Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-04-04
XLIIId CONGRESS.
SENATE

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vacant chair is before us. A noble presence
has been borne hence to be committed earth
to earth, dust to dust, ashes to ashes He
shall not come to us again, but we shall go to
hun"
Petitions we're presented from the West
against an increase in the volume Of paper
currency.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen. Of n. j., said the Civil
Rights Bill was ready TO be reported to the
Senate, having received the approval Of the
majority of the committee. The late Senator
Sumner was the author of the bill.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
of the bill to equaliZe the distribution OF
national bank currency, and Mr. Logan, OF
ILL.,, being entitled to the floor, addressed the
Senate in favor Of the bill. He said as Eng
land and France, according to wealth and popu-
lation, have larger amount Of money than we
have, then whatever prevents panlcs there,
the same cause ought to produce the same
effect here. He aided that speculation in rail-
roads was the cause of the panic, and that this
speculation was induced by an abundance of
money The railroads sold their bonds in
Europe. Why do we go to Europe to sell our
railroad bonds and pay interest to foreigners
Simply because we had not the money here.
The Chair laid before the Senate the me-
mortal of Mrs. d. Il. Lawrence, OF New York,
announcing that the tidal wave Of temperance
would soon reach the city of Washington, and
received at the bar of the Senate, and that the
present occupant Of the chair, with Senators
Chandler and Sprague, be appointed COM
mittee to receive them. Referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
When the bill to restore the rights of Louisi-
ana was reached it was laid over, on motion Of
Mr.. West.
Mr.. West explained the provisions of the
army BILL saying that the total amount appro-
priated for the support of the army for the
present fiscal year was S31, FOG, 000 The origi-
nal estimates for the next fiscal year were
$34, 543, 000 but under the new revised esti-
mates they were reduced to $34, 218, 900. The
House had voted for 929, 301, GIG. The Senate
Committee on Appropriations had reduced this
amount to S27, 1888 500, or 4, 1888, 500 less than
the amount appropriated for the present fiscal
year. The reduction was mainly due to the
curtailment of the army from 10000 to $4,000
men.
Mr.. Spencer, of Ala. from the Committee
on Commerce, reported favorably on the
| House bill to improve the mouth of the Missis-
| sippi river, approprating $4,000 for that
purpose, such appropriation to be available
! from the passage Of the act. and asked its i'm
mediate consideration.
The bill amendatory of the act to prevent
the determination of fur bearing animals and
the bill to authorize the employment of certain
aliens as engineers and pilots were passed.
MI OOuGB, VI NV, buDLulJlGu u l6SOlullOu
instructing the Committee on Commerce to
inquire into the expediency of directing a
survey to be made Of the Colorado desert, with
a view of submerging it with water, and also
the effect of such submersion upon the climate
in that locality, &c. Agreed to.
Mr.. Buckingham, of Conn, submitted a
resolution instructing the Secretary of the
Interior to communicate to the Senate the
number of Indians captured or killed by the
United States troops, including women and
children, during the year 1873, together with
the number of citizens and soldiers killed by
the Indians during the same period.
The Committee on Appropriations have re-
ported in favor of striking out the last section
of the army bill as it passed the House, which
provided: That all claims of all citizens who
remained loyal during the war for stores or
supplies taken or furnished during the re-
bellion for the use of the army of the United
States and for the use or loss of vessels OF
boats while employed in the military service OF
the United States, including any such claims
now pending and undetermined in any depart
ment of the Government, shall be presented
to the Southern Claims Commission before
November II, 1875 who shall have exclusive
jurisdiction to hear and determine the same.
Mr. Stevenson, of KY, offered an amend
ment comforting upon the Court of Claims
Jurisdiction to determine all claim growing
out of the war of persons who remained loya
or who took the oath of allegiance under the
Presidents proclamation OF December, 1868
and abolishing the Southern Claims Com
mission.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, of N. j., denied the OBJ
legation of the Government to reimburse citi
zans for property destroyed in the enemy
country.
Mr.. Stevenson argued that the Government
, was bound to make full compensation 70
property taken or used by it's troops, or de
strOvad 0tharVise than in actual battle
HOUSE.
} Under the call of the States, bills were ir
> troduced and referred, including the following
+ Authorizing the erection of a statue to Admire
! Farragut. Prohibiting the use of public horse
= and vehicles for private purposes in Washing
I on, and forbidding Government officials
$ require their servants to wear livery. To d.
G fine the duties on goods manufactured frol
worsted, hair of the alpaca goat, &c. 1
" replace the lightship Scotland where it forme
. ly was, at the entrance to New York harbo
e To give land warrants to the soldiers an
y sailors in the late war.
n Mr.. Tremain, of N. Y, moved to suspend IL
I rules, and pass the bill to establish an add
! tional judicial district in the State of New Yer
u to be known as the Western District, SO TIL
there will then be four districts in that State
II The Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Westel
If Districts, the Judges of all of them to recel'
"a $4,000, instead of So, 500 year. The Houl
-, refused to suspend the rules, and then M
Il Tremain consented to have the provision
10 regard to salaries stricken out, leaving all Il
1t salaries at SO, 800 but even as thus modifit
N the rules were not suspended.
=, Mr. Stanard, of Mo-, from the Committee
- Commerce, reported bill for appropriate
Us $4,000 to be expended in the course of Il
N current fiscal year in improving the mouth
ct the Mississippi river. Passed.
nj Mr.. Bromberg, of Ala, moved to suspel
J., the rules and bring up for consideration t
y bill to prevent the importation of contagio
10 or infective diseases into the United STATE
ut The House refused to second the motion.
j. Resolutions were presented reciting the
legation that bills for advertising have be
\ presented to the Treasury Department, viii
III advertising had been done in defiance of t
law of the 18th of July, 1870, requiring writ
orders for all advertising, and directing
Secretary of the Treasury to furnish copies
all bills and of correspondence relating there
g, Adopted.
The Legislative expenditures being unt
. discussion, an amusing debate followed
10 which Cox, of New York. took part, and sal
to Members would go home to their State O.
w ventions and their County Conventions, 8
Ig would present resolutions that it is the duty
N all men to practice economy, and yet they wo
~ vote down all propositions to reduce expense
Id but when the yeas and nays were called Il
n would not be there. He himself did not belC
70 to any side of the House. He was not pa
a. cularly in utilization with any one side or
Us other. He was an eclectic philosopher.
i'll picked out gentleman like the Chairman {
q many other distinguished members ON b
H. sides, and made his party with them. He
ny derstood from distinguished Western men t
q hardly q member on either side Of the Ho
he would ever come back.
he Mr. Coburn of Ind, Chairman of the N
he tary Committee, reported a bill to provide
he the gradual reduction of the army, which
nc made special order for the first Tuesda!