Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-06-07
Congressional News.
Washington, May 81, 1870.

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SENATE.
Mr.. Chandler introduced bill to |
encourage the building OF ships tor
foreign trade and other purposes.
The pending treaties with the
Greek, Miami, Stockbridge and other
Indians were adversely reported on
by the Committee on Indian Affairs
and rejected.
Mr.. Sumner, from the Committee
on Foreign Relations, reported bill
Incorporating the Pacific Submarine
Telegraph Company and to facilitate
teIegraphic communication between
America and Asia, in accordance with
the petition Of Cyrus W. Field and
others.
The bill provides that the compa-
ny shall have capital Of ten millions
in gold to be paid in or within a year
from the organization, nine directors,
a majority of them citizens Of the Uni
ted States, and a central office, where
all the meetings shall be held, at New
York or Washington. Government
is to aid the company by the payment
Of 100000 in gold year for twenty
years from the completion, and to
have the free use of the cable for pub
lie business to an equal amount. The
line is to be completed within five
years from the date of the act. The
rates for messages Of ten words, in
Guiding the address, date and sigma
ture, as follows: Between California
and China, $50, in gold; between
California and the Hawaiian Islands,
S., in gold, thence to Midway Islands,
s., in gold; thence to Japan, $40. in
gold from Japan to China, IS. in
gold, and the same in proportion for
additional words.
The Senate then went into EXccu-
tive session, and Mr.. Sumner pro
ceedcd with his speech in favor OF the
Sandwich Islands reciprocity treaty.
At the evening session a bill for
supplying the Deficiencies in the ap-
preparations for compensation and
the mileage of members Of the House
of Representatives coming up, the
amendments 10y the Committee on Ap-
/ preparations, appropriating $l+00 for
deficiencies in the appropriation for
collecting customs, and $4,000 to
enable the Secretary Of the Treasury
to pay special counsel were debated.
Mr.. Trumbull remarked that the
bringing in Of the Deficiency bills In
dicated that the show of economy in
cutting down the Appropriation bills
had been a mere pretence. He argu-
ed that this deficiency Of almost a
million and half Of dollars was enor-
nous. The figures showed that the
collection Of surplus revenue for the
first half OF the present fiscal year
/ cost seven per cent. more than it-
collection in the first six months OF tic
preceding year. The excess of apprO.
priation asked for TO collect customs
revenue for the present year was
nearly million dollars greater than
the amount asked for last year. lie
desired to know the reason Of this cx
traordiaary increase.
Mr.. Morrill, Of Vermont said tina
the Secretary Of the Treasury certain
ly would not spend one dollar beyonC
? the amount authorized by law. Tx
,, deprecated the apparent impcach
| ment Of the Secretary by the Senate
from Illinois
Mr.. Morrill, Of Maine stated as I'll,
reason assigned 10y the Secretary 0
the Treasury for increased cxpcns,
10 collecting the customs. that Their
had been an increase Of thirteen o
fourteen millions in the revenue iron
: this source. He had not asked tn
Secretary to 90 into details, as he sup
posed him honest.
! The amendments were agreed t,
and the bill passed.
4 bill for the relief Of RoIlin Whit
was returned by the President, wit
: his objections, and debated, Mr.. Saul-
i bury remarking that the message Q
u the President in returning a bill i
: no sense is a veto in the sense intend
> ed by the Constitution.
Mr.. Carpenter stated that the vet
;, was based upon a misapprchousio
d that the bill granted a new patent
7 whereas it only provided for a neJ
trial.
The hill was finally passed owe
the Presidents objections by two
, |, thirds vote-4l to II.
j; The Senate then adjourned.
" HOUSE.
The House proceeded to the cor
sideration Of the bill to revive til
" navigation and commercial interest
Il Of the United States.
" Mr.. Lynch of Maine moved the pr
) vious question, which was SECONDED
u and the main question ordered.
IL Mr.. Lynch proceeded to explai
: the substitute reported by the con
: mittee and to discuss the amendment
y and some Of the objections to the bill
= He denied that the bill was made
y the interest of any class or section
= The opposition to the bill came pri
cipaIly from New York merchant
y y who during the war had placed the
- !, ships under the British flag, from me
II who were interested il the lorciq
y steamship lines, and from subsidizc
: agents Of the Clyde shipbuildcrs.
- In the course Of the discussion II
~ Schcnck made a point Of order TIKI
- the hour to which Mr., Lynch was c
q" titled had been consumed by him.
The Speaker intimatcd that !
would have to sustain the point Of 0
u der but appealed to Mr.. Schnock n,
III to insist upon it.
IS Mr.. Schenck accordingly withdre
: it, and Mr.. Lynch proceeded with h
= remarks, in the course Of which
30 made a remark which reflected on Il
% motive Of objection.
Mr.. Schenck-What do you me;
by imputing motives?
a Mr.. Lynch withdraw the I
III mark.
W Mr.. Schenck-You ought to; it
Oh impertinent and indecent. | ha
na acted on my own Judgment in rega
nj to this bill.
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