Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-24
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, February q,

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| SENATE.-Mr. Window presented ma
mortal OF committee OF New York Caear
transportation association, requesting Con.
eress to construct trunk line railroad he.
| tween the grain growing section and the A.
lantic SeabOard. He said the COMMITTEES ran
resented 1900 business men OF New York
Committee on Transportation.
MI wallace presented memorial OF phfla.
delphia board of trade I'm favor OF a.lar Itnc
The ban srupt law and against its repeal. ia,
| oiclary Committee,
Mr.. Withers presented memorial OF the
mayor and common council OF Alexandra
IN IaYor OF erecting monument at YORK
Mr.. Davis presented petition OF Gen. lack.
son, OF West Virginia, asking the removal
OF his political disabilities. Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr. Edmunds, from the Committee on The
Judiciary, asked 10 be discharged from what
purported To be a petition OF :. u. Lee. ask
ing 10 be relieved of his political diSabiiItteS.
The committee asked this because the paper
sent 10 them was copy ola letter addressed
To the President OF the United states ia Is65
80 ordered.
Mr.. Hitchcock. from the Committee on
Territories, reported House bill amending
The act providing for the admission OF Colo
Iado 10 The Union, and asked Tor IT'S present
conSlOerStlon. He explained that the orIgf-
nal biz only allowed those VINO were voters
ri The ume Of its passage 10 vote on the
STATE constitution. THIS act was 20 permit
an Jhcsc 10 vote on the constitution who a.
The time 81 its submission to tue r7,-,Te
should be voters under the laws Of me ier.-j
tory. ''''
MIR. Morrill,. Of Maine. ohiec,e, q, -,
present consideration OF the bllI. beC4usa a.
also contained an appropriation cogcs-ping
Nhlch be desired 10 lOOh into. The blU then
WeJt over.
Mr.. Edmonds introduced bill 10 apa,s
sect GA 9y3 Of the revised statutes re,atfuy -
the District OF Columbia. Refereed 10 ,,P55-
mitiee GU Judiciary.
=, MIR. CrasiR introduced bill 20 provide Tor
the means OF cheap TRANSFORMATION GA ina
interior waters OF the United states, a.. r.
ierred 10 Committee on Commerce.
MIR. Hamilton introduced brll FOR the relief
OF the Central Texas and FL Pss0 "a 1lroad
dc. Referred 10 Committee on Railros.s
Mr.. Booth iEtrOiucei bin to restore car-
tain lands iu California II lO -nasraah and
PIE. en- pEiOn settlement. Military Agafrs
Mr. Withers callet up bill amenFf1g the
act grazing pensions 10 certain oilers AID
salloFs OF me war loi2 aud the widows Of de-
ceased soldiers. and 10 restore 10 Tho pension
roilS those persons whose names ware
atty.
Mr.. Conkling caIe.I Tor the raadJp,- Of a..
report, 10y which az appeared that a. proposed
TO be amended the bill only proDpSai n
rtSIoIe 10 The pension rolls those whose
names were stricken therefrosn on account
OF dlsiot atty. That only f64 were thus len
on, OF WhOrn not more o. az hall now survive
ana mat TIE annual expense will nOt be
much more Than sos C0- AID fngt no TlfD.r j.
10 De PAID oC account OF the years when lee
pensioners were excluded from the rolls.
MI CoMkllng commented on The language
OF IRE b-ll, aud he said 10 admitted al no
question that tie bin as drawn was SuSc ~
tlole OF much wider construction than ~
report would seem 10 infer. II The bili only
means what tie report says. IL should So c--
pressiy declare II left aS il now stands q
would allow parties not designed To be EN-.
orsced In it To put in their claims.
Mr.. NlthcrS said he was perfectly willing
for anv amendment which the Ssn.i.r- fro-7
NeW York might suggest TO restrict The Ia =
guItse 10 what was the object OF the bill.
PRED, and the bill went over.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Cate OWLS introduced q bill for tie eouali-
cation and settlement OF all claims for dan
ages sustained by reason of public improve
men 5 IN tire District OF Col gIubIa K-fsrr1I
To the District Committee,
O Vh notion OF Mr.. Cox, IL wsS ordered that
SatuTssS session be for debate oulv. the |
House TO meet as Committee Of the WaoIe
MI Dunnel (Minn.,) from tine Committee
on commerce, reported a bill 10 extend 10 |
we port OF tennessee, n. Y, the privileges |
OF section $3.50 2957 inclusive Of the re yised |
statutes. Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Buekner, MOL the Com
mlJtee on tie District of Columbia was au-
ihorized TO employ clerk in Investigating
The affairs OF the District und er the order OF |
the House. |
Mr.. Wood IN. ", from the WAYS aud |
Means Committee, reported a bill relating |
10 the treaty with the Hawaiian Islands,
which was made the special order for Thurs |
day CeXt.
A large number OF bills were, by ulani- /
nous consent, introduced and referred.
During the call Of cOmmi tees iu the morn
ing hour, Mr.. Hewitt Ala }, from the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions, reported sUndry |
bills In relation TO the subject matter, and \
substitute for the group granting pensions to
soldiers and sailors of the Mexican. Florida
and Black Hawk wars. and the widows and /
orphans of such soldiers and sailors. Re-
ferred 10 the Committee of the Whole
Mr.. Durham (ky.), from the Committee on \
Mines and Mining, reported a substitute for /
me Oil 10 amend section 1924 of the Revised 4
, Iatutes IN relation 10 mining patents.
The substitute was ordered to be printed 4
and made the special order for March 18Th.
Mr.. Iurney, pa from the same commit
lee, reported bill TO exclude the state OF
missouri from tue provisions OF the act OF
May 10, 1872, 10 provide for the develop nent
OF the mineral resources OF the United States |
The amendments Of the committee were con |
CURED IN, and the bill passed.
MI. southland, (Ohio) from the Committee |
On the Revision of the Laws, reported a biz |
10 correct an error in section 80 OF the re- 4
Vlsed statutes. in relation 70 compensation |
Of naval surgeons. Passed.
Mr.. Vance, IN. c. from the Committee on |
Fatents, reported a bill To protect the rev |
snues OF the Patent Office. The bill prohIb- |
Us Patent Otflce employees from receiving 1
eXtra compensation for work done in or ont |
)I The Patent Office Passed.
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