Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-03-18
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS-.
The Business OF General Interest Trans
noted.
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The Senate resumed consideration Of the
bill making appropriations for the support OF
the military academy for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1877, the pending question being on
the amendment Of the committee on appropria-
tons to strike out the clause appropristing e.
1876 for sixteen musicians for companies, aud
insert in lieu thereof the following For the
pay Of the military academy band S14,S
and it was agreed to. Other amendments, ap-
propriating various amounts were agreed TO,
and the bill was read third time and passed.
The Chair laid before the Senate message
from the President of the United States in
closing communication from the secretary of
the interior, in regard to deficiencies in sup
plies at the Red Cloud Indian agency in Ne
braska, and recommending favorable action on
the estimates submitted by the secretary to
supply such deficiencies. Ordered to be printed
and referred to the committee on Indian
affairs.
Mr.. Acorn (Rep }, of Mississippi, introduced
bill appropriating 80, 200, 900 to repair and in
part rebuild the levees of the Mississippi river;
providing for its expenditure, and for other
purposes. Referred to the select committee
on the Mississippi levees.
Mr.. Morrill, (Rep.) of Vermont, from the
committee on public buildings and grounds, re-
ported favorably on the House bill sppropria-
ting $75, 900 for the purchase of material and
for the continuation of the work on the build
ing for custom house at st. Louis. The bill
was then read third time and passed
MIR. Hamlin (Rep.), of Name, introduced
bill fixing the rate of postage on third-clsss
mail matter and for other purposes. The bill
proposes the following rates Of postage, gradu-
ated according 10 distance. namely: For dis
tances not exceeding 800 miles, one cent for
each two ounces or fractional part thereof; for
distances between 300 and 800 miles two
cents; for distances between 500 and 1500
miles, three cents, and for each additional
1000 miles, one cent additional for each two
ounces or fractional part thereof.
A special rate is, however proposed for tran
sient newspapers and magazines, namely ::
One cent for every two ounces or fractional
part thereof for any distance not exceeding
1000 mics, but for any greater distance double
this rate is to be paid The bill also provides
that all occasional publications, prices current,
catalogues, and ANNALS and all regular publ
cations devoted primarily to advertising pur-
| poses or for free circulation at nominal sub
cription rates, shall hereafter be considered
and charged as third-cass mail matter Other
provisions authorize the writing of brief
| form Of presentation or of brief description
upon books and magazines, or any other arti-
cles mailed as third-class matter and all in
sufficiently prepaid matter to be carried to its
| destination in cases where there has not been
an evident intention to underpay the full
| hlllOuub pTONlu6l uOuul6 bll0 u6ICl6DCy
shall be collected at the other end When the
sender is Lnown, however, he is to be notified
and required to make full prepayment. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Morton Rep.), of Indiana reported
fayorably ON the Senate bill to provide for and
regulate the counting Of votes for the Presi-
dent and Vlce-President, and the decision OF
| questions arising thereon. Placed ON the
calendar.
Mr. Spencer (Rep.), of Alabama, from the
committee on the District of Columbia, report.
ed favorably on the Senate bill to amend Sec
| ton 993 Of the revised statutes of the United
States, relating to the District of Columbia, &C
as to make the twenty-second Of February
legal holiday, with an amendment making the
twelfth day of February, the birthday of Abra.
ham Lincoln, legal holiday also. Placed Oh
the calendar.
Mr. Hamlin (Rep.), of Maine submitted &
resolution requesting the postmaster genera
to furnish the Senate with any information
which he may have touching the submission Of
straw bids or probable worthless or fraudulent
bids for carrying the mails of the United Statei
in the several States in which advertisements
for mail proposals appeared Oct l. 1875, ant
that said information and all evidence in BIZ
possession be furnished before awards shal
be made on said bids. Agreed to.
Mr.. Dorsey Rep.), of Arkansas, introduces
q bill amendatory of the Pacific railroad
laws. The bill proposes to restrain TIN
issue or sale OF any more obligations of tn
company secured by the mortgage upon tn,
main line or the land granted by the Unitet
States to aid in its construction. The bill ais
requires detailed statement of all the com
pauy's receipts and expenditures up to Dec
81, 1875, to be filed with the secretary of tn
interior and provides that the net receipt
shall be applied: First, to the payment of tn
interest on the first mortgage bonds on tn
main line, and the creation of sinking fund
second, to the payment of interest on tn
bonds alleged to have been issued. and thu
secured without authority; and third, to tn
purchase and retirement Of all the last dc
scribed class Of bonds.
The Speaker laid before the House a mes
sage from the President urging the necessit
OF an immediate appropriation to supply til
/, deficiency of the Red Cloud Indian agenc,
The message was referred to the committee o
appropriations.
5 The House then took up the bill imitin
t tho cost of custom house building at Men
? phis, Tenn, to 100000. After discussion tn
bill was passed. Ayes 174, nays 81.
: Mr.. Durham Dem. }, of Kentucky offered
/ resolution instructiag the judiciary committe
to inquire what legislation is necessary to 81
cure indemnity to the United States for tt
interest on subsidy bonds of the Pacific raj
road companies, and also to secure indemnit
: against the liability of the United States
pay the principal; also, to what extent til
) rates Of freight and transportation on thof
roads can be regulated by Congress- 80 as
= make them less burdensome to the publ
Adopted.
! Mr. Hsrdenbergh (Dem.j, of New Jert e
i from the centennial committee, reported b
recommending the people Of the several Stat
n to assemble in their respec i've counties
towns on the approaching centennial annive
: sary, and to cause to be delivered historic
h sketch OF the county or town from lis form
: ton, copies of which are to be filed in I'll
!, county clerks Office and in the library OF Co
gress, so that complete record may thus
It had of the progress OF the republic Passe
0 Mr.. Foster (Rep.), OF Ohio, from the Cor
-, mittee on appropriations, reported the b
transferring the custody of certain Indit
. trust funds from the secretary Of the interi
Q to the treasurer Of the United States. Passe
u Mr.. Randall Dem }, Of Pennsylvania, +
ported bill appropriating $163,OO0 to provi,
for engraving printing, aud other expenses
II making and issuing United States notes, al
h directing the secretary of the treasury to iss
), silver coins OF the denominations of to
twenty, twenty-five, and fifty cents
n redemption of an equal amount of fraction
D. currency, and to provide for such redempti,
= until the whole amount of fractional curren
70 is redeemed. Ordered to be printed and I
o committed.
% Mr.. sayler (Dem.), of Ohio, reported
" declaring valid all suspended entries of pub
=, lands in which the commissioner Of the genel
q land Office has decided that patents shall ISIS
ir and which have been confirmed by the seer
ID tary OF the interior and the attorn, y-geners
;, aud repeating section 2,452 of the revis
u statutes Passed.
10 Mr.. Sayler also reported bill to amend &
10 act of March 1867, 1874, to encourage t
growth Of timber on the Western prairie
i' Passed.
!, Under the call of States the following bi
ir were introduced and referred:
N Mr.. Randall (Dem.) }, Of Pennsylvania, to