Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-29
EVENING STAR.
CO.f-GRESNIOF.6L.
Ce.cis.so. Ye.serday,s Prece~a,.~,

SkNATE.-After our report closed-
mr.. bsysrd concluded his spesch on che
casr.s commenting IN severe terms on ths
treasury, who, he declared hnr y,oiss,s, az.
Avs, and he thought they should he hels "a ~
sulet Responsibility for this sh aid the nm
oiest cinxehs OF the land. lie saw daliy m. ns
cetsity OF retracing our STEPS. fof the teras
OF the present condition OF things was 10 a as.y
seISas een.sliH ration The people were more
and more becoming accustomed 20 loosins "a
me genersl government for aid Ia al their en-
TERI rises. The government was tendtng 40 .
va, MONOPOLY, IN the shsoos of which indiyid-
us liberty would wither znd due.
MI morrill,, Of Vermont rsnlled 20 so,.. nj,
the positions assumed by MIR. BOutse "a.
,eaa ION the Ccsgretsiesal Globe OF March Is.
lSt6, where Mr.. Boutwell, had yotof An ths 80,
nrmative on n resolution Introduced hv M Al
ley. OF Massachusetts, cordially tndorsan. th.
contraction policy OF Secretary McCulioch. and
pledging the earnest co operation OF the Hou-r
IN measures looking TO early specie reSumpttoa
Mr.. morrill, then quoted from the reports OF Mr.
Boutwell, AZ Secretary Of the Treasury, whiet
he said showed that for the first three years Of
his administration OF that depart ment he al
hertd 20 the principle OF the resolution Tor which
he had voted. He secuted the tdeN OF Mr. BOut-
well that the country was too poor 60 return 90
specie payments, and spoke OF the I'm nense
sums being speut by the gOvernm INT IN the
erection Of public buildings an Boston, New
York and elsewhere.
Pending further discussion. the Senate vent
into executive session and then adjourned
Hot sE.-After our report closed
Mr. o,Neill presented an invitation TO Con
gress 20 be present at the centennial anniver-
ssry OF the meeting OF the Continental Congress
IN Carpenters hall. Philadelphia aud take
charge OF the proceedingsO on IN {; occasion. Re-
ieTred 10 the Committee on Centennial
MT. % brien (Mdl presented the petition OF
John Swearer, n bncklayer, in the employment
OF the engineer department, who ~as in Fort
SFmier under General Andersen during the
bomtaTdmeDt, and who a. severely wounded
Tor com<ensaton. Also, petition of Helen
NANl, widow Of MRrmaduke wyyl, q soldier
OF theNar OF l~l2, for pension. Referred.
MI Hurlbut llll.) introduced biu 20 resu me
title and control OF lands granted 20 railroads
Nhtre the terms Of the contract have not been
conf lied with. Referred 20 the Committee on
Public Lands.
The House, at 40 2. m, took recess TN
Z 80 O'Clock.
The House resssembled at 20 O'Clock for the
purpose OF considering the revision of the
statutes.
When the hammer fell to call the House 20 or
DER there were fifteen members on the floor and
Mr.. Durant, the LAWYER who was employed 60 90
over the code after Il passed from the hands OF
the commission.
ON motion of Mr.. 4. r. Hoar, the House went
back and amended 4 number Of sections whi on
had been read by title only on previous even
lngs. The amendments, ali OF them unim por-
tant, were numerous, AND, although no oppozi-
ton was made 10 them, the entire evening VISA
spent in correcting the bill AZ the Clerks desk
At9-l5 p m. the House adjourned.