The Morning herald., 1876-05-03

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upon Chinese Immigrants. Subsequently
he withdrew his motion. .s,-
The Japanese Indemnity bill was then
proceeded with, the question being on the
amendment to strike out the prsviso that
the indemnity fund be paid over to Japan If
not incompatible with the relations of the
United States to other powers.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen said Japan had afford
ed every satisfaction to the United States,
and should not be held responsible for the
acts OF the rebels, more particularly as
the treaty had opened the Indian waters
of japan to the service of the United States
and that nation is entitled to this indemnity.
He spoke at some length upon the ques-
ton, and finally withdrew his motion to
postpone indefinitely.
Mr.. Thurman thought the act of Com
modore McDougal was beyond the line OF
ordinary duty.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to indefinitely post
pone the Japan indemnity bill
The Chair laid before the Senate a mes
sage from the President Of the United
States, enclosing report Of the Centennial
Board OF Ceremonies to be observed in the
opening Of the exposition, which Senators
and Representatives are invited to attend
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Edmunds, on Japanese question said
If this subject was examined in all its as
poets, he could not see that the Senators
could come to any conclusion other than
that we exacted this money justly from
Japan, and on principles OF sound public
policy, and that the amount Was not exac-
ted and he indicated his belief that the
Japanese, like all other nations, make
treaties to obscure their obligations, and mo-
carry them out. Ii we had not resorted tn
the exercise of force, not one of these ia
panese ports would have been opened to this
day.
Pending further action on the Japanese
Indemnity, the Senate went into Executive
Session, and then adjourned.
HOUSE.-Mr. Foster. of Ohio, by unani-
nous consent introduced resolution which
was adopted, authorizing the secretary OF
War to exhibit one of the life saving sta
tions with ali the equipage, at the Centen-
NAL exhibition.
Mr.. Wells, Miss, offered a resolution
directing the committee on the real estate
pool to accept the offer of Hallet Kilbourn
to appear before the said committee and
produce books, etc.
Mr.. Randall moved to lay the resolution
on the table, remarking that the PROPOSE
ton was deserving only of contempt and
should be 80 treated.
There was q very general demand from
the Republican side for the yeas and nays
on the motion to table It and they were so
ordered. The molten to table it was car
ried, yeas, 1888; nays, SO; select party
vote,
Mr.. Lander, Ind, asked leave to offer a
resolution authorizing the appointment of
select committee to consider the state of
gold and silver coin, domestic and foreign,
and report generally upon the best means
to put coin into circulation. Objected to.
Mr.. Tarbox asked leave to offer pream-
bic and resolution reciting that it was pub
licly alleged, and not denied by the officers
Of the Union Pacific Railroad, that the
Company in 1871 or 1879, had become the
owners of certain bonds Of the Little Rock
and Fort Smith Railroad Company, for
which bonds the said Union Pacific Rail
road Company paid sum largely in ex-
cess Of the market value of the said bonds
that the Union Pacific Railroi d Company
has not investigated The matter, and direct
ing the judiciary Committee 10 investigate
and ascertain what the transaction meant,
and why such large sum was paid for the
bonds, and whether there was any other
object in the transaction, and that the com
mittee be authorized to send for persons
and papers. The resolution was adopted.
The House then resumed the considera-
tton OF the contested election case of LEMON
vs. Farwell from the Third Illinois District.
Mr.. Lamar, Mississippi, asked leave to
offer the following for immediate adop-
ton:
Rssolvsd. That so much of the resolution
adopted by the House of Representatives of
the Add Congress, on the Sd of February,
1875, as charges prevarcation upon John
Young Brown, be and is hereby recinded
and ordered to be expunged.
Mr.. Lamar said he had always believed
that Mr.. Brown was misunderstood on the
discussion referred to. He thought Mr..
Brown was incapable of prevarication or
evasion under any circumstances. He then
had read the record of the Sd of February,
1875, to show what took place then. There
was much excitement on that occasion,
and Mr.. Brown made speech in which he