, 1876-01-26

The WAT with bsyonots, rnralsess, and cannon,
and had now ceased fighting. Tho reason wfy
rcstltss political aRlthtors etll wanscd to keen,
UP tho light and their wchpona "erd NJ, asa
lAvbos1cs: Laughter md arn'at1sc.l Nc vns
oppoBea 10 participation in that kind Of wal.
him him here to talk peace, and to boip bring shout
reconciliation ind good understandings,
! LAMAR.
Tho debate was continued ty Ncs:rt: Williams
| (Wis.) hul Lamar In favor Of the bill, and by
l Messrr. WlIto and Uoodin against it,
In The courss OF Mr.. Lnsu4rts speech h0 hakod
whether 1t could be said that, III viow OF tie
plenary power Of sho General Government In
IegAfn to foregn affhirat thers was conhtttu-
miea'onors from foreign Countries to bring horo
productions Of commerce. art. and Industry
Was It unconstitutional 10 tho President to give
An invitation which the law authorized him 10
tho duty Of Congress to appropriate tho nouoSs
for thht pnrposd lilo favored The celebration
in ort1cr that tho peoplo Of tho North should
hocotnc satsafie1 Of The tonqing dcsIro OF Tho
nnion. and beforo that feeling aA othors sank
into insigntncanco. fio deprecated al ailneton
made BY Mr. Townsend ~. " last woek 10
rreeton, u1ooks, and lntin,ated that tho
s1eo p...p 70 Of o hS 'ssaa sos w. and
Ito GpnlAr) advocated tho scheme bccauao It
carried out tho spirit Of peaco and feconc'!iA-
tion: Il was nomethiog like tho imagH ot to- tho
slienatton and distFust which bad horctoforo o.
iatoti botveen tho two sections Of tho Union
should no longer obatr''ct the Eorics Of the lle-
public Or Tue prosperity "oa hn hhanracss ?, i9 tH9
not belove tint that alienation existed any long.
er. Nevor since Jefferson was inaugnrated had
Tie enliro 1nsss Of tho american people been
animated " prGt qteose, broader nn m9fo
cshood aud affection. 1fc know tint that sentt-
mont had not found itA full expression hero;
that It lad boon kept down aud snotliorcd III
tho mcsllcs Of m intolerant political orEAniza.
tion. aud TINT its rotco had not boon hoard amid
tho cIamoTs aud appeals OF impassoned parti-
aaus, b,lt In tho political, as we'll hs in tho nat
nral world, the agencies that wcro most
powerful Ware not tho most noisy: Violence, pas
sou. fanaticiam. luminosity. could always ind
voices. aud I'LL tho air with theE factious clam
ore wllfIe the deep and earnest feeltuFa OF q
people 10y hidden III their hearts. Tho ourronts
OF pasaion aud feal'ng might flow hither aud
thithor, lnshed By oxtranoons agencies. but
there was crest seA OF unsoundod deptbs--a
common humanity, q common intcrean and a
common patriotism-which 10y uusposen. Jap
nir. Lamar gpoko unlor the r,,le, which limited
tim tin1n to ten minutes; but Us soou ~ bld timo
expired nlr. Garfield roso, nnd, being rocog-
nized, courteously yiolled Ills timo to Mr. La
mar.
TraT VOTE, .....
1fr. Tea spoke against the bill, and then, to
general discussion having closca, Mr.. Holman
moved. as test vote, to strike out tho euacttnR
clause Of tho bill. Motion tstected-1ol to 12j.
AMENDMENTS oFYEnEp.
Dir. Hills offered au amendment authorizing
tho Governor Of Texas to appoint two Commits
aionerB from that State In place Of thoao acting
under former appointment. but on point Of
ortlor the amendment Mrs ft3Cd out.
Represented At the colohr alton, but tllnt sho
would not be represented by two Huch gentlemen
ns thoeo who had been apEointed.
An amendment offered by Mr.. SheAlley for
froo admissions on tho Fourth OF July and evGty
Tllurndny WAS rel ejcctel, and several olhor amend
Inents we're proposed md rejected.
The Committee tllon rose aud reported tho bill
TO tho House, wiih tho recommendation that It
bir. Hopkins. Chairman Ct the Sc,ocs Commit
tee Which had reported tho bill, having an hour
to close Tho debate, yielded PORTIONS Of bis Tine
to other membcts, and further apeechos wore
rSaroKEN srEEcuEa.
A largo number uf requests for leave to hava
speeches On tho Centennial bill printed in Ito
Congressional Record wero made and granted.
Al amendment offered by Nfr. Springer ro-
lufring the payment In full to tho Treasury OF
any balanco that may bc loft in tho hands OF the
Finance Committee before nuy dividend OF por-
centaEe OF pro6ts bo paid to stockholders. was
agreed to.
The House thcn Proceeded to votn on tho
passage of tho bill, Tho bill was pasacd--ycas.
10: nays, $50. Tho announcement vas greeted
with applause.