Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-09
EVENING STAR.
rUk>DAT February 9. 1870.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Conclusion Of Yesterdays Pro-e-sisg..
SENATE.-After our report ci,seE-

d
moment entertain the idea OF Congress adj
JpUTniDE without taking action o.. the i,!.4
for the government OF Tie District. IiH sGE-
I geStcd That The reDdi L dill be- Lara as. H.. I'm
| onicr 10 proceed with the District DIN.
Mr. cameron moved To postpone the pend
| the retirement OF Major General u T.
( Sicklcs. Referred 10 the Committee on Mill
| tary \ fairs
Eir. Ransom introduced a biII supplement
I tary 10 the act allowing the Washington CITY
| and Point Lookout Railroad company - aX-
| tend its road into ana within the District Re
| iTreI 10 the Committee on the District OF
Columbia.
rTNCHBACK.
| MI. Morton. from the Committee ON Priv
it cUS and Elections. submitted n rspofr Il,
! the case of Z. Is. :. Piuchhack a senator
| elect from Louisiana, with a I. solution de-
! caring INN entitled 10 his seat in "a,
| Senate.
Mr.. Hamilton (NLA raised tie point of
| order that This was not the report %! a. com
/ mittec, as 30 WAS signed by bu; iour u.rul-
| beTS. not a majority o; the committee which
| CONSISTED OF hin. members.
| Mr. Morton said whom the vote was taken
! there were seven members present. which
! was q quorum. and lour OF them. a majority.
/ voted lOr ;hc report.
Mr. Hamilton and NT Thurman insisted
! 'Iaf the point WAS Wei taken. a.l 'la report
/ was not a report Of the COMMITTEES, as % cam
/ l.vm minority.
/ MrIdmunI. SAID there was na.f.tn,. what
/ over ina tire point o: order. ether. was. tlUn
; Iali the bills passed. h- lH. Senate w,.r irl-
! properly passed, as ID was wen known THAT
/ they were considered jim committee wn.p
/ OILY a quorum wa> present
I Nj Hamilton N1l-THgu SIT President.
/ wish to state tisat I ~h3ll Submit 5l. views
/ al Tie minority e. tEn committee
Nh, '-cAurt, ,y1-.u r"c. You hJ3 br.ter
! Soy the views OF tine ma ioTify.
! The Senate thrn. without action ON Ura
/ steamboat NlI.. went into gNcru;lH., S..--.o Ion.
1 ana then adjourned.
! HoUSE.-Auer our report closet
The House proceeded to thu cnn~tIHrgt.np
! o. Tie bin offered on Monday last by Mr.
/ Wand ill., giving hD.UIip~ ~ tho widows
/ ara heirs O.. deceased soldiers who enlisted
DURING The late war Tor less tana one year.
/ The Hiil was passed.
| Mr.. Scpfied Offered "a hill To reimburse J.
! W. Douglass, commissions oi internal rowe
| nUo. Tor money az which ne was robbed white
! collector Of the l'ihdlStTict ,fPenUSyI .8li3.
| amounting 10 $4,000. Passed.
| Mr.. Spccr offered resolution that. il the
! Judgment Of this House the election of n
! President for third term j. against Oh. rra-
| ditionS Of the republic and is IA violation of
| the example oi Washington. now ~acre as
law itself. and would Toe hazardous ali,y' 90
| The liberties OF the people and The free u~fi-
tUtIOnS DI the CEIUIry-
The House refused 90 second the demand
| lurlhc ifev!ouS Vuo>Iion-Nea cas- g. nays lu-.
On motion of Mr.. GUrck"l, an Order was
I made fixing saturday upNI. al ! o'clock. for
| the considerations 81 the bin IL e4uuliZc bpuu-
Mr.. Dawes moved 10 suspend rules 50 rs
! 10 make u i'm order that. pending tHa con-
| ment may be offered 10 repeal section - of
! the Revised Statutes.
/ Mr.. Dawes explained that under that sec
| ton all the states would. after l~-a. lee re-
! Cuircd to hold their elections on the same
! day. This would neca>Sitate the changing
! Of q great number OF state constitutions
lie proposed 10 leave the matter a. al pres
The rules were suspended ana the order
made.
THE MISSING WITNESS.
Mr.. Dawes Offered a BTpa mbla and TaSBlU-
/ ton. reciting that William : King. OF Min
| nesota. and temporarily resident of Wash
| nStOn, ID. G., for the purpose Of avoiding the
! service OF the summons Of the Speaker TO ap-
! pear before a committee Of the House. has
| fed 10 the dominion Of Canada: that on the
/ 2d day OF February said King was served
/ with summons i'm the town of Compton,
! In the province Of Quebec that said King
| has not given sufficient excuse for failing 10
! answer the summons, and has failed 10 APP
/ pear: therefore directing the Speaker To is
| sue his warrant foT the arrest % said King
| wherever he may be found i'm the United
| States on charge of contempt OF the au-
| thOIity Of the House.
Mr.. Dawes said he reported This byOrlrr 81
! the Committee of WAYS and Means III fine
| House refuses to order the issue OF the war
| rant the committee will not be charged with
| neglect. The witness has had full knowledge
| OF The fact that he was desired 10y the COM
| mittce. He left Washington for the express
| purpose Of avoiding the summons and led To
| Canada. He subsequently, crossed over into
| New Ork ana spent some time al the town
| OF Malone, in that state. As the officer APP
| preached the place OF his cOnCgalmnnt he fpi
| again TO Canada and registered AZ a hota' i'm
| Montreal under an assumed name. Thence
| he went to Compton, 10 miles from Mon
| treaL His place OF cOncealment became
| known. and the officer succeeded IN placing
| a copy Of the summons in his hand. King
| remarked that the service would TO no good.
| a he was not in the jurisdiction OF the
| United States. OF course the summons was
| not legal, nor would the warrant of arrest 10
| any good in Canada. but ii he venturcl again
| on United States soil he might be taken
s.ssl NlH raraFHlH
Nh Maynard inquired when King was last
| here.
Mr. Dawes replied that he was here during
| the holidays. The committee hat thu pleas
! urc OF his company 20 New York, ami King
| then expressed a willingness to appear be-
! fore the committee. The committee did no'
| summon him then because they did not
| know how badly he was wanted
Nj. Butler Mass inquired how man
| could be i'm contempt Of The House who had
| not been legally summoned, and the SUM
| mons in Canada was not legal.
! MI Randall said if lac recollectei aright
during the Impeachment trial men were
Subpwnaed i'm Canada
Mr.. Butler said none were subpUnas1. but
| gentlemen were requested 20 come, and they
| came.
Mr.. Randall thought that il would he best
! 10 issue the order OF arrest, so that IL King
| came into the United States ne could b.
| taken.
Mr. Butler said the arrest would be illegal.
! as King had not been summoned.
| Mr.. KassOn said that all the committee
| and well known attempt 10 avoid the sum
| mons OF The House constituted Jntempt.
DISTRICT JCRIES.
| After further discussion,
Mr.. Dawes withdrew the resolution, and
| said he would offer a bill in relation 10 the
| selection OF grand and petit jures in the Dis
| trict Of Columbia. Ii had direct bearing on
the case that had just been discussed. There
| was no authority now TO summon iureS here,
and unless the causes against King were acted
| upon by the grand jury this month they would
he barred by the statute of limitations. The
! bill passed. lItprovideS for the appointment
! of COMM SsioneT>, who are 10 select six hun
| dred names and place them in a box. The
| qualifications OF the Jurors are to be taX-pay-
! crS and houSchOldcrS: are 10 be twenty-One
| years of age, and able to read and write the
| English language. At each drawing forty
/ nine EameS are 10 be drawn, the first twenty
/ three of which VIII be grand Jurors
On motion of Mr.. Kellogg, the bill for the
| reorganization of the Treasury department
was made the special order for Tuesday Of
| next week.
on motion OF Mr.. Cotton, the Senate amend
| ments 10 the bill 20 incorporate the Capitol
| and north . street railroad were referred To
| the Committee on the District Of Columbia.
Adjourned.
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