The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-16
Forty-scvcnfiiC cngrcss-FirstS cssson
WASHINGTON, February -, 1872.

Forty.scvcnf,C Congress Session,
WASHINGTON, February -, 1872.
SENATE.
Mr.. Miller, of California, made an I'd
verse report upon Senate bill to comics
positive In place OF relative rank on officer
OF the Engineer Corps OF the United States
navy. Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Jackson introduced bin, presented
bv Mr.. Moran in the Last Congress. Tor
the relief OF book agents Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. II appropriates
Sl5O.O6O in compensation for property con-
necfed with the publishiug-house OF said
book agents in Nashville, which was taken
or destroyed by the United States in 1864.
OF of any other time.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Call.
which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations, directing the Secretary
OF State 10 open negotiations with Spain
for RENTING tax OH cattle imported into
/ Cuba from the United States.
/ The resolution reported by Mr.. Plat,
/ from the Committee on Contingent EX-
penseS, TO provide messenger for each Of
/ the Committees on Finance, Post-OiliceS.
( Pensions. Claims, judiciary, and Encrossed
Bills, was discussed. The necessity OF the
provision to facilitate committee business
was generally conceded, and on motion OF
Mr.. Ingalls, the District Committee was
included in the resolution.
Mr.. Morgan offered and advocated an
amendment providing messenger for each
7 senator who j. not chairman OF Il commit
/ tee. He said that by reason OF the oncrou,
character OF their duties many senators
were literally working themselves TO death,
/ their laborS being from twenty-five TO
thirty times as great rs those deyolycd
| upon members OF the House. He thought
+ the resolution introduced 10y Mr.. Brown
| for a clerk to each senator moi already sup
/ piled with one ms committee chairman
ought to be passed.
! several members attacked The resolution
rs calculated to increase the already o
numerous army OF useless employees OF
! Congress.
/ Mr.. Morgan's amendment was rejected
ayes, 10: noes, %.
! The resolution, rs modified. on motion
( Of Mr.. Plat, was pasSed-aycs, 50; noes. H..
| It directs the appointments 10 be made
/ by the Scrgeant-at-Arms upon selections
made by committees providing that mes
/ scngers 50 appointed shall not be paid
/ for that part OF the year during which the
.
pay at The rate OF 81 400 per year.
! The Senate then, at 2 O'Clock, took up
/ and temporarily passed over the regular
order Che anti-polygamy bin, and Mr. Call,
/ on leave, addressed the Senate in support
I OF the proposed amendment to the pension
arrears resolution, declaring in favor OF
/ pensions 10 survivors OF Indian wars prior
| 10 1915. lie said that every argument in
I 3 4;t,sr of
pensions TO soldiers OF the late war applied
with equal force in behalf OF disabled SOL
diers of the Mexican and Indian wars.
At 2:2j L. VI. TIE anti-pOlygamy bill, TO
amend section 1852 OF the Revised Statutes
/ OF the United States, in reference to biga-
nv, and for other purposes, was taken up
and the amendments proposed by the Com
mittee on judiciary were read.
The sections and amendments were
agreed TO up to the fifth section, which au-
/ thoizes the President to grant amnesty to
classes OF offenders guilty before the pas
sage Of the act of b;gamy, polygamy, or
unlawful cOhabitation, on such conditions
As he shall think proper. The wholesale
exercise OF the Dardoning power contained
/ i'm this section was objected 10 rs trenching
upon legislative prcrogatiycs: but after
some discussion the section. Is amended,
and the remaining committee amendments
uD TO the eighth section, were adopted.
/ The Sth section provides for the conduct
Of elections, registration, and canyassing
Of votes. etc., in the Territory until provi-
sion for tie same is made by the legislative
assembly provided for in the bill by the ap-
pointing OF a board Of five persons. to be
appointed by the President and confirmed
by the Senate, all OF whom shall not be
members OF one political party. etc.
Nir. Brown moved to amend 30 - 10 re-
quire that nOtmore than three OF the Board
shall be OF the same political party.
Several members debated this section
until 4:30 p. NJ, when n motion Tor All eX-
ecutive session was lost by ayes. 81: noes,
%; aud after several Efforts to secure an
arrangement for a vote on the bill, inter
ruptcd with motions TO adjourn, II was
finally arranged that the measure should
be proceeded with Immediately after the
morning business tomorrow. and the de-
bate unon il closed at $50 j. NJ.
Upon this understanding, Mr.. Edmlnds,
i'm charge oil the bill, consented TO IN aG'
iOurDmcnt.
Adjourned at $50 J. NJ.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
with, the House resumed the consideration
Of the apportionment bill, aud Mr.. Her
bert. Of Alabama, continued his speech II
opposition to any increase in the member
shin of the House. 1t was said that large
bodies had the advantage OF being more
difficult 10 corrupt, but he contended thai
more members would bring more schemes
Just i'm proportion as the membership
WAS increased the members would lost
individuality and personal responsibility
, and would RELY upon the couimittees. y
corrunt man. instead Of endeayoring t.
corrunt the House, would apply himself t
the committees, and the committees coult
NOT he made large enough to put them be
yond the reach OF temptation. He favored
a constitutional amendment Ilhitihg III
number OF representatives..
The debate OH the apportionment bl!
occupied the remainder OF the days ses
s;on after II WAS taken up to the exclusion
OF all other business.
/ Mr.. THOMPSON. OF kentucky, was en-
filled TO the floor for the last hour OF tn
, debate before the demand for the preyiou
question was recognized, but feeling I'm
well he Welded to q motion 10 adjourn
+ which was voted down by the KepuDIican'
= An arrangement was finally agreed upol
whereby at the conclusion OF one hour
debate tomorrow the previous question
shall be considered as seconded ana TN
Y yotingup the various propositions begun
= A vote is also to be allowed upon question
j rs to whether the old or new method
: apportionment shall be adopted.
The House, at 5:lj 7. NJ, adjourned.
o High water.
PETERSBURG, VA, February I'll COZ