The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-03-03
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
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The committee on naval affairs reported un-
favorably Oh the bills authorizing the Pr. sident
to purchase site for coaling station, navy
depot, and ether government uses at Fort
Point, Port Royal, s. G. and authorizing tie
purchase of the harbor, privileges, and land
for the establishment of u naval and coaling
station in the Samoan Islands.
Mr. Hitchcock, of Nebraska, called up the
House bill to perfect the United States govern
ment's guarantee of the District of Columbia
3.65 bonds, and to authorize them to be regis
tered in the United States Treasury and it was
passed.
Mr.. Conkling, of Now York, presented me-
mortal Of the Chsmber OF Commerce of New
York city, asking for an appropriation to enable
Gen. Newton to continue the work i'll which he
is engaged in regard to the improvement of
New York harbOr.
The Senate bill to grant site for the Pea
body school in st. Augustine, Fla, was taken
up, to which there was an amendment pending,
submitted at the last session by Mr.. Edmunds
providing that if at any time any distinction
shall be made in the admission of pupils on &C
count of race or color, the site shall revert to
the United States, and it was rejected--yeas,
23 NAYS, "a. Messrs. Cameron, Ferry, Gil
bert, Morrill,, Schurz and Sprague were among
those who voted in the negative.
Mr.. Alcorn, Of Mississippi, said the vote in
dicated the fact that the Republicans had be-
come thoroughly demoralized on the subject of
civil righ's.
The bill was passed without division.
The House bill authorizing the President to
appoint commissioner to attend the Iuterna-
tional Penitcntiary Congress, to be held in
Rome next year, was passed
On the consideration Of the bill to provide n
government for the District Of Columbia, Mr.
Mortons amendment, to have the commission
ers elected 10y the qualified voters of the Dis
trict, instead of appointed by the President,
was defeated by vote of-yeas, 2S naye %.
House.
| Mr.. Albright, of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on military affairs, reported a bill to
constitute national cemetery out of the par
eel of ground ceded to the United States in til @
Hospital Hill cemetery at York. Pa, in which
soldiers from sixteen States are inferred
Passed.
Mr.. Myers, of Pennsylvania, introduced a
| bill supplementary to the acts in relation to
immigration. Referred to the committee on
foreign affairs. The bill has reference espe-
cialy to the coolie trade. 1t provides that
when immigrants have entered into contract
or agreement for term of service within the
| United States, either for labor or for lewd OF
| improper purposes, such immigration shall not
| be deemed voluntary, and the United States
| Consul shall not deliver the required permit ol
certificate. 1t makes it penal offensc fol
American citizens to be engaged in such trade
1t also makes the immig grafton of the following
| classes unlawful persons who arc undergoing
| sentence for felonious crimes other than politi
cal, or whose sentences have been remitted OF
account of their immigration, and women i'm
ported for the purposes of prostitution.
Mr.. Clayton of Arkansas, introduced bill
constituting the act to place the colored person.
who enlisted i'll the army on the same footn.
as other soldiers as to bounty and pensions
deferred to the committee on military affairs
The House then went into comm ttee of the
Whole on the Post-office Appropriation bill
The amounts recommended to be appropriated
| are For the general service of the Post-otfict
department. S36, ,000, SCI for steamship ser
vice, s537, 500 for official postage stamps fo
the use OF tho Pcst-ofiicc department, 1886
600 total, S37, 524 .361 to be provided for q,
| follows: BY the revenues of the department
estimated at $2l, las, l5b !; by an appropriation
| for deficiency out of the treasury, ST, $50 7O5
| by direct appropriations out of the treasury
| 81, 523, 500. the total amount recommended
by this bill is less than the estimates therefo
by ., l,53S, lT3. The decrease is i'll the amosn
to provide for the general service of the de
pGrtment 1886, lI3. and in the amount recon-
mended for steamship service S575. COO. Tn
items for steamship service are: ?500.0 600 70
steamship service between San Francisco
Japan and China, under act of February II
1865; and :37, ,50' for the Brazilian mail steam
slip service.
Mr.. Tyner, of Illinois, who had charge O
the bill, explained it, and stated that tho ex
pense of the department WAS five per cent les
than last year, wDile the increase of busines
was eight to ten per cent. more.
Mr. Holman, of Indiana, moved to amend b.
adding proriso to the railway mail transpor
tation item, providing that no money should b.
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any railway company beyond that now paid
the amendment was lost.
Mr.. Merriam, Of New York, offered as al
amendment that no assessment for politica
purposes shall hereafter be made OIL post-offic
clerks rejected on point of order.
Mr.. Smith, OF Ohio. moved all amcndmen
repeating the law of 1872 for additional mai
steamship service to Japan and China and an
nulling the contracts made under it, which wa
agreed to without discussion.
The House in Committee of the Whole. re
sumed the consideration of the Post-otfic
ments were adopted except the one allowin
members to send public documents and seed
! free.