National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-16
xLIIId CONGRESS.


The Judiciary Committee Of the Senate, re-
ported back the House Bankruptcy bill, with
amendments,
Mr.. Bogy addressed the Senate on tho fnan-
cial question, favoring an imitation OF the cur
rency, He thought there had been M unequal
distribution Of the currency. The six New
England States had received 10000, 900,
when they were entitled to but $50, 900, 900 !;
the Middle States had received an excess Of
$4,000, 900, while tho Southern States were
deficient In their portion $51 ,000, 900, and the
Western States $2l, 100000. He advocated the
reissue Of the $44, 100000 legal tender reserve,
an additional issue Of $50 900, 600 In legal tend.
ers, and an issue OF $25, 100000 In national
bank notes to Western banks.
petition Of citizens OF Pennsylvania was
presented asking for the appointment OF a
commission to regulate the sale Of alcoholic
liquor.
During the salary bill debate, Mr.. Flanagan,
Cf Texas, said II there was guilt pertaining to
any Senator who advocated tho passage OF the
bill increasing salaries he was guilty. He
favored tho passage and voted for It out of the
purest motives, as he believed Congress had a
right to enact said law. He thought $500
not an excessive salary, and had remarked
when the bill passed that it should have been
$4,000. Since then he has not changed his
opinion. He had drawn the money (producing
the greenbacks from his pockeD; g Here they
for 1t till the last" GLaughter) II have not
stolen that pay; I have done nothing that
preys upon my conscience; have endeavored
to earn it," (Renewed laughter) Carpenter
Of Wisconsin, said he had spent the back pay
drawn last session faithfully and thoroughly
and he knew Of no power under the Constitu-
ton to get it back. II would be question be-
tween the Government and his creditors, and
he would leave them to fight it out Uaugh-
ter.)
Over 100 bills were presented on the OPEN
ing day of the House.
Mr. Dawes offered a resolution directing the
Surgeon General of the army to detail one or
more medical officers of the army to visit the
towns at which cholera prevailed during 1878,
or such of them as the Surgeon General may
deem necessary and confer with the health
authorities and the resident physicians of such
towns and collect all facts of Importance with
reference to such epidemic, and to make de-
tailed report on or before January. 1875. He
stated that his attention and that of the Sur
geon General had been called to the great i'm
portance of tho subject by letters from Mr..
j. Proctor Knott, formerly Representative
from Kentucky. The resolution was adopted
Mr.. Wheeler from the Committee on Appro-
priations, reported the Army Appropriation BILL
appropriating 1913, 449, GIG, which was made a
special order. The original estimate called for
$34, 1881 ,6lS. The Secretary of War, on the re-
vision ordered by the House, reduced them to
1872. 76S716. The Committee on Appropri-
alton has further reduced them by the sum of
"a 31S, 799.
Mr.. Stephens made long speech on the
civil service bill, in which he admitted that his
opposition sprung from no prejudice on &C.
count of color.
The House Committee on Railroads and
Canals agreed to bill regulating charges by
railroads for transporting passengers and
freight.
The Military Committee is about equally
divided as to the course to be pursued in the
case of Gen. Howard.
The Civil Service Committee have begun ali
investigation to determine whether the bust
ness of the Government cannot be managed
more economically.
Mr.. Sypher, of La, asked leave to introduce
joint resolution, which he said had the ap-
proval of the President. 1t recited that well
authenticated reports specifically brought to
the capital by Bishop Wilmer, of Louisiana,
show that in certain localities of the South the
people arc destitute and in a condition of
starvation owing to the failure of the crops,
and it directs the Secretary of War to issue
army rations in such quantities as may be re-
quired to alleviate the immediate suffering of
the inhabitants of those destitute commune
ties