The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-04
CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE. ... Of. b.
WARRINGTON, March 8.
The chaplain in tho opening PRAYER in
voked Providence 10 rebuke the Govern
ment demon, SANDER, now stalking iortl
and casting shadow over the who'll
earth, and that the hand OF the wilful de
tractor as 1t wrote might be paralyzed
MIR. Fenton presented petition from
large number Of business men In New
York City asking Congress to put an i'm.
mediate stop to any further issue of green
backs by the Secretary Of the Treasury
so as TO cause the retirement at once o
the legal tender reserve issue. Referred
ln presenting the petition Mr.. Fcntor
SAID the signers represented at least 500,-
600 900 capital.
Mr.. Dawes from the Committee on Ap.
preparations reported the annual fortitlca
tton appropriation bill without amend-
ment Placed on tho calendar.
He gave notice that he would call It ur
for consideration at an early day.
Mr.. Logan from the Committee on Nil
itary Affairs reported iavorably on the
bill authorizing the Secretary 10 issue q
supply Of arms to Nebraska. Placed on
the calendar.
Mr.. Cragin called up the bill authoriz-
ing the corrections In errors In prize lists
Pending the discussion the morning hour
expired and the bill went over.
CENTENNIAL.
The bill in relation to the Centennial
Exhibition was taken up, the pending
question being an amendment by Mr.
Morrill,, Of Vermont, making the Exhibi-
tion national In Its character instead oI
international.
MIR. Sherman moved to refer tho bill Ia
the Committee on Appropriations with.
out instructions. He would vote for a
large appropriation to aid the Exhibition
either national or international, and be,
lieved Philapelphia the best place TO hold
1t, but he wanted the bill TO be carefully
prepared. Congress should not pass the
bill as II was now before the Senate, and
and thus commit ITSELF The bill as II
stood bound Congress hand and loot. II
the trustees Of the Exhibition should con.
tract debt Of fifty millions Of dollars the
government would have 10 pay 1t. The
people Of his State favored the exhibition
and desired TO see it held in Philadelphia
They were willing to contribute Of their
means to aid it, but like prudent people
wanted to know how much 1t would cost
BE hoped the bill would be referred.
Mr.. Stevenson said there were toe
many important questions involved in
this bill TO permit him TO remain silent.
BE was not opposed to the proper cele-
bration Of the 4th Of July, 1876, but de-
MED the power ofCongress to take money
from the National Treasury for such an
enterprise. he quoted from former de-
bates on the subject 10 show that the ex-
hibition was local affair, and that Con-
gress was only asked to give 1t dignity.
Should Congress appropriate funds for II
at least from $4,000 600 to $25 100000
would be required.
MIR. Stevenson denied the right Of Con.
gress to appropriate the money for the
stock iobbing corporation and said the
occasion would be just as sacred without
mixing merchandise and dollars and cents
with II. II would not be In accordance
with our republican institutions to enter
tain the crowned heads Of Europe in the
manner they are received BY their broth
er soyereigns In the foreign countries upon
occasions Of visit, and the peoples money
should not be used for any such purpose.
He wanted the 4th Of July in 1876 10 bs
q day OF thanksgiving. Let the people
show their gratitude and love to our hon.
ored ierefathers, let there be q national
celebration, but Congress should take
charge Of 1t, AMI. the celebration
should be in Washington, Philadel.
phia and New York. The bill
should be referred, and the committee
should report the plan as well as the cost
OF the celebration. Then the people oil
Pennsylvania and Philadelphia could
unite with all the others and the day be
gloriously celebrated, putting our free in.
stitutlons on an everlasting foundation.
Mr.. Scott said six of the Powers of the
earth had accepted the invitation 10 par.
ticipate in the celebration, and this morn.
ing he had received information that two
more, Austria and the Sandwich Islands
had also accepted the invitation :
Mr.. Bayard said It was not contem,
plated to entertain the crowned heads Of
Europe, but only to invite the Govern.
menls ot the world to send Representa-.
hves 10 the exhibition, the same as we
had done to England, France and Austria
Mr.. Scott said the whole spirit of our
institutions revolted against the idea ol
entertaining the crowned heads, and he
was surprised that the Senators had taken
such q view Of the case. He hoped the
question would be settled as to whether
the exhibition is to be national or interna,
tional at once, 30 that the Commissioners
might make their preparations according.
ly. He did not believe an international
exhibition would cost twenty million dol
lars or anything like 1t, and the Commits
sioners had not thought Of incurring such
an enormous expense BE had no object
ion to the bill going to the committee pro-
iViding the character Of the exhibition be
settled first. The Senate seemed disposed
to treat this celebration as belonging to
Pennsylvania and Philadelphia, and he
would not hear the fair name oil the State
or city assailed, even by implication
without vindicatlng their honor.
, Pending the motion to refer the bill tc
the Committee on Appropriations the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Townsend from the Committee Or
Public Lands reported a bill to amend
homestead laws. The bill goes into al
the details, and was read, at length after
reading and some discussion the bill wa
passed.
Mr. Conger from the Committee on
Commerce reported abill to amend the
act oi July lst, 1870, to prevent the exter
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