Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-07
CONGRESSIONAL.

passtd-amenQat0ry OF the act 10 provide lnlerHhl
revenue TO support the Government, to pay inter
est on the public debt and for other purposes. ap
proved June 30, 1864, the amendment providing
that no legal document or paper required by law
to be stamped which was made, signed or issued
in the Northern States prior to the LIST Of July 1865
shall be deemed or held as invalid or of no effect by
reason of the failure to impose thereon the re-
quired stamp; House bill to render available GER
tain balances of unexpended appropriations Tor
the payment Of bounty and prize money to colored
soldiers and sailors. 4 bill was introduced and
referred to provide for a Commission upon the
subject Of postal telegraph The report of the
Committee on Transportation Routes was present
ed, and motion was made and referred to print
1000 extra copies. The Louisiana bill was
further debated Adjourned to the 27th.
In the House, on the Gath, a message
from the President was received and referred,
transmitting copies Of all the orders and CORE
spondence in relation to the troubles in Arkansas,
in answer to resolution Of the House. "A bill
introduced and referred to repeal the second
section Of the act of the 9TH Of July, 1872, which
reduces the duties on certain imported articles
10 per cent. The Consular and Diplomatic APP
preparation bill, appropriating $3341, 3Oi, was re-
ported, and referred. =. The Legislative, Execu-
tive and Judicial Appropriation bill was further
considered in Committee OF the Whole, and sew
era portions Of the bill were disposed Of. Ad-
Journed
Senate not in session on the 25th. In
the House, the Legislative, Executive and Judi
tee of the Whole A lengthy debate occurred on
"A motion to strike out from the paragraph relating
to the Department Of Justice the item OF 81 400 for
the care and subsistence of horses and $500 for
repairs TO carriages and harness, and the motion
was agreed to--65 to 80. Among other amend
ments agreed to one providing that no officer
of the Government shall hereafter receive any
compensation or perquistes, directly or Indirectly
from the Treasury or property of the United
States beyond the salary or compensation allowed
by law. or shall make any private use OF such
property of the services or labor Of any person
employed in the service OF the United States
which service or labor is paid for by the United
States; provided this shall not be construed to de-
prve any officer of the United States Of such fees
as or may be provided by law in addition to
the salary Of such officer, or the use of such prop
erty may be expressly by law ap-
propriaed for the use OF such officer.
In debate relating to the finance question Mr..
Beck maintained that the Comptroller Of the Cur
rency had not administered the law; that he had
gone out OF his way, time and again, in the inter
est of the rich, moncyed aristocracy OF the East
and to the injury of the people of the West and
South. In reply Mr. Dawes said the Eastern States
had an excess of bank circulation because the
West and South would not take it, having found
more profitable investment for their money else
proper distribution of the currency that
ss5,9oooo9 be Withdrawn \ from ,or New En- En-,
would not resist it, They desired two things. They
desired free banking the basis Of greenbacks at
par. They did not desire to bring greenbacks to
OF greenbacks pay the difference between its pres
ent value and its par value. They desired that the
Government should pay that difference. After
the committee rose the main question was ordered
and the House adjourned.
The Senate galleries were densely
crowded on the a7th, the day having been fixed
upon for the eulogies upon the late Senator Sum-
ner The bust of the deceased Senator recently
finished by Preston Powers was placed in a con
spicuous position and appropriately draped, Mr.
Boutwell, submitted resolution, which was
agreed to, that as an additional mark Of
respect to the memory of Charles Sumner, long Il
Senator from Massachusetts, business be sus
pended, that the friends and associates of the de-
ceased might pay fitting tribute to his public and
private virtues. EulOgles were then pronounced
by Messrs. Boutwell,, Thurman, Spencer, Morrill,
of Vermont, Pratt, Sargent, Sherman, Wadleigh
and Anthony. Adjourned.
In the House. on the 9th, several bills
were introduced and referred, including the follow
ing: To facilitate resumption of specie payments
and to prevent fluctuations in the value of United
States notes; repeating all laws imposing tax on
State banks TO impose tax of 5per cent on all IN
comes of individuals and corporations exceeding
IS, 000 decarr = it oppressive TO impose additional
taxation and iueXpedient to retreuch on necessary
appropriations already made in the interests of
commerce. and providing as a measure OF
temporary relief for the issue OF an additional
$50 900 900 of legatender notes; to provide free
system Of national banking, and for the resump-
ton of specie payments. A bill was passed
not to apply to sail or steam vessels engaged in
the coastwisc trade or in the lake trade, touching
at foreign ports or otherwise, or in the trade
between the United States and British
North American possessions, or in any case where
seamen by custom or agreement entitled TO
participate in the profits or results of cruise or
yoyage....A message being received from the
Senate in reference TO the death of Senator
sumner, business was suspended as an additional
mark of respect 10 the deceased and eulogies were
pronounced by Messrs. f. r. Hoar. Dawes, Lamar,
nrth Kelley Npsmith r
Conger and Phillips. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 2Sth, preamble
and resolution Of the President and Directors of
the Louisville and Portland Canal Company were
presented denying that they opposed TO the
Government paying the bonds and taking posses
sion of the. work, but that they were legally
advised not to surrender their possession uu-
til all the debts should be paid by the Gov
ernment. After considerable personal discus
sion motion was agreed to-35 to ?I--to lay aside
the Louisiana bill and take up the Finance bill
with the Presidents message, and the question
being as to whether the bill should pass, uotwith-
standing the Presidents veto, II was decided in the
negative--yeas 81 nays 30-twohrds not voting
in the Affirmative. The following is the vote in
detail: Ieas-Allison, Bogy, Boreman, Cameron,
Carpenter, Clayton, Couoyer Dennis, Dorsey,
Ferry (MChA GOldthwait, Gordon. Harvey,
Hitchcock, Ingalls,, Johnston, Lewis, Logan, Nc
CrCery. Merrimon, Mitchell, Norwood, Oglesby,
Patterson, Pease, Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson, Spen-
Ger sprsgge, Upton West M nnt "4shiL4
ham, Chandler, Conkling, Crsgin, Davis,
Edmunds Fenton, Ferry Conn. Flanagan,
Frelipghuyseu, Gilbert Hager, Hamilton lMGD,
Hamilton lTex), Hamlin, Howe, Jones, Kelly,
Morrill, Nt) Sargent Scott, sherman, stevenson,
Stewart, stockton, Thurman, WadelEh-3O.
Messrs Morton and Ransom, who would have
voted for the bill, were paired of with Mcssrs
Morrill, (Maine) and Schurz, who would have voted
against it,. Executive session and adjournment.
In the House, on the 2Sth, the bill ap-
propria,ing 100000 for the purchase of rations 10
be used in the relief OF persons suffering from the
foundations Of the lower Mississippi was passed.
- The legislative. Executive and Judicial APP
preparation bill was taken up and the several
amendments adopted in Committee OF The Whole
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