Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-23
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
TUESDAY, February 9,

tract with Winnie Ream for the Farragut
statue.
Mr.. Logan, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs. reported favOrably House bill
TO equaliZe bOunties Of soldiers who served
IN the late war, and asked its present consid-
Grafton, but Mr.. Howe objected because the
Banking Committee was entitled 10 the
morning hour to-day. Mr.. Logan said he
would press the consideration OF the bill
Thursday.
Mr.. Howe called up Senate bill making
further provision for the accommodation OF
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
Mr.. Ednunds said, q member of the
Library Committee, he was opposed to the
bill which provided for the erection of a
library building in Judiciary square. He
was opposed To the removal of the library
from the Capitol, so long as il is possible to
Keep IL here. He submitted an amendment
providing for the extension of the western
front of the Capitol 81 feet. TO be under the
brary and Public Buildings and Grounds of
the two houses, and appropriating S50O,00
therefor.
Mr. Howe said at the beginning of this
year there were 260. 600 or 100000 volumes and
$4,000 TO 10000 pamphlets in the library. Fifty
thousand volumes were now lying on the
floor because there were no shelves for them.
Either you must stop buying. or sell, or the
books viii go TO destruction. 1t was arguo1
that II was best to keep the library here if
possible, but this was admitted to be impOS-
Slble, without destroying the beauty of the
Capitol. BY adopting the amendment of the
Senator from Vermont the library might be
was universally admitted that ultimately IL
would have to be removed elsewhere. An
extension of the Capitol more than thirty
fOur feet would impair It's architecture.
working library of from G0.0GO to $4,000 vol
umes would always be kept here.
Mr.. Sherman said Congress might as well
make up its mind that 10 would be utterly
impracticable to retain in this Capitol the
accommodations of the library under our
present copyright law. He thought it well
that a national library would be erected in
j
tune he would vote for this PROPOSE ton the
committee, but he could not now vote for
any measure looking To a large expenditure
of the public monies. He believed also that
in a short time il would be necessary for an
extension of the Capitol for the purpose of
accommodating the increased needs of Con-
gresS and of the courts for more room. Bat
now, while we are talking of levying heavy
taxes, he would not vote for either of these
propositions.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vt, opposed the removal of
the library to Judiciary square. That square
would soon be needed for a new post office
building. lie said the proper plan was 10
purchase one or two squares in the vicinity
of the Capitol. and erect the library extern
sion on them. He was utterly opposed TO any
extension of this building, as itwOuld utterly
destroy its architectural effect.
Pending discussion the morning hour eX
pired, and the bill went over.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Committee on the
judiciary, reported that the government was
not bound by the Pacific mail contract, but
made no recommendation on the subject,
Mf. Cameron. from Committee OH 0reign
I.elatiOns, reported joint resolution to au-
thOriZe the President to terminate certain
treaties which was passed; and afterwards
Mr. Frelinghuysen entered motion to re-
consider.
Mr.. sherman presented memorial of citi-
Yens of Dayton, Ohio, asking the passage OF
the bounty bill.
Mr.. Scott presented memorial of bankers,
merchants, and others, of Philadelphia, re-
monstrating against awarding the Pacific
Mail contract, which, with similar memo
rial, presented by Nh Cameron, was laid on
the table
Mr.. Spencer presented memorial Of the
republican members OF the General Assem-
bly, of Alabama To the President and mem
bers Of Congress, setting forth, first. that
changes have been made by the Alabama
legislature in the penal code of the state by
which system of involuntary seTvitude and
peOnage for African citiZehS is sought TO be
inaugurated; second. that political legiSla-
tion has been enacted by means of which
5000 republican voters are pTac tically de-
priVed OF representation: that the republican
Constitution * restricted. and there is q
practical nullficatiOn Of the Constitutional
amendments. They therefore ask Congress
to empower the President to suspend the writ
of habeas corpus in certain contingencies in
order To preserve the peace in the southern
states. Referred 10 Committee on Privileges
and Elections.
ON motion of Mr.. Washburn, the Secretary
of War was directed to send to the Senate
the report of the expedition to the Black Hills
under command of Gen. Custer.
THE PACIFIC MAIL SUBSIDY.
The unfinished business. being the post
office appropriation bill, ana the question
being on the amendment of Mr. West to
strike ont the clause repeating the contract
with the Pacific mail steamship company
under the act of June !. 1sI2.
After an animated discussion, the motion
to strike out was lost by n vote of 81 to IL;
and thus the action of the House repeating
the subsidy under the act of June, 1872, was
cOncuTed in. Those voting to strike out were
Cameron, Conover, Cragin, Flanagan, Ere
linghuysen, Mitchell. Morton, Patterson,
PeaSe. Sargent and Sprague.
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Logan called UP House bill relating to
the quartermaster's department and relating
to appointments therein. Passed.
Mr.. Allison called up the army appropria-
ton bill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Monroe (Ohio) offered a resolution making
an amendment 10 the sundry civil appropra-
ton bill providing that no work # art the
property Of a private individual shall be ex-
hibited i'll the Capitol without permission
from the Joint Committee on the Library in
writing, and making it the duty of the Arch
ltect Extension to see this provision enforced.
Adopted.
LOUISIANA.
Mr.. Hoar Mass, from the Select Commit
tee on Louisiana affairs, submitted two resO-
lutions-the first from the whole committee,
recommending TO the House of Representa-
tiveS to take action TO re-Seat the members
thrown out by tie returning board through
the wrongful application OF an erroneous
rule, and the second; which was 1ot UnaQI-
NOUS, recommending The recognition OF Kel-
logg as Governor until the close of his term.
Mr.. Hoar also submitted the views of sew
eral members of the committee, signed
by MesSrs Wheeler and Frye, and one by
Mr.. Hoar.
Mr.. Foster (Ohio) submitted a majority re-
port.
Mr.. Marshall (Ill.( obtained leave to sub
nit his individual views supplementary to
those expressed in the majority report, which
he had signed.
After considerable opposition on the part
of Mr.. DOnnan (Iowal, chairman of the Print
ing Committee, the reports were severally
ordered to be printed in the record.
Mr.. Coburn, (Ind.) from the Select Com
mittee on Affairs i'm Alabama, submitted a
report, with the testimony taken, and bill
in relation thereto, known as the "caucus
bill.'
the Spoa ;i avr ,,:as..d. before the House very
large number of executive communications,
winch were appropriately referred.
Inc House then went into Committee OF the
Whole on
THE REVENUE BILL,
MI. Hale (Me.) in the cnair The pending
question was on striking out the sixth sec