Show dearrel A ening neu yeu 1 washington 7 11 11 A petition of the P citizens it heus geus ot of georgia was presented setting f orth forth that it is impossible for avowed union men to live iivo livern in the run rural aldis aidis district of that state also that it is ii impossible to bring to j justice murderers of union men anid arid that palpable violations eions of the fourteenth amendment ara constantly occurring and calling for some legislation to remedy this state I 1 of things referred to the J edidi ary committee I 1 H V miller presented his credentials as senator elect from georgia referred to the committee on credentials morton introduced a bill to provide for the construction of a wagon road for military and other purposes through dacotah montana and washington territories referred to the committee on military afna Afra affairs irs irb the senate went into the consideration of the bill for the relief of senator murphy washington Washing toL Sher shen sherman nian introduced a bill into the senate yesterday providing for the retirement upon his own written application of any judge of the supreme court who attales attains seventy upon a life pension equal to the full fall amount of his salary but if any judge shall for one year after the passage of this bill on arriving at the age of seventy continue to hold office the president shall nominate and appoint an additional judge who shall perform the same bame duties and receive the same compensation as the judge acting in said court washington erel frel Freling Ing huyben huysen presented a memorial signed by several well known capitalists setting alorth that the proposed subsidies to the northern pacific and the eastern division of the pacific railroad amount to besides the land grants and J offering to construct either or r goth both both the we roads for a subsidy of per mile mlle mi 1 e in in addition to the land grants thus saving the government they offer to give bonds endorsed by capitalists representing a hundred millions several bills were introduced and referred including one incorporating a railroad from little rock arkansas to the terminus of the national pacific railroad on the rio grande the bill grants twenty alternate sections of land on each side of the road and per mile in government currency the bonds to be lie secured by a second mortgage the sun sus murphy claim was debated till four when the senate adjourned jour ned ashley of ohio introduced a bill providing for a temporary government for alaska also a bill in relation to the election of delegates from that territory referred to the committee on territories ri A bill to equalize the bounties of the soldiers sailors and marines who served in the late war for the union was considered si washburne of indiana supported the bill saying that would more than cover tho the amount needed on his motion the bill was re committed washburne of illinois moved to lay the motion on it ty e table which was and further consideration on the motion was postponed for three weeks washington 13 sumner presented the petition of malon Lo loomes onies onles of the district of columbia praying for an appropriation of to enable him to complete the demonstration of an alleged new mode of telegraphing dispensing with the use of wire referred buckalew introduced a bill to entitle the electors of representatives to congress to cast votes equal to the whole number of representatives to be chosen from the state giving them all one candidate or distributing them referred to a special committee sue murphys Murp hys claim was discussed at length lenth len ien 0 th without action A concurrent resolution to give the rotunda for an inauguration ball was discussed and lost adjourned HOUSE in the house under a call of the tho states a large number of bills and resolutions wera introduced for reference only among them was a bill to aid the administration of justice in the state of virginia also several for the ithe removal of civit elvo and political disabilities and a bill to protect the rights of actual settlers ou on the public lands A bill to preserve the tho purity of elections in the territories and concerning the boundaries of minnesota nevada ne braska colorado I 1 montana and wyoming A bill for the acknowledgment of the independence of cuba or securing its ita annexation to the united states without purchase it recites that spain having thrown off its own government nas nag no right to inflict a government on the li people ople opie of cuba U a contrary to t lh thir hir h ir wishes that it is t the ohe e duty of or the united states to acknowledge the independence of the government now successfully established in cuba by the people thereof or to take measures for the annexation of the island hotle united st states ates as the people of cub cuba may indicate providing that no payment be made to the de thrones Q teen leen icen or to any other person arrogating the right to dispose of or control the thy island wand contrary to the wishes of the people thereof the vote for repealing the tenure of office bill was loi yeas to 47 nays the coni ular alar and diplomatic appropriation pria tion bill was taken up and passed under the stis pension suspension of the rules as reported from the committee and with the general sections previously struck out on points of order restored ela moved to suspend the rules in order to offer a resolution for the appointment of a select committee on wells fargo cos gos mail contract and requesting the suspension of any payment thereon for thirty days the house refused to suspend the rules yeas soe 85 naysh nays 74 not two thirds voting in n the affirmative boutwell from the judiciary committee reported a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the united states providing that the right of the suffrage shall not be abridged by the united states to any tiny citizen in any seste on account of race or color nor the right of holding the office of elector for president or representative senta tive in congress or the state legislature ashley of nevada introduced a bill in the house to loan six per cent bonds of the united states for forche lne the construction of the proposed sutro tunnel in the comstock lode in nevada butler introduced abill a bill bili to authorize the issue of national currency and to ensure its stability and elasticity and to lessen the interest on the public debt and to reduce the rate of interest butler supported his bill by a lengthy speech the bill was referred to the committee of ways and aud means spaulding from the committee comit tee on appropriations reported a resolution that all the papers and evidence returned to the war department by davis holt and campbell commissioners touching the claims of the department of the west before oct 61 be turned over to the attorney general who shall examine the same and that such as have a bearing on the court of claims be printed and received by said court subject to the examination of the witnesses witt esses of either party the re alution was passed dawes presented the credentials credential of J M casement as delegate from wyoming 0 territory washburne of illinois object objected ell eli to his admission and credentials denti als referred to the committee on elections boutwell from the judiciary committee reported the lien of the united states on the union pacific railroad he said the eastern division was not affected by the alleged irregularities or illegal proceedings of the company engaged in its construction the report was ordered printed banks reported a resolution which has already been published proposing th the e protection of san domingo and ha hayti yf iby by the united states A running debate ensued at the conclusion of which the house adjourned the resolution going over till tomorrow to morrow the house resumed the consideration of the resolution extending the protection of the united states to hartland hayti Hayt land and san domingo butler mass offered ered a substitute to the effect that the president be authorized to extend his bis protection over other islands of the antilles to such an extent as ho he may deem expedient not inconsistent with the tha law of nations nat nations iong ioni whenever any of them or the people shall desire such protection spaulding offered an amendment to extend the protection to a any ny islands in the atlantic or pacific oceans which lie nearer the coast of the untied states than any foreign government robinson Bo binson offered an amendment to include ireland in the protection affirming that the time would come when that country would be annexed to the united states after debate the whole subject was tabled farnsworth from the post office committee r reported a bill to restrict and restrain strain ri the franking privilege washburn of illinois wanted the bill passed at once but butt the house would not consent A bill to provide for a ship canal around niagara falls came up as a special order but by the consent of van horne home who had the floor it went over till tomorrow to morrow the house went into committee of the whole and after a short session adi adl adjourned jour ned |