The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-30
OUR NATIONAL SOLONS.
IN THE sENlTE MR. EDMUNps or.
POSES = RuLL FOR THE RELIEF
OF TIE CHURCHES OF THE Dus-
TWIC'r.

TRICT.
niH Nay In she House Further Retire
ment Of aegai Tenders Condemned BY
n Decisive vote-Mnch Ado About the
Fifth Auditor.
THE sENArE
WAHHiHGTON, April ~. Mr.. McCreery pre-
scented the credentials of John =. Williams,
~ his successor as Senator from Kentucky,
from March 4, 1879. Laid on the table.
MIR. McCreeIy also presented petition,
signed by large number Of influential citi-
zens; regardless of party. asking, that
Raphael Semmos he assigned to position on
the. Howgata expedition. In presenting the
petition he referred 10 the scientific research
OF the father Of Semmea. and his theory re-
apecting the North Pole, which. after many
years. was now beginning to receive ere
depce and said tho son. inspired by iilial af-
fection desired tn encounter the periIs md
hardships of an expedition from which there
might be no return. In order to vindicatc his
fathers views and place his namo whore It
belonged. Referred TO the COMMITTEES on
Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Hoar presented tho memorial Of u.
Taylor for mn inquiry and such suitable logis-
laton Hs Will remedy the nusticr Of passing
him over In making promotions. Referred
to the COMMITTEES on Naval Affairs.
Also, u rcinpnstrnnce Of the Boston Board
OF Trade against the transfer OF the life say
ing service. Laid on the table
Also remonstrance Of tho Providence
Tool Company against section ~ of TIN" bill
relating to patents. Referred To the Commit
tee on Patents.
Mr.. Matthew'S presented n memorial Of
steamboat owners and officers with regard to
action upon the House bill to amend certain
sections OF tho Revised Statutes concerning
commerce and navigation. Referred
Mr.. Plumb introduced u bill TO further do
fine presumption rights In railroad lands
Referred to tho Committee on Public Lands
Mr.. Edmunds presented memorial of
Lucy Il Peck i'm relation to tho itnprison-
ment OF her husband in the Old Capitol Build
Ing Prison during the war Referred
Mr.. Christiancy moved to take NJ for pres
ent consideration the bill to repeal the bank
ruRt act ,.,, =,
ought to 60 to the committee.
Mr.. Christiancy said tho committee had
agreed to tho first amendment Of the House
and an amendment to its SECOND amendment
Mr. Matthews objected, and tho bill went
over.
Mr. Conkling. from tho Judiciary Commit
tee, submitted a report on tho resolution III
reetiEg that committee to report for what
purposes the Now York postoIlico may prop
erly be used. Laid on the table
On motion of Mr. Conover his resolution
requesting the President tp communicates To
the Senate certain Information touching tho
surrender Of Cuban insurgents and the future
policy of Spain IN the government Of the
Island Of Cuba. was taken ~. and Nj. conc
yer addressed the SeuHte In support of the
resolution. II was then adopted
On motion Of Mr.. Matthew's. tho resolution
proposed by him directing the Secretary of
tho Treasury to inform the Senate Of tho
amount 81 money hat has hron expended in
the Improvement of tho Wisconsin and Fox
rivers and the canal connecting tho two tho
amount that II would cost 20 complotn the
same, the probable benefits that would accrue
from Its completion, tho amount paid for
right of way, and for counsel fcca In obtain
ing such right of way was taken up md
passed..
The SENATE resumed consideration Of bills
upon the calendar.
The bill to relieve tho churches Of the Dis
triet. OF Columbia, and to cloar the title of
trustees to such property. was taken up Tho
bill repeats the net Of the District LegisIa-
ture Of June "a, 1874, 40 far ~ ii relates to
church property, and restores such property
sold for taxes.
Mr.. Edmunds objected to the consideration
OF the BILL he was not satisfied that church /
should not pay taxes IA we'll as
other property. 1t was estimated that I'M
collected taxes from this property aggregated
$50, 900. The schools Of the district were now
about TO be closed for want of funds 1t WAS
a question whether II was cxpcdcnt to make
the churches pay their taxes and let The
schoois Keep open. 1t was one of tho duties
Of Christianity 10 instruct the young. He
was not in favor OF recognizing this defiance
OF law. Some OF the church officers
ance or law, and now, two or three years
after the property has been sold, they come
here and ask for repeal of the law. Such a
course encourages resistcncc to the law. The
property was legally taxable, and the taxes
should have been paid. Had the money been
paid, the schools could have been kept open
He supposed that the commissioners included
this In their estimate of available resources,
and upon this estimate founded their appOr-
tionment OF funds for schools and other pur-
poses, but the churches had set the law ut de-
ttance and refused to pay their taxes. He did
not propose to cruelty the schools for the
benefit of the churches He wanted an hour
10 speak on this bill, and insisted on It's going
over.
The following bills were passed:
Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
TO examine the evidence of payments made
by the State of Missouri since April H. 1866.
to the officers and privatrs of the military
force of said State for militia services ac-
tunily performed In suppression Of tho re-
oeliion, In full concert and cooperation with
The authorities of the United States, and sub
hereof to Congress.
10 provide for the payment of counsel fees
n the Usage coded land suits.
The House bill making an appropriation
or pier lights at the entrance of the jettiCS
n the South Pass OF the Mississippi river
The House bill regulating the appointment
II justices of the peace, commissioners OF E
leeds and constahles for the District of Col I
ibioia, ana lor otner purposes, with numer-
,us amendments.
Granting lands to tho State of Minnesota
n lieu OF certain lands heretofore granted
% said State.
House bill to extend the provisions of sec j
ion 1897 of the Revised Statutes to scientific I
md literary insti tutions existing under char ]
ers by State authority q
Also number Of private bills. 4
On motion of Mr.. Window the Senate took
p the House bill for the relief of the public t
chools of the District Of Columbia Passed /
eas A. na,s7. t
Mr.. Ferry gave notice that he would. on t
Wednesday at l o'clock p. M, ask the Senate t
o consider the substitute for the House bin
o repeal the resumption act.
Quite a number of amendments to the river
nd harbor appropriation bill were introduced
nd referred to the Committee ON Appropria- l.
ions. 4
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