Show X CONGRESS CONGRE SS SENATE dec 21 A number of petitions irom from temperance bation a i ministers and others othora in var tir i I 1 r parts of the country asking 00 oon lioni liong krom kress to prohibit the manufacture and sale ol of liquor in tho the district of Colombia were presented tho the chair presented tod a roo resolution lution of the arkansas legislature for or tho the repeal of the tax lax on let leaf dobao tobacco co mr Shor mao from rom tho the committee on finance reported a bill for or tho the resumption slim eption of payments read twice and placed on the oilen jar mr linger hager presented a memorial of oti zens of california asking alio the privilege I 1 i of buying a tract of timber F land d in tho the territory of 0 alaska sad and to 10 establish ship yards yarda there refer rod to the committee or on public lan an Is I 1 mr logon logan called up the resolution oo submitted ly by him last week to sus ua pond no be nation of tho the fact act of june 1871 reorganizing several staff corps corp a of the army as applies to the contract of surgeons till kill february 1875 1975 agreed to the bill io ia may lost list to establish the territory of f pembina arid and to provide a temporary govero government ment was reconsidered on and the bill re committed to tile the comm attea on oa territories tho the house legislative judicial and executive appropriation bill was read by title litlo and referred to the committee on tius th tho c hou honse abill bill for the iho farther se c canty nty ol of navigation on the mt simia pi river win was reported with am nl merits and placed on oil the abo calendar at the expiration ol of the morning hour tho the senate resumed the tha oon eon un of the bill to provide a better gov government tor for the district of couba Conui ba reading the amond amend ment meat being to provide for an election instead of the sp op ol of commissioners mr air I 1 sargent opposed the ibo bill 03 too m much rich but burden tiene al cj with details and favored mr Mo Mor rions amendment mend moot believing it wrong that the party baoni I deny the right of sal frage to the negro dagro in this thia district ho he believed tho the ballot for th tho protection ol of negroes ho he could not loid load the struggling P people 0 of f arkansas louisiana and apo mis Is dippi to belf vo they were deserted by voting to deprive tho the negro in this district of the right ol of suffrage mr Saulli blary appo opposed ed the tha amendment and deprecated the attempt to make the bill a party measure M mr r logan favored the amendment and agreed with tho the views cormir of mr sargent and 1 l in reply IS to the remark of mr dir rm SinlA bury y that under the cleoline entire cle cl olive government the district hid had boon been burdened with debt debb declared doclar ej that bat themen the men who involved thedis the district in debt wore appointed by the president doot not elected mr rian favored the amendment will regrets that it did not in c lude elude woman suffrage mr bl itchell introduced a bill to legalize galizo le the assignments of pay ocra and others in the govern meat dent service referred mr merrimon obtained the floor to address the senate on the di Dint s riot bill but yielded for or the executive 0 be boa sion eion arter allor which the donao 0 adjourned jour ned H 0 che under tho the call of states a number of bills mi bud resolutions orts wore introduced SIr Bomberg offered a resolution for tho the appointment of a select committee to enquire whether any DT officer office ir of tho the government lias has ifield means to obstruct the administration of justice in tho the district of columbia particularly to the site safe burglary conspiracy the lloma rofa soil to second the previous pro question by 71 74 to sit 61 and the resolution wont ov over or A bill was aoa by mr nesmith tor for tho the construction of the oregon egon central pacific railway nod and tali telegraph roo liuo mr iliya flays offered a resolution lor for a kloct select to inquire into political affairs 3 ito ia alabama oto adopted mr bloss at the request rc ineat or of mr y oung offered a resolution inquiring ol of the ilo of 0 war whether any dy army officer stationed south booth had bad can ecu paid by or sought pay fro from M any stake legislature for services or whether such boffl officer er practiced as a lawyer while on oil c duty doty as 03 ID an off ioor oer mr young in ia reply to a 83 flail ill major houth bouth girolina Oi sr rolina olina wa Ameant tho the refused to second tho 68 previous quee question ticia the house kcf used to suspend the rule sad bud pass mr holman a resolution ot of last monday declaring against further subsidies ways means committee reported the reluse of E R IS irwin irwia to answer certain questions him by the cow corn rall itee reap respecting ting tho the distri distribution distribute but ion of the iq W W recel Ted aota from the iho pa ciao uail compion amplo to aid in in r ing tan n I 1 bu bi 7 f bior Q r the C ubina line buil set butice BC tice ice abo rupurt of crimin I 1 a examination w wa as then iboa road and mr da dacca wes moved tho the a in order that the abu er cr could issue lis hij warrant lor for tho the ur tar rout root of irwin for cori tempt soil sup period the ho motion in a speech as thit tile iho ol of irwin irwia I 1 thai hat be brought this woney money to the acry y doors ol of Coti gricas lie he declared ho he did not pity par any ny ot of it to any left plain infer caco thit that tho subsidy was waa procured by ox ex poo dituro of this buoi bum of money molloy aud the charge laid at the iho door of 0 every member who abo buted for or ornit Eod to voto oto against goains alo bill and it wag VM ko tho he duty ol 01 iho ilmah to copol this it could not escape encabo from this thia duty A loox long alica discussion sion ensued an aa to tho the power ol of the honbo to puo bixb for contempt I 1 sir and general butler buffer argued that us tho the law provided for the punishment of a witness by sending bending him tor for trial boraiko a court and a Q a jary J ar a y ot oc the district 0 on golamb a the imi has no power in iba matter they denied fibers was in this country any stich a tiling thing as parliamentary common law and cai claimed m ad t the b 0 constitutional right of of a citizen to bo be ri d by a court cou rt a and nil J jart lawes kosson beck anil and JAW reflect rence argued on the ibe right anil and power of congress to li pari hannh iiii a recusant by fiao pr or imp iLion ment while mr L lawrence awrence was mr dock an nonacid that ho he laj had just j nt ill lieen eon informed that irwin was no looger in ia the custody of the sergeant at arma and was kropar ing to leaving washington this announcement no nouri cement creat crenton eld some excitement mon t but the discussion continued and nj rt nt ho he close mr D diwok awes moon molion yes yai agreed to without division dir ision mr dieca aion called no the th rose roo lution for tho the holiday adjournment from wednesday alio to bues tues ly lay rythe bh b whish after an attempt to table and modify by making tho the adjournment to tuesday next was fins adopted by to 93 adjourned ada arned the has bos oonG confirmed ulea si sd 13 axtell A govermor territory |