The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-03

| were also the resolutions of the republican
state central committee of South Carolina In
reply to certain allegations in the resolu-
tions of the tax payers convention in regard
/ to the excessive taxation imposed by the
state of South Carolina.
| Mr.. Ingalls,, of Kansas, introduced bill
authorizing the secretary of the interior to
use for the benefit of the Great and Little
Usage Indians of Kansas 100000 per annum
for four years. out of the proceeds of the sale
of their lands; also bill relating TO the
central branch of the Union Pacific Rail-
road. The letter proposed to give that COM
| pany the right TO grants of lands
and subsidy bonds for extending its
road to unite with the Union Pacific
railroad at the one hundredth meridian, pro-
vided the supreme court shall decide such
to have been the intention of the Pacific
| railroad acts of 1862, 1864 and 1866.
| MIR. SchurZ, of Missouri, presented a reso-
luton ofthe Missouri legislature, asking for
an appropriation for the removal of obstruc-
tions from the channel of Mississippi river.
Mr.. Ramsey. of Minnesota, presented the
resolutions of the Minnesota legislature,
asking that survey be made to determine
the feasibility of connecting the navigable
waters of the Minnesota river and the Red
| River of the North by canal.
The bill in regard to the appointment of a
commission to investigate into the alcoholic
| liquor traffic was taken up and Mr.. Pratt
spoke in favor of its passage. When the
| morning hour expired the bill was laid
over.
The unfinished business being the House
bill in regard to the Centennial Exhibition,
Mr.. Sargent, of California, addressed the
Senate in opposition to it. He argued that
| the national treasury was not in a condition
to appropriate money for this purpose.
The matter of the centennial exhibition
| coming up, Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, said
| the exhibition should be held but it should
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moved to strike ont the provision authoriZ-
ing the president in the name of the United
| States TO extend a respectful and and cordial
| invitation to the governments of other ma
| tions to be represented and to take
part in an international exposition and
| the president to extend respectful
and cordial invitation to the COVER
nors of each one of the United
States to be present and take part
| in a national exhibition to be given at Phil
adelphia, &c. Mr.. Morrill, said if we were to
have an international exhibition it should
| be held in New York. He thought that in
1880 the country would be prepared for an
international exhibition. The celebration
had been so managed by Pennsylvania
that the whole of the loss, if any, would
fall on the government Of the United States.
He did not believe it would be proper for
Philadelphia or Pennsylvania to bear the
whole expenses of the national exhibition
and he was willing that the United States
should contribute any reasonable amount to
insure its success, but when money should
be contributed from the national treasury
sources should be on the same
footing and subject to the same
profit and loss as that of the federal govern
ment. AS national exhibition, he would
do all in his power to insure its success, bu
was quite sure 1t would be failure as ar
international one.
Mr.. Sherman said that if congress should
now change the character of the exhibition
the effect would be to release the subscrip
tons already made, including the million
and a half from Philadelphia and Pennsyl
vania.
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, said ht
would not vote, rs it would destroy tn,
whole affair, and change the whole charac
ter of the exhibition, and prevent the man
ayers receiving the money already sub
seribed. He had been assured by the gen
tlemen having the matter in hand that the,
would not ask another dollar beyond tn
three millions from the federal govern
ment. He spoke in favor of giving the ex
hibition an international character, an,
said the people were going t.
celebrate the one hundreth anniversary Q
there existence as nation and it was pro
r posed that representatives of the Who'll
world should be invited. They would be re
spectfully received.
Mr.. Scott of Pennsylvania said tn
amendment OF the girl FROM Vermont, Nor
rill) would accomplish nothing, as the orig
nal bill authorized the President
invite the cooperation ofdifferent states an
commissioners from each state and territar
, had been appointed. He would allow it 3
be taken for granted, but if his bill is passes
, an appropriation would be asked from tn
government, but every opportunity woul
be offered the government of participating
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: stood before the Senate, it meant the com
missioners should go on with the enterprise
and the United States would foot the bill
Invite every land and every tongue to com
here across the trackl sas neea sed
. brings their works, the United States pay
: ing the expenses. He would vote for tn
amendment upon its merits, knowing tina
4 the right of members of the corporation
3 would not be injured.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, said his objec
, in controlling the amendment was friendl,
i to the exhibition, and the meaning of it wa
: to save at least ten millions to the treasur
of the Unitad States. A national exhibition
Q could be carried on with just as much credi
u as an international one Tor ten million dol
Z lars.
i Mr.. Ferry of Connections said the bill wa
; here under false pretense. Up to the tim
that Gen, Hawley announced in the Hous
II to the contrary, there had been steady as
!, sertion that the government should neve
q pay a cent. 1t was evident that there ha
:. been an attempt all the time since to com
0 NIT the government He (Ferry,) was il
,. favor ofthe greatest celebration of the fourt
! of July 1876 that the country ha
@ ever seen and he was prepared to vot
Q for such a celebration on that day. III
i wanted to see the North and South com
y together, and bury every bloody memory c
l. the past, the East and West forget that the
l. have conflicting interests, and all Civ
han IN itaey lQ
d us by our fathers, Mr. Cameron said Phi
d adelphia was the proper place for the ea
hibition, and it should be an internations
'e one. 1t was in that city great events in y
IS took place, and no other place woul
q be suitable for the celebration.
g the state of Pennsylvania shoul
n be forced to hold the exhibition
she would have such an one as would q
d honor to her and put to shame all oppcsin
(, it. Ii an international exhibition was N
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