Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-15
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
SATURDAY, July Is.

Mr.. Frelinghuysen, from the Com ntttse
on Foreign Relations, reported q joiat reso.
luton authorizing Lieut.. Theopolis B. NJ.
Mason to accept silver medal. Adoptei
On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, the bill for the
relief OF James f. Buckner was taken up and
On motion OF Mr.. wIthers, the House bill
for the relief OF Anthony Lawson, surviving
partner OF the firm of Lawson Brewis, OF
lands sold for direct taxes, was taken up and
passed.
Mr.. wadleigh, from the Committee on
Claims, reported bill for the compensation
OF the owners of certain lands coded by the
United States 10 Great Britain, and IL was
placed on the Calendar. Also. Senate bill
extending the Jurisdiction of the Court OF
Claims. Placed on the Calendar
Mr.. Wright called up the bill extending
the time OF the Court OF Alabama claims,
which under existing law expres on the %
of the present month. Toe oil provides for
an extension OF the time to the LIST day OF
November, 1876.
The time to the next session of Cor gress, SO
that III Ii was then found necessary tue time
could be further extended or Its jurisdiction
enlarged TO meet subsequent legislation. He
offered an anne ldment fixing Jsnusry
1877, as the date of its termination. The
amendment was adopted and the bill passed
The river and harbor bill was thea taken
up.
The amendments OF the committee in
adopted, and those STR king out appro pris,
tons, with one or two exceptions, reject ed .
The amendments to the second section, In
generally adopted.
The consideration OF the amendments re.
ported by the committee having been con-
cluded, Mr.. Conkling moved to reconsider
the vote by which sundry appropriations for
harbOrs in New York were stricken out at
the beginning OF the bill, before the policy of
reconsidered, and the amendments striking
out these clauses were rejected.
HOUSE OF RESENrATIvES-M
A. 8. Williams (Mich.) introduced a bill 10
pay to Mrs. Elizabeth A. Custer widow of
the late Lieut.. Colonel George A. Custer, a
pension at the rate OF NIFTY dollars per mon th
Mr.. Garfield hoped the bill would be passed
unanimously, because the House was IA
miliar with the circumstances of his DEAN
Ther5 were but three or four instances In
history, since the days OF Thermopolp when
whole command was slaughtered as i'm
Mr.. y. 8. Williams said he had also hin
TO pay to Emanuel III. Custer and Maria
Custer, father and mother of General George
a; Custer the sum OF $50 per month.
Mr.. Garfield hoped that the bills would Ia
considered separately.
Mr.. Terry Eva endorsed both the bills re-
ported. Clusters fame did not belong to one
section or ore state, but to the whole coma
thy, and the proposed action was meet and
proper.
Mr.. Rusk had no particular objection 10
as the bills should have come from the IT,n1
mitIee on Pensions.
Mr.. Cox said the whole proceeding might
have been Irregular. 1t was perhaps irreg-
ular that this war Should have been ina1-
gurated. But whatever might be Thought NJ
the Irregularity, he hoped no impeachment
wOvld be thrown In the way of the PASSAGE
of this bill. He had known Custer for wears
he was man of rare cultivation and great
attainments, and was as generous as he was
brave, and this House could do no less ,po~
Mr.
Mr.. Rusk (Mo) had not the least obiee-
tlon TO the first bill, although IL was irTey-
ular. He wanted to call attention to the
TACT, however, that last year when a Or mo
sition was made TO pay the widow of G inf
Thomas, who was killed in the Modoc WIZ.
the HOute refused to give her more than b
per month. Gentlemen, the other side wer
not so generous at that time.
The BIZ for the relief OF General Casters
widow was then passed.
The second bill. pensioning General Gus
lIams said these people were over three score
years and ten, and they could not long Ii We
to receive this bounty.
Mr.. Rukk objected to the bill, unless IL
went TO the Committee on Pensions.
Mr.. Cannon iii inquired also whether IL
would not be just to make some provision
fCr the unknown and unnamed officers and
men who had fallen with Custer.
r. 1t was finally agreed that the Committee
on Pensions should take the whole subject
under consideration, and should have leave
TO report at any time.
The House then, In Committee OF the
Whole, resumed the consideration of the oil
for the protection of the Texas frontier, ana
Mr. DunnelI addressed the Committee, OPP
posing the clause allowing an invasion of
Mexican soil.
Mr.; Reagan (Tex) spoke in advocacy of
the bill DIS q whole.
Pending further consideration the Com
mittee of the Whole rose TO extend the time
for debate, when
Mr. Rusk, from Committee on Invalid
Pensions, reported bill to pay pensions to
Emanuel Custer and Maria Custer, the
father and mother OF Gen. Custer, at the rate
OF $50 per month each.
Mr.. Banks inquired why provision was not
battle.
MT. Rusk said the general law provided for
that.
The bill reported by Gen. Rusk was then
psssed.
the Whole on the Texas border bill, and Mr..
Reagan resumed his remarks.
Mr.. COnger mich opposed the second res
olution, which he insisted would be a bel
Hgerent act, and would lead TO a war with
Mexico.
Mr.. Banks Mass argued that it was a
very delicate matter TO pass law like this
directing the executive officers to do a Ger,
tain thing, when the House had no official
notice that the executive desired ii, what its
effect would be, or whether IL would lead to
war or not. He would like to know if there
was any official communication from the
Secretary of State on the subject.
Mr.. Schleicher Texas said he had no Of
fetal communication from the Secretary.
He had had several interviews with Mr..
Fish, and the latter had made some sugges-
Ions as TO the form Of the resolution, and
had said that all other means had been tried
he supposed 1t would come to Invasion at
last. The Secretary had, however, not re-
piled TO note addressed to him on the sub
to the conclusion that Mr.. Fish preferred to
leave the whole matter for the action of the
House.