Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-16
XLIIId CONGRESS.
SENATE.

was made, signed or issued in the Southern
States prior to the lst Of July, 1866, shall be
deemed or held as invalid and Of no effect, by
reason of the failure to impose thereon the re-
quired stamp.
Mr.. Stewart. Of New, introduced bill to |
prohibit national banks from lending money on |
money as security and for other purposes. Re- |
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Window, from the Committee on Com !
merce and Routes, in presenting their report, !
delivered long speech. He said that the value
of commodities moved by railroads in 1872 was
over $40 900 000, 900, for which their gross re-
ceipts were Sab 241, 055, and yet the facilities
are inadequate to supply the demand. Con-
sequently agriculture is paralyzed and labor
interests languish. The various routes for
carrying Western produce to the seaboard were
spoken Of in detail, and the committees OBJ
servations and conclusions stated
Mr.. Edmunds, of VT, introduced, by request,
bill to provide for a commission upon the
subject Of postal telegraphy. Referred to the
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads.
The Chairman of the Judiciary Committee
reported unfavorably on the bills to relieve the
political disabilities Of J. w. Bennett Of Mary
land. John Forsyth Of Alabama, George Pickett
of Virginia, David A. Telfar of North Caro-
lima, and Raphael Semmes of Alabama. Most
Of these bills did not have the necessary petit
tons from the parties named, and the latter
one the committee was not disposed to consider
favorably. However, the committee was dis
charged from their further consideration.
The veto message of the President of the
Finance bill was considered and the Chair an
nounced that the Finance bill was before the
Senate, and the question was, Should it pass,
Notwithstanding the Presidents objections
Upon this question the Constitution required
that the vote should be taken by yeas and nays.
No one taking the floor the roll was called, and
the vote resulted as follows:
V,r.a Do ~
eron, Carpenter, Clayton, Conovei Dennis,
Dorsey, Ferry mich. }, Goldtt,caite, Gordon,
Harvey, Hitchcock, Ingalls,, Johnston, Lewis,
Logan, Nc Creepy Merrinlon, Mitchell, Nor
GOOD, Oglesby, Patterson, Pease, Pratt, Ramsey,
Robertson, Spencer, SPRAGUE, TIPToN West,
Window and Wright-34
NAYS -Messrs. Anthony, Bdydrd Boutwell,,
Buckingham, Chandler, Conkling, Cragin,
Darts Edmunds, FENToN, Ferry (Conn. },
Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Gilbert Hdger,
Hamilton (Md.), Hamilton (Texas), Hamlin,
Howe, JONES' Kelley, Morrill, Vt.), Sargent,
| Scott Sherman, Stevenson, Stewart Stockton,
| Thurman and Wadlegh-30.
Democrats in italics and Liberals in small
capitals
Two-thirds not voting in the affirmative, the
bill was lost.
| Mr.. Wright, of Iowa. introduced bill in
relation to salaries and the civil service. 1t
provides for the reduction from and after the
first day of next October, Of 10 per cent in the
compensation Of officers and employees of the
| Senate except clerks of committees, which it
proposes to cut down 80 per cent.
The bill to increase the pay department of
the army, fixing the number of paymasters at
fifty, with the rank, pay and emoluments of
majors of cavalry, passed by vote of 81 to 18.
Should the bill become a law, six new appoint
ments in the paymaster's department will be
made.
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cessor to Mr.. Sumner, were laid before the
Senate, and Mr.. Washburn took the oath of
Office as Senator Of the United States.
The House bill appropriating 800, 900 for the
relief of persons suffering by the overflow OF
the Mississippi river was reported and passed.
Mr.. Chandler, of Mich, reported with amend
ments the bill to define gross of matches, tc
provide for uniform packages and for othel
purposes. Placed on the calendar. 1t requires
that all friction matches manufactured in the
United States shall be put up in packages eacl
containing either fifty or one hundred, or some
multiple of one hundred matches, and that eacl
package shall be distinctly marked with the
number contained therein also, that each gross
shall consist of IA, 400 matches.
HOUSE.
Bills were introduced repeating all statute
which forfeit widows pensions for second mar
riage; to permit parties to testify in their owl
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free system Of national banking and for tn
resumption of specie payments; to facilitat
the resumption of specie payments, and t.
prevent fluctuations in the value of Unite
States notes repeating all laws imposing a Ia
on State banks to impose tax of five pc
cent on all incomes of individuals and corpora
tons exceeding S., 600; declaring it oppressiv
to impose additional taxation, and inexpeden
to retrench on necessary appropriations alread
made in the interests of commerce. and pre-
viding as a measure of temporary relief fc
the issue of an additional fifty millions of legs
tender notes.
Mr.. Negley, of Penn, asked leave to offer
resolution instructing the Committee on Mil
tary Affairs to prepare and report a bill
amend the act Of the 9Th of June, 1872 relativ
to soldiers and sailors homesteads 80 as I
allow honorably discharged soldiers and sailor
and their widows and orphan children to acquil
homesteads on the public lands without bein
required to commence settlement and improv,
l ment.
The amendment to the appropriation bi
9 striking out the paragraph requiring the d
= partment clerks to work seven hours ds
a instead Of six was struck out. number
y amendments were made to the bill and
passed.
g Mr.. Kasson. Of Iowa. introduced bill
!, amend the act for the redemption of the thrt
per cent. temporary loan certificates and for o
:, increase of national bank notes. Referred
the Committee on Banking.
Mr.. Eames, of r. l., introduced bill
y amend the National Currency acts. and to Q
: tablish free banking. Referred to the Bankir
, Committee
y Mr.. ONeil, of Pa, presented petition f
= the equalization of bounties so as to EMIT
: privates in the Marine Corps to the benefits
q the bounty laws.
n The House took up the Senate amendment
| tn the HOuaa hill ralativa m tho
Portland Canal. The debate, which lastt
. over three hours, was closed by Mr.. Wheele
., of N. Y, who offered an amendment to Il
l. effect that no money should be paid out und
o it unless the State of Kentucky should cede
n the United States jurisdiction over the cani
~ with all it's property and appurtenances, al
70 should relinquish to the United States ii
,. right to assess it 30 long as the United Stat
o shall remain the owner, and should pay to Il
s United States all taxes assessed and colect
on the canal from the passage of the act nm
such cesson. The amendment was rejected
l. 70 to 143-and the bill was then passed wtho
1T division.
,e Mr.. Hazleton, of Wis.,, from the Elect
10 Committee, made q report on the Utah co
~ tested election, that Mr.. Cannon, the sitt
W member, is entitled to the seat and that
'e Maxwell, the contestant, is not. He ga
T. notice that he would call it up for action hel
after, and he gave notice that he would tn
offer a resolution reciting that Mr.. Cannon, t
o. sitting member is openly living with WON
~ as his wife, under the pretended sanction Of
es system of polygamy, to the great scandal a
=, disgrace of the people and Government of t
u United States; and providing for the appoil
in ment of committee to inquire into the matt
!, and to recommend such action as shall SEE
vi meet and proper
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