The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-17
Forty-Fourth Congress.


Mr.. Boutwell, introduced resolution as
follows Resolved, That the secretary of
the treasury be requested to furnish for the
information of the senate the annual pro-
duct of gold and silver in the United States
from 1916 to 1875 inclusive, also the
amount of gold and silver in other parts of
the world for the same years, and an esti-
mate of the gold and silver in the United
States at the present time adopted.
Mr.. Cameron of Pennsylvania sent up
slip from newspaper charging that sew
eral senators kept private secretaries who
were paid as clerks. AS one of the sena-
tors mentioned he denied the truth of the
article, saying he had always lived within
his income, had been mixed up with no
schemes or rings, had in short attended to
his own business during his thirty years in
Washington.
Senators West and Logan. whose names
were in the article, both denounced it as an
unmltigsted talsehood.
Mr.. Edmunds read from the Baltimore
Gazette dispatch stating that the judici-
AIRY committee were holding back the house
witness bill while Senators Conkling and
Logan were looking up authorities for de-
feating it to save some of their friends who
were mixed up in the whisky frauds. He
said as a member of the committee he felt
authorized to say that not one particle OF
influence from any person or source what
mittee in relation to this bill
Mr.. Thurman, as member Of the same
committee, said the committee had taken
the bill up out Of turn.
Mr.. Conking said he was not accus-
toned to pay any attention TO such para
praphs, but as this seemed tobea gen
eral time of uprising if he eat still
it might be construed into acquiescence
and he might he guilty of worse than ex-
planning there was not an iota of truth in
the statement. The recent election assured
him of one thing If no other, and that was
that the time was passing, If 1t had not
already gone by, when people will refuse
to be gulled and deceived by such abusive
articles. The time will come when such
articles of misrepresentation and abuse will
be justly considered as conspiracy and
defamation against our institutions them
selves and the question would arise what
country would next try the experiment of
government of the people, for the people
and by the people. Happily, these state
ments were receiving their just apprecia-
ton and it was never safer than now for
public men and public officials to trust
themselves to the good sense and better
judgment of their follow citizens.
MIR. Logan said he had no knowledge OF
such bill and pronounced all statements
concerning him as infamous lies.
The morning hour expiring the senate
proceeded to the consideration of senate
| bill No 1 =, to provide for and regulate The
counting of the votes Of the president and
vice president. A discussion followed by
Messrs. Thurman, Frelinghuysen, Johns
ton, Howe and Morton.
Without action the senate went int
executive session and shortly after adjourn
cd until Monday.
| HOUSE.
The house at /. As went into the commit
tee of the whole, Mr.. Sayles in the chair
on the bill to supply the deficiency in tn
currency, printing and engraving bureau
the treasury department, and for the issu
of silver coin In the place of fractional cuI
rency The bill appropriates $l63 900 an
directs the secretary of the treasury to issrl
silver com in redemption of all fractions
currency outstanding. A long discussio
took place, and without action on the bi
the committee rose.
| Mr.. Young from the sub committee o
ventilation Of the house, made report t
to the effect that it was impossible to fore
into the house sufficient supply of fres
air for the supply of coo persons, and wit
it resolution TO exclude from the gallerit
all persons except those who have the pr
vilege OF reporters and the diplomatic ga
leries and such as may be admitted on care
of members.
After debate the report was recommitte
and the house adjourned.