTrnntiDn the
until the bill 10 amend the charter of the
| Freedman's bnnk. in which such a large
! number of poor depositors were interested
! was disposed Of
| NON CoNCURRENCE ON THE RIVER AMI
| HARBoR BILL.
ON motion of Mr.. Sawyer Wis., the Senatt
| amendments 10 the river and harbOr bill were
| non-concurred in without reading. and Il con
| fcrenc asked.
| BILLS PASSED.
| The consideration of Senate bills on the
| Speakers tables then resumed, and the fol
lowing were passed To amend section !, ~.
revised statutes, relating to the better gov
| eminent OF the navy. For the relief OF the
| survivors of the Polaris. For the relief o
the Holy Cross Mission in DacOtah. For the
| relief of the Terre Haute and Indianapolis
| railroad company, successor To the 1erre
| Haute and Richmond Railroad company. il
| the state of Indiana.
| Mr.. Maynard (Tenn) submitted a confer
! ence report on
! THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS BILL
and stated that on the point in dispute, t. e.,
| in relation 10 salaries of employees, the re-
| Port was based upon the principle that each
| Housa should adjust the pay OF its own en-
| ployes, with the exception of the two stenog-
| raphers OF the House committees. The re-
| port was then adopted.
| And again the House resumed considera-
| ton OF Senate bills on the table, and the fol-
| lowing were passed:-To authorize the pur-
chase OF a site for public building at Har-
| risburg. To authorize the acceptance, in be
| half of the United States of America, of GER
! tain real property occupied by the United
| States consul at Tunis. To provide for the
| republication of the first volume OF the Patent
| Office Gazette.
| THE FREFDMEN'S BANK.
| When the bill to amend the charter OF the
| Freedmen's bank was reached, Mr.. Hawley
| commented with some severity upon the
| management of the institution, and advo-
| Gated power be given TO bring civil suits
| to the commissioners, and was not sure that
| criminal suits ought not To be brought. He.
| however, urged the improperly of reducing
| the commissioners to one, and urged an
| amendment striking out the first and second
| sections. He expressed his sympathy for the
| co. OO0 poor depositors.
| Mr.. Durham (Ky.) said il was not sympathy
| the colored depOsitOrs wanted. They wanted
| their money. He did not know whom the
| Secretary proposed TO appoint but if he APP
| POINTED Mr. Leopold he would appoint a ca
| pable man, who had conducted the business