The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-19
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Forty-Fourth Congress.

Forty-Fourth Congress.
HOUSE.
WAsniNGroN. Jan 10
Mr.. Knott, from the judiciary commit
tee, reported proposed amendment TO the
constitution as follows: "No person who
has held or may hereafter hold the office
of president, shall ever again be eligible TO
said Office" 1t was made the special order
for Tuesday next.
Mr.. Eye of Maine, on behad of the mi
nority of the committee, gave notice tina!
he would offer a substitute.
Mr. Ashe Of North Carolina, from the
same committee, reported bill to amend
the revised statutes liz relation to naturali-
cation. II provides that the declaration Of
intention to become citizen of the United
states may be made before clerk Of a
court, and such declaration heretofore
made are declared legal and valid. He ex-
planned that the object of the bill was sim
ply to restore the law to what it had been
before the printing of the revised statutes,
in which the word "clerk" had been acct
dentally omitted The bill was passed.
Under the call of states bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Steele, of Wyoming, de-
claring the country north of Norh Platte
river and east of the SUBMITS of Big Horn
Mountain, in Wyoming, open to exploration
and settlement.
TIE CENTENNIAL.
The house then, al o'clock, went into
committee of the whole on the state of the
union, Mr.. Wood, of New York, in the
chair, on the centennial appropriation bill,
and was addressed by Mr.. Hopkins, of
Pennsylvania, chairman of the select COM
mittee. who argued that the national honor
was involved in the success Of the exhibit
ton, and that there could be no extremity
of financial distress that ought to cause an
American congress to falter in voting an
appropriation to preserve the good name
of the government, as national unity was
valueless without national honor.
Mr.. Waddell of North Carolina said that
he had been an unwavering supporter of
the appropriating for this centennial exhib-
ition ever since it had been first projected,
if it were supposed that the irritating dis
cusslon Of last week would have driven
southern men away from the support of
this measure, he sincerely trusted that the
result of the vote would only add another
illustration to many already given of how
utterly impossible IL is for some people to
understand and appreciate the spirit that
animates other people. He and his asso-
GATES acquitted their northern brethren of
all esponsitility for that discussion. They
had understood it fully, for it was
the introduction Of that subject and attach
ing to That motive its exact value, they sim
ply looked upon and passed by the subject,
they would treat that ,mentable chapter IN
American history as Noah's sons had done
in the case of their fathers humiliation,
they would avert their looks and with
backward steps cast the mauile Of oblivion
over it they wished disturbers of the pub
lie peace to understand that notwlhstaud-
ing the spirit exhibited they were TOO good
patriots and too sincere men to allow that
spirit either to control them, or to serve as
an example FIR item. They wished to
maintain the honor and character of the
American Union and they would do it if
they were allowed. One element in the
IA Il g.. a.. 4.
cussion, the Il ment of southern soldiers in
the late war of whom he WIS one-they
had sat in siiehce and taken The
fire which the gentleman from
Name Blaine had opened on them
with no other feeling than that of graf
itude, for having escaped from SO terrible
an enemy as he, Isl lne, must have been
during tie war, (laushjer) If now when
that genteman's hair was silvering and lis
natural force perceptiby abating, he could
develop such intensity of spirit, how
must his flame have waved in the fore
front of that conflict, which occurred at q
time when he, Blame, was young and strong
and healthy, (laughler); that element had
not YET spoken, il could not be gOaded into
discussion. On the contrary, it had exhib-
tied u spirit which he believed the Amer
lean people wouldsnot soon forget. 1t had
met storm OF hate and persecution as the
swan meets pillows, with a breast
of down. He knew some gentle
men who had been engaged 10
same cause with him who had not ntend=
ed to vote for this measure, before that
discussion, but who now intended to sup
port it SO as to set an example of patriot
ism. If there were any of them who still
opposed this bill he appealed to them to
unite with him in doing an act which
could only promote honor, and advance the
interests of the country, and the peace and
happiness of the people.
Mr.. Sheakley of Pennsylvania, offered
an amendment that the entrance to the
centennial buildings and grounds, shall be
free on the fourth of July and Thursday OF
each week.
Mr.. willis, of New York, said although
he had received numerous letters and petit
tons supplemented by personal interviews,
entreating him to support this measure, he
could not do so. His official faith was the
gauge of his official action. Believing this
appropriation to be unwarranted by the
| constitution, he opposed it without hesita-
| ton and without reluctance. Taxation was
authorized only for the purpose of carry
| ing on the functions Of the government,