Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-18
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Tuesday, Jsnuary Is.

! The Interior, in reference To the duties of In
dian agents. Also. communication o. the
Freedman's Bank, enclosing report OF their
| operations. Referred 10 Committee on FL
nance. ard ordered 10 be printed.
| Ser ator Thurman presented the credentials
oI James b Eus.is, of Louisiana, and asked
The credentials were being read when Mr..
| sherman suggested that further reading be
| dispensed with.
MIR. Conkling asked who certified 10 these
! papers; they might be a transcript of the
| IrI ceediDgs OF the election, but were not
| such credentials as the Senate could receive
| The law specifies the form OF credentials
and these are in no sense such credentials
| should they be received, or even read In the
Senate as credentials, when they appear no,
Mr.. Morton desired that the papers be laid
over to morrow.
Mr.. Thurman said there was no law TO
election TO any one, aud if he should with
| hold the certificate ought that to debar the
| person from taking his seat? No Senator
| ought to lose his seat on that account and a
| transcript OF the proceedings Ought 70 no
| sufficient TO admit him.
Mr.. Conkling averred that that was not
| The state OF this case at all. There was pTi,aa
| Jdcie evidence that these were not creden-
tials. He should object TO receiving them
until they were read.
! MT: Thurman sai4 the papers were being
read when the reading was interrupted.
Alter further discussion the papers were
ordered to be printed In the Record aud the
mdlIeT ldlO over I'LL 10 morrow.
Mr.. Dawes presented petition praying for
change OF law in the postage on newspa-
pers.
Several petitions were presented by diff
ferent Senator'S from citizens asking that the
stamp tax on bank checks be repealed,
Mr.. Conkling presented petition of stock
holders OF Columbian Insurance Company OF
New York. Committee on Claims.
The Chair laid before the Senate a memo
rial from the democratic convention OF Lou
isian a, relating 10 the political affairs OF that
state.
Mr.. Cameron, from the Committee on For
eigD Affairs, reported a bill granting leave
OF absence TO the consul at Tunis for one year
Tor the purpose OF attending the centennial,
provided il be without pay during his Ain,
sence. Adopted.
Mr.. Dawes introduced bill TO amend the
act relating TO the Alexandria canal.
By Mr.. Harvey-A bill to extend the pro-
visions OF an act for settling the accounts OF
Mississippi and other states.
BY Mr. Cragin-A bill to cancel and amend
The act coDdemniDg land for an alley in
square I62, in Washington, ID. e. Committee
on District OF Columbia.
Mr.. Goldthwaite presented the memorial
and papers in the case OF Senator Spencer
remarking that he hardly knew what dispo,
sition TO make OF them, as he supposed t,iey
were similar TO those OF which they had
already heard, but thought they had better
go to the same committee.
BY Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the act
granting right OF way to the terminus OF the
Anacostia railway, in the District OF CO.
lumbia. Committee on District of Column
bia.
A resolution was presented calling upon
the PRESIDENT Tor papers from the different
governments relating 70 the Centennial:
which was adopted.
BY Mr.. Dorsey-A bill appropriating
money to erect public buildings at Little
Rock, Ark. Also, requesting the Commit
tee on Post Offices and Post Roads 10 inc uire
whether The restoration OF the fralking
privilege would be detrimental to the reve-
nues OF the mail service. Post Offices and
Post Roads.
Senate bill 2O2, TO secure the attendance OF
witnesses before military courts, was taken
up and passed.
The Chair laid before the Senate several
House bills, including the pension appro-
priat!on bill, which were referred TO the ap-
pr0pliate committees.
The regular order being the adoption OF the
resolution calling upon the Secretary OF the
Treasury for the Treasury accounts, was
then taken up, and Mr.. Boutwell, took the
floor in reply 10 the statements OF Mr.. Davis.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The Speaker laid before the House large
number OF Executive communications,
which were referred TO appropriate commit
tees.
Among these were: y letter from the Sec
rotary OF War transmitting in compliance
with resolution of the Hou. g a list OF Off
GERS of the u. s. army WHO nave sIgnified an
vice.
FIom the Secretary of War transmitting
patent.
THE PRESIDENTIAL TERM,
In the morning hour, Mr.. Knott, from the
Judiciary Committee, reported substitute
lor the proposed amendment TO the constItu-
tion In relation 20 the Presidential term
which was made the special order for Tues
day next.
The substitute reads as follows: "No per-
son who has held or who may hereafter hold
the Office OF President of the United states
shall be again eligible 10 said office.''
Mr.. Frye, (Me.) representing the minority
OF the committee, obtained leave 10 prepare
and submit substitute when the bill comes
mp in the House.
Mr.. Ashe, IN. c. from the same commit
Zee, reported bill amending section 2,fG5 of
the revised statutes in relation TO natural
izatiop, SO as to provide that an aliens dec
larat1on OF Intention, made before the clerk
OF United States court, shall be as valid as
II made before Judge of such court. PASSED.
MI. Hunton, Va from the same Commit
tee, reported bill 10 amend section I,9lI OF
the revised statutes by inserting the words
sand the lawssof the United States- after
the word " Constitution" the effect OF which
y TO give territorial courts jurisdiction un-
der the laws OF the United States, as well as
under Tie Constitution and the territorial
laws. Passed.
Mr.. Ashe IN. c., from same committee.
reported bill 10 amend section 1909 OF the
revised statutes in relation to claims for
abandoned property. 1t provides that juris-
dlction shall be taken and exercised by the
Court of Claims In the cases OF claims Of All
aliens, idiots, lunatics, insane persons. or
strangers beyond the seas, for abandon Ell
property. Referred TO Committee OF the
Whole.
Mr.. Caulfeld I'LL, from same committee.
reported bill authorizing the Court OF
Claims to take cognizance of the claim OF
Robert Irwlp, Of Savannah, Ga. Referred To
Committee OF the Whole.
Mr.. Frye (Me.), from tie same Committee,
reported Dill TO extend the time for stamp
ing unstamped instruments of writing, doc
uments, &c, until January LIST, 1877. Passed.
Also, from same committee, reported bill
making IT the duty OF the Court OF Commits
sioners of the Alabama claims to receive and
examine and pass upon all claims presented
aud filed within three months after this act
takes effect; provided that by reason of abb
sence from the country the claimant had no
knowledge Of the Limitation as to time for
filing claims. Passed.
Mr.. Lawrence (Ohio), from same commit
tee, reported adversely on the bill to abolish
capital punishment Laid on the table.
Mr.. Cox from the Committee on Banking
and Currency, to which had been referred a
bill authorizing the commissioners OF the
Freedmen's Bank to enter suit against the
officers and trustees OF the Freedmen's Saw
ing and Trust Company, and hold them per-
sonally liable for deposits, reported the same
back, and IL was referred TO the special COM