The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-18
ADD CONGRESS...SECOND SESSION.

Mr.. Cameron of Pennsylvania gave
notice that he would ask the senate TO
devote half an hour on Friday or Saturday
next 10 the consideration of bills from the
committee on foreign relations
Mr.. West of Louisiana, from the COM
mittee on appropriations, reported back
the postoflice appropriation bill with sun
dry amendments placed ON the calendar.
The morning hour having expired, the
senate resumed the consideration of the
resolution for admission of Mr. Pinchback
as senator from LOUISIANA.
Mr.. Morton, of Indiana, said he would
request the senate to stay here without ad-
journment until this question was dis
posed Of
Mr.. Sargent then concluded his speech
which was interrupted yesterday on ac-
count OF Mr.. Hooper's funeral.
Mr.. Ferry made his speech setting forth
his reason why he could not support the
resolution.
Mr.. Ferry appealed TO the senators not
to set a precedent so dangerous to repubi-
can institutions as the admission of a man
whose credentials were signed by one
whose only title to Office of governor was
acquired by fraud, perjury and corruption.
He had listened with pain to the discussion
in this senate, where members of the dom
inant party had been quoting from the
record of pro-slavery times as an excuse
for similar atrocities to be per-
petrated by the republican party.
He appealed to the senators who were
of the majority, and who entertained views
similar to his, not to be content with giving
a silent vote but raise their voices against
the proposed action, and not permit such a
if the members of this body would vote ac-
cording 10 their honest convictions, it
would not be established.
Mr.. Howe then obtained the floor and
yielded to Mr.. Morton, who moved the sem
ate take recess until 7:3O o'clock, p. M. !;
agreed to-yeas 3S, nays 10
kbOuSts
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the regular order, which was the
bill from the committee on elections in re-
gard to the election of president and vice
president, was demanded.
Mr.. Randall endeavored to have the
army appropriation bill considered, but on
motion of Mr.. Dawes the house went INTO
committee of the whole on the tariff bill,
debate being limited to three hours and a
quarter. The vote to take up the bill was,
ayes 90, noes SO.
Mr. Burchard made "a long statistical
speech supporting the bill, except that
portion relative to the repeal of the hori-
zontal ten per cent tax.
Mr.. Cox took ground against an increas-
ed tax on whisky. The higher the duty,
he said. the less revenue is collected.
Mr.. Banning of Ohio followed on the
same side. lie read statistics to show
that his district paid one-ffteenth of the
entire excise tax of the United States.
Mr.. Chttenden of New York denounced
the bill as comprehensive blunder. In
the name of civilized commerce lie protest
ed against another tariff this session, un-
less it included tea and coffee.
Messrs. Harris of Virginia, Niblack of
Indiana, Ward of Illinois, and Whitehead
OF Virginia, spoke against, aud Kasson in
favor of the bill, the latter at length. The
general debate was then closed and the
committee proceeded to consider the bill
under five minute rule
Mr.. Southland of Ohio moved to strike
out the first section.
Mr.. Sayes of Ohio spoke in support Of
That meteorological.
Mr.. Cox moved to amend the first section
by increasing the duty on champagne from
SO per dozen of quarts to 80, and from 81
per dozen of pints to $3.50. He said tina,
that would produce an increase of $780,.
900 Of revenue agreed to.
Pending discussion the committee rose
and the house took recess till 7.30. The
evening session to be for business from the
judiciary committee excluding poitica
| measures