The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-22
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Forty-Fourth Congress.
SENATE.

WAsnINGroN, March 81.
Petitions were presented by Messrs.
Wright, Logan, Dawes. Sargent, Cooper,
Sherman, Morrill, of Maine, Christiancy,
Boutwell,, johnson of Virginia, ingalls,,
Edmunds, Conkling, Hamlin and Window
from the good tempars and other temper
ance organizations IN their several states,
all praying for the passage of prohibitory |
| liquor laws in the District of Columbia |
and territories also for the passage of
| law prohibiting the use of liquors among |
officials of the civil, military and naval
service. The petitions were referred to
the committee on the district of Columbia.
Mr.. Allison, from the committee on ap-
preparations, reported back the house bill
$40, known as the military academy bill,
with a recommendation that the senate adj
here to its amendments, and ask for COM
mittee of conference. Agreed TO by the
senate, and Messrs. Allison, Logan and
Wallace appointed as a committee on the
part of the senate.
Mr.. Allison called up the senate bill No.
$780, providing for an agreement with the
Siouxs, and pending its consideration the
morning hour expired and the senate re-
sumed the consideration of the bill to count
the vote of the president and the vicc-pres-
ident
After discussion, the question was taken
on the amendment offered by Mr.. Freling-
huysen 10 the amendment proposed by
Mr.. Cooper, viz. Strike out after the
word "agree' in the first line, and insert
the following "The difference shall be
Immediately referred to the chief justice of
the supreme court, presiding officer of the
senate and speaker of the house, whose de-
cison shall be final. If the chief justice is
absent or unable to attend, the senior asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court present
in the capitol, or other place of meeting,
shall act in his place" and the amendment
was lost ; 80 maya and 90 yeas.
The question then required on the
amendment offered by Mr. johnson to the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Cooper, viz.
Strike out all after the word land" in the
first line and insert eff the senate should
vote for one certificate and the house of
representatives for another, the joint meet
ing of the two houses shall finally deter
mine which shall be counted by states
representation from each state, including
senators therefrom having one vote but if
the representatives of any state shall be
equally divided its vote shall not be count
ed"
A long discussion followed, pending
which the senate the went into executive
session and shortly after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bright offered resolution instruct
ing the committee on expenditures in the
treasury department to inquire into the
management and disposition of captured
and abandoned property. Adopted.
The speaker then called on committees
for their reports.
MIR. Caulfield, from the judiciary COM
mttee, reported the bill making 1t mis-
dameanor for any person in the employ
ment of the United States to solicit or con-
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canvass in any election in any state, coun-
ty or district Ia the United States.
Mr.. Hoar offered an amendment, pro-
viding that the bill should not be con-
strued, TO prevent voluntary contributions
for the purpose Of circulating documents,
or of procuring public I'D !resses on ques-
tons of public interest. He declared him
self willing to assist in the correction Of all
election abuses, but he said that the house
should be careful not to invade the cousti
tutional rights Of any class of citizens. He
believed that the public officers should not
be excluded from the exercise Of their con-
stitutional rights and set apart as pariahs
without a full share in the management of
the government. He would vote for the
: bill, but thought his Amendments should be
embodied In il.
Mr.. Caulfield said that it was the object
of the judiciary committee in reporting
the bill to cut off all apologies and excuses
and subtcrfuges of every character.
t Mr.. Blainc-Does the language of the
bill include within its provisions senators
and members of congress Z
Mr.. Caultield--I do not consider that it
= does, because they are not officers of the
, government
Mr.. Blaine-Why not include them?
Mr.. Caulhed-lf the gentleman wishes
to include them he may offer an amend
ment for that purpose.
Mr.. Baine-I will certainly do so If l
am permitted, because my observation has
d been and think that the testimony of the
" country will be that there has been more
: corruption funds contributed in campaigns
for congress, both by successful and de-
feated candidates, than by generation of
government clerks whom this bill aims at.
/ If you attempt to cut off the five or ten
+ dollar contributions, which the Lord
g knows ought TO be saved to these poor
clerks and allow \ candidate for congress
to pay five, ten, twenty or thirty thousand
dollars as have heard of being done then,
9 it seems TO me the bill is mere pretence
5 and does net strike at the evil at all.
u move to insert senators and representa-
tives in congress"
MIR. Caulheld-I refuse to yield any
:. further.
a The Speaker-Does the gentleman from