Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-17
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, February II.

| cENa E--IDe IQalr lal1 before tue
Senate communication from the Secretary
/ OF War in reference 10 the bridge across the
North Platte river near Fort Laramie, and
ASKING for authority 10 use toe tolls collected
on said bridge for the repair OF the same
referred TO committee on Military Affair.
| The fortincation appropriation bill was
| read twice and referred 10 the Committee on
Appropriations.
Maine legislature asking abolition OF COM
| pulsory p;lotage. Referred.
Mr.. Stevenson presented Joint resolutions
4i me Kentucky legislature in favor OF the
Mr.. Howe presented memorial signed, he
said, by citizens OF Wisconsin, asking the
| passage of a law providing that the Treas
| urer OF the United States shall pay every
| Saturday to every man, woman. and child
| In the United States, without respect GRACE,
color, or previous condition of sergitude, the
| sum OF $40 each. He said that in order that
| there should not be an undue expansion OF
the currency the petition provided that there
| should rot be issued any one year more than
! i've thousand million dollars. He was not
| entirely satisfied that IL would be a wise
measure, but he asked the reference OF the
| paper 10 The Committee on Finance.
| Mr.. McCreeTy presented joint resolutions
of Kentucky legislature in favor of pensions
| TO the soldiers OF the Mexican war.
| Mr.. Kelly introduced oil authorizing the
| Vancouver water Company to lay water
| pipes through the Fort Vancouver military
reservation. Referred TO Committee on MI
itaTy Affairs.
Mr.. Ingalls, introduced bill for the reguIa-
ton of Indian affairs. Referred To Commit
! tee on Indian y fairs.
| Mr.. Wright introduced bill 10 reduce the
interest of the public debt, to provide an
| elastic currency, &c. He said he intr lducsd
| the bill by request, and without committing
himself, but II IL should do what its title
| proclaimed, he would De in favor OF IL.
Mr.. Clayton introduced a bill authoTiz
! The Secretary of War to deliver camp and
garrison equipage to the sew eral states for
The use OF the state troops at the Centennial.
| Referred 70 Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Booth, from the Committee Ola Pen
slons, reported adversely on various private
pension bills, which were indefinitely post
poned.
SENATOR SPENCER.
Mr.. Spencer said he was not in the Senate
yesterday when the Senator from Mississio-
pi had caused 10 be read the extract from the
Chicago Times. He now desired only to say
that tneTe was no truth in the staten ant
from beginning 10 end. He had not approach
ed the ChiefJustice In reference 10 The GeciS-
| ion in the enforcement case; in fact. he had
never any conversation with the Chief jus.
tice on any subject whatever.
Mr.. Morrill, tNt.) from the Committee on
Education and Labor, reported, with amend
mentS, blh 10 establish an educational fund
and apply portion of the proceeds of the
public lands 10 public education, and TO pro-
vide Tor the more complete endowment aud
support Of national colleges for the advance
ment Of scientific and industrial education.
Mr.. MeTrimOn Introduced bill 20 provide
Tor beacon lights for the inland navigation
| from the Chesapeake bay 10 the waters of
North Carolina. Referred TO Committee on
| Commerce.
Mr. Sherman presented memorial asking
| the Quilted States TO interfere to prevent the
| sale Of the Wabash and Erie canal. adver-
| tised 10 take place on the Path Of this month,
| on the ground that the sale will BE- in viola
| ton OF The terms under which grants OF land
| were made by the United States To the state
OF Indiana 10 aid in constructing said canal.
Mr.. Spencer Introduced bill ia reference
| 10 the names of the avenues OF the city of
washington Committee on the District oil
! Columbia.
Mr.. Anthony called up his resolution pro-
viding that The Congressional Record shall
contain an accurate transcript OF what &C.
tua'ly occurs IN the two houses, and pro-
ceeded 10 read some remarks on the subject
| He held that the Congressional Record was
worth all IL cost, and argued that the record
OF the debates was OF such value that the
| cost should not be taken into consideration
While maintaining this, ne insisted that the
! record should be correct, tell the truth,
| and nothing but the trlth: that 10 should
| Only give what actually was said. He dis
| countenanced strongly the practice of in
| sorting speeches in the Record which had
never been delivered, and of altering
| speeches after delivery and before they
1 were Inserted. BE mentiOned cases where
Senators mad delivered speeches ami had re-
fused afterwards 10 allow them TO be pub
| lished al all. He also spoke of cases where
| uncer The leave 10 print, speeches had been
| put in The Record which would have drawn
upon tie author the seVerest cenSure aud a
| call TO order. He referred in this connection
| TO the attack made by General Butler on
Senator Sumner, which was put in the Duig
Record under leave TO print, but which. on
| the att ntion OF the House being directed 70
| IT, was ordered 10 be eXpunged from the
bound volume. He moved the reference OF
his res olution 10 the Committee On Printing
The conference report on the District
3-65 BOND BILL
was then taken up.
long the debate on this subject. but wished
TO give an explanation as to points raised
yesterday by the Senator from Massachu-
oyr~nc In
said that he could say now that the PROPOSE
ton to continue this Board of Audit had not
come nom the members of the Con ference
committee on the part of the Senate. He
again referred TO the loose manner in which
the powers OF the Board OF Audit were de-
nned and which he had always protested
against.
Mr.. Edmunds said he had been informed
Oh sufficient authC rity that in substance no
bonds were issued after the action OF the
House. What the boarI OF audit had done
was 10 issue bonds for certificates which had
been passed upon before that time and pre-
scented 20 them for conversion. Much as ne
thought the Commissioners had gone too far
In their expenditures OF money, u
ought not, in justice 10 them, b.
forsoiten the condition in which thry
OF sidewalks TUNED up, material carried oil.
everything in the most dilap!dated cOnl!-
ton. II Is perhaps not very wonderful t8at
when citizens went TO the District COnmis-
sloneis and complained OF the manner IN
which they had been treated and appealed TO
them for relief, they went beyond the strict
letter of the law He felt bound G c2ndcr 10
say that, looking at the condition Of thiagS
mole charitable Judgment nj ght be pas ed
on the action Of the Commissioners.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATfVES.-At
twelve o'clock the House was called 20 order
by the Clerk of the House, Mr. Georgs NJ
Adams, the House having Just before sd-
iourning yesterday granted the Speaker
leave OF absence until Tuesday next.
MIR. COX FOR SPEAKER PRO TEN
The chaplain opened the session with
prayer, after which Mr. Randall offered the
following:
ResolUed, That Hon. S. S. Cox. a represen-
tative from the state of New York be, aud IS
hereby, appointed Speaker pro tenpore dur
ing the present temporary absence of the
Speaker.
Mr.. Clymer PA moved to substitute the
name Of Hon. j. c. 8. Blackburn, OF Ken
lucky.
Mr.. Blackburn said, appreciatiug as he
did, his want OF skill and experience IN pre-
siding over great deliberative boiy, and
contrasting il with the long service and emf
nent fitness of the gentleman from New
York, bis selection would be an act of injus-
tiee to himself and the House, and he there.
fore asked the gentleman TO Withdraw his
motion.
In compliance with this request Mr.. Civ
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