The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-20
AID CONGREss...sECOND SESSION
Senate.
WAsuiNGroN. Jan 10,

WAsnINGroN. Jan 10,
Mr.. Sargent of CAL, called up the resou-
ton of yesterday providing that during the
present session 1t should be in order at any
time to move recess, and pending an APP
preparation bill to move to cJnfne the de-
bate on amendments thereto To five min
utes by any senator on the pending Of n
motion. and such motion shall be decided
without debate
Mr.. Sherman of Ohio, from committee
of conference on disagreeing votes of the
two houses upon house bill to amend the
existing customs and internal revenue laws
and for other purposes made "a report sub.
stantially the same MS that presented last
at the last session agreed TO.
Mr.. Sargent of Cal, move that a rule be
adopted this morning in reference 10 limit
ing debate be applied TO legislative, judi
cial and executive appropriation bill, 1t
being unfinished business OF yesterday
agreed TO.
The senate then resumed the consider.
alton of the legislative, judicial and execut-
i've appropriation bill, the pending amend
ment beng that of Mr.. Boutclle, TO strike
out the first part of the amendment pro-
posed by the committee, which provided
for the organization of bureau of com
merce and statistics, and il was agreed to
yeas 20, nays 81.
1.-The question theleupon on the second
part of the amendment proposed by the
committee to continue the present bureau
of statistics was agreed to.
The amendments by Mr. Edmunds, Vt,
Mr.. Morrill,, Me- and Mr.. Window, were
also agreed to.
The question being on agreeing TO amend
After an executive session the senate aG
journed
Messrs. Storm, Hayes, Sypher, Dawes
| Voorhees, and Winchester disclaimed al
connection with the Pacific Mail subsidy
scandal. Mr.. Chittenden of New Yorl
also repudiated the intimations in thu
Chicago Tribune and Hartford Post, con
Meeting him with the receipt of money fo
the subsidy.
Mr.. Dawes said he had an affidavit in hi
hand for l.. E. Chittenden of New York
that he was the person who had received
money. Oaughter.)
f. r. Hoar of Massachusetts offered
resolution for the appointment of a sclec
committee of five to inquire whether tn
privileges of the house have been violate,
by the arrest and detention of Mr.. White
law Reid of New York at the suit o
Alexander r. Shepherd while Mr.. Rel
was within the District of Columbia unde
subpoena from committee of the house
The house. after adopting the resolutio
to bring Wetmore, correspondent of tn
California Alta, before the bar of the hous
for contempt in refusing to answer que'
tions relative to the Pacific Mai. subsidy
went into committee Of the whole.
When subcommittee rose the sergeant-a
arms presented at the bar of the house tn
new recusant witness in the Pacific Ma
investigation, Charles w. Wetmore, VIII
had refused to answer the question as
who had mentioned to him the name {
Mr.. Beck in connection with check sal
to have been traced to him. The wtnes
having been asked by the speaker whethe
he was prepared to answer the question
replied be was not, and asked time unit
tomorrow to ascertain whether lie coul
rightfully do SO without breach of cont
dence. Further consideration of the ma
ter was postponed until tomorrow and Il
house adjourned.