The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-16
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the acts of the I'd of March, 1867, and the 4'h
of February, 1862, prohibiting pay ment to per-
sons not known to be opposed to the rebellion.
He moved the previous question on its pas
sage.
MI Holman of Indiana, suggested that the
bill should be referred to committee, as it
was very general in its provisions.
Mr. Vance replied that a like bill in substance
had been passed several times, part cularIy in
regard TO he pensioners of the war of 1912.
Mr.. Holman said that only concerned per-
sons on pens on rolls, while the bill proposed
went far beyond that. He did not think it safe
to legslate Oh such measure wsbout due con-
slGeration.
The bill was thereupon referred
Also by Mr.. Vance Of N c., bill to amend
the act granting pensions to the soldiers of the
war of 1872.
By Mr.. Robbins of N. G., resolution do
clarng that it is the purpose of the House to
allow no modification of the present tax on to-
bacco to go into effect before the 1st of July.
1876. He moved the previous question on its
adoption.
The House r, fused to consider the previous
question and the resolution was then referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Bills and resolutions were further introduced
and referred as follows:
By Mr.. Rainey of South Carolina, to abol-
ish the House Committee on Freedmen AT
fairs.
By Mr.. Cooke of Ca, to refund the cotton
tax collected between 1868 and 1868; also to au-
thorze payment for all cotton gelzed by the
United States after May 80, 1866
By Mr.. Hewitt of Ala, to apply the proceeds
arising from the sale of swamp overlooked
lands in Alabama for the benefit of the indi-
gent, insane and idiotic persons of that state.
By Mr.. Lewis of Ala, to amend the home
stead law.
By Mr. Morey of La, to repeal the act maxi
ing restriction in the disposition of the public
lands in the states of Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida; also to pre-
scribe an oath of Office.
By Mr.. Banning of Ohio, to establish
branch mint at Cincinnati
By Mr.. Lawrence of Ohio, instructng the
Committee on Foreign Affairs to inquire into
the expediency of restoring to the Japanese
government so much of the Japanese indem-
nifty fund as may not be necessary to meet the
just claims Tor damages, expense and charges
on that fund. Adopted. Also declaring it to
be the sense OF the House that the policy of the
finance shall be steadily pursued which, with
out an unnecessary shock to business, will ulti
mately equalize the purchasing power of the
gold and paper dollar. He remarked that the
resolution embodied in substance the principles
put fo1th in the last Republican platform of
Ohio. He moved its adoption.
Mr.. Holman OF Indiana moved its reference
to committee on banking and currency, and it
was SO referred.
removal of causes from the state to U. S.
courts on the application of parties after their
appearance in state courts, except in certain
cases: also to amend act to prevent cruelty to
| animals while in transit by railroad or other
means OF conveyance.
By Mr.. Parsons of Kentucky-To regulate
commerce among the several states.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana offered the following
resolution:
Resolved That in the Judgment of this
house, in the present condition of the financial
affairs of the government, no subsidies in mon.
| ey, bonds public lands, endorsements or by
pledge Of the public credit should be granted
by Congress to associations or corporations en-
| gagged or proposing to engage in public or Ipr-
vate enterprises, and that all appropriations
| from the public treasury ought to be limited at
| this time to snch amounts as only shall be i'm
| perativeiy demanded by the public service.
He moved the previous question on its adop-
| ton.
Mr.. Hoar of Mass. inquired whether the res
olution was intended to cut off an appropria-
| ton for the centennial
Mr.. Holman replied that it was not so in
tended and that he did not suppose it would
have that effect, though he himself was willing
| it should be so construed
The previous question was seconded and the
resolution adopted-yeas 223 nays 80, as FOL
lows:
YEAs-Adams, Ainsworth, Anderson, Ash, Bag
BY Bagley, Bagley, Jr, Baker Of Indiana, Baker Of
burn, Blame, Blair, Bland, Bliss, Blount. Boone,
Bradford, Bradley, Brown of Kentucky, Brown OF
Kansas Barcaard Of Ilinois Bureha,d Of Wiseon
Ter. Cannon, Cason, Caswell, Cate, Caulfed Chap
in Chittenden, Clarke of Kentucky, Clark Of Miss
Cowan. Cox. Grape, Crounse, Culberson, Cutter,
Danford, Davis, Davy, De Bolt, Denison, Dibrell,
Dobbins, Durand, Eames, Eden Egbert, Ellis, Ely,
Franklin, freeman, Frost, Frye, Fuller Garfield,
Cause, Gibson. Glover, Goodwin, Cunt #, Hale Ham.
a4rs 1T Il NsG
Georgia, Harrison, Hartridge, Hartzell, Hatcher,
Haymond, Henderson. ,Henkle, Hereford, Hewitt,
Hopkins, Hoskins, Hubbell, Hunter, Hurd, jerks,
Jones Of New Hampshire, Joyce, Kasson, Ketchum,
of Kennecticnt, Lapham, Lawrence, Leavenworth.
Levy, Lewis, Lord, Luttrel Lynch. Lynde, Maekey
Of Penn MaR Magoon Mash MasDongall Mc
G MashlS5, Nssh, SEA- New. ScEten, SBilen, oDel,
Phillips of Kansas, Pierce, Piper, Plaisted, Popple,
ton. Potter. Rainey, Randall Rea, James B. Reilly
Of Pennsylyania, Rice, Robbins of Pennsylvania,
Of Few Jersey, Rusk, Sampson, Savage. Sayler,
Scales, Schumacher seelye, Sheakley. Singleton, Sim
sS s% s sss
Stevenson, Stowell, Tarbox, Teese, Thompson,
Thomas, ThornbuIgh, Townsend Of New York,
dell, Waldro1, Walker Of New York, Wallace Of S.
G.; .Walling Ward, Warren. Wheeler, Whiting,
Mchgap Wamgs Of Wisconsin, Williams Of pe a.
ware Williams of Indiana, Williams of Alabama, W.
B: Williams OF Michigan, Willis, Wilson Of West
New York, and Woodworth-223
>, NAYS Cobell, Darrell Douglass, Dunnell, Goode,
H onss ky Har ksy y" mSs Mint Mst0n aymn
o'Niel, Parsons, Reagan Reilly Of Pa, Slemonss,
Smalls, Strait Stone, Terry, Throckmorton, Tucker,
Wells of Miss White, Yeates and Young-33
Mr.. Townsend of Pa. said if he had been
present when his name was called he would
have voted in the negative.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana also offered resolu-
ton to establish the following new rule: Nor
shall provisions in any such bill or amendment
thereto changing existing laws be in order such
as being german to the subject of the BILL"
Referred.
Mr. Springer of Illinois offered the following
resolution and moved the previous question ON
its adoption:
Resolved, That in the opinion of this house
the precedent established by Washington and
other presidents in retiring from the presiden-
tial Office after the I'd term has become by uni
versal concurrence a part of our republican
system of government, and that any departure
from that time honored custom would be un-
wise, unpatrotic and fraught with peril to our
free Institutions.
The previous question was seconded and the
resolution was adopted-yeas 232, nays IS.
Nays-Bradley, Denson, HARRISON, Hoge Hub
bell, LYMAN Lynch, McDougall, Nash, Page Plaist-
ed. Pratt, Small. Wallace of South Carolina Walls
Wells of Mississippi, White and Whiting-lS.
Bills and resolutions were also introduced
and referred as follows:
By Mr.. Morris of Illinois-For the improve
ment of the Mississippi River between the
mouths of the Missouri and Ohio rivers.
By Mr.. Campbell of Ill;nois-Providing that
the heads of executive departments shall occu-
py seats on the floor of the House; also a reso-
luton to amend the constitution SO that 40
person shall be eligible to the presidency of the
U. s. for more than one term.
By Mr.. Anderson of Illinois-Resolution de-
claring it to be the sense of the House that
instead of increasing the revenues of the ma.
tional government to meet its expenses, the
house IS in favor of reducing the expenses to
meet the revenue Adopted.
Also resolution instructing the committee
on banking and currency to report bill repeal
ing the national banking law and substituting
for national bank currency national paper
money issued directly from the treasury and
made legal tender for all debts public or pri-
vate, including duties on imports, and to be in
terchangable for registered bonds bearing 365
per cent interest. Referred to committee on
banking and currency.
Mr. Clark of Missouri-Appropriatin ST.
100000 for improving the navigation of the
Missouri River.
By Mr.. Brckner of Missouri, to amend the
act of May 20, 1926, for appropriating lands for
the support of schools in townships and frac-
ticnal townships; also reducing the salary of
tho pracidant of tho TTnifod Stotao after tbo