Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-27
fORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-
Uosfn0 PROCEEDINGS Yesferdav.

SENATE.-Aftero our report closed
Mr. Morrill then called up the bill 10 e>tab-
Ilsn an educational fund, and apply portion
81 % % OF the public lands 20 public
pIete endowment and support of national
colieges for the advancement OF Scienti0c
and Industrial education.
Mr.. Morrill, then read an exhaustive snaach
ON the sublect OF education, quoting fnorn
the educational statistics, dwelling upoa the
ShsAteI as s huterscy prevailing In the
bill. ~ VIC
Mr.. Conkling entered a motion TO recon-
slider the indefinite postponement OF the bin
10 survey the Austin Topolovampo route
When Mr.. Morrill, concluded, Mr.. Maxey
read a speech, also in favor OF the Dill.
MT. Ereiinghuysen moved TO call up the
On motion OF Dir. Edmunds, the Senate
went into executive session, and then al.
journed.
HOUSE.-After our report closed
Mr.. White (Ky.l scot up TO be read a letter
CONCERNING GEORGE ELLISON
engineer OF the House, inclosIng a slim from
the New York TINES. and charging Ellison
with having been dismissed for stealing pipe
al other govern ment stores. a record OF
which could be found I'm the Navy depart-
ment. IL further appeared from the letter
that The writer, James Mckenzie, was an
applicant for the position now held by Eli
sOE, and that he did not desire 20 be known
In connection with the charges.
Mr. White offered a resolution directing
the committee 10 inquire whether Ellison Is
competent. and whether these charges are
fut; and II true, whether he Is a person OF
W holds.
Mr.. White said he would simply add that
the person who wrote the letter was now as
sisiant e. gineer of the House.
Mr.. Douglass, VA then rose TO
PERSONAL EXPLANATION,
ana had read letter from II. L. Leopold, one
OF The commissioners OF the Freeiman's
savings and Trust company, addressed 10
hlinSeli ana printed In the Ndtipndl RspUbli-
can, OF washington, with an editorial intro
ouction In which his committee is charac-
terized as star chamber inquisition He
said he was not surprised 10 find this lam
guage in the leading republican paper In this
DlSlrlct, and by the republican champion OF
all the rings which had become Infamous IN
this District within the past few years IL
was not surprising that the champion OF
these rings should become the champion OF
the dishonest men who had managed the az
fairs OF the Freedmau's Bank. The letter
which IL appeared was sent simultaneously
10 himself and the REPUBLICAN, was intended
TO convey the idea that Mr. Leopold had sent
respectful request to him 10 which he had
paid no attention, which was not the fact.
he found IL on his table when he returned
10 his home at 10 O'Clock last night, and this
morning called upon Mr.. Leopold but not
finding him at his Office had left a reply for
him, not Knowing at that time that the let
ter had been published. There was lust
enough OF truth in the letter to prevent &c
from being bold and barefaced falsehoOd.
There was request from Leopold to come
making statement or producing witne ;ses,
but TO inspect the testimony which had been
taken IN secret by order of the committee,
ana which had been shown 10 no one and
which was refused him until such time as
The committee saw proper TO make IL public.
Leopold had had every opportunity 10 make
statement He had been called as a wit
ness, and was still under subpoena. 1.-The did
not avail himself OF the opportunity IL was
his fault, and not that OF the committee. he
could close his remarks no more aptly than
with the quotation:
mo rogue e'er felt the halter draw
With good opinion of the law"
On motion Of Mr.. Randall, the House then
went into Committee Of the Whole again on
the appropriation bill.
By unanimous consent IL was agreed, after
Passing over the portion of the bill relating
for amendment when the bill next came up.
with view TO the equalization of their sal
aries, and the committee then rose.
Mr.. Wells MOI from the Committee on
the Deficiency bill, submitted a report, rec
ommending that the Senate recede from its
18th, 18th and 18th amendments TO the bill,
and the House recede from its disagreement
TO The Sd, 9th and goth; which report was
adopted.
Mr.. Lapham IN. Y introduced Joint res
olutlOn proposing an amendment 70 the con-
stltution, providing that whenever an APP
preparation bill is passed by Congress, aud is
presented 10 the President for mis- signature,
he may withhold his signature from any
particular item In the bIli, stating his rea-
sons for 90 doing. Referred To the Judiciary
Committee.
The House then, at 5:S5 p. M, adjourned.