Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-03-21
XLuId CONGRESS.
SENATE.

! Inc centennial question being under discus
sion, Mr.. Sargent said: The city Of Philadel-
| phia has appropriated $500, 600, and the State
Of Pennsylvania $1,000, 900. rivAte indiyid-
| uals had probably subscribed as much more,
| and Congress was asked to appropriate 3,0O0,
600. He offered the appropriation. Mr.. Nor
rel, Of Vt, said the Centennial should be cele
| brated and an exhibition held. He had no
doubt it would be held. It would be discredi-
table to the nation il at 100 years Of age it
| could not afford to have an Exhibition, but it
should be national in it's character. The dis
cussion was INDUCED in generally by the MEM
bers.
Senator Ramsey, Of Mimi, submitted
resolution instructing the Committee on Trans
portaton Routes to the Seaboard to consider
| and report upon the eXpediency of improving
water routes and railway communications from
the Mississippi Valley to the seaboard, and to
regulate commerce among the States by cheap
ening transportation between the East and
West.
The liquor traffic bill was discussed at some
length by Messrs. Conkling, Howe, and Car
| penter.
The Louisiana question was opened in the
Senate by lengthy discussion and much feel
ing. Carpenter, OF Wis.,, spoke against the
Kellogg government
The Centennial bill being under discussion.
Mr. Frelinghuysen moved to amend a motion to
refer 30 as to instruct the committee to report
bill making an appropriation of a sufficient
amount Of money, not to exceed g, 000, 900, to
| defray the expenses of the American Centen-
NAL Exhibition at Philadelphia.
The Chaplain of the Senate, in an opening
| prayer, said " Oh Lord, our God, we come in
this place to deplore before Thee the spirit of
lying which is abroad, and we beseech Thee to
rebuke the giant demon of SANDER that stalks
forth casting upon all the earth a fearful
shadow paralyze the hand that writes the
willful detraction palsy the tongue that utters
wanton calumny-the things which tend to
| undermine all confidence in the good and to
| give malignant power to all the bad elements
| for the Generalization and destruction of
| human society. Let thy flaming spirit take
vengeance upon the false accuser and consume
this spirit of ruin from all the land. This we
ask in the name and for the sake Of Him who
was truth ITSELF"
Citizens of New York city representing
| $500, 600, 900 Of capital in q petition to the
Senate, asked Congress to put an immediate
| stop to any further issue of greenbacks by the
Secretary of the Treasury, and cause the retire
ment at once Of the legal-tender reserve
| issued.
The usual fertilization bills we're reported.
The bill i'll reference to the centennial ex-
hibition was taken up, tho pending question
being an amendment by Mr.. Morrill,, of Ver-
mont, making the exhibition national in its
character, instead of international Sherman,
of Ohio, Stewart of Nevada, spoke in favor Of
the Philadelphia Centennial, urging that it be
made a national and not local or private
affair.
Mr.. Conkling, Of N. Y, introduced bill to
provide for deductions from the terms of
United States prisoners, etc. 1t authorizes
deductions of five days from each month in
which no charges of misconduct shall have
been sustained against them, and provides for
the appointment by the President If COM
missioner to make inquiry into the condition
and treatment of United States prisoners wher-
ever they may be confined.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
Liquor bill, the pending question being ON the
amendment of Mr.. Bayard, providing that all
members of the Commission should not be in
favor Of prohibitation legislation or total absti-
| nence. The amendment was adopted-23 to %.
MIR. Scott, of Pa, presented the resolutions
Of the Philadelphia Board of Trade, ASKING
Congress to revise and amend the customs and
revenue laws, so that honest importers may not
be injured by the action Of men who inform
| and put importers to unnecessary trouble,
when there is no occasion for it.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the
Centennial bill, the pending question being on
| Mr.. Frellnghuysens amendment, instructing
the Committee on Appropriations to report in
favor of appropriating sum Of money not to
exceed $3,000,0 600 to defray the expenses of
the exhibition, 1t was rejected by vote of
80 nays to II yeas. The bill was then referred
to the Committee on Appropriations without o
IuVle1Ol' IAS bIHonueu anu referred, the Dill Is
as follows BE ii enacted &C., That the Presi-
dent be requested to extend respectful and
cordial invitation to the Governors of each one
of the United States to be represented and to
take part in the National Exhibition to be held
at Philadelphia under the auspices of the
Government of the United States in the year
1876.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Scofeld, of Penn. called the attention
Of the House to the fact that there were among
the employees of the House in the folding
room eleven wounded soldiers, eight of whom
had lost leg or an arm, the three others had
suffered injuries equivalent to law and he
offered resolution directing the Doorkeeper
to retain those men in case of reduction of
the force of employees. He stated that there
were now siXty-siX employees in the folding
. room. The House refused by vote of 68 to 80.
Mr.. Schumacher, of N. Y. moved to uspend
the rules and pass bill extending to the I'M
naturalized enlisted men Of the navy and
marine corps the same privilege as to obtaining
citizenship as unnaturalized enlisted men of
the army now have. After some informal dis
} cussion the motion was agreed to and the bill
, passed.
Mr.. e. II. Roberts addressed the House in
reply to Mr.. Dawes's recent speech he assert
ed that the condition of the country, as regards
the revenues, was improving, and that Congress
{ was doing it's duty in enforcing retrenchment
S Mr.. Potter, of N. Y, presented the memorial
OF merchants, bankers, officers of banks, in
, surance companies, and business men i'll New
York city, representing an aggregate capital OF
over $470,0O0,000, against any increase OF
= currency by the Government
A bill was passed to prevent the extermina.
r ton Of fur bearing animals in Alaska.
> Mr.. Shanbs, of Ind, called up his motion tt
reconsider the vote rejecting the bill for the
free distribution Of public documents, etc
COltOn. moved n
q ton. Rejected-102 to 1874 The bill provides
that during any session of Congress, and fo
thirty days prior and subsequent thereto, al
written and printed matter, and such othe
) things as have been ordered by either Hous,
q for distribution, shall go free of postage. TIT
r second section provides that all newspapers
= regularly printed and not advertising sheet
. simply, shall go free Of postoge through thu
mails in the county where they are published
s but shall not be delivered under the free de
Q livery system. The third section requires al
postal matter to be prepaid The bill was re
1ected--yeas, Ill nays, 100.
The liquor commission bill was taken up ant
4 passed-yeas, 26 nays 81. The bill provide
that there shall be appointed by the President
. by and with the advice and consent of the Sen
!, ate, a commission of five persons, neither o
J. whom shall be the holder of any Office of prof
v or trust in the general or State Government
/ 1t shall be their duty to investigate the alec
! holic and fermented liquor traffic and manufac
!; ture, having special reference to revenue an
u taxation, distinguishing as far as possible i
(, the conclusions they arrive at between the of
If fects produced by the use of distilled or spirit
i GUS as distinguished from the use of fermente
"a or malt liquors, in their economic criminal
70 moral and scientific aspects in connection wit
y pauperism, crime, vice, the public health an
n the general welfare Of the people; also to il
v quire and take testimony as to the practical re
~ suits of license and restrictive legislation fc