The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-22
Forty.Fourth Congress.

WASHINGTON. April 81.
Mr.. Burchard from the committee on
ways and means, reported bill concern
ing corporations engaged IN the business OF
distiliing. 1t proposes to amend the exist
ing law by holding every stakeholder in
such corporation liable for taxes, penalties,
ETC., unless 1t be shown that he is innocent
of any participation in the offence for
which the penalty is inflicted, in which
case he shall not be held individually liable
for the penalty also that the words III
section 3251 of the revised statutes, "Every
person interested in the uso of any still,
etc." shall be construed to mean every
person 80 interested as co.psrtner, stock
holder or otherwise. After a good deal Of
discussion the bill passed.
The speaker then proceeded to call the
committees for reports of private charac-
ter.
Mr.. Kasson moved to reconsider the vote
of yesterday by which resolution in re-
spect to allegations against the official CON
duct of Secretary Bristow was referred to
the committee on expenditures IN the treas
ury department, and that it be referred TO
the committee on ways and means. He
also moved that the investigation ehall be
public. The vote was taken separately on
the latter motion, and there appeared to DO
90 to 33 in its favor, as there was no
quorum voting.
Mcssrs. Baker and Hoar of Massachu-
sets insisted that on a matter of such i'm
portance the vote should be taken by yeas
and nays.
The vote was go taken and resulted ITO
to SO, and then the original motion az
amended was agreed to without division.
The house then resumed the considera-
ton Of the bill to transfer the Indian bu-
reau to the war department.
Mr.. Townsend OF New York spoke in
favor Of the bill, commencing his speech
with declaration of faith. He believed
in the christian religion and was an hum
BILE member of the Piesby terrain church.
He believed in christian missions. Ameri-
can missions had their birth in the town in
which he was raised, and amid the prayers
of Samuel John Mills. He believed that
christianity and christian civilization were
to pervade and conquer the world. He
believed that the race of man was unit
and that Indian and African, Caucasian
aud Mongolian, were OF one blood and
would be in the end subordinate to one
civilization. He had been al his life in
favor of aiding tine action of the Ameri-
can missionaries of every creed and faith,
but he was not in favor and never had
been In favor of clerical control in gov
eminent. 1t was thing of the past.
There WAS no such thing in christendom at
present rs civil government in the
hands OF religious denomination. The
reason he supported the bill was because
it was for the interest of the Indian admin
istration that it should be unit. The H.
dian of the plains was not a pet lamb about
whose head one might tic blue ribbon
and lie down beside him In peace even
the Quakers recommended an adequate po-
lice force for the arrest and control Of Of
Tenders. But this police force without the
aid of the military would be left without e
hair on their head in less than q year.
Messrs. Tufts and Eames spoke against
the bill and Hancock in favor thereof al
ter which vote was taken and the bill
passed, 1879 to "a. 1t provides that after
the 1st of July next the secretary of war
shall exercise supervisory aud appellate
powers and possess the jurisdiction now
exercised and possessed by the secretary OF
the interior in relation to Indian ahaire,
and that he shall, from time 10 time, make
details of army otlicers to administer the
affairs Of the Indian branch of the war de-
partment.
The house then adjourned.