The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-12

know more about It than himself. As TO the COM
mittee proposed by his colleague, neither OF the
went 10 the Foreign Relations Committee, 1t would
be for other reason except that the very dtstn-
guished Senator from that State (Mr. Cameron) was
The claims Of New York would possibly be over
ruled in this way, Notwithstanding that city was the
largest In the country, the very centre OF all uaVe
on this continent internal and external.
Mr. Cameron thought Mr. Oonkling's remark
about suburbs of New York would have been very
fine Il It had originated with him, but It was very
common New ork wittcism, in which me Sena-
MIR. Conklng (aside). We cont claim 1t as wit, but
Mr.. Cameron, without noticing the interruption,
said he disposed TO treat as jest what the Sena
tor Mr Conkling had said about the credit OF Penn
syluania appointments being charged to New YORK
the subject privately.
He knew his friend from New York did not
mean to attribute to himself any Intentional
wrong doing Under his own administration OF the
War ONCE, New York had received more than her
numerical share OF appointments and he could say
for himself he had invariably selected only those
wnom ne knew to be loyal and brave Irrespective OF
Mr.. Scott remarked that by giving the Govern
ment sanction to the Philadelphia celebration OF the
centennial anniversary Of American Independence,
the local celebrations of New York, Cincinnati, or
any Of the numerous towns of the country would
not be nterferred with, while tue proPrety OF desg-
mating Philadelphia was perfectly obvious.
The suggestion Of Mr.. Conkling that Philadelphia
was one OF the suburbs OF New York he regarded as
a favorable recommendation, because the honest
and intelligent people Of the country who would
attend such an exposition would prefer to be quar-
tered in suburb OF New York than to be exposed
to the vices and annoyances of the seetbing
| tropolis. II the bill was defeated for the reasons
Of the old bell the State House, and
| Philadelphia herself bodily over to New York.
Upon Mr.. Scotts motion division, demanded by
Mr.. FentoD, resulted In its adoption, 35 Senators
| rising In the aHrmative, and negative vote not
Mr.. Williams, from the Committee on Finance, re-
ported the bill TO equalize and FIX the salaries OF
certain bureau officers, with amendments. II now
provides for the payment OF a salary of f45o0 per
| annum to each OF the following officers The
Assistant Secretaries and also the Comptroers, the
soners Of Customs and the Supervising Architect Of
the Treasury Department the Assistant Postmasters-
Ohice the Commissioner OF Pensions and the Com
| missioner of Indian Affairs
Mr.. Ramsey, from the Committee on Post Onices
and Post Roads, reported bill authorizing the
establishment of ocean mail steamship service be-
tween the United States and Australia. 1t directs
| the Postmaster General to contract with William
H. Webb Benjamin Holiday, and associates for
carrying the mails monthly between San Francisco
and Australia and New Zealand by line OF steam
| ships, at compensation not exceeding S5o0,O00
House of Representatives.
The House resumed the consideration OF the bill
| Of yesterday from the Committee on Agricultural
for the better care OF cattle in transit by railroad or
MI. Swami opposed the bill as one which would
and by he men Of time tables the S1es
ton was whether Congress should take the control
| Of the subject and undertake to manage not only
the great national affairs entrusted to it, but also to
| maasge and control all the railroad companies.
Congress might as well control the railroad fares
and regulate how railroad cars shall be heated and
lighted.
Mr.. Scodeld said he was himself States rights
man as 1t used to be called when he was in the De-
| mocra;ic ranks. He had always believed in local
legislation in township and couny, and State egis-
| lattoD, but when they came to subject which
reached all over the country, and which no town
ship, county, State could control, then he held
that ii Congress had power over 1t under the Con-
| stitution, that power should be exercised, and he
| held that that power existed under the clause OF
the Constitution which gave Congress power to re-
| gulate commerce between the States.
| Mr.. Swami moved to lay the bill on the table.
| Negatived.
| The morning hour expired and the bill went over
| tillthe next morning hour
| Mr. Dawes offered resolution instructing the
| Committee Appropriation to inquire into the
| allowance and the manner Of allowance, of the
claim OF George ChoIpenning, SAB, 900, approved
| July 10 1870 and requesting the Sixth Auditor tC
| delay the payment Of any warrant therefor unit
| the committee reports, the committee to have
| power to send for persons and papers. Adopted.
| Mr.. johnson offered a resolution instructlng the
| Committee on Military Affairs to inquire into the
expulsion and subsequent enforced resignation o
Cadets Baird, Fleckmyer, and Barnes from the
| West Point Military Academy, with power TO SEND
| for persons and papers. Adopted.
The House, at 1'4O, went into Committee OF the
! Whole, Mr., Scoield in the chair, and resumed tho
Judicial Appropriation bill.