The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-28
@ ON Q r e S S.
Final Efforts to Resurrect the
Franidng Privilege.
CARPENTERS LOUISIANA BILL.
Pensions for the Widows of Gen.
erals Meade and Candy.
SENATE.


1erred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) OF ONO, from the Finance
COMMITTEE, reported favoraby on the House bill
IN relation to import duties on fruit being tae bill
70 correct an error in the late Tariff bill. Passed.
Also the bill authorizing the Chief Clerk OF the
War Department 90 sign acquisitions on the Treas
ury during the temporary absence OF the Secretary
Mr.. HAMILN, (rep.) OF Me-, called up the yesolu-
tl0n to print extra copies OF the Smithsonian inst
tuition report Passed
IIFTING THE oDIUM OF DRUNKENNESS FROM SEN
ATOR CHANDLER
Mr.. SHERMAN, OF Ohio, said he desired to correct
q gross caumn against fellow Senator, and read
IoM Detroit newspaper OF February 20 special
despatch from Washington headed chandler at
his old tricks" and stating that senator Sherman,
OF Ohio, short time previous, took senator Cnan-
d!er out Of the Senate Chamber and put HIM to bed
on lounge in the Finance Committee room In Q
state OF beastly intoxlcatIon; that Chandler awOke
subsequently and grossly insulted Mr.. Reese
said there was mot word Of truth IN the stase
ment, as he had never taken Senator Chandler out
OF the Chamber IN such state, and had never put
MN to bed In the committee room. Mr.. Reese,
the modest and industrious clerk OF the commit
tee, had also voluntarily stated to him that the
whole matter was fabrication.
WILING OUT A DkFALCATIoN.
Mr.. BAYARD, (dem.) OF Del, from the Finance
azing the secretary Of Treasury to give Thomas
Hillnouse Assistant Treasurer OF the United States
At New York, q credit Of $4,000 on his stamp
Mr.. OaLEsBY, (rep) OF ILL.,, from the Committee
on Public LANDS, reported iavorably on the House
bill extending the time for the completion OF the
Green Bay and Lake Michigan Canal Passed.
Mr.. SARGENT. trep) Of CAL, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported favorably on the
House bill making available certain unexpended
balances to construct the branch mint at San
PREVENTION OF DErALcAr1oNs.
Mr. BAYARD, dem! OF Del, from the Finance
committee, reported resolution directing the
what. II any. additional legislation Is required to
prevent defalcatons by officers receiving and dis
money, and whether the persons having custody
o. such stamps and money should not In all cases
pc required TO give bond, with security, 1Or the
proper execution OF their duty Passed
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY COUNTRY JoURNALs-MR.
~ sooTTs FINANCIAL VIEWS
desk a copy OF the Lebanon Courier, OF Penn.
ment that he (Mr. scott) took sides with the
contractiOn1sts on financial questions, giving asa
reason that ne believed 1t to be the only means Of
bringing about specie payment and that it would
tend to reduce wages so as to enable our manu-.
ac cs TO compete successfully with those Of
on one in the Philadelphia Press, OF February
y, which he also had read. He said both
letters nom numerous portions OF Pennsyl-
wanna, from those whom he considered his friends,
ever may be false in these extracts The paper
gwen rs the original authority, the Philadelphia
tress, claimed to be respectable. and the Lebanon
newspaper The tone OF the articles was such as
to carry the idea that they spoke for him and
tacks were confined to misrepresentation and
1aDricatons, chiefly of personal character he had
Oeen the case that he had come to the Conclusion
1nat the reporter OF the Philadelphia Press was IN.
s To and dss%e m M
Scott When ne had strtven for and
S0n o. ne the
had been represented as neglectng her interests
When ne advocated the expulsion OF the senator
frnn n rnUl hA ,H,l
as defending him. when the books OF the Score
tary Of the Senate showed that he haa not drawn
lai. When ialsehoods were published as to hts
opinions upon pubic questions IN which the
Il 70 be his duty to avail himself Of the only means
left him OF meeting and refuting such assumptions.
He had not hesitated to announce that specie pay
mentS, IN his BELIEF could not be resumed in the
near future and could not be maintained under all
circumstances. He favored free banking upon
United States notes issued through the
lower rate OF interest than those upon
ae pmav I S1 the
ultimately by the government, either In COIN or IN
interest bearing bonds. II he could not secure
that he would favor the best system Of tree bank.
ing that could be secured by notifications OF the
present National Bank law. To paper currency,
more valuable than itseli when 1t fell below par,
he was opposed believing II to be Injurious to the
Society. he had never Entertained or ''1 inferred ID
such q sentiment about the wages Of labor
as that reported in the press and quoted in the
Courier. II was fabrication and q falsehood.
With the proprietor Of the paper which first gave
currency to the lalsenood, or with the instrument
he used to furnish such material for his calumnies,
he could have no controversy; and It was In re.
Spouse to the demands of his constituents that ne
noticed these unauthorized fabrications of his
opinions He was not likely either to be CORRECTLY
or iairiy reported in the dispatches OF q paper
represented here with the knowledge OF its pro-
prletors, by one VINO, when speaking OF him INT.
Scott}, has been more frequently an eavesdropper
and libeller than an impartial journalist.
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC..
The bill to provide for the appointment Of
commission IN regard to the alcoholic liquor traflC,
being the unfinished business from the morning
hour OF yesterday, was taken up, and the amend
ment OF Mr.. MORRILL,, (rep.) OF Me-, appropriatinQ
$4,000 for. the expenses OF the commission, was
Mr.. THURMAN (dem) or Ohio, opposed the pas
sage OF the oll on the ground that It would be the
tlon Affecting the rights and powers OF the States
Mr.. FEKkY; Iep;l OF Conn, agreed with the SEN
ator rom Ohio tMr. Thurman), and thought 1t
would De pad precedent.
THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.
Pending the discussion the morning hour ex.
pred, and the House bill in regard 30 the Centen-
Nal Exhibition was taken up.
MIR. SUMNER, (rep.) OF Mass, offered q substitute
for the House biil providing that the celebration
OF the one hundredth anniversary of American in
dependence shall De national In Its character;
that the arrangements shall be left IN the hands OF
the original commission and shall be carried out
to CONFORM to the provisions OF the act Congress-
and that no money shall be appropriated from the
national Treasury on account OF the celebration.
In advocating the adoption OF the amendment
MIR. Sumner said that one OF the first votes
OF the commission went to show that the celebra.
ton should be national in character, and inter.
national, as they provided that 1t should be open
from the anniversary OF the battle OF Lexington to
the anniversary OF the battle OF Yorktown; but a
change came over the guiding spirits. and they
now wanted to have words fair, The TWO ideas
were inconsistent,
NHARMONIous TWINS,
bound together by an unnatural hgament Ike
PhadeipSla England /" would be- invited to par
ticipate, and, taking her seat on the Centennial
Dench, would listen to the Arrangement Of
george LII. and his tyrannical QUALIFICATIONS.
ItalJ would have representatives OF her
Two Sovereigns, Victor Emmanuel and Of Plus
IA. Germany would have q representative Of
her emperor. who believed In the right divine.
austria would be represented by her descendant
o' soseph IL, VINO declined an introduction 70 Ben
yamin rIhnkin, giving as reason that his bnsi-
LESS was 70 oe royaiist. Kings and queens, en-
peIors, princes and potentates would be invited.
a ANU sn'I ne ~, would be expected TO welcome
tnem. he uio not think they should be invited,
IL wouio not DE consistent with our own selfre-