New-York tribune., 1874-05-08
HOUSE oF REPREsENTATIvEs.

The House met at II a. m, which is to be
The hour OF meeting until otherwise ordered.
Mr.. BURCHARD rep, M, from the Committee
Ways and Means reported back the Senate amendments
10 the House bill facilitate the expectation Of dis
tued spirits and amendatory Of the act in relation
thereto. on his motion the amendments were non
ContrreEce Messrs Burenard taep. nI5, Kasson
COMMITTEE the part Of the House.
TIE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
Tho House then went into Committee Of the Whole
Mr.. Haskins rep, y. y IL the char, the Centennial
Celebration BIZ.
Nj NIBLACK Dem, Ind protested against the
oass legislation which the bills involved and 10y which
the Government became involved nyOuntarily the
mesAes Of implied and called moral Obligations the
very teeth Of express spuaIons OF the law to the con-
trary.
M. CROCKER (Rep. Mass advocated the bill and
suggested that the taxes be increased II necessary,
rather than have the national pride mortified by dis
play OF the white feather He wanted 70 go to Philade-
Lha 70 see the mineral display from California and Ne
vada If for nothing else than to gaze Oh something
when looked ike hard money. He would like to have
Tie ccandluayian aud Germans come aud see them and
h did not care II they never went back.
NJ SMALL rep, Md.j opposed the BILL although he
sad ht knew tuere was very little In attempting u
accompanied by O. L Pluribus Unuul" aud YANKEE
Doodle He denied that the pghted faith Of the Gov
faith Of Philadelphia and OF Pennsylvania had been
gwen, but not that Of the Government =, -. -.
OF the bill lie hoped 10 the skll aud genius aud
eIeTgy OF his Own race manifested al the exhibition BY
bill aud the General Amnesty bil and the south and
North would clasp hands together in union amnlty
NJ. GARFIELD (Rep. ObO) opposed the bin The
first question in hs mind whether the national faith
was pledged support OF an nternatOnal expOsi-
ron az Philadelphia II IL he would not only vote
Tor au appropriation but for many approprla-
tons msdt be necessary 10 keep TO the utterDOst
the last OF the public faith II he convinced
All questions IN his mind, and would silence
all criticism. But then provision should at once
be made 10 impose additional tax, sufficient
10 meet the emergency OF the new demand But II had
feeu thoroughly and Overwhelmingly proved not only
the national faith was not peoGed put that by
every possible meaning OF words COngess hat hedged
around, without the possibility OF Ilsundersand
Ing against idea OF pedgng ts faith on the subect
He had the conclusion that the orlgnal purpose
for which Centennial created had been entirely
departed from the course OF the last year and new
scheme brought forward. II It were a new question: ne
would say that OF all the years lD the century
ls7C was not the year for the ibternatlohal
exposition. In the first place, IL was TOO soon
alter the one al vienna, ohiy tnfee yeals az
Intervening The Vienna came SIX years after the
preceding one, and that recognized a. being 100
soon Six years dd not bring out enough invention 10
sa tue world together what had been done IN tue
interval IL one were attempted after onb three years
alter tue failure at Vienna. would be most dlsd,-
HOgs and AuJating failure. HIS pride American
rlze could tolerate the Thought that III that year
OF AL the years OF the century United states should
1.4he i@Ee as Le verify beyed II would do, WheIAer
toueress lfed II or not.
Nh. HOOPER (Essp.. Mass) expressed the belief that
the oe VI te country expected the National Govern
Heh " UAie ~ celebrating the approaching centennial
hhhitefsNy OF ts nation, and seemed be tie"
way for the National TO do so than the one
proposed He should therefore vote cheerfulIy for the
nl aud he was quite sure tha. II he voted otherwise
IA hAouid De unIait1iul To the Fanenl Al. District OF
bOsto, which he had the honor 70 represent lie WAS
Ade Ina' Tue good people OF Aassac1usetts would ap