The New York herald., 1871-02-08
F0RTY-FIR5T CONGRESS.
Third Session.
SENATE.

WAsurNGroN, Fob. :, 1877. .
oKsrEltNIAL ANRyErsAEY, OF AMERICAN YNDE- .
PENDEncE
MI CAMERON ey OF Pa, from the Committee Foreign
Relations reported with amendment the House bill to pro-
vide the hundedh anniversary Of the Declaration Of
American Independence by International Exhibition
Philadelphia. Ths amendment provides that the United
States shall not be liable for attending
exhibition, or W reason ot sne same
Mr. SHERMAN ep Of dno rom Il: Committee on f.
nsnse reported adversely sir smner bin e terminate tue
strengthen the Of the national banks and promote
the return to specie Tsr payTrn, ysrorerurnr ACT
,o1 o sss FL s S S o o
providing penalties for me violation of It's povsons
RAMSEY o Men ro the Committee on Post
oces reported bacs the House joint resolution repeating
Postmaster General adjns: claim Of George Chopper
iraa'snent caaroce er OF the claim.
Mr. = % sf kan H. asea for u the reading a Of
thai tho Postmaster General was not e blame in il the mater
be repealed tls Postmas;sr General
area lsa The secso1 referred to requires that
for pnunent BY the department Of certain mail contract
% s ID 1 s o dc oss s sasw S
ves The Postmaster General bcug specially confined to
1 Sae e IN IL To-
ass s s ss
bepartmn which he Postmaster General was preveated
su 10 %
s @ S ss E sass' e s s s ATTY Conn IN
was responsible in cs sS9n'ps Sa upon ION
10 sm .usb a' saDs ss
Through had the ma aptitude the claim been known and
hn the % Se as Sy
sa % By
Choi pennins arrived at under the law.
saving s @ sa ~ih sfess
s a but n bs
susserps q very M @ gS n aas hs
resolution but he would not sy as rule that ne PSs
Trnbus opinion nc so pafticaary when
TVS known that Tie whole amount Of Cholpennnss claim
SIX thousand dollars. with general addenin for
o. one loo Gass IN round 10
prov. as.prross ispoa q e,%mse a 10
from illinois (ir. irumbul thought ihs committee had
ono e' had % he M HamS occapsa ihs place The he POST
Genera. he would have given the law exactly the
Mr. cnsNiIEn ger, OF Mich, said this claim had cen
no sur ana q sVs e.
session. passed law compelling that ocia to reopen
x. hs n u $ TSid
moriea tla; Congress had committed sach an errSI he
FUTURE that bills would be allowed 20 through
Mr. PoxERoY thought the responsibility the matter was
with the % Sos she n 0a he sS e
referred and n tho Chamber had no. been known
subject haQ pecn c0nsisercu IN House.
Mr. RAMSEY added that the proofs upon which the claim
was TO alleged 10 be In the custody of
| House OF Representatives.
did not Justify The construction which the Postmaster
eral placed upon resolution. The change the
route upon which damage predcated had
it appeared been made az the request and promote the
the contractor himself that
pcstiop was on 6e the Post Office Department and was
part of tho testimony In the which post
ceneras mad jected the claim II never in
tended " Congress that the Postmaster General shou tp
ITEM o, cstimony should excu led. Tickrrs fcl
jxs6cd from he had heard In the oncuson thst The
RESOLUTION allowing tho claim passed Ii
the House.
Mr. BAYARp, (denl Of Eel, said II was Of grays impor
tanoe that the fraudusas Rracces connected with such