Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-12-25
Telegraphic News.
Con 6ressi0naZ.
WASHINGTON, December II.
SENATE.

SENATE.
In the discussion on the bill for the pet
ter government of the District OF Colnu
bia. NJ r on salt that the Dill uisifahchlse'
the peuple OF the District ana pun t!t
government OF the District III the haha.
Ut three men. In this respect It was anu
Republican and anti De mOcratic. and he
could NOT yole tor il withou: violating tho
spirit Of the Constitution. Congress had
no power to take away tile right Of local
government. At the proper time n
would offer an amendment pr"viuing loi
the election of these commissioners Dy
the D. Ople OF the District.
Morrill,, ut Mime. said that the bill VI
Olated NJ principle OF self gov rnm.nt.
II never WAS lnte ied that local governs
ment should exist here. The authority
OF Congress over the Disiric, Was SUI
preme. l VS. not expected 70 nave
suffiagr in this Dls,ric and any Senator
COR, versant with the various c:assrs OF IL
thor,ty hele il years past must agree
W IN him.
B.yard coinci.led with Morrill, in regar
to the control OF Congress over tue DIS
trlcr. H.. however, opposed tn" clause
10 he bill in refer, nee 10 the Excise Board
AMI argll d against the pr"hihifOry laws.
He moved 10 STRIKE GU the section OF the
bill lequ ring p .rsons taking out liquor
license 10 give 10 sl> Tor faithfully Obsetv>
i,y the cD,,ii. 10 IS thereof aud tor piv1iig
such pOrtiR!> OF the license Whlth hive
not bren paid in a va &c, and subst,tut
ti4eret r provision FIGURING license I es
to he pal. Into tue United States Treasury
Rel cted.
Morton none! IN amendment making
the Comm SsiOn r. elective.
Il fNAA. y,ls
Morton said tina. tie evils unier which
the District has suff red were CAUSED
manly by tie exercise OF suffrage by
tnose totally unfit tor It. He would no,
vote to bring the curse of negro suffrage
on the peOpl, OF this District again.
.'burin Il argued against the amends
.nent and declared hat Co gre-s had ex>
elusive control OF the District. |, W s
never intend that t e Seat OF the Federal
Government should be III the power OF
my municipality.
The House W mt into Committee Of the
Whole Oh the legislative appropriation
olt. Nothing OF puplle interest o CURED
l., the liberation OF the bill I'm VI TIN.
was rsa, he'd which makes pros
VISION Tor tht Bureau Of Educa ion A
PROPOSE; on TO Ia. rease the clerical force
Ot the Bureau was made by Monroe n!
advOcat / bv himself. Hoar and Town.
sruh. and opposed by Fry anu Cox. T'e
Latter avOwed his opposition to the Whole
system 81 bureaucracy, and thclare,I hat
all these tnr. aus. which have no warran,
in the CONSTITUTIONS, would be abolished
by the next Congress. because if the
Democratic + riy had not th- power in
the s. n lie it had the power in the House
70 prevent the passage OF such laws.
Garfield favored tue increase proposed
by Muuro.. aud offended he Bar. Al, of
p iucat:on as a necessary il sfrunleht for
ct inng and pub is..;ng euucatlona.
5 :tislicS. !; thr D mocr.tic p5riy pro,
pose to cOHneLc. its new carts rOi puW>
r. by putting out the eye Of the Governs
ment by destroying the methods oi Oh>
I.ining ln.ciiix, nee rs to the condition of
he peaple 1t Was well they Should have
i'm ~ notice Ot It.
Willard, OF Vermont, opposed the Blu
reau vi Education MS an INV arrantable
n, trf rencp with MATTER which the Leo
pie themselves coud and did better take
;ireO. There was no more need for a
Bureau Ut Surgery
he ,trolO>itiOn was rejected.
Hereford moved and argued in favor OF
trikiay out tie vt,ssi.ss appropriation TOR
b 6urt.au Oi E i'll .ati0,.
WAsulNGTON. Dec. 18-The House re
umed dIscus s,on If the Appropriation
5lil. a paia. rapb relative TO mileage in
he United States NarsAal's office brookcd
long discussion, in the course OF which |
Beck spoke of the Department Of Justice |
5 hOneycombed with frauds.
Spear, Of Pennsylvania, alluded to the |
Western District of Arkansas and District |
t North Car lina as being run by polti |
al thieves, vanplkxs and sc,undrels.
Hale. "f Maine, AND Maynara, defended |
ne Department of Justice.
Inc result Of the discussion and vote
Tas, that provision IN the last army ap
ropriatlon dill puviding allowance of
nleaye is not to be construed os APPLYING
} the legal travelling fees of u s. Mar.
ial: Or deputies. No fees, howev r, are
, be allowed for constructive mileage.
nd all claims for mileage are to be accom-
tnied by sworn proof that the distance
Or which mileage claimed was actually
nd necessarily travelled When the para
raph for the Department of Justice was
cached, Beck moved to strike il out, and
,newed his attack On thai d partment,
eciaring that the Attorney General WAS a
IOre guilty man in connection with the
Fairs in Louisiana than Judge DurreiI
msclf, who had resigned aud cunfe ,sed
~ guilt. He charged tnat the Departs
ent OF Justice had appealed from the
.cIslOns Of the court of claims in cotton
'ses, and had dismissed appeals when
'er the friends OF The Department had
eir fees Arranged; that the Department
ii used the army for the b.sest of pur>
'ses, and it Was Dep IF In.
stice insteadnf q Department, Of Justice.
hen the proper time comes he would.
he got III opportunity, make good what
: had about the Attorney General aud
e Department of Justice.
spear also again att .cked the Depart.
ent OF Justice, and stated that the At.
rney Genera, ha, not complied with tue
" h.cn required report to be maize of
Z expenditures IT It's contingent fund.
Garfield replied TO Beck and Spear. and
Tended Inc judiciary Depar t,nent. saw
: that while it has mot ALWAYS been a.
Us it ought, there had bee
lady and earnest work III cutting dow,
penses. both by Congress and the Dee
rtment itself He ctmtrasfed RepI5.
. and Democratic usage in making RI. !.
lpriations, xnd seserely crIti. Sal
ears speech and the Dn,nncrntic pa,ty
claring that the latter had bankrupted
, country, and now,t after the Rspubli- G
! party had come for ward aud saved il.
, Democrats were barking about economy
Spear replied sharply to Garfield's stric !,
es, and declared he would not submit
himself or his par y 10 q rebuke from
y. II they had erred, the man WHO 9
led the rod Of correction owe; ttem
,uld be one whose pathway of light |
Il had shone. aud not one who had J
ne on; OF the mists and clouds Of sus. {
ion, If not of guilt.
rhe motion to strike out was rejected.
tho bill, finally completed, was report
10 the House. =
discussion arose over the rent by the u
.. Department of house on E street
onging to Alex Sheppard for "a 800 |
r, which WAS alleged only to have cost p
200, and could not be let for $500 v