1875. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. 1231 that I move the engrossed hill b'3 printed in tho RECORD to-morrow, Penusylvanin, and of cit.izens of McConnellstown, Pennsylvania, for so we can all ee it. the repeal of the 10 per cent. reduction of duties made in 1 72 an<l The SPEAKER. The Chair hears no objection, ancl it is so ordered. remonstrating against a tax on tea and coffee and revival of internal :Mr. BUTLER, of l\lassachn ~et ts. There is no ol.>jection to printing taxes, to lhe Committee on Ways -and Means. it, but in the mean t.ime let -Us pa.~s it. By .Mr. SWANN: The petition of citizens of Baltimore, Maryland, Tile engrossed hill is as follows: for the repeal of the 10 per cent. reduction -Of duties made in 187~ Be it enacud by the Senate and Hott,;~e of Representatines of the United States of auu agaillst a duty on tea and coffee and revival of internal taxes, to .Am.er·ica in Oo11.grus as~;mnbled. That the Secretary of tho Treas11rV i'i hereby au­ the Committee on Ways and Meane. thorized and empowered to di vitle among the loyal nortllem creuitoi-s whose debts By 'l\ir. TOWNSEND: Five petitions of citizens of Pennsylvania, were contisc.1.ted by the acts of tho confecler:J.te government t.hc sum of 8203,334.89, pro rata, according to the amount of such contiscatcrl debts; · and for that purpose of similar import, to the same committee. he is :mthorized to appoint a comrni'isioner, who. e duty it shall be. aft.er !!ivinu By l\fr. WALDRON: The memorial of Jules L Williams, for relief, thirty days' public notice of the time and place of hearing m a newspaper pub1ish6(1 to the CommittQe on Military Affairs. in t.he cities of Washinl{tou, ChicagoJ. New Orleans, New York, ancl Philatlelphia, to Lear and determint> the claims of au pei"Sons to the said ftmd. to ascertain by tcs· timony taken nuder oath who is justl.Y C'ntitled to any part thereof, C.'l.used by con­ tisca.tion of his d bt~. whether m·not snch crenitor has received in any other way or from any other source an.v .[)Ortion or the whole of said claim; and nft.er determin­ in ~· tho a.monut, to 1listribuk or allow for all such claims presented to him, anti IN SENATE. orJcr a division of aitl sum between saitl .claimants, pro rata, after deducting the s:tlary of said commi sioner and tho expenses of such division, which shall in no eV"ont oxccetl tho sum of 5 per cent. on the amount thereof, and uvon tlie approval SATURDAY, Febr~ry 13, 1875. of Ruch division by tbo Secreta.rv of the Treasury be is a.utborized to draw ]tis war· rant upon tbe T1·ea. uror of thll trnit.od States in favor of the. several claimants for Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYRON Sm..TDERLAND, D. D. payment thereof; anfl claimants sha.ll have six months in w.nich to present their The Journal of yesterday'~ proceedings was read an<l approved. claims to said commission; and provided that personal notice shall be given to 21li claimants as far as they are known. CREDE:-ITIALS. l\lr. KASSON. I move t.he Honse adjourn. Mr. FERRY, of Connecticut, presented the credentials of Ron. The House divided; and there were-ayes 62, noes 64. William W . Ea,ton, appointed by the governor of the State of Con­ Mr. KASSON. I demand tellers. necticut a Senator from that Stat.e to till the vacancy occasioned by Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. It does not require a quorum on the death of Hou. William A. Buckingham. the motion to adjourn. The credentials were read; and the oaths prescribed by law having The SPEAKER. The question of a quorum having boeu raised, it been administereu to Mr. EAToN, he took his seat in the Senate. might as well l>e determined on this as on the motion for a call of the House. PETITIOXS AND l\1El\10RIALS • . Tellers were orclered; and Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Mr. BOGY presented a memorial of the Union Merchants' Exchange, KASSON wel.·e appointed. of Saint Louis, Missouri, in favor of the location of a ruiut in that Tile House ui vi <led; and the tellers reported-ayes 72, noes 77. city; which was referred to the Committee ou l''inance, and ordere<l So the House refused t.o adjourn. · . to be printed. Mr. DONNAN. I object to thi8 bill being printed in the RECORD. He also presented a memorial of the Union Merchants' Exchange, \Ve have it in print on our files, and there is uo use of cumbering the of Saint Louis, Missouri, in oppo ition to the passage of a law trans­ RECORD with it. ferring the control of the Light-House Board from the Navy to the .Mr. KA.SSON. This bill was not printed; the substitute ' yas in Army; wilich was referreu to the Committee on Naval Affairs, and writing. oruered to be print-ed. The SPEAKER. Objection comes too late. There being no further Mr. JOfu~STONpresented the petition of John Kelly, of Alleghany count demanded, the previous question is secouued and the main County, V1rginia, praying for a rehearing of his claim disallowed by question is ordered. tho commissioners of olaims, or that the same be referred to the Court Mr. YOUNG, of Georgia. I demand the yeas and nays on the pas­ of Claims; which was referred to the Committee on Claims. sage of the bill. Mr. SARGENT presented a memorial of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, remonstrating against the repeal of the provision for tho 'l'he House clivided; aud there were ayes 211 uot one-fifth of those present. special subsidy granted to them by the law of Congress approved Mr. YOUNG, of Georgia, demanded tellers on the yeas anu nays. J nne 1, 1872, for mail service between San Francisco, Japan, and TE.'llers were oruered. China, and praying that an appropriation be made to carry it into Mr. KELLOGG. I rise to a parliamentary inquiry. Does not this e1f'ect; which waa referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and and the other hills reported from the Committee of the vv'bf)le come ordered to be print-cu. np aa unfinished business to-morrow morning after the rea!liug of the Mr. McCREERY pres·ented a petition of delegates of the Creek Na­ Journalf tion of Indians; praying the payment of the balance claimed to be The SPEAKER. They do. dne them unuer tho treaty of June 14, 1866 ; which was referred to the Then, on motion of .Mr. GARFIELD, (atfiveo'clo0k and tweutv-five Committee on Claims. minutes p.m.,) the Honse adjourned. v Mr. SCOTT presented a petition of citizens of Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, praying that the aiel of the national credit be extended to the completion of a great southern line of railroad to the Pa.cific; which was rofcrrcu to tho Committee on Railroads. PETITIONS, ETC. He also presenteu a memorial of citiz-ens of Delaware County, The following memorials, petitions, aud other papers were pre­ Pennsylvania, and a memorial of citizens of Philadelphia, Pennsyl­ sented at the Clerk's desk, under the rule, and referred as stated: vania, remonstrating against the restoration of duties on t-ea and By Mr. ARTHUR: The remonstrance of tobacco manufacturers and coffee or any revival of interual-reveune taxes and prayiug for the dealers of Covington, Kentucky, against an advance on the existing repeal of the 10 per cent. rednction of the duties upon certain foreign rate of tax upon tobacco, to the Committeo on Ways and Means. goods· made by the act of 1t$72; which were referred to the Commit­ By Mr. COBURN : The petition of 500 citizens of· Indiana, for the tee on Finance. equalization of bounties, to the Committee ou Military Affairs. Mr. CHANDLER presented a memorial of e.itizens of Michigan, re­ Also, the peti~ion of 30 soldiers of New Jersey, of similar import, to monstrating against the restoration of duties on tea. and coffee or any the same comuuttee. - revival of internal-revenue taxes and praying for the repeal of the 10 By Mr. HAWI... EY, of Illinois: The petition of :300citizens of Jasper per cont. reduction of the duties upon certain foreign goods made l>y County, Illinois, for an appropriation to construct the Hennepin the act of 1872; which was referred to the Committee on ·Finance. canal, to the Committ-ee on Railways aud Canals. Mr. DORSEY present.ed a letter from the Postmaster-General, au­ By Mr. LOUGHRIDGE: Memorial of theNatioua] Woman Suffrage dressed to the chairman of the Committee on Post-Offices and Post­ Association, relative to suffrage, to the Committee on the Judiciar~. Roads, relative to the nat11re and extent of the operations of the By Mr. PACKER: Two petitions of citizens of Mount Carmel, r(>.gistered-letter system and its defects; which was referred to the Northumberland County, PenosylYania, for the repeal of the 10 per Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. cent. reduction of duties made in 18721 and also for the passage of the .Mr. GOLDTHWAITE presented the 11etition of John A. Brown, of cun-ency bill submitted l.>y Ron. W. D. KELLEY, providing for t he issue Mobile, Alabama, praying the removal of his political disabilities; of 3.65 convertible bonds, to the Committee on \Vays and Means.