Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-01-17
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.

Communicate the reasons for discon--
tinuing the transmission of the mid
night mail between New York and
Philadelphia and places east and
north, and whether in view of the me-
cessities of commerce, the renewal of
such transmission should not be I'M
mediately ordered. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Washburn it was
ordered that the session tomorrow
be devoted to general debate.
Mr.. Stevens reported a bill to es-
tablish system of schools for the
District of Columbia, that should
serve as model for similar institu-
lions throughout the nation. 1t was
made special order for Wednesday.
Mr.. Butler asked leave to offer a
resolution reciting the reports in pub
lie journals that great suffering from
cold and hunger had been sustained
by soldiers in Alaska, and directing
the Secretary of War to furnish
copies and reports on the, subject and
all orders and directions given by the
Department. ......
Mr.. Highly objected, and the reso-
luton was not received .+. .....,
The joint resolution relative to
whiskey was then taken up.
Mr.. Pile, referring to the remarks
of Mr.. Marshall yesterday, that the
thieving in the first year of Lincoln's
administration was more than the
whole cost of Buchanan's four year :
administration, remarked that the last
year Of Buchanan's administration
cost the country more than the whole
of Lincoln'S first term, taking gold as
the basis OF value and deducting the
expenses growing out Of the war, the
responsibility of which rested else
where than on Mr.. Lincoln or his ad-
ministration, or on the party that
elected him. When Johnson succeed
ed in the Presidential Office there was
an influx of wicked and desperate
men and broken down political hacks
into Washington to SECURE a dispen-
sation of patronags which had De-
bauched public morals. Nj, Pile con
tinued his remarks, rejecting Aan the
Democratic party and denouncing the
present Revenue officials as corrupt.
In conclusion he proceeded to speak
on the merits Of the joint resolution.
He said he should vote for it, and
hoped it would pass, although he had
really no faith in the success of any
law unless law was better administer
ed than it was at present. He be
lieved that the only remedy was the
substitution of a small tax to be paiC
: at distillery by the distiller himself
and of a license ranging in amour
from 5000 to $4,000 year, so tina
the collection of revenue from whiSk,
; should be taken out Of the hands Of
4 that race of cormorants and thieye
: who now had control of it.
: Mr.. Woodbridge expressed his SUI
/ prise that a question of that charac
}, ter should have given rise to such ;
wide latitude of debate. Indeed, b
had often wondered that when
]. business question was before tn
, House, involving more or less the il
terests of the country, the .debat
It should 50 frequently degenerate int
J. political discussion, or into party a
., perites. The people of the natio
= were looking to the House of Coz
4 gress for measures which should II
f. lieve them from burdens now impo
ed upon them, and he was glad tn;
t the Committee of Ways and Meat
: was, thus early in the session, bendin
II its energies for the removal of the>
At burdens. He regretted to have hear
aspersions on high public officials
thisx country. He looked upon Il
tn Secretary of the Treasury as an alb
Is aud. honest man and faithful oficiG
I'd aud he believed that the Commissio
ne er. of Internal Bevenue was persona
It ly beyond reproach. But the latt,
ds Office required more executive abili
e. aud more courage than any Office u
he der the Government. The Comm
at sioner of Internal Revenue should
m master of his position, and shou
be have moral force when a collector
ii. an assessor Of any district did n
"a, perform his duty faithfully to reno
th' him Immediately instead of sendil
It's spies to watch him to be Intensely
corrupted. The people demand
the execution of this law. They KIN,
,R that one hundred milliens or mo
az should be received annually from t
,R tax on whiskey. They are groani
)th under the burdens Of oppressive t;
lly alton, and they would not bear it, a
he ought not to bear it much longer.
nv There was a fault somewhere-whe
of he did not know: but it was idle
NO say that the law now on the stat
ne book regarding the tax on whisl
u.s. could not be enforced. Referring
un- the remarks of Mr.. Marshall vest
ous day, he asked whether that gentlen
- did not remember that, for the f
APP time in the history of the Governme
by the expression had come from
Is mouth of Democratic Executive t
on. "to the victor belongs the spoils,"
the that doctrine had been followed
ex- the Democratic disciples from t
ork day to this. Let the gentleman {
ent Marshall) look at the last Democr
yer administration-the last he pray
ugh in the name of God and liberty, |
and would ever disgrace the country