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, 1876-02-01

t|tlcatoa and IeRsl-tender notes doposltod with
tue Tttahuref bY banks which dcalre to withdraw
their circulation for tho redemption Of tlIsfr
ioteB an they inar 10 presented. It ia vary I'm
portant for ConErenH, befors It takes any action
on financial iuehtions. to aAcortain whethor amy
or all Of tlicse items In adlition TO tho bullion
nre nctualty countul ~ cash. For instance, the
Government nov holds some millions OF dol
larB tu
s1LvEK AND H11yEn c0tH.
1'h!a cannot be used for tho payment Of interest
Oil tbe public debt, and "a III roallty sitapIy 4
fund accumulated for tho redemption Of frsc.
tiotal c,irfonov. To count 1t ~ available cAAtl
would. It iH very evident, cause tho rnsources
Of the TfcaRtlly to appear greater than they
really arc. Tie aamo IL true, only II, Rroatnr
degroo, OF tho called honda which haYe baon ra-
doomed and tho coupons which hevo bccu pail.
These arc not available cnsll In ths Be1sa of Tho
word, any moro than man's noto which 10 haB
paid At maturity, Cancelled, and filed away
among his papcfa ~ cash. Tho amount Of
ie8al-tentler notos which fiayo bcon deposited tY
bnnKs dosiring 10 Withdraw their calculation In
excess Of tie amount OF that circulation which
Las alrohdy been redeemed Ia reported TO 10
about sl8, GOO, 600. No statement OF casl aasets
Of tho Treasury can lie intolliRibo until 1t iY
known whether this elB.000, 0b0 iAs boen snt
aside a. = special fund for tho pueposc OF 70.
deoming bank notes 81 they como In, or whether
u coca Into tho periodical staeemcnts OF tho
TroaauEy Department ~ portion Ut tho cash
on hand. II tuo latter Ii tho case, there hayo
boen occasions within tho past few tnouths when
tho actual cash In tile Treasury belonging to tho
United Btatea and available TOR current expensca
Of tho Government has boon eu.lrclJ e1haustod.
, 1876-02-01

Special Dtspateh 70 Ihs Cateaoo Tribune.
WAsu1s01oy, D. G., Jan. St.-aEr. Snrsnger's
Committee On Expenditures Of the State Do
partmont spent two hours this morning in tho
examination Of I. A. Farrell. Of Now Yorl, who
was Consul n Cadlz, Spain, from 1865 to 1870,
nnd who subsequently, al newspaper cor1e-
epondont and private citizen, travelled over II
considerable portion Of Europe. and studied very
carefully our whole Consular system. Farrell
vas summoncd to appear before the Committee,
and Was not voluntoor witness. IIo criticised
very severely tho wholo mothod Of appointing
aud removing Consula aud said Tint, 50 long ts
tho present syetom continues. no Consul eau
feel at a)l auro In his piace. II, by conacion-
tions discharge Of his duty. ko happens to
offend q leading importer, 1t often &C.
curs tAst complaint Ia mado to rho member Of
Congress- in whose district the importer resides,
md tho reault may bo tho removal Of q Consul,
wifoBo only oIetso may have boon au
ATTEMPT 70 rloTECT TIE GOVERNMENT
from loss By undorvaluation Of goods about to
bo imported. A yosy natural remit Of this eYb-
ten. Farrell said. was tho appointment and ro-
toatfon Ia Office Of sraat nuu,1ar OF tooMcoat OF
dishonest Conaufa and he estimated TINT in ton
years tho Government hndlost By undorqaluation
Of goodB imported into this country, either with
tho guilty knowledge Of Consuln or through
thctr ignoranco At least e40 600. When
Consul ia detected IN cOnnivlnE at
fraud, discovered to havo received = bribo,
OF has boon guilty Of any other dshoncBt act
he ia neyor punished except by removal. Farrell
cted as MI example his predecessor, Eglestou,
who was Consul ut Catliz previous to 1865.
Egleaton waa proven 70 hsve received bribo Of
sl,0o0 for clearing alavor. When tue facts
woro brought to tho attention OF tho State Do
partmont, he waa simply dihrnissod, and tho Con-
sulate turned oyez 10 o vine merchant Of Cnll1
until now Consul could arrive at hIs post.
Farrell also gave tho Committee HOMO Interest,"
Ing information In regard 10 tho mRuner In
which
ANIME RlNp
bad been In tho habit OF operating, aud by which
tho Government had lost considerable sunls.
lIo Gayo It as his opinion that our pEcscnt Con-
Hular system MAS worry imperfect IN its organ'za-
tiou. and that while so1ne OF our ConHuls wcr0
much overpaId, othera, s.Ao Aavo important
dutos to perform, actually do not rocoiyo enough
salary to support thom IN respectable manner.
e also called attention to the fact thAt Consut8
Of THO United States have greater responstbi-
tics than those OF most European nasonH- Our
dutios arc almost o1clusyely al valorcm, aud
tho amount Of roycnuo derived from thon1 do
ponds upon proper valuations. Tho duties col
iccted by most European nations arc npocfc, 80
that their valuation bus no ofIoct on tho income
derived. Farrclis examination will 10 consln-
ned Tomorrow.
, 1876-02-01

!!1nu, chtom!o cittt, gAitc, Nitric anphuro, fumnH
oseFy description uae for medicinal purposes or In TIM
nho sFa not o!hrf*fse prnyj1ed for; n1l,,n potent
s'a,n; alum aubs'tnte, Huiphstc Of alnn.'ns and
ammonia. and innr'A.o o! ammonia, an.imony c1,tlo
ana rcs,a 2i a.phsnn. h.4fe!tds. tarstt,, sal:
sefnet tofs1. brifnatono IN rolls Or rennei: hrIek.
nj 1sS1s s
ca. sseh .; cuT COZ. bltnn,ipous Or sb.o; oxt''o
cFrde, moi etlssxi.o prSsaed for; smcsy 1 Rr.in,.
emery snrcd ,gruund o. falvsr!iei. nnshlng
stones rough unnnIshyd; sup, suestnir, or bnfnt
starch ha,r eurlc ,aed foe lsa or ,natrcs.ea, hair
Of hog9; lnaHnests carbonate of 1n cac!ncd; min
crai aud bitnm!nous nntMtances In crude atato otiA-
crHiso provided for; mineral trrm hnll!no dyes and
oil, crude and melleinll; hlano.!ize, en.u,elcd white,
sstin white; Lima who, and a. combinations Of barY-
t. w!sh acias Of water; earnne. Lake. dry or lqnia
blue, t1ussan hue And Indian 1s, not ground in oil
in.xo, s.s1.et II in,l'gu, enrnlnod: tron liquor.
brown, amber, vandsio brown not ground In oil;
e@ t snG a1 @ ms
81; wood, Nc. and taost water color. useI
vldad for: + sumac, psrchtncnt; Fares. alzed,
e Ill., 5 sps :1 ps &c. 1Slas: nsa an. s
seeds and al other seed* Tor sRr!euurs md Aoriiea
Hsntfort es:t aud ePs chipese m M d. aa wasi
blue; dry potaah; bichronase cblorete, hydrio'a.c,
I'm. sa9. ass etss1s!ss p1syt1sa S far I'D resis
Rochelle salts 1loan cen'cnt saeratns snd pcArbon.
Epaotu salts, gauber aalta santonine. gallons at any
ono Time under such rules regulations, and bonds -
, 1876-02-01

turcs 10 Illinois Republicans. and others to
KansAn Republicans, IN both eases holding out
tho hccond prize OF Flco-pteadent . u tho bait. :,
THE rExB1oH COMMISSIONERS TiP.
hlr. Gill, Who WAS to-day notninat. Vi Commin-
Aionnt Of Pensions. WAS Colonel OF tito Wscon-
Sin Twtnt7.nihth Volunteer Regiment, EAa four
ycarn Aforementioned Ut Wisconsin. aud TO-
Gently has reprcas1ssed TIM novornmo nt ~ as-
mont ID questions arising out OF Tho ,aamage
from avofhow1hg. Ho is d lawyer and fsrue1,
and rcHi1os at Madison. lis npponttn ent IL
eo1cly due to Senator Hove. Atkinson, tie out
going Comfnttsonot. becnHcR ssnrvcYor.fiet pernl
Of Now Mexico. position said to 10 moto i'll ae-
cotdance with tts tas.ca.
THE crAr)MH REGULATIONS.
Representative Willis introduced a bill In tie
TsrtiI, Rsyof1tio. or Collection laws sro ambign-
Qua In their terms. or whenever gncstfon arisc8
as to their proper Interpretation, tho thx.Ilaynr
or importer sLall always be given tho benefit Of
tho doubt.
ITO The Astoet1t<d j'rtat.1
HtrrisU nCLLs 1HDtAaH.
WARRINGTON. D. c.. Jan. 3l.-1inlian Commits
aioner Smith doea not apprchcnd any scriouA
difficulty With Biting Bull and lls hand OF sioux
1ndtanh who are reported to be on the war-pssh
Tfse.o Indians hayo nover recognized the auitor-
lty Of the Government, aud the band Ia COM
posed almost entirely OF outlarcd 1ndiana from
other Sioux bands. SttinH Bull was giyon un-
II to-day to hrlng Ills band upon the, liesorva-
.ioh' nn9 II Ao uoeo 'Ios Sotul!l5 tus "lH1oag na
b called upon 10 p1nco thom In eubjection, The
an.iro bsnd numbers aoous 7ft0 wat1iofs.
r. THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
John g. Tnoupaon. Of OHIO. Se1Eeant-at-
Asms Of tho uouac Of Representatives, na4 boon
appointed Vice. Chairman Of tho National Deu-
ocratic Executive Committee. In Dluco Of Repra-
Sentative Randall, wl!o declined the office.
WAn RECORDS.
It having bneu brought to the attention OF tho
Bccresary OF War that there aro iu existence III
ditfatent soctlous Of the country many records,
nuch as battle reports, correspondence, etc., re-
lating TO tho late civil strife, Lo authorizes tho
statnmcnt that, II any one who has original ofli-
ciai documents pertaining TO tho War, either OF,
the Union or Confederate side. will send thom
to tho Secretary, sboy VII bo copied for use In
co"necstou with tho publication Of tho rocorls Of
the War, aud returned to tho owner II ACCOM-
panied With such request Tho originals mist
DO seut. ~ copioa for obvious feasonb, cauuos
be accepted
, 1876-02-01

SpSfld1 Utpdtth % 1tN Chfcd3p 5T1b1nt.
WASHINGTON, .. O., Jaa. 31.,-Tle House TO-
dag continued 10 order Investigations. Tho
leadera Of tho party last woek privately eug-
gostod to their associatcA that quito ~ many
Investigations bad already heen ordered ~ wero
for tho good OF tho party, and that there mas
danger that they would cnd It in smoke. THIS
advice wa not, however, needed. The Demo-
cratic leaders are beginning to Learn that tho
function Of a Bourbon leader Ia to follow.
Resolutions wero adopted which will probably
tigations we're First, into tho mauago-
ment Of the District OF Columbia by
the nav Commissioners; SECOND, an
Inquiry aa to tho amount OF cash
in any form in hands Of the Government, Jan,
25 j; third, q complicated inquiry into tho reR-
tlonB Of al the Pacific and }nnl.grapt railroads
to tho Government with q yleW Of discovering
whether or not tAcir charters may 10 declared
forfeited; fourth, en inquiry by tho panking
and Currency Committee Into tho advisabiI.y oi
substituting grccnbacks for loyal tender. A very
psollx nnd windy preamble, with resolution
about MormonH, tho i,trpose OF which HAs
sophomoricslly vague, failed. Ono special in-
ventigatson was ordered againss tho Union pA-
ciac, respecting tho powor ot Tho Governments to
forfeit its cilnrtor. Tho Military Academy
Bill wns THEN passed by tho House,
but tho Democrats verc compelled 10 make con.
pretended economies Tie argoet single item
Of which they proposed to reduce es!,mates was
Gi2, 000 for flnlahtng tho West Point Hospital
Which has boon under construction for three
years and IL now nearly completed Gen. uurl-
put, who managed tue opposition for the sepub-
l1canA, showed that this waH false economy that
tho huBpitai was hooded+ aud tnat lilo Gororn-
naent would ultimately ose moro by tho destruc-
tion Of tho unfinished building than by Bpendiug
si2, ,0O0 now. This pretended saving Was
ouly q Eoatpounuent, ,fle Democrata llnhIv
| conceded tLo necessity OF tho building, anI
said that tho Committee On I'ublio Buildings
would provide for It. Tloy madc tho same con-
ceBsion as to $4,000 for Sewerage and, what Ia
most remarkable, they accepted an amendmcnt
which really gives sho cadets lnrGe portion Of
extra pay Of which tho Committee sollght 10 do
prive tl.onl. Thoy accepted the amendment CIV
ing this pay, but made no appropriation for 1t.
Tho beuato will doubttohs provide for that, 10
TINT altogether III tho frat appropriation bilt
after q Woek wasted III debate, bill t.aa passed.
alter vital CONCESSIONS weto made to nepupllcaa
demands.
, 1876-02-01
Albert ". Aikax&sx kiseRt story
"TllE MOLLY MA0UIREH"
will soon sppeat iu tho
EtNESlpE COMPANION.

trtugs in fteah testtuonala u 1ose and tufu pou.
almpuvs uv4ds who uavs been cured iafter yr4ss Of
tsEtuse> by using Wtshatts Frs-Irss Ter Cordial,
thoroughly removing from ahs blood u lA!uas anI
AuEorH ~
, 1876-02-01

at 1mmonHo reductions and sacrifice
IN prices. The qoldon Opportunity
for those who desire to ecouomize,
26o pieces Gray Urban Plaids and plain
5nitihES at II lao per yard; Just half-
ons ,-ss eese ol Rleids, bright colors. 14o yard,
Poplin MPaeas. Canals Hair P1aids, Grape
osmaty saa toh s. ST. 10 8 3os 1oy yd goods
sn * di aa,tss 90. at abo I'd. rednoad from IS.
wI;ioa viii Tn En9lisb dl mertnoz. boavv .,,aca pm.
ih,En,' hEs' Dtasonals. &C.. at 500 I'd worth d5 to
A1Teol ~ 1,,g Tfsneh scrxoa. sateens nreesdss,
D1fsp sIs1}2 aR}s@s:I sli:Tool heavy and ans csc:
All-wool real French Mertnos reduced from
S..e:., e. s5o. ret d, s.: 70 80, 60. and 700: tho
LaFes lot do-i,, W f'rcnch% NC % Cnshmeros. ohotco
shades. roduoed from sl.25 and $l.5o 10
rs 2ssa e ssst Z hs7 sss9s1n 10 por cen.
Blas!i A!pacss " s $50 I'd; special bargain.
Heavy 1leak Queens Cloths. 4oo, regular
Great Bargains in Black oashmotcs, all
nlaok Ores Grain Silks at 81, $1.25, and
iHbfas Miano " Hlaek s,lks richest.
most durable. nad cheapest aros Grams
ofSs; gsa & a: Sars a. a. Res sse
really desirable qualities and stylos.
Lyons Cloak Vo1vats reduced as "a so per
Gsdies' Xii: Wooi nesvee CioaKa, s5, 81, ana
Ss1sr G1af! DrW99' W sq s.: ss sa *l'
d;{ AZ Ssis sRS {5s { %e;!h aSabis:
L9dles' Merino Drawers, a5o pair; worth
Lsdtes; R,bb'd Mozano Hose. 1so: reduoed
Menu MsEino Shirts and Drawers 500 zach.
Misses Fancy Wool Hose. LOG phi. worth
DargQinsill Linelsand House
keeping Goods.
Irish Linens, slightly smok.
cd and wet ata New York fire,
for llalf.price.
Great Reductions in Flan-
nels, Blankets, &c.
Cassimercs, Cloths, e. Cloak
ings greatly reduced.
Embroiderics at so cents on
the dollar.
Furs at midsummer prices.
Tho above nre only fow among hundredI
Of othor bargains.
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
Madison & Peoria-sts.
, 1876-02-01

consu,; fonernl 1t Cairo, Egypt william r. To.r TN.
dian Terr!tory) to IN A9:nt for the consolidated
Agfnc'a u the Gh"rnxcc, csctxs, Ch9c.aws CtfckA.
aaws ani HesulE9les.
rnatnsasEa-fienry leighton, al Cskafoo1a, H.. and
A. N Stewart, Al A!aes. II.
, 1876-02-01
DRY GOODS, DO.
Golden Opportunity
Great Annual Clearing Sale!
RETAIL DEPARTMENT OF
CARSON,
PLRIE & co.,
Madison and Peoria-sts.

The Winter Stock OF the Great
West End Dry Goods House
at tmmenso reductions and sacrifice
IN prices. Tho Goldon Opportunity
for those who desire to ecouomize.
, 1876-02-01
EESATE.

HAxuIsu1oA, jan. 3t,-The fEesitaht sent 10 tho
Seuate tu-dsy the following uunlnatlon4: Gh*tle1 II.
lli iyiscous!u) TO ~ Cosnsapues VI Ian.fous, sca
Henry H. Attlu1on tHehssskh, rssgaed. herewith ap-
pointed Hu5xsyor-Qausral for ths Territory Ut Nun
Le1lco; Frederick noslsJ tiehiGan, u " Asuas al
, 1876-02-01

- - ~S"''- -. @4N~Ae S~eNt
BEc. 6. 0audfcd oranKea and lemons, cents per
pound ofanEea ~ caaa mcaaus!ng not exceeding ~
cents I0f caso; Oranges In bo1cs, 1naasurng not
ceeing - iuchea onI, II inches wide Ant IL Inches
uet 10 s.caad IS Inches long. Il teses t sie, snd
inches loci. u cents ox- All oranges and lemons
, % p1oyias hss 10 s BE- ado 10 for
less by decsy Of oranges mad lemons which spe-
cine duly II ipr4cd.
sUNDRtEs.
0torca made Of kid 0ter leather Of I'll descrtr,-
tions Tor nen's wotnens or eailasens Near, II per
dozen gloves: gloves n1de of lamb Aktu leashef Of
iii descriptions for mems, wouens, OF ch!ldEeu's
vii Suuports qo .aa =. explosive substance. used for
milling. blasting, artillery, or sporting puspoaes,
een iia!rnas 1a 1 ao Of ron a per cen. al y.lore.
Marble wnus statulry hro:asell. s!enn.. and rcsd-
soot S.tsd a.tbis, % sad m.rIs oi III othsF dtsef
lions mol otherwise provided for In bsocks. rough
saSs,Ss ~ s psEh sa9 IT, so
iU cents psr square foot; Il morn than tnehes IN
thickness u cents per foot !n addition 10 ths abovo
thickness such marble shall 10 subject 70 tia duty I'M
pGreea II " isd Wit Ind o. other materials.
rsns. lnet.llle, IL cents per gross. :,
descriptions II toilet and shaving soaps, II cents per
pound; sosls not otAsss44s provided for cents pcr
p0uNu. :,
Vssn!.h, valued It $50 res eal'ou 81 per GALLON.
Oi1s fnseed dsxaecd, IN Iounds to be csti5uAted
u u gallon, " ccna ler gallon.
CofYEE AND TEA.
SIC. 7. Cotes, I cents per pound.
Tea, 10 cants ler pound.
lin, In bars, Locka, or pIRs, cents per pound.
THE fAEE LlEF.
BEu, g. That On Rnd 1iser tho Ist day Of July thu
i'm ,ossatuu VI articles enumerated sud described a
This ssctloa shall bs sIe4 from duty that II TO ray
AcetstAs Of amnont4. hsyyta, COPPER. !rou, lead,
brown and white Lime. nagnes.4, pot.tas, sod4,
stronua, zinc; acds Aceur scaious. aud poilonous,
II tbs apse!aa eEsv!ty of Lot1; beazo,s, essbolie
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-05

1t appears that some of the rumselers whose
cases have come up from the last to the present
court will be compelled to endure life for while
behind the iron bars. This will be nothing new,
however as they have been behind bars so long.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-05

Mr. j. w. Cross, shoe dealer, being disappoint-
ed in his business arrangements at Gardiner,
where lie was intending to remove, is to remain in
trade in this city. He is TO have the Deane Pray
store, now occupied by Hamlen & Phibrook. NJ.
Lewis Tibbcts is to have Mr.. Cross former store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-05
STATE NEWS.

Mr.. W. +. Hatch Of Brunswick, a graduate OF
Bowdoin, class of rs has accepted the principal
ship of the high school in Bradford Conn, for the
coming school year.
The Androscoggin Pulp Co. of Topsham has
recently shipped direct to London a lot of pnlp,
also a lot of box board to California upon orders
receWed,-both articles being sold at full rates.
The samples sent out to London were pronounced
of first quality hence the ORDERS and the promise
OF good business in that direction.
The latest novelty is the democratic pencil The
pencil combines two degrees of softncss. One
end Tabled Iilden being hard, while the other OF
Hendricks end, is soft.
The class of &c, State College, were minus
about 800 on the commencement concert.
The Wing says that the good ship n. I. Hill of
Bucksport, Capt. Jabez Snow, which sailed from
Bucksport on July 18th, arrived at Liverpool in
l6 days.
Over 5000 tons Of coal was sent over the rail
road to West Watervle, Monday week.
F. Shaw q Bros. are erecting a two story
building near their office in Kingman 1t will
measure l0Ox26 feet, and will be used as store.
Chas. Hanscomb, son of William Hanscomb,
was drowned at Winterport, Oak Point, July 2S.
His body was recovered Wednesday afternoon
about o'clock. He walked into the water after
boat and stepped into hole where the water
was over his head.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-05
RaIIomRll local Mems.

Our enterprising fellow citizen, Mr.. Minard
Roberts, is laying the foundation for new dwell
ling house for his own occupancy, on Union ST.,
next lot west of Lawyer Jackson. This is fine
location, and fast filling up with frst-ciass dwell
lings. Notwithstanding the cry of hard times,
there has seldom been season when so much has
been done in this city in the way Of building and
permanent improvements. All who disposed
to labor seem to fad ready employment at the
usual rate of compensation,
Our Republican City Committee, as will be seen
by notice in another column, have called eau
Gus TO be held in City Hall on Tuesday evening
next, Sth inst, fer the purpose of choosing dele
gates to the district and county conventions, to be
ent month
The walls of the new brick station house rise
slowly and surely towards the tops of the windows
and door frames. Another week will undoubted-
ly witness the completion of the brick work.
Our engine boys are making ample preparations
for the grand fremen's muster to he held in this
city on the 18th inst. Companies from all parts Of
the State manifest interest in the success of the
enterprise.
The Ha lowell Granite Co. exhibit some elegant
monumental work at their granite yard near the
railroad station in this city, attracting critical at
tention from all who pass this way.
The new tenement opposite the Hallowell
House. on second street, are now nearly ready for
occupancy also Mrs. McClures block on Water
street near the railroad bridge. These houses
have been built in a thorough manner and in an
attractive form.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-05
SPEECH OF Mr.. GARFIELD IN THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
HE REPLYS TO MIR. LAMAR'S RE-
CENT SPEECH.
Washington, August 4.

asniHStoL, August T.
The House at 2:2o o'clock went into COM
mittee of the whole Mr. Eden in the chair, and
was addressed by Mr.. Garfield of Ohio, on the
subject of general politics. Mr.. Garfield admitted
that some OF the premises of Mr. Lamar's speech
we're correct; with most OF them he could not
concur; but admitting that all the premises were
correct he denied that the conclusion was logical.
He (Garfeld) should attempt to show that the
good which Mr.. Lamar sought was not to be Sc
cured by the aSccndency of the democratic party
at this time; he had noticed one striking omission
in the logic of the speech and that was that it
made no attempt to prove the fitness of the dem
ocratic party to accomplish the needed reform,
and without that proof of fitness the argument
must of course be an absolute failure. Was the
gentleman Lamar) correct in the statement that
the party conquered in the late civil war bad
adopted or acquesced in the result of the war
He (Garfied) went further, and asked whether
the results OF the war had been adopted. Great
ideas he said, travel slowly, and oftentimes
noise!essly like the footsteps of the Gods, whose
feet were shod with wool; it would not do to
speak of the gigantic revolution through which
the country has lately passed, as a thing to be
bound by q mere change Of administration; 1t
was cyclical epochal, century wide, and was to be
looked at in its broad and grand prospective; he
did not speak of that revolution to laud OF to con
dc mn those who acted in it on either side, but he
spoke of it as the memorable logic of events He
drew historical sketch of the last two centuries,
and of the contest between freedom and slavery,
eliminating in war of rebellion The men OF
the North and of the South were equally honest
in their convictions on that subject; but the ques-
ton was far beyond Them
In this connection he read extracts from a
speech made by Mr.. Singleton of Miss, In the
House on the 10Th of Dec, 1853, declaring that
the institution of slavery must be sustained; that
emancipation would produce war of races, and
if the black republican party elected its President
he was for dissolving the Union lie also referred
to Lincoln.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-05
FOrty.FOurth Congress First Session.
House..

House.
Washington, August 1.
Mr. Hurlbut of H., from the committee on civ
il service reform submitted report of the com
mittee in regard to the Chicago pension evidence,
which was ordered to be printed
The committee recommended the passage of a
resolution declaring that the acceptance or de-
manding of money by any person as a considera-
ton for real or pretended influence in procuring
appointment to public offices, is dsgraceful to in
dvdual and prejudicial to public interest, and
that such misconduct is good cause for removal
and directing the judiciary committee to report a
bill for the punishment of such offences
Mr.. Hereford of West Va moved that the
House non concur in the Senate amendments to
the river and harbor appropriation BILL and ask a
committee Of conference.
MIR. Holman of Indiana, said he was opposed
to the whole bill, but he understood that the Sen
ate amendments reduced the House appropra-
tons, and he moved they be concurred in.
Mr.. Holman's motion was rejected, and he then
moved to lay the bill on the table, which was also
rejected.
Mr.. Hereford's motion was agreed to, and con-
ference committee was appointed, consisting oil
Messrs. Hereford. Reagan and Dunnell.
Mr.. Banning of Ohio, chairman of the commit
tee on military affairs, submitted report in the
matter of contract for soldiers headstones. The
report declares that the contract was irregular In
its character. and reflects severely exSecretary
Belknap, but recommending no action. Ordered
printed.