Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-02-06
UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.
Senate.

Senates
On motion Of Mr.. Pratt Of Indiana, the
House bill to amend the act granting pensions
to certain soldiers and sailors of the war Of
1912, and widows of deceased soldiers, and t.
restore to the pension rolls those persons whose
names were stricken therefrom in consequence
of disloyalty, was recommitted to the Commit
tee on Pensions. ...
mr. Morrill,, in discussing the Legislation APP
preparation BILL said that the bill as it passed
the House appropriated S1S, 400, 442. The
amendments Of the Senate committee increased
the amount to S1S, 791, 1854. The increase was
attributable chiefly to the want of service in
the Assay offices, and in the departments of
the government in Washington. 1t was re-
duction of $1,96G, 800 as compared with the bill
of last year.
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, from the Committee
of Conference on disagreeing votes Of the two
Houses upon the House bill to amend the ex-
isting customs and internal revenue laws, and
for other purposes made report which was
read. He said the report was substantially the
same as that presented last session, with the
exception of duty on hops, which had been
raised to eight cents per pound. The House
proposed duty of ten cents per pound, but
the committee agreed upon eight cents. The
two sections relating to tobacco and the sale of
bonds. ETC., which were the principal subjects
of disagreement last year, were now both
stricken out. The report was agreed to.
The amendment of the Appropriation bill,
providing new Bureau of Statistics and Com
merce, was stricken out. Collating facts about
railroads was made part of the duties of the
present Statistical Bureau.
Mr. Clayton, of Arkansas, introduced bill
to protect each State of the Union against in
vasion and for other purposes. Referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs.
| The House bill to constitute Patchogue, on
| the south side of Long Island, in the State of
New York, port of delivery, was passed.
The Appropriation bill was reported to the
Senate and all the amendments made in Com
mittee of the Whole were agreed to. The bill
was then read third time and passed.
The only amendment of Importance reported
to the Diplomatic bill by the committee was
! one appropriating s29, 700 for the salaries and
| expenses of the United Safes and Mexican
claims commission, which was agreed to. The
bill was then read third time and passed.
The proposed amendment to the Constitution
that the President and Vice President of the
| United States be elected directly by vote of
the people was presented and read.
The Fertilization bill, appropriatlng S850000
| for sea coast Notifications, was passed by the
| Senate.
Wright, of Iowa, from the committee on the
civil service and r7trenchment reported adj
v. rely on the bill to abolish the system of
mileage and it was indefinitely postponed.
IldulllL, VI hlhlll6, IIOLll JuG
reported adversely on the bill to reduce the
salary of the President of the United States,
with the request that it be placed on the calen-
dar with the adverse report. So ordered.
Logan, of Illinois, from the Military commit
tee, called up the House bill for the relief of
Gen. Samuel w. Crawford. He said that there
had been numerous instances where officers
mad been retired on r rank much higher than
that which they actually held while in active
service. He submitted an amendment to pre-
vent this, but excepting from its operation
those who had lost an arm or leg, or both eyes
or who have served twenty-five years in the
army. He had no desire to mention names
but there was gentleman formerly connected
with our army, now in the civil service il
Europe, whose rank in active service was very
low, but he was retired with very high rank
There were others, now in the employ of rail
road companies, who were retired with ranl
higher than that actually held by them before
retirement. The amendment was agreed to-
and the bill passed.
House.
The Japanese Indemnity bill was before the
House, and it was voted to return the indemni
ty money to Japan, and pay the sailors of the
navy out of the United States Treasury.
Mr.. G. +. Hoar, of Massachusetts, from the
select committee on outrages in the Southern
States presented the report of the sub-com
mittee which had been to New Orleans, ant
stated at the same time that the committee haC
voted to proceed forthwith to the State O.
Louisiana to continue the investigation of it
Read, and ordered to be printed.
The House ordered the sergeant-at-arms tx
take Irwin before District Judge Macarthur, il
obedience to writ of hGbeGs corpus.
The following are among the most importan
bills introduced and referred to the prope
committees
BY Mr.. Merriam, of New York-To proven
the issue of United States and national banl
notes of greater denominations than 800 alst
limiting the tax on bank deposits, in regard +,
the collection Of drafts and checks also au
thorizng the use of information received
through the dead letter office, when its use viii
prevent or punish crime.
By Mr. Biery, of Pennsylvania--To establish
a uniform system for protesting Commercial
paper.
By Mr.. Whitthorne, of Tennessee-For tn
retirement of national bank notes, and the sub
J stitution of Treasury notes.
By Mr.. Luttrell, of California Granting
right of way for wagon road across the Sierr
Nevada mountains below the snow line.
By Mr.. Myers, of Pennsylvania-To increas
the duties on umbrellas and parasols.
By Mr.. Lewis, of Tennessee To authoIiz
the construction Of bridge across the Misss
sippi river at Memphis.
BY Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio--In regard to al
legged new evidence in the Fitz John Porte
case.
Mr.. Crounse, of Nebraska, introduced a bill
: appropriating $50, 900 for special distribution
of seeds to the portions of the country tina
have suffered from the grasshopper ravagea
, Passed.
Mr., OBrien, of Maryland, asked leave +
offer a resolution calling on the President /
state by what authority the courts and officer
Of the State of Mississippi at Vicksburg hav
boon interfered with by the military.
| Mr.. Lynch, of Mississippi, objected to tn
resolution in that shape.
The vote rejecting the Indian Appropriation
: bill was again reconsidered without the yea
and nays, and then finally the bill was referre
to the Committee OF the Whole on the state o
the Union--yeas, l42 nays, 102. The Speake
stated that the bill went to the Committee o
the Whole as an entirely new bill, subject
amendment.
The Letter Tariff bill, as it is callel, wa
considered and the House agreed to the con
ference report on it by a vote Of 1856 to SO. Tn
bill goes to the President for his signature.
A little girl, four years old, created