The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-28
43D CONGRESS.-..FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE.
WAsnrSoToN, Feb. 81.

slider the vote of yesterday by which the
bill rcyiving the franking privilege was
passed. lie said he would call it up when
members were more generally in their
seats. His object was to prove to recon-
nit the bill to the postoflce committee,
with Instructions to report back the third
section only, which relates to the free cir
culation of weekly newspapers in the coun-
ty of their publication and free exchange
of newspapers between publishers.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration of private bills.
The committee rose at four o'clock and
reported bills which were thereupon passed
by the House as follows:
p o Haines, VIM Scott. Dwight De
Silva Of Deposit, New York, David Bra
den and Jacob Bagley, sureties for James
l. Collins. George p Fisher, granting pen
sions 10 J w Davis Of New York, Mrs
Martha Norlhup, Helen NJ Stansbury, the
children of Michael Wesse, widow of Col
Crane Of the LIST artillery, Henry b Ryder
and Alonzo Snyder of New York.
Mr. Sharks Of Indiana. entered motion
to reconsider the vote of yesterday, reject
ing the bill to revive the franking privilege,
to be called up hereafter
The House then at half past four adj
journed till tomorrow.
SENATE.
Mr.. Bayard, from finance committee, re-
ported n resolution directing the secretary
of the treasury TO inform the Senate what
if any, additional legislation is required to
prevent defalcations by officers receiving
and disposing of United States revenue
stamps and public money, and whether
persons having in custody such stamps and
money should not in all cases be required
to give bonds with security for proper exc
cution of their duty passed.
The bill to provide for the appointment
of a commission in regard to alcoholic
liquor traffic, being unfinished business
from tic morning hour OF yesterday, was
taken up and the amendment of Mr.. Nor
rill, (Vt.) appropriating S10,0 900 for the ex-
penscs of the commission agreed to.
Pending the discussion the morning hour
expired and tile House bill in regard to the
centennial exhibition was taken up.
Mr. Sumner offered a substitute for the
House bill providing that the celebration Of
of the one hundredth anniversary of Amer
lean Independence shall be national IN its
character. The arrangements shall be
left in the hands Of the original commits
sion and shall be carried out.
In advocating the adoption of the amend
ment, Mr.. Sumner said that one of the
first votes of the commission went to show
that the celebration should be national in
character and not international, as they
provided that it should be open from the
anniversary of the Battle of Lexington to
the anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown.
But g.chlnge has come over the guiding
spirits and they now wanted to have a
worlds fair. Two ideas were inconsistent,
inharmonious omens, twins bound to-
gelher by an unnatural ligament like those
of the two now lying on the surgeons table
in Philadelphia England would be in
vited to participate, and taking her seat on
the continental bench would listen to the
arraignmcnt of George the Third, and his
tyranncal qualifications. Italy would have
representatives Of her two sovcreigns, Vic
tor Emanuel and Plus Ninth. Germany
would have representatives of her
Emperor who believed in Right Divine.
Austria would be represented by her de-
scendant Of Joseph II, who declined an in
PRODUCTION 10 Benjamin Franklin, giving as
a reason that his business was to bca royal
list. Kings and queens, emperors, princes
and potentatcs would be invited and this
republic wolll be expected to welcome
them. He did not think they should be
invited as it would not tie consistent with
our own sclf-rcspect. Another thing, a
worlds fair here would be different from
one IN Europe. Exhibitors would not have
the same number of people az drawn by
European exhibitions. We had but forty
million people in this country while worlds
fairs of London, Paris and Vienna had all
of Europe TO patronizc them. 1t would I've
premature to attempt to hold worlds fair
here only three years after that at Vienna.
He did not think the country able to incur
the expense of this exhibition.
Mr. Frelinghuyscn of New Jersey, said
the country was abundanlly able to incur
the expense, and it was appropriate that
the event should be commemorated in a
manner that all who maintained might par
ticpate.
Mr. Scott advocated the passage of the
bill, saying if Congress appropriate three
million dollars, half of which to he payable
this year and the other half next year, the
exhibition can be made success.
Mr. Carpenter said on Monday next after
the pending bill should be disposed of, he
would ask the Senate TO take up for refer
ence his bill in regard to the new election
in louisiana and would ask indulgence
of the Senate to cnabl- him to submit some
remarks thereon.
Mr. West said, as a member of the ap
preparation committee having charge OF
the army appropriation bill, he would ask
to have that considered as soon MS The
pending bill should be disposed of to tht
exclusion of everything else.
The Senate then went into executive SEES
sion, after which the Senate adjourned un
til Monday.