National Republican., 1873-02-01
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FRIDAY, JANUAn = 81, 1873.
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FRrDAY, JANuAn 81, 1873.
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The Vice p, esident submit, VI a me ssase hor
the president ven. ing the sena, . bill .approprla
,pg ,ls,5OO to the Fas. Tennessee uni yersity fo
,Aoper,y DESTROYED iurIns' the war. S'ruered
DC printed and referred 70 the Coz un '''ee
Claims.
Messrs. window, Harlan and stevepsa ,v,I NM
sppoIntedby the VICE Irespieit c. ths oN 'a ,,a
Zee Of conferonOe on the Indian afbtrr" WV
MrFreling nghuysonW petition Of rar.
teTs Of George Catlin, dnoeased, asking ConpM
Cs'sSsssI I6itffcd 70 the Co'amittee on t,iA
I'S Sf. Hamilton, af,say ln,roduccs bin To-
ReieTred Saq AZ % IN he comI % Military Airs
Mr. Lewis, from the Committee on the DIS.
trict Of Columbia, reported without amendmen,
,ss S sS'RSIFaS fUa ne Se9psnS DOWN
operate a railway track through scu etfeen oi
Washington, connecting the depots Q. bal,,- li
more and Potomac and Baltimore and Ipio Ihil.
roads; dat rails to be used, and the e-ahsit
power.
BY Mr.. HOwei Authorizing the Northern Pa
clnC Railroad Company to construct a bridge
across the 81 Louis river.
BY Mr.. spencer; Authorizing the Columbus,
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public lands.
Mr.. Edmunds stated that tomorrow he would
call up the Alabama claims bill.
Mr.. Harlan offered a resolution proposing an
amendment TO the Constitution providing for the
election Of United States Senators by the popu-
lar vote, upon which he said he would hereafter
The BANKRUPT ACT.
Mr.. Wright alluded to the fact that the IiOuse
CARY @ a me sSnss hsa AL DUN IN
favor OF the repeal, and the country was very
anxious TO know what the Senate would do In
senator @ Snd msdS @ his p mind about 'n T. and nS ps
now moved to take up the bill to repeal, and
asked the Senate to make test vote on his mo-
tiOn.
sir. Bdmunds objected. lie said In view Of the
Very Important considerations that entered
into this subject II was absolutely essential that
aproper understanding Of Its merits. n the bill
was taken up now, II would be impossible TO have
more than the briefest discussion OF It.
Mr.. Wright then, at the suggestion CT Mr.. Car
pentcr, gave notice that at the expiration OF the
morning hour on wednesday he would take up
the bill.
M[: Nye called up the bill authorizing the es-
oCEAs MAIL STEAMSHIP sKRyICE
between the United states and Australia, and
proceeded to address the Senate In Its fhyJr. He
argued that 1t was the duty OF the Government
to encourage commerce as one Of the most I'm
portment elements Of the national greatness.
lie introduced the statistics OF trade between San
Francisco and Australia TO show that II had been
and would be made profitable. lie said great eS-
eltl0ns were now being made by British agents
American, agents who were even now under the
roof Of this Capitol waiting to see what Congress
would DO with this bill.
Mr. buckingham opposed the bill, not because
he did not fAyor ludlclons subsidies, but because
examinations had satisfied him that this was not
. proper case where subsidy should be granted.
the same, and hence there could be no profitable
commerce between them.
Mr.. sherman moved to lay the subsidy bill on
the table for the purpose OF taking up the sub
stitute for the Buckingham banking bllf reported
by the Committee on Finance.
The motion TO lay on the table was lost-yeai
Mr.. Chandler then offered the burnside sub
sidy bill as substitute for the pending webb
bill, stating that he was opposed TO both. Ill
argued that the existing line had done nothinI
10 create commerce between the two points.
Mr.. Anthony, by unanimous consent, offered
resolution extending the time for the presenta
tiOn and selection OF models for the FArragu
statue TO March J. 1878, TO allow time for the aI
nyal Of the model sent from abroad by Mr.. Ran
dolph Rogers, with proyiso that the model
already before the committee may be consldere
befofe that day without prejudice to any tha
may be received hereafter before March !, 1871
Mf. Morrill,, Of Me-, replied to the argument
Of Messrs. Buckingham and Chandler, conten,
Ing that they were unsound, and said he shoul
chserf1y vote for the pending BILL
mlttee on Commerce, and
Mr.. Salisbury advocated the motion, arguin
that, as II referred solely to commerce, II was
subject that should be considered by the Con
nlttee on Commerce, and not by the COmmlttt
on Post Offices.
Mt. Corbeii said the argument OF Mr.. Buckin
ham, that there could be no profitable commerS
between two countries producing the same ART
cles, was refuted by the fact that there hi
always been very profitable commerce betwet
the United States and England, which produc,
many articles In common.
Mr.. Frellnghuysen was opposed to the bi
lie took the ground that the giving Of subsldi
tended To create monopolies with which int
vItlual enterprise could not compete. The on
proper way TO encourage and develop our COZ
merce was TO enact such legislation as wou
enable ships 10 be built In this coultry as cheap
"a In England.
MI, Nye SgSln replied to the arguments again
the bill.
on motion Of. Mr. Thurman, the bill was ID
on the table 10 enable him to make q motion
adjourn over TIL Monday, which was agreed
and the bill was taken up again.
M. Thurman moved again as q test TO lay I
bill on tho table, pending action In which
Senate adjourned.