Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-18
FORTY.FIETH CONG RESs.
MONDAY, March Is.

SENAIE.-AS usual on Monday mornings
a large number of petitions and memorials
were presented: Among them We're the
ionowlDg: By Mr.. Ferry-FrOm one legged
and one armed soldiers asking an increase of
pensions. By MIR. PaddOck-Against the re
moval of the Sante Sioux Indians.
Several rem0nStranceS against the rempo-
Sltlon OF the income tax, the transfer OF the
life saving service, and against any change of
the tarih, were presented and referred.
Mr.. WitherS presented resolutions of the leg
lSlature OF Virginia in favor of pension To
soldiers of the Mexican war.
Mr.. Thurman presented resolutions of the
ONO legislature of Ohio for the same. Also
resolutions relating to the repeal OF the re-
sumption act.
tee, reported adversely the House bill relative
to the disabilities of women in the District
of Columbia. He said the bill proposed
TO admit women to practice before the Su-
conditions and qualifications. Under the
present law the Supreme Court made its own
rules, and had, as well as all other Federal
courts the power to admit women to practice
before it. The committee thought, therefore,
that instead of the bill being for the relief of
Women, won 1t was discrimination in their favor
the present law, and asked that the bill be in
definitely postponed
Mr.. Sargent asked that the bill be placed OH
the calendar.
Mr.. Window, from the committee on appro-
priatiOns, reported the House bill auth0riZ-
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to EMPLOY
Placed on the calendar.
MIR. McCreery asked what progress the judi
ciary committee was making on the bill to re-
Mr.. Edmunds said the committee was ma
king progress, and he hopeda report would
soon be made.
On motion of Mr.. Thurman, the Senate took
|, up, and after amending passed. the bill to
prohibit members of Congress from becoming
SuretieS in certain bonds.
On motion of Mr.. Window. the annual fOrti-
hcatlOn bill was taken up and passed as it
came from the House. THE bill is the same
as the fOrtiticatiOn bill of last year
On motion of Mr.. Allison, the bin authOriz-
ing the Secretary of the Interior to make GER
tain negotiations with the Ute Indians in the
state of Colorado, was taken up.
Mr. EdmundS questioned whether il was in
the power of Congress to change the cOnStitu-
tiOnal provision and delegate the power to
treat with the Indians.
brOkenup condition the Indians did not Oc-
cupy a position sufficiently elevated or dis
tInct to make them proper party to treaty.
There had been an entire change in circum-
stance since the Cherokee and other treaties
were made.
Mr.. Hereford said the Supreme Court had
decided that Congress could abrogate these
indian treaties.
Mr. EtmundS said, Congress could abrogate
treaties with any nation. ii did SO whenever
1t went to war with power with whom 1t had
Congress could make treaty with that power.
He moved to amend the bill by striking out
the words House of Representatives, so as to
require the treaty to be reported only to the
Senate. Pending consideration of the bill the
morning hour expired, and the Senate took up
as unfinished business, the House bill to au-
thOriZe the granting OF an American regi Ster
to a foreign built Ship for the purposes of
the Woodruff scientific expedition around the
world, which came over as unfinished business
from Thursday. The substitute reported from
the committee on commerce was rejected.
HOUSE.-Under the regular Monday call
of states for bills and Joint resolutions the fol
lowing. among others, were introduced and
appropriately referred: BY AIr: Harris (Mass.)
To fix the rank and pay of staff officers in the
navy. By MI. r.Mash-felating 10 promotion of
officers in the army. By Mr.. Vance-To pay
certain southern mail contractors. This is
the bill that was defeated on Friday. The
Offices but under Mr.. Congors objection it
was to-day sent to the Committee on Claims !
By Mr.. Elam-To pay certain southern mail
contractors. lit took the same reference rs
abOve.l By Mr. Banning-JOint resolution of
the legislature of Ohio in relation TO payment
of pensions to soldiers OF the Mexican war and
their survivors. Also, joint resolutions of the
Legislature, for the repeal of the resumption
act, and asking Senator'S and Representatives
tO,vOte for said repeal By MIR. NIonroe-Re-
lalmg to Geographic communication between
the United States and foreign countries. By
Mr.. Willis. tky.)-TO establish a branch mint
at Louisville, Ky. BY Mr.. .ElswOrth-TOa amend
the Revised Statutes relating to the national
banks. BY Mr.. SampSOn-TO amend the Con
stitution of the United Stats SO as to provide
for the election of President and Vice Presi-
dent by direct vote of the people without the
lnterpOsltiOn Of an electoral college. and at
the same time to preserve the relative rights
of the States: By Mr.. Conger-To repeal so
much of the sundry civil appropriation bill
OF March j. 1877. as provides IOr the payment
of southern mail contractors.
The Speaker announced the following COM
mittee on the centennial memorial: Messrs.
Ballou, Clark. Ward, Williams, (De.) Henry,
Cabell, Steele, Ennis and Smith.
At two O'Clock the Speaker announced that
the District of Columbia committee was en-
titled to the floor to the exclusion of all other
business, and that committee was cilled for
reports
Judge LeOnard's Cuban Mission.
A ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE ENDS IN DE SPOND
ENCY AND DEATH.
New York Times special from this city
says: The visit of Judge Leonard to Havana
was purely personal and private, and was of a
peculiarly interesting, delicate and romantic
character: Some time ago, at the city of New
Orleans, he met a young lady, native of
parents, and between whom and Judge Leo
nard warm attachment sprang up, which
ripened into love: A marriage engagement
was the result, but the parents of the young
lady, in consequence of her youth, opposed
the match, and Judge Leonard was not per-
mitted to see the object of his affections except
arrived for the departure of the Cuban and
his family from New Orleans the young lady
manifested some reluctance to return home.
but an arrangement was finally made by
which she and Judge Leonard were to be per
mitted to hold free and unrestricted CORE
spOndence through the mails After her de-
parture Judge Leonard wrote her several
letters, to which no answers were received,
which naturally annoyed him very much,
and gave rise to the suspicion that his let
ters had been intercepted and the young lady
prevented from communicating with him.
After long interval he received brief letter
from the lady, which simply stated that she
had not heard from him since her return to
Cuba, and that she could not hear from him.
This brief letter bore evidence of having been
hurriedly written, and its broken and Soiled
condition led Judge Leonard to suspect that
it had been carried some distance by negro
to be secretly mailed. After writing other
letters and waiting anNiOuSly for replies he
became convinced that the parents of the lady
were not acting in good faith, and he deter
mined to visit Cuba. A week or two before
his departure he called on the President and
informing him of his trouble, requested the
President to write personal letter to the con-
sui general requesting him to ascertain il
possible, the situation and whereab bouts of the
lady. The President did so. and i'm due time
Judge Leonard received cable dispatch from
Havana, which informed him that Maria had
been sent to plantation in the country
This dispatch was not signed by the consul
general, but bore the name of party un-
known to Judge Leonard. This added TO his
perpleXity, and he determined to set out at
once for (ruha He callad On Sapor NantiIla