Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-03-20
UNITED sfAVss CONGRESS.
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pul restricting tle feiIfuii.g OF customs dltles
aud prescribing certain regulations OF the
Treasury department ths sensts in to ex-
tend the time Within which the board Of audit
Tor the District OF Columbia may receive, audit.
and allow certain claims that have never been
presented 20 said board; the Senate bill
amending the charter OF .he Freedmen's SAY
ings and Trust Company and for other pur-
poses. Er
TIE Civil Rights billwas before the Senate
for its last reading and to be voted CO.
Senator Carpenter, Republican from Wis
consin, delivered "a able argument in opposi-
ton 70 ths Dill, IN which he held that all its
provisions were in conflict with the Federal
constitution, as expounded by the Supreme
Court. 80
After one or two others had spoken the bill
was read a third time and passed by a vote OF
IS to 26-Mesrir Carpenter, Ferry, OF Cofneo-
tcut Hamilton, Of Texas, Schurz, Spraguo and
Upton voting with the Democrats against it.
The following bIl5 reported from the COM
mittee on commerce were passed To abolish
The consulate at Amoor river and establish
Consulate at Viadivostock Russia to authorize
the construction of a pontoon bridge across the
Mississippi at or near Dubuque, Iowa to pro-
mote economy and efficiency in the marine
hospital service. with an amendment fixing the
salary of the Supervising Surgeon at "a, 900 in
stead of $1,000 the House bill for the further
security of navigation on the Mississippi river
The Tariff bill was fully discussed In the
Senate, Messrs. Merrill, Scott and Freling-
huysen favoring It, and Messrs. Schurz, Sher-
man, Johnston, Thurman Stevenson and
Sprague opposing it. M
An amendment was adopted providing that
the increased tobacco tax should only apply to
tobacco manufactured after the passage Of the
act. .aa ... ~
The House Bounty bill ~ae discussed in the
Senate. MIR. Logan in his argument in favor
said it would not take more than $50, 700, coo
! from the Treasury, as the bounties already
paid by States amounted to 1886. ISL, 256, and
| the Federal government has paid S405, 600 600,
which would be deducted from tbs amount
called for by this bill.
Mr. Ferry, OF Connecticut, moved to strike
out the word cor State" IN the second and
/ fifth sections, which provide for the deduction
for bounty already paid by the United States
or State laws. He argued that the Federal
government Rad no right to confscate tue
| bounty paid by States, and use it toward the
! bounty due the soldiers by the Federal govern
ment. rt-# A 20 ~
! Amendment agreed to by "a to 81. A
! MIR. Edmunds, of Vermont submitted an
amendment as an additional section, authorizs
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to borrow az
much money as may he needed to carry the act
into effect at any time when there is net
enough money in the Treasury to meet its re.
! quirements, and also authorizing HIM for the
/ purpose of borrowing such money, TO issue and
| dispose of any of the kinds of bonds described
in the tot July ii, 1870. 1
Adopted bpa vote of Al to -.
!. The bill was then voted di Dy yeas and nays
the result Ct Nh'els was tie vote of 80 to 3d.
The Vteesffesident then cast his vote in the
| athrmatlve and 80 the bill was passed. 1sg
The House bills to prevent cruelty to animals
! in the District of Columbia, and to provide fol
deductions from the terms of sentences oil
United States prisoners were passed. #e
The Tariff bill was taken up, and after re
jecting several Amendments the Senate voted
to throw out the amendment adopted in the
Committee of the Whole the previous day
which provided that the tax Oh tobacco should
only apply I'd the tobacco manufactured aftel
the passage of the act. ..
The bill was then read a third time ant
passed AS it came from the House withou
amendment-yeas 80; nays, 20.
The House bill to provide for the support o.
the District of Columbia for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1876, and for other purposes, wa'
passed.
Tee committee on the Sundry Civil Appro
priatlon bill reported in favor of striking on
an appropriation of $780, QUO FOR new life-savin(
stations Oh Long Island Sound, but the Senat'
refused to do SO.
After adopting many amendments recon
mchded by the committee, the Senate passet
the Sundry Civil Appropriation blu. -
The following are the principal amendment
adopted, ".
Reducing the appropriation for works of ar
for the library of Congress from $l5,0 900 t.
$4,000 increasing the appropriation for tn
survey of the Atlantic and Gulf coaets ftot
S345, 009. to 5375,0D0i striking out the appro
pnatlon of S50,eu0 for new steam-tender TO
the fifth lighthouse district, and an appropra
ton of 100000 for q new steam-tender 70
| Upht hnnGa. "a so
propriating $1,000 forasteam fog signalforYefb
Buena, California striking out the appropria
ton of $4,000 for headstones to the soldiers
graves III WoodJawn cemetery at Elmira, n. Y
striking out appropriations to pay contestant
for seats in the House of Representatives, an
appropriating $4,000 for the payment of bouI
ties o sailors and marines under existing laws
appropriating 1926 900 for the extension of tn
building for the government hospital for tn
insane; 1926, 600 to complete the purchase G
ground around the Columbia Hospital in tn
city" of Washington, and 500 for the M
tonal association for the relief of colored wome
and children in the District of Columbia stril
ing out the appropriation of $4,000 to pre-
, vide for the payment under existing laws, fo
horses and other property lost or destroyed
the military service Of the United States th
: appropriation of $33 $50 to pay TIE claims {
> the Dakota volunteer forces, and the appropri;
, tons for the purchase of land for Unite
States forts and military posts in Texal
Also the amendment striking out the apprC
. priatlon of $4,000 to enable the Secretary
' War to acquire perfect title to til
, Brady collection of photographs of the war
reducing the appropriation for furniture an
repairs for buildings under the Treasury d.
partment from 100000 to $4,000, and til
= appropriation for fuel, light, and miscellaneor
items from 100000 to $225,000 authorzin
the Secretory of War to detail o medical otfc,
, of the army to investigate and report upon til
D spread of epidemic cholera westward, al
appropriating $4,000 for that purpose pr,
viding that hereafter department clerks di
charged for no fault of their own, but for ii
/ reason that their services are no longer nece
sary, shall receive one months ray instead
two months appropriating $4,000 for pul
lie building at Camden, N. j. fixing compens
Z ton of United States Counsel before the cou
a of commissioners on the Alabama claims
$4,000 per annum instead of $4,000 Apr,
priating 1860 600 to pay interest on bono
authorized by the act of June 20, 1874, to pr
. vide a government for the District of Colun
> bla; providing that the rate of postage on me
chandise passing through the mail shall be OIL
cent an ounce instead of one cent for tv
our ces as at present striking out the appr
priaton of $4,000 for plans for public bull
: ing at Auburn, N. Y. tzH
n The Senate concurred in the followr
4 amendments to the Harbor and River Apr
. priation bill, the balance of them being throw
. out; Appropriating $35, 900 for dredging ii
) mud bars in the Hudson river in front of Jffst
d City $37, 3l7 for the improvement of the ha
. Dor at Crisiield, Nd; increasing the stppropri
ton for the improvement of Cape Fear rive
- N. O., from 100000 to 100000; appropria
d ing $4,000 for the improvement of the harb
:, at Port Jefferson, N. Y; 800, 900 for Roudo,
= harbor, N, Y. /; $50 900 for the improvement
+ the breakwater at Block Island, r. l. $5, OF
= for the improvement of Yam Hill river Orego
q $4,000 for the improvement of the Youghi