Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-09


clothing to the people suffering from the mum
dation from the overflow of the Mississippi
and its tributaries. He sent to the clerks desk
aud had read extracts from correspondence
detailing the frightful condition of things along
the Mississippi and Arkansas rivers. He said
that the present inundation was greater than
any that had happened since 1S47 and the
people never were more destitute. In reply to
MIR. g. F. Hoar, he gave the number of people
needing aid at from TO- 1000 to $4,000. Mr.. Cox,
of n " remarked that the proposition was
rather extraordinary. The Government might
as well be called upon to furnish aid to the 40,
900 starving people of New York city. After
some further discussion the joint resolution
was referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs with leave to report at any time
An item appropriating $4,000 for postage
stamps for the State Department reopened the
subject of ranking. Mr. Butler, of Mass,
proposed to appropriate only 81 900 for furnish
ing postage stamps, at the cost of manufacture,
while Mr.. Garfield appealed to the committee
either to restore the Thanking privilege openly
and squarely or else take the exactly opposite
course, and let the Post-Office Department sell
it's stamps to all corners at their face value.
Mr. Coburn, of Indiana, from the Committee
on Military Affairs, reported bill empowering
the President to direct the issue of food and
disused army clothing for the relief of the
sufferers by the overflow of the Lower Missis-
sippi River.
Mr. Averill reported resolution increasing
the scope of the investigation previously or
dered into Indian contracts for 1873 and 1874,
and directing a thorough investigation of all
the frauds or Irregularities connected with the
administration of Indian affairs for those years.
Adopted.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, introduced, the follow
ng resolution, which was tn sreupon, with a
| letter from Mr. Thurlow Weed, referred to the
| Committee on Foreign Affairs Resolved
| By the Senate and House of Representatives
| in Congress assembled, that the thanks of
| Congress are eminently due and are hereby
rendered to Sir Lambton Lorraine, commander
of the British frigate Niobe, for his humane
and generous interposition at Santiago de
Cuba, in protecting the lives of the survivors
| of the Virginius expedition. The American
people recognize with admiration and gratitude
his prompt and emphatic admontion, and so
! long as heroism in defense of humanity is
deemed worthy of honor the name of the
gallant officer should be cherished
Mr.. Southland, of Ohio introduced a bill to
fix the compensation of the President of the
United States at 1926, 900 per annum.
By MIR. Starkweather, of Conn.-Levying a
tax of one-twentieth Of one per cent. on the
sale of stocks, bonds, gold and silver bullion.
promissory notes and other securities.
By Mr.. Beck, of Ky.-Increasing the tax on
the circulation of national banks from one
twelfth to one-quarter per cent. per month.
Mr.. Poland, of VT, offered resolutions for
the recognition of Cuban independence, being
the same as were recently introduced into the
Senate by Senator Carpenter. Referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Mr.. Kelley, of Pa, moved to suspend the
rules, and make the bill appropriating $3,0O0,.
900 for the centennial celebration the special
order for the 5th Of May next. Passed by 8
vote of 154 to &c.
Mr.. Poland offered resolution recitng
conflict of authority between the United States
Courts and the Territorial Courts of Utah, ant
that the enforcement of the laws has beer
delayed and obstructed, and directing the
Judiciary Committee to report bill for the
legal Jurisdiction of the courts and officers il
Utah. Adopted.
Mr. Hurlbut, of ILL.,, submitted report o,
the bill to charter a double track freight rail
,, way company from tidewater on the Atlantic t.
l Council Bluffs on the Missouri river, and t.
: limit the rates of freight thereon. The repor
recites the various features of the existing rail
road system, and says that the company pro
, posing to build this great freight railroad vii
1 accept the low rates of freight agreed upon b
the committee-15 cents bushel to Chicago
Q 18 cents to st. Louis, &c. The company ask
: the Government to guarantee it's 5 per cent
n bonds at the rate of $40, 900 mile; and Will
! the committee is not in favor of railroad sui
4 sides, it thinks proper that the subject shout
: be fairly submitted to the consideration of tn
American people. 1t therefore reports bi
without any accommodation. Ordered to b
recommitted and printed
Mr.. Southland, of Ohio, offered resolutio
I instructing the Committee on Banking and Cul
j. rency to inquire and report the reasons why th
/ $25, 600, 900 of national bank currency, author
a lied to be withdrawn from the States havin
! more than their proportion, has not been witt
u drawn and distributed under the provisions {
4 the act of the 18th of July, 1870, and whit
e further legislation is necessary to secure ths
n result.
/ Mr.. Hereford of W. ", introduced bi
n providing that the tax on State banks shall M
. be other or greater than the tax on nation