The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-18
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ADD COAGREss-sEC0ND SESSION.
senate.

Mr. Cameron, from the committee TO
wait upon King Kalakaua and invite him
to visit the CAPT O, reported that the COM
mittee had discharged that duty. and that
the king would be in the presidents room
in the rear of the senate chamber at 1880
tomorrow friday morning when the
senators would be presented to him.
AT 1911 o'clock he would be received in
the house of representatives.
Mr. Cameron then submitted an order
that the senate meet at the usual hour, II
o'clock, and at 1915 recess be taken that
the senate might proceed IN Il body TO the
hall of the house and join in the ceremony
of receiving his majesty. Agreed to.
The senate resumed the consideration of
the bill to revise, amend and consolidate
the laws relating TO the security of life on
board of vessels propelled in whole or part
by steam and the reading thereof was con-
tinued. At the conclusion 1t was laid over
till Tuesday.
Mr. Conkling of New York presented a
memorial of the citizens of New York en-
gagged in the manufacture of umbrellas and
parasols, calling attention to an aggravated
grievance existing in regard to the tariff on
silk and alpaca. Referred TO the commit
tee on finance.
Mr.. Frcinghuyscn of New Jersey from
the committee on agriculture reported back
a bill to enable the commissioner Of agri-
culture to make special distribution of
seed, with an amendment striking out an
appropriation of $4,000 and substituting
100000. The amendment was agreed to
and the bill passed.
The senate then resumed the considera-
ton of the bill providing for better gov
eminent Of the District Of Columbia.
Pending the discussion, Mr.. Edmunds of
Vermont, from the judiciary committee,
reported favorably on the bill to enable the
supreme court of the district of Columbia
to proceed with its jury business. Passed
Mr.. Bayard opposed the amendment Of
Mr.. Morton to make TIC commissioners of
elections on said evil, under which Dis
trict of Columbia had suffered, was caused
in the main by the exercise of suffrage by
those totally unfit for it. lie hoped to see
the day when the question of suffrage
where the trainers of the constitution in
tended it to be. He spoke OF the unhappy
results which occurred in the state of..North
Carolina, from attempts to regulate the
| liquor traffic. lie moved TO strike out that
| portion of the bill which required every
person taking out liquor license to give
bonds for faithfully observing the conGi-
tons thereof, and for the payment of such
portion Of license fees as shall not be paid
in advance, and to insert in place thereof a
provision requiring all fees for licenses to
be paid into the treasury of the United
states III advance rejected.
The senate continued the discussion of
the District of Columbia affairs pending.
Mr.. namiin Of Maine, called up the
bill to amend, and entitled an act to pro-
mote the development of mining resources
in the United States, approved May 10,
1872. Passed. 1t provides that the fifth
section OF that act I've on,onded so tina,
where person or company has, - :
run tgnRS tfPr J}&Rfne ed'bE by said person OF
company, the money so expended in sale
tunnel shall be taken or considered as eX
pended on SAID lode or lodcs, whether To-
Gated prior to the passage of said act. ant
such person or company shall not be re
CURED to perform the work on the surface
of said lode or lodcs in order to hold TIN
same as required by the act.
Pending the discussion on the distric
bill, the senate, at 40 o'clock. on motion
of Mr.. Ramsey, proceeded to the consider
alton of executive business.
AT 4.45 o'clock the doors were opened
and Senator Logan introduced joint resc
luton, providing that so much of the &C
entitled an act recognizing several of til
staff corps of the army, approved June q
1874, as applies to contract surgeons, bt
or should be, suspended until the 1st c
February, 1915. Ordered to be printed.
; Adjourned.
s.Ousc.
MI. Orth of Indiana, from the joint con
\ mittee on the reception Of King kalakau
3 reported recommendation for his presen
alton to the house tomorrow, which WI
agreed to.
n The house then went into committee
the whole, with Mr. Il. II. r )berts of Ne
o York in the chair, on the legislative Apr
. pration bill.
The committee progresses as far a. pal
Q Ga, in the reading of II. Buslness of publ
o Importance was done in the commtte
; The committee arose and the house resume
r its regular proceedings.
y Mr.. Dawes OF Massachusetts introduce
a bill making provision for payment of t
sinking fund. Referred to the commit