Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-19
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
FRIDAY. February Il.

ron, as Senator from Wisconsin. for the term
commencing March /. ,S7+ which was r,s.t,I
and placed on file.
Mr.. Pratt presented credentials Of las !
Mcdonald as Senator from Indiana r,r ia.
term commencing March {. l>l5. wFii In ,y,,r,
read aud placed on fi!c.
MI. Davis presented petition pf C.-i1ouS Cd.
NSSl Virginia against the tan on tea ana
| coffee Finance.
Mr. Morrill, tMe.N presented petition of chi
| zenS of that state. asking the abolition OF t4.
| liquor traffic in the District of Columbia am
| the territOrics. Finance.
Mr.. Boutwell, presented petition OF colorrl
citizens of Massachusetts, asking the 4 l'ni>-
sion OF Mr.. PiEchback 10 the senate Ia5.
| on the table and ordered 20 be printed.
Also, apciitlon IN favor OF universal peace.
OIClgn Relations.
| Mr.. Flanagan presented concurrent reSa'r.
| tiouS of Texas legislature. asking the -rsllt-
ing OF pensions 10 tho soldiers aHd sailors oj
| the Mexican war. Pensions.
MI Wright presented petition for soldiers or
| Iowa a king the granting OF huUutIes 10 dis
ahled soldiers, Military Affairs.
Mr.. Dennis introduced biu tO make We
IolEt, Virginia, port %! entry. Com
mertc.
THE BOUNTY BILL.
Mr.. Logan said that IA, Military Commit
| tee. when last called. had only about fiitesl
| minutes Of time. He now wished that fh
| Senate would give the committee one day of
| next week. say Wednesday. The COMMITTEE
| wished To consider the bill Gor the eIualila-
ton OF bOuntieS. This bin had already paSSei
! the House four times, and tue Senate ought
| To consider it,
! Mr.. Sargent asked ifig was tie bill which
| II was said would take ~l-o..oa,Oac out ol tl-
Treasury.
| Mir. Logan said if any one said il would
| take one hundred and eighty millions out %.
! the Treasury he did not know what me W.,
I talking about He tMr. L. was aware thai
/ there were certain Officers Of the army who
/ were trying 10 defeat this bin by rcprcSeatiug
| The immense amount that il was TO take from
/ the Treasury. He would say that ID would
/ take SIX years for the auditors T. settle up
these accounts. and the whole aggra.aF..
! amount would moi bc over twenty millions.
II WIS uUc 10 these poor soldiers vino hat
been uciraudcd OUj oi the money which Wa
l due 10 them because they had been mus -,....I
| cut of service little ia advance OF others.
Mr.. Scott said there Were other commit
! tees, the Committee on Claims for one. thai
| had important business 10 present.
Nh. Logan Sald he was satisfied 10 take o.
night for this matter.
! Mr.. Hamilton Md said no such bill "a.
tElS ought 10 De taken mp lu the ui-nt. \ brI.
that proposes 10 take from fifty To one hun
drCd million out Of the Treasury at a tim.
when YOU are talking about more LaNai ion.
lie was opposed To u night or day.
NJ. EdmOuds said he should consider if iif~
duty 10 call up the civil rights tin a. soon
a. The pending appropriation bill was dis
posed OF.
| Nh. Sargent said he hoped that the S,uat,r
from Indiana tMortoas would call up the
| Pinchback ease again. He considered thai
| no more graVer question was t0 he disposed
of. as il involved the question of peace or war
| in the state of Louisiana. He would sooner
| the case should be decided wrong than uU. a.
all
Mr.. Hitchcock said that he intended when
] tie Indian appropriation bill was disposed
of 10 call mp the bill for the admit ri
Colorado into the Gnion. and that he would
tnta-onlze thar bill with any other measure
before the Senate.
Mr.. Logan said that he intended 20 agitate
This bounty bill until ne cot it before the
Senate as he believed o; 10 be due 10 The sol
dierS.
Mr. Dennis introduce a bill 10 incorporate
Butchers, Drove Yard Company Uf the DIS
tllct of Columbia, and for other purposes
| referred 10 the Committee on District Of Co
lumbla,
SIR. Lewis from the Committee on the
| District of Columbia. reported bill la relation
| 10 compensation of the surveyor Ot the Dis
trict O! Columbia.
Mr.. Wright. from Committee Oh Civil Ser
! vice and Rctrenclmvnt. reported, with V3ri-
ouS amendments. The hlli for the reOfg1 MIA
| ton OF the Treasury department. He asked
mat The bll DE placed oI the calendar. and
| said ih3t The Committee reported il back
| without any recommendation. He intim3teG
| that tomorrow he should ask the sense Of
! IN" Senate "a to the propTicty al taking up
! Inc bill for action. The committee. he said
ha. thought ihai IL was GOi cNpeiIcnt
! 10 attempt 10 reorganize one branch
Of The civil service alone. ana it was
too late at this session ID attcmpf
reorganization Of the whole civil service
He submitted resolution Tor the committee
providing Tor the appointment Of q c0nmi;-
tee OF five Senators, 10 sit during the recess
aud 10 examine INTO the several branches %.
The civil service of tine government. with
view To the reorganization OF the same, 50 a.
10 secure q reduction Of the EpenSe> and pro
mole the efiic .cEcy, sc. The resolution wa,
placed on the calendar.
The unfinished business being tie Indian
appropriation bill, was taken up.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVFS-Mr
Grouse Neb) introduced bin TO provide lor
the sale Of the Pawncc Indian lands. Re
le1red To Committee On Public Lands.
Mr. Phillips ,kanA introduced "a UII 20
provide tor the sale Of thc Kansas Indian
lands IN Kansas. Referred tD Committee Ou
Public Lands.
Mr.. Frye Ne. from the Library Commit
tee, reported a resolution JuIhuriIing the re
moYal OF Ihlchartt'S Bronze Fountain
from NE lobby OF Tie Washington City Post
Office. Adopted.
Nh Houghton. CaI.) from The Comel.ttea
b on Pacific Railroads. reported "a bin 10
amend the acts Incorporating the Texas
ana racine RailfO1d. Ordered printed and
. TecOmmitt-i.
Mr. Butler Mass introduced a bill 70
remove tthe political disabilities oI Charles
II. Smith, OF Richmond Va, which was on
motion of Mr.. Beck. i<y) amended Ia
include tue name OF James VI. Hall, Of Cow
IuStOn. Ky, and passed
Mr. Butler also Introduced biE I'd cover
into tie Treasury certain funds found from
captured aad abandoned property found on
adjudication 10 belong 10 the United states
Referred 10 Judiciary Committee
Mr.. Potter N. y presented resolutions OF
the legislature Of New York i'm favor Oi the 1
Improvement Of the East River. Refarr.I 10 /
the Committee on Commerce.
\ number OF other bills not of public inn /
portance were introduced by unanimous con-
sent and referred.
The regular order being demanded Mr |
Dawes and Mr.. Hawley (IlLl moved 10 20 I
IdtO Committee or thc Whole. The former ou 4
the tax and tariff blli and the latter On the 4
private calendar.
This being private bin day. the Speaker I
decided Mr.. Hawley'S motion entitled To pre- /
cedence, and il was accordingly put. wnen I
the House, by yea and nay vote of Yea III, I
nay li'. agreed 10 the motion. and the House l
went into committee, Mr.. Cox N. y IN the |
chair.
FIVE GERMAN MEN-OF-WAR at KieI have /
been ordered TO be in readiness for immedi-
ate service. Their officers and crews are not i
allowed TO go ashore. 1t il supposed that /
they are 10 sail for Spanish waters in case /
there is any further delay of satisfaction
from Spain for the Gustav outrage. This \
movement will probable force Spain now To
resume active measur against the CaTlists