The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL.


| the bill to charterirg the Forty-first Parable
! Company # the United State- from LAX
! Erie to the Mississippi river, and to limit tn
| rates of freight thereon, and they were III
| definitely postponed. Mr.. Conkling from
| the judiciary committee. reported adversel
| on the bill to give juiisdiction to the court o
| claims to hear the claim of G.. ". Custis LIE
| for Arlington, and It was indefinitely post
| poned. By vote of % nays to 13 yeas
| house bill for the relief of John w Mar
| was elected. This was the sewing machine
| patent blH. The chair laid before the senate
message from the president regarding affair
| In Arkansas. Ordered printed and laid On the
table. Mr.. Schurz presented memoria
from citizens of the United States praying al
amendment OF the constitution to abolish the
Offices of prtsid' Mt and vice president, anC
Vestlng powers now belonging to them in
council IF seven members, to be chosen by
the house of represent atives. to which body
they shall be responsible Refer ed Mr.
Ferry presented the resolutions of the legisla-
ture OF Michigan favoring the passage of q
bill granting 100 acres of government land to
the soldiers and sailors OF the late war, with
out regard to occupation; also, for the equali-
cation of bounties. Referred. Mr.. Spencer
introduced bill reEpecting the retirement of
Maj. Gen. Dan E. Sickles. Referred. -. Mr..
Chandler called up the bill to revise, amend
and consolidate the laws relating to the seeur-
ity of life on board of vessels propelled in
whole or in part by steam. it being the unfn-
ASIiOu IitSfDtES lIDul EdLuEuhY. MI hDIIOll,
from the committee on privileges and cleo
tlons, submitted a report in the case of P. B.
S. PiDchback, and a resolution declaring him
entitled to seat as senator from LO .nsiana
from March 4, 1873. Ordered printed and laid
on the table. -. Pending discussion on the
steamboat bill, the senate weut into executive
session and soon after adjourned.
In the House, On the 9Th, Mr.. Kelley
introduced bill to increase the public rove
Lues and decrease the interest on The public
debt. . Mr. Grassland introduced bill pro-
viding for tax on incomes above 50, 600. 80.
The bill of Mr.. Ward, OF Illinois, giving bonn
ties TO the heirs of soldiers who served less
than one year in the army, came up as unin-
ished business from last Monday, and WAS
passed by a vote of 191 to 90 ... Mr. Dawes
moved to suspend the rules to make it in order
to offer to an appropriation bill an amendment
for the modification, suspension or repeal OF
section 25 Gf the revised statutes, regulating
the time for holding elections for representa-
tives in congress. He stated that in order to
make the time uniform, as the law required,
several state constitutions wOnld have to te
changed between now and 1876. Motion w8s
agreed to-yeas, 161; nays. 81. =. Mr.. Savior,
Of Indiana, from the committee on patents.
made an adverse report on the application for
the extension of the Wilson sewing machine
patents. The report shows that the patents
have been In existence twenty-one years; that
combinations OF sewing machine companies
which own the patents have received 2,030,-
900 from them, and that the public has there
fore, paid heavily for the invention The
report was laid ON the table. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the vice,
president announced as the conference COM
mittee on the part Of the senate ON the legis.
lative, judicial and execut We appropriation
bill, Messrs. Morrill,, of Maine. Sargent and
Davis. =. On motion of Mr.. johnson. the vote
by which the bill referring to the court of
claims the claim Of G. W. Custis Lee, for the
Arlington estate, was indefinitely postponed
yesterday, was recOpsidered and the bill placed
on the calendar with the tveree report. Mr.
Cameron, from the committee on foreign re-
latiOns, reported favOraby on the joint Teso-
lltiOn authorizing the president TO appoint
commissioner to attend the international peni-
tentIaTy congress to be held at Rome next
year. Placed on the calendar. Mr.. Logan,
from the committee military affaira, re-
ported fayOrably on the house bill to reduce
and tiX the djutant-gcnerals department of
the army. Pessed Mr.. Ingalls, presented
the re solutions of the Kansas leg slatnre ask
ing an appropriation by congress of 800, 900
to aid the settlers On the western fro tier to
purchase seed, and for their support during
the coming year. Referred. Mr.. BOgy PIE
sented memorial of the St. Louis chamber
Of commerce, in favor of opening the south
"S5L pass VI II6 AIiSSl5HIppig anu IeI1On5lId-
ting against the opening of the south PASS
thereof. Referred. Mr. Ferry, of Connect
iCut, moved that the senate adjourn as a
mark OF respect to his late colleague, Mr..
whose funeral took place to-day.
Agreed to, and the senate adjourned.
In the House, on the, 9th, after the
of q memorial praying for the
restoration Of the tax On sugar-the repeal of
which had resulted in the loss of fourteen
million dollars in gold to the government,
without any reduction in the price to th8 con-
O'Neil. from the committee on
appropriations, reported the pension apprC-
DriatiOn bill, which was made the special order
FOR tomorrow. 1t apprOpTiates thirty million
dollars -. The Indian aPproE ration bill was
hen taken up as in committee of the whole |
md all parts of the bill, except the ChOctaw
md Chlckasaw amendments were considered |
s agreed to. After lengthy discussion the
'iil was passed aye', 1852, noes, 62-and the |
louse adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 105b, the steam-
,oat bill was recommitted to the committee on |
with the understanding that it |
hould be reported back Saturday or Monday
ext. The senate then took up the bill to
TOvide government for the District of Co.
umbia, reported by the special committee. -.
lr. Hitchcock called up houee bill to perfect
he United States governments guarantee of
District of Columbia 3-65 bonds, and to
them to be registered at the United
tates treasury. Passed. -. The vice-presi-
ant then called for the business on the cal
ndar. The committee on public buildings
Dd grounds being entitled to the floor. Mr..
IOrrlll, of Vermont from thai committee
allied up senate bill to make an approplia ion
or the public buildings at C0viugton, Ken
uCky Passed. House bill for The protec-
ion of the United States cust1m-house at
Ky, was passed. Senate bill to
rant a site for The Peabody school in st Au-
ustine, Fla, was taken up, to viii, there
-as an amendment pending, submitted last
essiOD by 6Ir. Edmunds, providing that If st
ny time any distinction shall be made in the
Omission of pupils on account of race or
Olor The site shall revert to the United States,
nd it VAS rejected yeas. %: ngys. "a. The
i'll was then passed 80. House bill TO author
ie he purchase of site for public builiinns
{ Harrisburg, Pa, and spprOpriatng $780,
DO for that purpose, WAS read and passed
fter an executive session, the senate ad-
burned.
In the House, on the 10th, Mr. Ny ers
ltroduced bill supplementary to the acts i'll
elation to immigration. Referred to the COM
iittee on foreign affairs. The bill has refer
nee especially to the coolis trade. It pro-
des that when immigrants have entered into
contract or agreement for a term of service
thin the United States, either for labor or
II iewd and improper purposes such immi-
ration shall not be deemed voluntary, and
le United States consul shall not deliver the
sqaired permit or certificate. It makes it a
snal Offsnse for Americans to be engaged in
lch trade It forbids tue importation of
omen for the purposes of prostitution; in
4lidates all contracts in relation thereto, and
axes he importation or holding of women |
II such purposes felony, punishable by fine
nd imprisonment. 1t also makes the immi-
ration Of the following classes unlawful : | ,
eraons who are undergoing sentence for
,lonies and crimes other than political, or
hese sentence has been commuted on ac-
)unt of their immigration, and women |
reught for purposes of prostitution. The
Ouse then went into committee of the whole, !
II. MCCraTy in the chair on the post-Ofice |
OproDration bill. The amount recommended
be appropriated by this bill Is as follows:
or the general service of the post-offiee de- !
srtmeDt, S36 0A0, SCI; for steamships service,
537. 500; fer official stamps for the use of the
ost-ofica department. 1886, 000-total $37,-
a, ,36l; to be provided for as follows reve-
les Of the department. estimated at $29,-
Is, 156 by appropriation for deficiency out of
le treasury, Sc, $50, ,705; by direct appropria- j
on out of the treasury, 81, 523, 500. The
tai amount recommended by this bill is less
ian estimates. Mr.. Smith, of Ohio. moved
I amendment repeating the law of 1872 for ,
iditional mail steamship service to Japan
ID China, and annulhng the contract made
nder it. Agreed to without discussion -.
r. COburn moved an amendment requiring |
lblic documents and seeds sent by members
congress to be sent through the mails free.