Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-08-18
CONGRESSIONAL.

lAouSe piii pfouioisinS s'
for sectarian purposes. claiming that the
substitute would occasion strife and Dis
cord in the States and transfer the question
to the political arena.
Mr.. Christiancy, of Michigan, favored the
substitute, and considered that now was the
favorable time to pass it, and thus put 1t
out of party politics.
Mr.. Morton, of Indiana, asked ii large
sums of public money had not been used Tor
sectarian purposes in New York STATE.
Mr.. Herman admitted that to be the case,
but said that money had been given to hospl-
tails and orphan asylums.
Mr.. Morton argued, if the States were al
lowed to establish UNCONVENTIONAL schoos,th
perpetuity of the nation would be endanser-
ed. For State to support Catholic schools
was the same as supporting the Catholic
church. Religion should not be maintained
at the public expense.
Mr.. Edmunds argued that no man ought
to be taxed to support the religious views oil
another. There was sect in1 this country
which did not beliye our public schools were
justified by their religion, and ii that sect
should get into power, the tenets OF that de-
nomination would be taught in the pubuc
schools. Mr.. Edmunds then sent to the
clerk 5 desk and had read the encyclcal let
ter of Pope Plus IN, and the syllabus oil
errors issued December s, 1861, and said
that the Senator from Maryland Mr. Whyte)
had said that this letter had been changed,
that it was 10 years old. He (Mr. Ed
munds) would be glad if any Senator would
rise in his place and show that this letter
was not the official doctrine of the Roman
hierarchy. The supposed infallibility OF the
holy father would be a sufficient refutation
of the argument of the Senator from Mary
land. The pope, being infallible, never
changed in his teachings. This dogma put
forth in 1864, was at this moment the dog
ma Of tine most powerful religious sect the
world ever knew, probably ever would
know.
The Senate finally voted on the proposed
amendment and 1t was rejected, yeas Is,
NAYS lG, not two-thirds voting in the atilr-
NATIVE.
The House got into decided breeze in
the course of the debate on the silver bill.
Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, attacked Mr.. Tilden's
political record. Mr.. Cox replied, saying
-. The gentleman from Belknap," when he
was called to order and commenced again
by saving, 1.-THE apologist for post traders
made statement when Mr. kasson arose
and submitted that no member could state an
untruth on the floor about another member
Mr.. Ccx crossed over 10 Mr. kasson amid
great confusion and shook a newspaper scrap
in his face in an insulting manner. An an
gry alteration followed between the two
gentlemen, during which Mr.. Cox said,
Then YOU stated deliberate lie about Gov
ernor Tiden" Mr. Stephenson rushed be
tween the parties. when Mr.. Cox returned
to his seat.
Mr.. Hoar demanded that the words OF
Mr.. Cox be taken down, which was done,
and the words read by the Clerk. Mr..
Randall moved that Mr. Cox be allowed TO
proceed in order, when Mr. Hoar offered a
substitute that Mr. Cox be brought to the
bar Of the House and censured. This was
ruled out, the Speaker deciding that the
vote must first be taken on Mr.. Randall
motion.
TheApp-opriation bill, had all been agreed
to on Friday On the Indian bill, the House
receded from its attempt to transfer the In
dams from the Interior to the War Depart
mcnt. The conferees on the consular bill
agreed to leave the law as it Is and the
subject Of consular salaries to the consideTa-
ton Of a CO nmission,-a but Holman, who
has failed to pat in an appearance for three
days, and was reported on one Of his period
ic sprees 1t Will be impossible, for weeks
10 tell accurately within three millions the
the exact reduction in the appropriations,
this year, over last year. 1t will probably
be somewhere about thirty-one millions.
Both Houses rassed the River and larbor
bill, and all that now stands IN its way i
the possible, and some say probable, veto OF
the President As passed, the bill appro-
PIRATES S4,G77 800 of this amount New
England gets, all told. S2lO, OOO, of which
Vermont receives So ,000,-for Burlington
harbor 100000, Swanton harbor $1,000.
The Senate concurred with the House
in voting to print 900 copies of the Missls-
sippi report.
The Judiciary committee reported the fol
lowing substitute for the nou-sectarian
school amendment, passed by the House
ART 10. Sec. D.. No State shall make any law re
! spectins an establ shment o. religion or prohibit
Ing the free exercise thereof and no religion, test
shall he required a qualification 70 any othce or
| public trust under any state. No public property,
and no public revenue o. nor any loan 81 cIed-t y
or under the authority OF the nited states. OF any
State territory, district or municipal corporation,
shall be appropriated TO, or made or used iof the
support Of any school, educational or other insttu-
ton under control OF any rel. ious or an -re 90 u
sect or aniIston or denomination, or wherein the
particular creed or tenets Of any religious OF anti
! religious sect, organization or denomination,
| ,hal he taught and such particular
| creed or tenet shall be read or taught IN any
school or Institution supported 10 whole or part by
| such revenue or loan OF credit and no such sppro
prIation or loan OF credit shall be made 10 any re-
iigious or -rells ious sect, organization or de
| nomination, to promote It's Interests or tenots
This article shall not be construed to prohibit the
reading Of the Bible in any school or institution,
| and II shall not have the effect 10 impair any
| rights OF property already vested.
| Section ,. Congress shall have power by ap-
| prepriate legislation, To provide FOR the pr-ven-
ton and punishment o! violation 0. this article.
This report was agreed to, SO to 10.
Messrs. Boutwell, of Massachusetts. Cockrill
of Missouri, Conkling of New York. Dawes
of Massachusetts,, Eaton Of Connecticnt,
McCrum of Kentucky, Morrill, of Vermont,
Wadleigh of New Hampshire, Wallace of
| Pennsylvania, and WHITE of Maryland
voting in the negative. Mr.. Edmunds, who
voted IN tho negative, changed his vote to
the Affirmative Just before the vote was an
noinced, and then entered motion to re-
consider the vote by which the report was
agreed to. but after some discussion, his
motion was rejected without division.
KuPArRIcK-"Wha hat was Tilden doing in
the dark days when Hayes was shoulder TO
shoulder with the army boys?'' Boy in the
crowd-"wipin' off his chin !" Laughter
and applause.
The D0-N0thing Congress.
The session of Congress. now closing. was
commenced on the 9th day of November,
1875, and is upon the ninth month of its
existence, vet not single act calcu-
lated to benefit the great mass of the
people of the United States. to revive their
depressed industries, and to start them
forward again on the march of prosperity
has been placed on the statute book.
Nothing has been done to hasten the re-
sumption of specie payments, nothing to
restore our maritime supremacy, nothing
to open to our manufacturers new markets
on our own continent now enjoyed by Euro