Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Centennial Job in thesenate
Summer Ridicules the Interna-
tiOnal Humbug.
Scott of Pennsylvania Wants In
definite Millions for 1t.
CARPENTER Tries to Get a Hear
ing for His Louisiana
Election Bill.
Sundry Efforts in the House u
Save the Franking Bill.
SENATE.

SAosAA6s
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Mr. Scott pre-
sented a petition of the workinSmen OF
Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Michigan |
against any increase in taxation. he
feTred.
Mr.. Sherman from the Finance Commit
tee reported favorabiy on House bill IN re-
lation 10 import duties on fruit, being the
bill to correct an error in the rate OF the
tariff bill. Passed.
Also bill authorizing the chief clerk OF
the War Department to sign requisition
on the Treasury during the temporary abb
sence of the Secretary of War. Passed.
Mr.. Hamlin called up the resolution TO
print extra copies of the Smithsonian InSti-
tute report. Passed.
Mr.. Oglesby from the Committee on
Public Lands reported fayOrably on House
bill extending the time for the completion
of the Green bay and Lake Michigan canal.
Passed.
Doing Business with a LOoseness.
Mr.. Bavard, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported fayOrably on the bill author
izins the Secretary of the Treasury to give
Thomas Hillhouse, Assistant Treasurer Of
the United states at New FORK, credit Of
$685. 600 on his stamp account. Passed.
The bill is to relieve that official of the pro-
ceeds of the sale Of internal revenue stamps
embezzied by James johnson, clerk in
his Office, without negligence of the As
sistant Treasurer.
Mr.. Bavard, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported resolution directing the Sec
retary of the Treasury to inform the Senate
what, if any, additional legislation is re-
ouired to prevent defalcatiOns by officers re-
ceiving and disposing of U United States reve-
nue. stamps and public money, and whether
persons having the custody of such stamps
and money should not in all cases be re-
uuired to give bond with security for the
proper execution of their duty. Passed.
The bill TO provide for the appointment
of commission in regard to the
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic,
being the unfinished business from the
morning hour of yesterday, was taken up,
and the amendment of Mr.. Morrill,, of
Maine, appropriating $4,000 for the ex-
penSes of the commission, was agreed to.
Mr.. Thurman opposed the passage Of the
| bill on the ground that it would be enter
ing upon questions affecting the rights of
| States.
Pending discussion the forenoon hour
| expired, and the House bill in regard to
The Centennial Exhibition
was taken up.
Mr.. Sumner offered a substitute for the
House bill, providing that the celebration
| of the one hundredth anniversary Of Amer
| lean Independence shall be national in its
character; that the arrangements shall be
| left in the hands of the original commits
sion, and shall be carried out TO conform 10
1 Il, .,F 4Taa Of Of and
that no money shall be appropriated from
the National Treasury on account of the
celebration. In advocating the adoption OF
his amendment, Mr.. Sumner said that one
OF the first reports of the commission went
to show that the celebration should be of q
national character and not international a:
they provided. II should be open from the
anniversary If the battle of Lexington tC
the anniversary OF the battle of Yorktown
but a change came over the guiding spirits
and they now wanted to have world:
fair. The two ideas were inconsistent. in
harmonious twins, bound together by al
unnatural ligament like those two
now living on the surgeons table
in Philadelphia. England would be in
vited to participate, aud, taking her seat o.
the centennial bench, would listen to tn
arTaignment Of George III. and his tyTanni
cal qualifications. Italy would have repre-
sentatiyes of her two soyereigus, VictO
Emanuel and of Plus IX. Germany woul
have representative of her Emperor, VIII
believed in right divine. Austria would b
: represented by her descendants Of Josep
H., who declined an introduction to Benja
min Franklin, giving rs areaSOn that it wa
his business to be a rOyalist. Kings an
queers, emperoTs, princes and pCtentate
would be invited, and this republic wOul
be expected to welcome them. lie did nc
think they should be invited, rs it is NJ
consistent with our own self respect. Al
| other thing. 4 worlds fair here would h
| different from one in Europe. The eXhib
| tion wouldn't have the same number {
= people as are drawn by European eXhib
tiOns. We have but forty millions of peOpl
in this country, while the worlds fairs {
/. London, Paris, and Vienna, had all {
Y Europe to patronize them. Ii would be
7 premature attempt to hold worlds fai
: here only three wears after that at Nienni
: He did not think the country able to incJ
!, the expense of this exhibition.
p CamerOn's Colleague 20 the Fore.
g Mr.. Scott said when the House bill o
this subject was passed and sent to til
|
d on Foreign Relations Of which Senat,
5 Sumner was then Chairman. If BoSto
q had been agreed upon as the place for hol,
! inc the exhibition there would have bee
n no adverse resolution in the Massachuset
e Legislature. If this international exh
bition failed it would be because Congre
refused to comply with the obligation res
ing upon it to make it a success. He h
understood from the Board of Finance tn.
if Congress would appropriate three mi
% lions dollars, one and half millions pa,
: able the present year and one and Ia
n millions payable the year after. The e,
: hibition could be made a success. Coz
gresS should not hesitate TO appropria
: three, five or even eight millions TO mai
. the exhibition a success and have the pr
= ducts of our country compared with tho:
~ of other nations. lie had no doubt wha
d ever of the power Of the general govern
4 ment to make such an appropriation. II
Iv exhibition was not a Pennsylvania proleC
q but great, a national project, ard If
failed the skirts Of Pennsylvania would
cleared from disgrace. The people
PENNSYLVANIA regarded it as a national e
terprise, and had at heart the honor OF q
nation as well as that of their own. Stat
Mr.. West submitted an amendment
= the Army Appropriation bill, repeating
= much of the act of July Z, 1865, as proyi
:. ed for detail of officers of the army
!. - acting paymasters, and providing that her
= after the Secretary of War shall have a
= thOrity to make such details and to pr
af scribe the bonds which he may consid
necessary to be given by the officers so
> tailed. Ordered printed and lie on Z
: table.
"a Mr.. Stewart moved that when the Sena
adjourn it be to meet Monday ne'
Agreed to.
I Louisiana SmOthered.
= Mr.. Carpenter said, Monday next all
!, - the pending bill should be disposed OF,
= would ask the Senate to take up for ref
:, ence his bill in regard TO new election
. Louisiana, and would ask the indulgen
:, of the Senate to enable him to subn
some remarks thereon.
Mr.. West said. as a member of the A