The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-02-03

In the House, Mr.. Van Trump
offered o resolution calling on the
Secretary Of the Treasury for o
statement as to the interest paid
BY Government on the bonds
Of the Union and Central Pacific
Railroad Companies, as to Gov.
ernment freight transportation
on those roads, as to why those
bonds are omitted In Official peri
odical statements of the public
debt, and as to tho stock of those
companies. Adopted,
Mr.. Hay offered a resolution di-
recting the Committee on Mines
and Mining to investigate the cause
of the Avondalo disaster, and re.
port whether Congress has power
under the Constitution, to legis.
late 80 as to prevent such occur
rences. Adopted.
Mr.. Julian offered o resolution
of inquiry as to the appointment
Of o Land Commissioner, 10 be
charged with tho special duty Of
facilitating the acquisition Of
homesteads by freedmen and other
landless people in the Southern
States. Adopted.
In committee of the whole, Mr..
Butler, Of Mass, spoke at great
length in reply 10 Mr.. Dawes. Of
oftho samc State, who had assailed
the Administration for an alleged
increase in tho estimates asked for
by tho several departments. Mr..
Butler exposed the fallacies and
misconceptions Of his colleague on
many of the points which had been
adduced by him, and showed
wherein many Of his statements
were Incorrect and calculated to
make false impression upon the
country. He also charged Mr..
Dawes with being Influenced by a
tendency to Conservatism and a
waning attachment to the Repub.
lican party.
Mr.. Dawes rejoinod. and made
an impressive defense of his posi-.
tion and his Republicanism.
In the Senate, on tho 9th, the
Vice President announced that the
President had approved the Vir-
ginia bill. g.
Jno. +. Lewis, Senator>elect of
Virginia, was sworn in and took
bis seat.
The currency bill was further
debated, without any vote being
reached.
In the House, Mr.. Ingersoll,
from the committee on railroads
and canals, introduced a bill to
authorize tho construction of O
railroad and telegraph limo from
Washington City to Cleveland
Ohio, or Erie, Pennsylvania, by
the most direct route.
Mcssrs. Platt, Ridgway and
,Milncs, mcmbers.oleet from Vir.
ginia were sworn in and took
their seats. .
A heated discussion took place
on the question Of admitting
Charles II. Porter, Of Va, to a
seat, but ho was finally sworn in as
q member.
MIR. Farnsworth reported q bill
to abolish the franking privilege,
which he wished to have made q
special order. Ho yielded, how.
ever, to a general expression Of the
House, to put it on its passage at
oncc, and after an hours discus.
sion tho bill was passed-ayes,
III; nays, II.
In committee of tho whole, Mr.,
Dawes took tho floor, and made an
elaborate SIeech in defence OF his
former exposition, and in reply to
tho speech Of Mr.. Butler. He reit.
Grated his statements as 10 an OK.
cess in the estimates Of Depart.
ments, and detailed tho results OF
interviews which he had had with
the heads Of the Treasury, Interior
and War Departments, who had
given no encouragement that the
estimates could be cut down. lie
then went on to say, as reported
in the press dispatches:
II won't away from tho Treasury
Department discouraged. l took
counsel Of influential gentlemen in
The party, With this Book of Esti.
mates under my arm, which has
been my constant companion for
six weeks, and l was advised to 20
to the President myself, and l laid
these estimates and these balances
before him; but latter short
pause, and in a tone of sadness, I
| do not know that l accomplished
anything; | do not know but he
has more confidence in my col.
league [ [Butler] than ia myself; it
may be that he will take my col.
league into his bosom and warm
him into new life rLanvhterl. I