Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-12-26
FOHTY-THiRD CONGREss-FIRsT
SESSION.
WAsHINGrON. Dee. H.
SENATE

I ed
BE it enacted, ETC.. That 80 much OF the
act OF March 81, 1873, a. provides for tbs
increase Of compensation Of members of
Congress and the several officers and en-
plOyes Of either House of Congress or h0tb
be and the same is hereby repealed, and tba
salaries and compensation Of all Saidpers5D.
shall be as fixed by the laws in force az m.
time of the passage Of said act.
Section 2.-That the compensation OF tt.
several heads Of departments shall be ,lef
&. 600 per annum.
Section 3-That the secretary of tls
treasury be required to cover into ta.
treasury all sums that may remain undrayr
or which have been received as increase
compensation under the provisions Of sail
act approved March Sd, 1873. and which
| shall have or may come into his possession
by the return thereof.
Mr.. Chandler (Mich.) said Cungress hal
been here three weeks, during which time
: thew had increased the price Of GOLD. D.
ranged business, and now wanted % s1
pome. If there was not time TO amend IT,
/ bankrupt law before the holidays OF pa,,e
a new one he hoped the old one would D.
escinded. at least.
NJ. Boreman (W. VaJ opposed O..
repeal Of the bankrupt law, though be-
favored the amendment thereof n.
thought it best to take holiday resss.
and come back prepared TO act with int-.l.
gence.
Mr.. Conkling On. " presented q lst.
ton Of the chamber Of commerce Of New
| York. asking that an international com
mission be appointed 10 consider the subject
/ of carving passengers on the ocean witb
/ power TO make regulations for the govern
[ rnent of ocean travel, in order that coils
Ions NAV be averted. Referred % the CON-
mittee on commerce. lie also presented
petitions Of prominent business men Of New
| YORK against the repeal Of the blnkrur.
law. Referred to the judiciary c1mm.ttea
The Senate then proceeded t. The ela-
sideratiOn Of the joint resolution o. aIIYIr.
Mr.. ingalls, (Kan.) moved To amend O..
House resolution By substituting VI 'ailF.
Dec -. for Friday, the l9th-
Mr.. thurman believed it wouli Dot ..
possible for the Judiciary cJmnittet 60 ra.
mort bin to-day. bIt after cIaylrlti ..
| with q large number OF member li t.e
I House he had come to the conclusion tL-.
il was idle to talk about amending the 5i1a-
[ rupt law before the holiday. The quest
now is, shall We have no recess and -Y .s
with amending that law. OF whether We w.
/ discharge the judiciary committee .rl
the consideration of the House bill an! y...
on that 1t was no use To talk a1.--
amending the law before the holiday
The amendment Of Mr.. ingalls, was r..
iscied, and the resolution a. passed rs de
House was then ccncurred in hya yote'ia-
/ to y.
Mr.. Morton CInd Submitted a resolution
I that the committee on the Judiciary be- be-
/ >tructed that in any bill they may report .1
regard 20 the bankrupt law, whether iYr .--
repeal OF amendment, that such repeal or
such amendments as relate % the acts.
/ causes or conditions By virtue Oi Which au,
person may be thrown into involuntary
bankruptcy shall be made retroactive, and
10 date hack and take effect at period a'
earlier than the first ofDecemher, 1913.
Mr. sumner objected % a debate and t.-
resolution went over.
senate then at O'Clock went into eZec..
tive session. At 3.fj the doors were re.
opened aad the Senate adjourned until Jan.
nary 9th.
HOUSE.
Ia the debate on Buffers civil right
bill, Mr. Brombcrg (Ala.) asked Butler
whether there was any evidence before the
committee as 10 the necessity for this law,
and also why those southern state legisla-
lures which had - long been controlled by
the republican party had not passed sa
necessary laws.
Mr. Butler replied that coilrei witue--e-
on their way 70 testify before rec0nstruc.
tion committee had been forced into dirty.
miserable smoking cars. Republican state
legislatures had not acted IN the matter
because they were waiting for Congress o.
do so.
Mr.. Cox q. - proposed u amend the
bill 50 as 10 make col0red persons liable 90
the penalties of the bill
Mr. Butler said that the amendment Wa
Nn los |rr.f ~..
natural person and the negro was very
natural person.
Mr.. Beck (Ky.) opposed and Mr.. E1iuay
Is c. advocated the bill. He could very
well understand the opposition Of the gen
tlemen on the other side from the southern
states; they had a feeling against tie
negro which would never die out. I-ey
had an antipathy against that race because
of its loyalty 10 the government, and be
cause it had shown its manhood and val 70
in defence of the flag Of the country, ana
had assisted in crushing the rebellion. The
negro did not want social equality ami l.l
not want to intermarry with the white race
lie claimed that the people whom be repre-
sented were as yirtuOus and had just o.
many high characteristics Gs any class ui
the population. Statistics would prove -l-t
there was as much virtue in the ncgrl as 10
the white. They were not seeking -1cal
equality. He and men of his race
preferred to choose their own ASSOCIATE
They wanted this law enacted SD
that they should be recognized a, other
men Why could not negro members %
Congress enjoy immunities IN hotels as tie
white members Of Congress Why should
they not have the right 10 20 into res
taurants without being iu~ulted9
Mr.. Coburn Qnd from the committee
on military affairs rpnOrtad q resolution rn-
questing the President to c0nvenea court Of
inquiry 10 consist of not less than lye
officers of the army to investigate all charge
against General o. o. Howard contained u
the communication Of the secretary Of war
Of Dec. 5th.
Mr.. Butler Mass suggested that bal.
the court should eOnSi-tOf officers who hlI
served with the cJl0red troops, for he knew
that there was n great prejudice among
army officers against Gen. Howard. becau-s
he had been the head of the Frecmcu-
Bureau, which they thought was not com.
patihle with the dignity of an army officer
Mr.. COburn said that 1t was within t.s
discretion cf the President to select men
without prejudice. and he could -ss Dol.
danger of eutrusting it TO the President
lie sent to the clerk 5 de-. and had read
letter from Gen. Howard, counting ia4 l.-y
and waving all technical objections Aa-
some discussion the whole matter was r..
committed.
Mr.. Cessna (Pa) presented ueutioa
the citizens Of Somerset county. Pa. auku-
to the revival of the claim OF Dal--e
Chorpennlig against the government.
debate Wa had on the irrcEulr-y H-
Cessna : me-IOd of treating matter. whoa
the latter withdrew the papers and at o.
she House adjourned till January j-h.