The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-28
CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WAsHINGToN, i, Feb. 81,

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/ MIR. Sherman, from the Finance Com
: mittee, reported iavorably on the Hous
bill In relation to import duties on fruit
being bill 10 correct an error In the lat
tarif,bill., Passed. oE-t5y6nt 7
Also bill authorizing the Chief Clerl
Of the War Department 10 sign requisi.
tions on the Treasury during the tempor
ary sbseuce ot the Secretary of War
Passed, : 10 -
Mr.. Hamlin called up the resolution Il
print extra copies Of the Smithsonian In
stitution reports. Passed. ~ '.-'
Mr, Oglesby, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported favorably on the
House bill extending the time for the
completion Of the Green Bay & Lake
Michigan canal. Passed.
| MIR. Bsyard, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported iavorably on the bill au-
thorizlng the Secretary oI the Treasury 10
give Thomas Aillhouse, the Assistant
Treasurerot the United States at New
York, "a credit Of $1s5, 600 on his stamp
account. Passed.
| Mr.. Bayard, from the Finance Commit.
tee, reported aresolution directing the
Secretary Of the Treasury to inform the
Senate what, II any, additional legislation
Is required 10 prevent defalcations by off.
GERS receiving and disposing Of United
States revenue stamps and public money,
and whether the persons having custody
Of such stamps and money should NOT in
all cases be required TO give bond with SO.
curity for the proper execution Of their
duty. Passed.
The bill TO provide for the appointment
of commissioners in! regard to the alco-
holic liquor traffic being unfinished the
business from the morning hour Of yester.
day was taken up, and the amendment Of
Mr. Morrill,, oi Maine, appropriating ten
thousand dollars for the expenses Of the
commissioners was agreed to.
MIR. Thurman opposed the passage OF
the bill on the ground that ii would be
an entering wedge ior Congress TO enter
upon the legislation, affecting the rights
and powers Of The States, -.
Pending the discussion the morning hour
expired and the House bill in regard to
the Centennial Exhibition was taken up.
Mr.. Sumner offered substitute for
House bill providing that the hundredth
anniversary Of American Independence
shall be National In It's character, and that
the arrangements shall he lett In the
hands Of the original Commission, and
shall be carried out to conform 10 the pro-
visions of an act Of Congress, and
that no money shall be appropriated
from the National Treasury on &C.
count Of the celebration. He would
have representatives of her Empire who
believed that the right divine OF Austria
would be represented by her descendant
Of Joseph XI, who declined an introduC.
ton 10 Benjamin Franklin, giving as a
reason that his business was to be royal,
ist. Kings and Queens, Emperors, Princes
and potentates would be invited, and this
republic would be expected 10 welcome
them. He did not think that they should
be invited, as 1t would not be consistent
with our own self respect. Another
thing, worlds fair here would be diC-
ierent from one in Europe. The exhibi-
tion would not have the same number Of
people as was drawn by the European
exhibition. We had but forty millions
Of people in this country, while the
World Fairs Of London, Paris, or Vienna
had all Of Europe to patronize them. 1t
would be premature TO attempt to hold q
Worlds Fair here only three years alter
that at Vienna. he did not think the
country was able to incur the expense Of
this exhibition.
Mr.. Scott said that when the House bill
on this subject was passed and sent to the
Senate It was referred 10 the Committee
on Foreign Relations, Of which Senator
Sumner was then Chairman. The very
title of the bill referred to an Interna-
tional Exhibition. II Boston had been
agreed upon as the place for holding the
exhibition there would have been no
adverse resolutions in the Massachu.
sets Legislature. If this international
exhibition failed 1t would be because Con-
gress refused 10 comply with the obliga-
ton resting upon 1t TO make 1t success.
He had understood from the Board of Fl.
nance that If Congress would appropriate
s., ,000 900, one and hall millions paya.
bic In the present year and one and q half
payable the year after the exhibition
could be made success, ifCongresswould
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The people Of Pennsylyania REGARDED Il ne
a national enterprise and had AZ least ibe
honor Of The nation as well as that Of their
own State in view - ' - '-NA
Mr.. Stewart moved that when the Sen.
ate adjourn Il be 10 meet Monday next
Agreed TO.
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