The Portland daily press., 1875-02-22
Forty Third Congress- Second Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON Feb 90

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read and placed on file
A resolution providing for the appointment
Of a committee of five senators to examine into
the civil service during the recess, with a view
TO Reorganization Of the several departments
thereof, was agreed to. rr
Mr.. FeIton presented memorial of the
of Long Island City, n. Y, in
favor of opening channel through East River
to the Atlantic Ocean, and the removal of OBJ
structions at He'll Gate, Referred to the Com
mittee of Commerce.
Mr.. Boutwell, presented the memorial of the
heirs of Walter Hunt, praying for an extension
of the patent for paper collars. Referred to
the Committee on Patents.
Senator Carpenter occupied his seat in the
Senate to-day. He was heartily welcomed by
his brother senators of all parties
The Senate passed the joint resolution which
passed the House last winter providing that in
all cases under the civil service examination
for position, when disabled soldier, his wife
or the widow of deceased soldier, or his Or
phan child shall pass such examination at the
standard fixed by the said rules such person
shall have precedence for appointment to any
existing vacancy, anything in the rules of the
civil service to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The resolution was passed by vote of Sc
yeas to nays. Gordon of Georgia and Meiri-
mon of North Carolina acted with the Repub
licaus in favor of it. Those voting in the neg
alive were Alcorn, Cooper, Dennis, Hager,
Hamilton of Maryland, McCreery, Sprague and
Salisbury. tr.
The Senate resumed the Indian appropriation
bill.
propriatiDg 100000 to reimburse settlers for
losses sustained from Indian depredations.
Tabled.
Mr.. Stephenson submitted an amendment
requiring Indian agents to keep books con-
tanning itemized accounts of contracts, etc,
SUCH books to be always open for inspection
md tn ha q
and to be handed over by each agent tohis sue
cessor in office. Any forged entry or failure to
comply with the provisions of the act to be
punished by fine of not less than $500 nor
more than $1,000 Agreed to.
Mr.. Bogy moved an amendment authorizing
the payment of S 900 to the Kaskaria, Peo-
ria, Wea and Parikesbow indians, for the pur-
chase of seed, such amount to be withdrawn
from their interest fund. Agreed to:
Mr.. ingalls, submitted an amendment au-
thorizing the Secretary of the Interior to PAY
to the treasurer of the Cherokee nation $780,
600 from trust funds held by the United States
arising from sales of Cherokee lands lying
south of Kansas, said amount to be used in
purchasing breadstuffs for Cherokee Indians to
keep them from suffering in consequence of the
DIES tructon of their crops during the past sea-
son. Agreed to.
Mr. Thurman moved to strike OUT the pro-
vision that all appropriations made for teach
ers, milers blacksmitbs engineers, carpenters,
physicians and other persons employed IN the
Indian service and for various articles provided
for in the treaty stipulatious may be diverted
to other uses for the benefit of the various In
dian tribes within the discretion of the Presi-
dent and with the consent OF said tribes ex-
pressed in the usual manner, and that he cause
a report to be made to Congress at the next
session thereafter OF his action on these prOvlS-
ions. Agreed to.
Mr. Ingalls, of Nd, reserved the amendment
increasing the amount to subsist and care for
the Apache Indians in Arizona and New Mex
leo from $780, 600 to $500. 900, $3.50 for those
in Arizona and 1925, 1000 for those in New Mex
leo, and asked a separate vote. The amend
ment was cOncurred in, yeas 20, nays %.
Several amendments were offered and re-
jected.
Pending further discussion messages were
received from the House announcing the death
of Hon. Samuel f. Hersey of Maine, Jno. b.
Rice of III, Alyah Croker and Samuel Hoop
er of Mass.
Euogies were delivered by Messrs Hamlin
and Morrill, upon the life and character of Her
sey, by Oglesby and Logan upon Rice, by
Washburn and Wadeigh upon Croker, by
Resolutions in respect to their memories were
adopted, and the Senate adjourned till Monday
at IL o'clock.
The House resumed consideration Of the tax
bill in Committee of the Whole, the question
being on the motion to striking out the hori-
zontal tariff
Mr. Clymer opposed the whole bill. With
economy in the administration of the Govern
ment there would be no necessity for increased
taxation. IfiE't
He would, however. vote for the bill if the
fifth section was not stricken out Scofied
supported the bill as a compromise measure.
the objections made to it from all sections
showed that it was pretty good measure.
Debate on the fifth section was continued by
Beck, who charged that the friends of the bill
had changed ground upon it. When 1T was in
trcduced the pretence was that the condition Of
the treasury demanded its passage, but from
the sentiments expressed by his colleagues from
New England and Pennsylvania, It was evil
dent now that it was purely measure of pro-
lection, to make the manufacturers richer at
the expense of the whole country.
Speeches were made by Messrs. Maynard of
Tennessee, Todd of Pennsylvania, Roberts of
New York, Foote of Illinois, Spear of Pennsyl-
vania, Field of Michigan, Loughridge OF Iowa
and others.
AT fifteen minutes past one the committee
rose Tor the purpose of limiting the debate on
the fifth section Of the bill. The debate was
then limited TO one hour, and the House again
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole.
Debate on the fifth section continued at con-
siderable length.
to suit of clothes he was then wearing, which
he bought in Canada for 800, which would cos t
him $50 in our country.
Mr.. Kellogg said he wondered not at Cox 60
ing to Canada for his clothes, as that course
was in tune with his policy to degrade Ameri-
can labor to the low level of other lands.
Mr.. Storms of Penn, announced himself as
a free trader, and believed that free trade would
stimulate production throughout the country,
and again revive business.
Mr.. Myers of Pennsylvania claimed that
the great need of the whole country was pro-
lection.
Several others participated in the debate.
Mr.. Dawes defended the fifth section of the
bill not as New England measure but o meas
ure that would bring S8,00O,O 600 into the treasu-
ry and at the same time revive industry all over
the country.
Mr.. Cotton of Iowa, argued high tariff in
iured the manufactures so that they could not
be sold abroad Last year there had been ex-
ported $196,000 worth of wooden goods, while
wheat was exported to the value of $101 ,000,-
900. A high tariff Injuries the farmer by MAX
ing him pay an increased price for articles
made in this country, while he was compelled
in selling his articles to be governed by prices
in Liverpool. Manufactures could not be built
up in the West because the high tariff had de-
stroyed the foreign market for American goods.
Even those now engaged in manufactures COM
planned they could not find a market for their
goods.
Mr.. Storm of Pennsylvania, defended bis po-
sition in declaring himself free trader, and
SAID tnat III q tarlH Dill cOulu De paSSeu bue
Benefits of which would inure to labOring classes
he would support it, but the fact was that such
bills were of no advantage to the laboring class
es, but only went to enrich manufacturers. !
Finally the debate on the pending was closed
and the committee proceeded to vote upon It,
The motion to strike out the fifth section was
defeated So to 103
Without passing on the sixth and last section
of the bill the committee rose.
Mr.. Ward of Illinois, then arose and an
nounced the death OF his late colleague, Jno.
B Rice, at Norfolk, Va, or the 18th OF De-
cember last. Eulogies were delivered by Messrs.
Wood Fort and Corwip, when the death of Mr..
Croker of Massachusetts, was announced and
euloges were delivered by Messrs. Dawes and
Butler. Eulogies ON the late Mr.. Hersey OF
Maine, were delivered by Messrs Hale and
Frye of Maine, ard Mr.. Donnell Of Minneso-
ia. and on the late Mr.. Hooper of Massachu-
sets, by E. r. Hoar, Pierce and Butler of Mas
sacbusetts and Niblack of Indiana. Then the
House adjourned.
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