New-York tribune., 1876-01-25
XLTyM OOYGRESS-1st SESSION.

/ TIE PROF, SID LIQUOR COMM-So4oN DIHSCo I'D j"
TIE sENATE-A NUMBER or NEw FINANCIAL
| pIIIs OFFERED ~ 1HE uOUsE-sTYtEAL IN
! yLs-lGAuoNs SET on EOOI-A BILL FOR A
! GEEN RAILROAD FROM TIE rEABpAKD 10 HE
1Nr.HI,n To C0or Sl33,0O0,C00.
| SENATE.... WAsHNGroN. Jan. 2i. 1876
Senator Jones (Rep. New was IN his seat
in the senate to-day ior the this session. The
CHAIR raid booo The senate the annual report OF tic
/ Commissioner of Patents Tor 1873. Ordered printed
! NJ. GOIDTUWATTE Dem, AlaD p.cr htod the report
M tbe CmIui;oo Of tAc Al,biinI legislature sud tire
testimony tikon by thlt Comnittco IN regard to ,ho
election a. GcOi e j. spencer rs tn"1 oa''S oeiho1
/ from ,Dat state. Boi,rrcd 10 tAe committee Oh fn
/ Mr SEtGEST u;cp.. Call prce.n,rd petitions from
thit STATE II favor of the an"nlon oi mo t"ooen'
! . amp Dauh checks. X lcrrui
IurCuA iiaiD ore .hr .hIie acominhhi,''ioh Iio" m
Man. rli Of Inc Corp. oi fn-u.,es. reea, 10 iu
proving ho Earpor 20 Caarc.o4S. hlr"i-an heieIsl
III CONKLINu C.el. =. lJ nom ae JTa,g.a! Com
/ Coat, ia california. oregon, and Nevada Passed
niI'.c, Trrr.rd without ain-nIinca- o.. " declaring
us true nont AM mcnhs %. ne Gni"" i"''u, Il az ~
road ac.s 30 provides ti'' H'i' 90 '"' ." - '''''
construed - aui-Ollc "y si"-dJ oi iah- sJn' u l.'
Hannibal anu 81 Ju-opI GtlTOiu Comniny or tire Cen
ir i-a.c oi Inc Union ra,ihc Company .or any tAi,h
spu %. rad n oA,c,, 100 miles h'Nt to tho Missouri
Iii, v,cro Ii,IrIuo.4 uI.. ltl. RED %, fonowst
10y ,i "i an OPP l,"" d" au',.'i<, HelTs.'s &
tan d .tt,d doiositares Ei,iteu t. thc C"ihnii''c
Oh E, H. oRToS Uc.p. Tad,-To establish n mn, 'or
tie c.u4g. Of ,oia anu silver at h.-nl"po' ",d 1i-
p.optiu- certain o',iu"'rn' t'o.A' -'u "','''','
to i4c -c az tlo a~in.. e.lcd 10 i.r Co.bi.'c' on
Nr. nelly Dem Oreg ny. from the Committee on
Railroads. TvF.rut "iih uI n n-+ u" 7' maze 'li W
- - 80 " r., DO m. iI.r.aI P...,sItu tl- rii nlaf.
Pot toms wc.o lra-,ue tnI noyrhm.ni nd lh iie
CON .1.l.uu tHr IeA, .lAa 7JltnrrI f4.ini l.oiI'
ai .n,y ~. .ui d. t.o sos IuI Wisconsin Kiyrrs.
ii EA 30. u5,H. oipJ -ng' uoii'n tnAi on Hoin's-
day oi HrNt VEGA Dr "oud 'h'm 10 20 ''"'e, 'N'"l
Mons o ospoct ~ he mouioy Vi na Ate o"cAs'o' or
~ SHERMAN u;ep.. Ohio called np tho Senate bin
Ill. lul ta!h lGo sid , 5.I vii, t.u oue .n sab
Stance j.c n "a 5od - tDo a'n'i' 81 TIC L'' Se''''"
/ NJ. I.OGY 80 "a. sIoJ said be opposod TO such
NJ. gr ,l6ud uc i.is.n,d upon . t.c -ia.c, Co--r''.
vs ctIuH.iy dr."iHE ~ 90 tDo H'a.. HH ha',',' %
"'."7 ."7 r., 60, 60, ' n. nl.n!r, hour expired and
u,- ul, tI, r-,1i pu col M Norton ii ios-i" 20 '"o
~ 'uii0, ,ai ns .o4.t!i was Ia snr Il condition
1Lat no wo.id Not Do aue 10 'oi,.a"o +i" om'i-' L"
--'' rerAsu.Y ISyEs IlAuoy o;urEED.
Mr DAVIS (D.in.. ". Na} called up tis resolution
sutlcd hy hiI . io" G.ys 40 D" 49, gar - iAc mFiS
ti.t on o tie buoL, and accounts 90 ihc lio'ny. Mr
D,i, -ld be cotc3 tp snow that thr sido''h' madc
d. u. In li. fprm.. remarks were full sis Nuo' by hl
t facts and Ir,s and tai the explanations OF seyc
rl S,urfa~. anil especially ~ tlo r't'r from N7>s
ciu.. t, (.rIj rlJ n'' well iuuni'd, AMI c"ul
hot D., -aus..nt.-icl b. thc ndnh.h" i-poi"' re iit
lh P"',o I 80 . ,, ,a,, u..., cI..n.rI WAT I.,
| i..,n rp,.Jrd by M4 Secnocu ., .'Hr 81 'Ee PnD'c
| J,i@ .I4.,r... o., aDoat SGjUOJouO In issbii was
str en- nom t.c pubic debt -r.p'u H. pi'c'd ~ an
o.n,r tl. aud trrat,I moi 90 l9Gi o. thr PiDt db
| but a. - d,Dt Of ue Pac.Ac i-'!.foti: Ia ih''
y,r U.crc was an "pVli.u ut r.tnct.on Ot tLc p"'~
/ lir debt, 1ut IL Was Ony apJtr ui -,
/ Tne quc-tIun benz on tno amen .neEl OF VIZ ~
ni.d. 10 ,'Ieo 90 '.e aaoi C"''' q n' mn ..,e
| Nat- -; Mr Eo,tl Und. Cll voting win t'o Dom
! On mo,ion of nr NOhtaLi asp va. "a" preamble
a,c iBG tuH there ~uio discrepancies 80 tho ao'''h. ~
the I!ea'Iy' etc. Ni' 'a o" ''' '"'' iHo ''''''''
"FesieL rai ~, COMMIT. DE instructed to
investigate tine DO,k- ani Aor,Iuis Of toe iFa'H Dgpn
urui. IucI,y va rclo'S e., 3" Gls-. PAL ' an 'i %
,,,la aly ia iIo state .enta 90 Goyorumen foNouo
e i,.rr, .i Id r.ilun. found 80 e,ist
port and tno extent aud nitn3 tne" te year,
reason, lIdc,i mon. Gud ior pr, genera ~ -ncI other
uay hs', Ad sid coinittee have power 70 eond
/ Nj BAWL, G.ep., Massl presented the memorial Of
tue Boston society %. Cb Engho'rs as&hg ior the 70
Nh HOWE Rep. v ,) presented tio IA, InUra ~ John
a. DIX and otrr IN favor OF the United pia. pcla--
IN, tue picturs Of the House Of Representatives. exc
cutcl by lilo Prot. Mor5o. EoieTei 20 tlc Library
| Committee.
THE ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS COMMISSION.
The scnsts tnen resumed the consideration OF the bill
to proyle for "A commission the subject the alco-
holic iquor traffic.
| Mr. SHERMAN G.cp., Ohio said this bill had been
fully debated at the last session OF the Scate The eI
pse involved IN the proposed Investigation not
Ov 600 aud the result Oi u would lbs vast amount
OF usinl iniorluti0n. Re believed that inquiry of
this Kind made BY sensible men would b. OF great rsr
NJ state could make the tnyCs!gatuu because mono Lad
the command 9 statistics 70 ptosetu the nqufy
NJ. BAIAHD Dom, Deli snid mat ia Ills Ohnon tbs
not the way this ,he proper place To neat the sub
icct the Investigation h. 10 hc uado 10 procure i1r
nation rergid 10 the taxation oT uQuOis il uuec's
s4ry ~ the Secretary OF the Treasury ar ady had tLo
mlcst information ~ rcaTd 10 the matt r No question
5o more importance that of regulating the use and
abuse Of Intoxicating drinks, bat Al cannot 5e dealt with
! safely o. gisiatUn based upon saLiiincAldily.
MI! HOW Q,tp. Wis., siOAc favor of the bill, aud
hoped the Senate OF The United S1teb would no. decline
"a make the small appropriation asked iOr. He th"ugn
thr arin ut o. the senator from Delaware (Bay arb
premature, tAis Is not bill to prevent the sale OF
] iiguur.
| Tue amendment OF Mr. Bayard rejected.
M MOhlsiiL {tei' hoj oaid tn9 nJo question reg
10 the sitcs could that tins bil for The
good ufshr whole country. 1Ee inquiry proposed should
be- made. The Government auihonGcs the inaIuIacluIc
hs The figui Inquire INTO subject when brinSr re-
yeniIo to TIE Government The inquiry should be made
| traie. The question not nCw ono at all. Al tie
close OF the Revolutionary War aud for two or ;htce de
liquor per capita than those of any couitry on the
face OF tho earth and whoever would take the paine 10
| Of the Government sing revenue nom acOhnic
liquors In tho year 100 thcrc were $1,000 tctail
licenses ssurd and ntcinlcrancc grew So iua II soon
came 10 UAs. that we were drnOuBnied the civilized
| world a ~ nation Oi drdnkaris Whch the Government
Great Britnn encouraged the Importation ANA mann
lacturc Uf alcoholic liquors. fcial tbuls Ntie oiFhe',
crinr was Increased and tho prisons were ilcd In this
country lOO.Uoc.OOO gallons were manufactured IA
~ Sir SHERMAN Besides the L" crooked whisky
Mr. MOtRIlI continuing. ast ed what became of thia
great 0unnutyi IL was used by 1O.OOOOOO people aud
b. 1t they wcro poisoned Pau .cism, crime. be;gnry