The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-11
The Forty-Fourth Congress.
SENATE.
WAstIINGToN. Feb.

| uIN HttiiiUub Vi tltiLtDS VI NhlliOi MA, hSh-
ing for an appropriation by congress to aid
the centennial exhibition. Laid on the
table--a bill for that purpose being now
before the senate.
Mr.. Logan of Illinois presented tele-
gram to himself from the leading mer-
chants of Chicago, asking that, in passing
any act for the repeal of the bankrupt law,
the senate will provide that it shall take
effect not later than July l, 1876. Referred
to judiciary committee
Mr.. Wallace of Pennsylvania presented
three petitions of the citizens of Danville,
Pa, IN favor of subsidy to the Texas Pa
cific railroad. Referred to committee on
railroads.
Mr.. Randolph of New Jersey, from the
committee on military affairs, reported,
with an amendment, the senate bill grant
ing the right of way to the Leavenworth
street railroad across the Fort Leaven-
worth military reservation. Placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Mitchell of Oregon followed in sup
port of the bill.
Mr.. Randolph obtained the floor, but
yielded to Mr.. Wright of Iowa for mo-
ton for an executive session.
Mr.. Herman of New York presented q
petition of the citizens of New York in
favor of repeating the bankrupt law. Re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
NJ.
tice that he would ask the senate to remain
in session tomorrow until vote could be
reached on the centennial bill.
The senate then, at 40, went into exc
cutive session. At $50 the doors were re-
opened and the chair announced Morrill, of
Maine, Sargent and Thurman as a commit
tee on the part of the senate on the bill to
pay the interest on the 1865 District of
Columbia bonds.
The senate then adjourned.
BILLINGS CONFIRMED.
The senate remained in executive SEES
sion from about half.past four until $50
this evening, engaged in continued discus
sion of the nomination OF e. c. Billings to
be United States district judge for Louisi-
ana, vice Darrell, resigned. After an ami
mated debated the nomination was con-
firmod by majority of four, in a very
light senate.
HOUSE.
The speaker presented memorial from
the citizens of Louisiana, praying for re-
lief against certoin political evils existing
in that state. Referred.
The morning hour having been dispensed
with the house at 1920 o'clock went into
committee OF the whole-Mr. Haskins of
New York as Chairman on the consular
and diplomatic apP,vP iatiUn Dli, and was
addressed by Mr.. Blaine of Maine.
Although Mr. Blaine spoke from printed
notes, yet his delivery was so fine, his man.
ner so impressive and the subject Of his
speech so important that there was not the
slightest dimnution of interest manifested
in it from the first sentence to the last. On
the contrary the hall and galleries became
more crowded as he procf eded, and num-
Der of distinguished gentlemen, prominent
among them Mr.. Peter Cooper of New
York, were admitted to the floor and were
accommodated with chairs in the area in
front of the clerks desk.
MIR. Tarbox of Massachusetts, took the
floor and replied to Blain's speech in
which he said that he Blaine, had shown
the spirit of an advocate rather than the
spirit of the savant still defending crimi-
mails. The speech was an attempted vim
dication OF the financial policy of the party
which had ruled the country without let or
hindrance since the flower Of peace bios
somed in the country and was an attempt
ed impeachment of the political action of
that party, which since that time had had
no power at all in the couno lis of the ma.
ton.
Mr. Randall of Pennsylvania, chairman
of the committee on appropriations, de-
Tended the action of the committee in re-
porting this bill. The committee then
proceeded TO consider the bill by sections
lot amendments.
Mr.. Chittenden of New York, moved to
strike out the paragraph making appro-
priations for the salaries of the minister to
France, England, Russia and Germany.
He claimed to be as good an economist as
any man on the democratic side of the
house, but believed it would be more
honorable for the nation to abolish those
high offices than to degree them. Rejected.
Mr. Hale of Maine, moved to amend the
paragraph by Increasing the salary of those
ministers from $4,000 to $l7, 800.
After discussion by Messrs. Hale, Kasson
and Hoar, the amendment was rejected,
and the salaries of those ministers are left
at $4,000. No amendment was offered 10
the next paragraph, fixing the salaries OF
the ministers to Spain, Brazil, Mexico,
Japan and China at $4,000, and they re-
manned thus fixed. Italy stands at $4,000,
as provided in the bill.
Mr.. Banks of Massachusetts, moved TO
restore the mission TO Greece, and spoke in
favor of his motion and in defense of Mr.
Read. Rejected, and there is therefore no
provision in the bill for mission to
Greece.
AT this point of the bill the committee
rose, and the house at five O'Clock adj
| journed.
A democratic caucua waa announca1 for