Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-31
Forty-First Congress Second Session
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 30.
SENATE.


Memorials were presented by Messrs Fenton
Conkling and Sumner, from the Kings County
N. T., homeopathic and other medical societies
in reference to the establishment of a homeo
pathic national university Mt Washington, con.
gress to make the establishment of one or more
charter for the same.
MIR. Wilson, from the military committee re-
ported ifavOrably the house bill extending the
benefits of the soldiers national asylum to the
soldiers of 1872 and the Mexican wars; also, ad
versely on the bill relative to the sale Of the arse
nal at Pitts6urg. The latter bill was indefinite
ly postponed.
MIR. buckingham, from the committee on COM
nerce, reported back the house bill 10 authorize
the removal OF the custom house from st. Marks
to Cedar Keys, Fla. Passed.
MIR. Nye, from the committee on territories,
referred back with amendments bills to provide
state governments in New Mexico and Colorado.
Inc question Of the admission of senators
from Georgia was discussed at length but,
without action, the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Bills were introduced and referred, as follows
by Mr.. Morrill,, of Misunderstanding that any
one who shall sell or give TO any civil, military
or naval officer of the government intoxicating
liquors. to be used as beverage shall be deemed
guilty OF crime against the peace of society, and
on conviction thereof be punished by fine and
Imprisonment; also, providing that all employees
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to use intoxicating liquors, or shall become at
all intoxicated, shall be summarily dismissed,
and shall not be reinstated for two years
BY Mr.. Ferris of New York-To extend the
jurisdiction Of the court of claims.
BY MIR. Scofeld, of Pennsylvania-To extend
to the officers of the military and naval service
the benefits Of the actifumishing artificial limbs
to disabled soldiers
by MIR. Mungen, of OhO-Requesting informa-
uon from the president as to tue employment of
military officers in civil duties at the white
house.
By Mr.. Burchard, of Illinois Authorizing
banking ssoc'ations, whose circulation is linn
tied, under the act of July 70, 1870 in states in
winch all additional circulation has not been
taken, to supply and reserve circulation of
100000 by that act.
Mr.. Dawes introduceda bill repeating the act of
July winch authorized the postmaster general
TO ADJUST the claims of George Chorpenning
He showed that frauds of the grossest character
had been attempted under the original resou-
ton.
After stating the facts connected with the
Chorpenning contract, and on which the claim
was based, Mr.. Dawes said he made no charge
against any officer of the government nor mem
Der of congress. He had merely undertaken to
SHOW the consequences of precipitate action by
congress. He did so for the double purpose of
not only securing SAB 900 for man who the
officials OF the post office department declared
entitled to not one red cent whatever, but also
10 take to himself, as much as to any other mem
Der of the house, the lesson which it should
teach them, to stop Two things: first, to stop i'm
posing on the executive departments of the gov
eminent the adjusting of claims without permit
ting them the opportunity of examining Witness
es, and, second, putting through claims in a
manner in which they were put through with
out the house itself knowing what it was doing
MIR. Beck SAID, while agreeing generally with
the statement of the chairman of the committee
he believed the postmaster general, if not actu-
ally censurabe for what he had done had acted
with great negligence in the matter. He knew
the claim to be fraud; he knew the papers on
file in the house did not tel the whole truth
and 1t was his duty to report the facts back to
congress, which had been in session for nearly
three weeks before he made his awards. The
man who was managing counsel for Chorpen-
hlng, Earl, mad been first assistant postmaster
general and law partner and associate of Cres-
well, and il was on that account that he Beck
had introduced the bill to-day, to prohibit any
employe In any department of the government
from practiclng law in any such department
within five years after his retiring from it,
Mr.. Hill explained the connection which the
post office committee had had with the matter,
to whom it was represented that only small
balance was due, and the resolution passed
The following joint resolution copied from the
kossuth resolution was introduced By Mr.. But
Ter, of Massachusetts, and passed, under sus-
PShSiOu VI tic IuicS-ltZ 10 Il.
Resolved, that the congress of the United Ststes
In the name and on behalf OF the people of the
United States, give to j. 0Donovan Kossa. Thomas
Clark Luby, John O'Leary, thomas f.. Burke
Charles Underwood, VConnell and their associates
Irish exiles and patriots cordial welcome to the
capital also to the country, and that copy of this
resolution shall be transmitted to them by the pres
ident of the United States"
The negative votes were given by Messrs. Am
bier, Baily, Benjamin of Missouri, Blair Of
Michigan, Churchill, Dixon of North Carolina,
Dixon OF Rhode Island, Ferris, Hale, Hawkins,
Hoar, Jenekes, Kelsey of New York, Knapp,
Latiin, Peters, Pomeroy, Tatfe, Tanner, Wheeler
and Willard.
Mr.. Bingham, from the judiciary committee,
made report on the memorial,-which was Or
dered printed, and recommitted,-of Victoria e,
woodruff, asking that declaratory law be
passed by congress that, under the 10Th amend
ment, she is entitled to vote. The report argues
against the claim, aud recommends that the