Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-03-20

ordcf that there Was no law authorizing them ]
An item Of $50, 600 was inserted for maintain
hghtship OF the tiOuth Of tho Detroit river,
Lake Erie.
While the Force bin was pending in the
House, Messrs. Young. OF Georgia, Pierce, Of
Massachusetts. and Luttrell, Of California,
spoke against the measure. Gen. Butler made
q Characteristic speech in its favor
An amendneit was agreed 10 by vote Of
iei to 140, which limits the suspension of the
hdbeds corpus to two years, and contining the
suspension to the States Of Alabama Missis-
slppi, Louisiana and Arkansas.
After a number Of unsuccessful dllatory mo-
tons had been made, the voting on the bill be-.
gan, and resulted in its passage by lS5 yeas to
III nays. . 4. -H.
The following ere the Republicans Who joined
the DeInOeratB in opposing the bill: Messrs.
Burleigh, Crutchheld, Crounse, Dawes, Foster,
Garfield, Hawley of Connecticut, f. r. Hoar,
G.. +. Hoar, Hale, of Maine, Kellogg, of Com
necticut, McCrary Merriam, Phelps, Perth,
Poland Roberts, of New York, Sener, Shoe
maker Smith, Of Virginia, Smith, of New York,
Stanard, Willard. of Michigan, Willard, of Yer
mont, and Williams, Of Michigan. u
After considerable discussion the resolutions
recommended by the select committee on
Louisiana affairs were voted on separately and
adopted. #H .nFe
Zine first esolutionrecommends the res tora-
ton to the Louisiana House of Representatives
Of the members wrongfully deprived of their
seats. 20
The second resolution recognizes Kellogg 90
the Governor of Louisiana until the end Of his
term.
The Senate amendments to the Ariny Appro-
ptiation bill were non-concurred in, and were
eehi 10 conference committee.
The Senate amendments to the Indian APP
preparation bill, eighty-six in number, were
presented. All up to and including the sixty
second were adopted.
Mr.. Buffers amendment to the Civil Appro-
priation bill, Which allows IS 900 for the ex-
peilses of the suit for the recovery Of the
Rancho Panoche Grande in California Cknown
as the McGarrahan claim, was passed, after
much discusbi6n, by Tote of 100 to Sc.
This item OF 1885, 900 for the expenses of the
/ signal service being under discussion, Mr..
\ Waddell, of North Carolins, moved to decrease
| it byadding $4,000 for the extension of the
service to the Atlantic coast south of Cape
Hatteras. Adopted.
The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was
/ passed after various amendments were adopted.
I After some discussion on the bill providing
for athxntion In the District of Columbia, the
substitute offered by Mr.. Wilson, of Indiana,
which provides for taxation of Il 4 per cent ON
real and personal property, and does not pro-
vide for representation in Congress by dele
! gate, was passed. H -
! A bill was passed to protect witnesses called
before Congressional committees from arrest
! on civil processes. -.a
( When the Post-ofice Appropriation bill was
before the House, the Senate amendment for
! free postage of the Congressional Record on a
! frank written by any member of Congress, was
passed; and that public documents may pass
! free of postage until the first of December,
1875, on the frank Of any member, written by
! himself, ~ -#- ~
The amendment reviving the franking privi-
/ lege in respect to garden seeds transmitted by
the commissioner of agriculture, and to agric-
cultural reports einating from that depart
| rnentj were conctrred in. tr
/ The House called upthe report of the select
committee on Arkansas affairs and it was dis
| cussed at some length. wE
Mr.. Poland, of Vermont, delivered the prin-
cipal speech of the OCCASION, in which he
stated that the national government had no
more right to interfere with the existing State
government of Arkansas than England or
France. N. I'D
The resolution reported by the committee
that no Interference with the existing govern
ment IN Arkansas by any department. Of the
| United States government is advisable was
then adopted-yeas, 149 nays, So "a
4 On motion of Mr.. Scofield of Pennsylvania,
resolutions were adopted revoking resolution
passed by the House in 1862, censuring Secre-
tary Of War Cameron for alleged irregular
proceedings in the purchase of supplies.
The House in committee of the whole con-
eidercd the Deficiency bill, and adopted amend
ments to pay the expenses of the contested
elections of Sypher, Shanks, Sheridan and Can
non eppropriating S5500O0 for the Soldiers
Nstiohal Asylum apprepriating 100000 fol
clothing for seamen
The committee then arose and reported the
bill to the House, and it was passed amid much
confusion. .s..,-.. .s. 1.#...
Mr.. Kassen, of Iowa, moved the adoption OF
the ragnlutjOOQ baret0fOra tod NV him
from the committee on ways and means on the
Pacific Mail investigation, directing copies Of
the testimony to be laid before the next House
and before the United States District ATTORNEY
looking to proceedings against VIM. S. Kinl
and John g. Schumacher also to deprive the
newspaper correspondents involved from the
privileges OF the reporters gallery. Agreed II
-126 to II. -a-.es-as-ess----s-..
Mr.. Harrison, of Tennessee called up thu
, resolutions of the committee on elections, de
Glazing Mr.. Pinchback not elected as a member
| from the State of Louisiana at large, and G
: A. Sheridan elected and entitled to his seat
The resolutions were agreed to- 1923 to 20, anS
r Mr.. Sheridan took the oath of office.
Mr.. Robinson, of Ohio called up like resolu
, lions in the case of Sypher, declaring the latte
f (who is the sitting member) not elected from
the First district of Louisiana, and Lawrenc,
(tbe contestant entitled to the seat.
After considerable discussion the resolution
were adopted, 1874 to 81, and Mr.. Lawrenc,
took the oath.
, Mr. Gunckle Of Ohio, moved to suspend th
rules and take from the Speakers table the bill
/ to equaliZe bounties, non-concur in the Senat
amendments, and ask for committee of con
q ference.
! The bill for the admission of Colorado as
? State was adopted by vote of 164 yeas to 7
I nays. The bill now goes to the President TO
. his approval.
/ The bill for the admission of New Mexic
. was defeated. .a
The House took from the Speakers tabl
a number of Senate bills and passed them
Among them were the following For the re
lief of the Allegheny railroad for the relief O
: the Terre Haute and Indianapolis railroad
> appropriating $4,000 for public buildings a
+ Coyington, KY; for the purchase of q site TO
I public buildings at Harrisburg, Pa. amendin
: tile revised statutes relating to stamps on brew
g ers' casks.
: The bill authorizing pontooa bridge acros
= the Mississippi at Dubuque, Iowa, was passed
: Mr.. Gupckel from the Conference committe
e on the Bounty bill, made report of concur
o renee, and the report was agreed to-150 to A.
: The committee OF conference on the Harbo
: and River bill made report, which was agree
ITO. The bill appropriates $6,3O0,000. 300
q The conference report. on the Sundry Civ
!, Appropriation bill was agreed to- The bi
n calls for $27, 100000.
8 The conference report on the Deficiency bi
: The Speaker made farewell address an
!. announced the completion of the Forty-thh
. Congress. H# >a
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