National Republican., 1876-02-22
FORTY-FOURTH C0aGRESS,
fCoafisued ncs, First Paae.l

posed that the National College OF Pharmacy
| should nominate the examiners to control the
hend any such dificllty as that referred 70 By Mr.
made a controlling power. and It had upon 1t
| Mr.. HENkLE, OF Nd, said that the whole
purpose of the bill was to guard against the evils
thar might result from ignorant men exercising
| to any one now in the business.
The bill was passed.
porafo : the vi Via and SuSar6sn % saiIrosT m S Uom.
psny to run through certain streets Of the city Of
Georgetown and to Tennallytown. The commi =
tee recommend an amsndment, changing the title
of the bin to the Georgetown and Tennallytown
road. Passed.
Mr.. HAkTRIDGE, of Ga, reported a bill to
Incorporate the Mutual Protection Fire Insurance
Company of the District of Columbia.
Messrs. HoAR, of Msss-, and LAWRENCE,
put lien upon the personal property OF q party
Insured, and made the lien binding. no matter in
| whose hands the property was. An amendment
on the personal property should be binding only
/ upon the property while It remained 10 the
hspds p Of the party insured. As amended, tho
Mr.. SPRINGER. of ILL.,, rose to a personal
explanation and had read an article from ths
| was charged that the amendment offered to the
Centensial bill by Mr.. SPRINGER, and which
was intended to make the Government o pre-
ieTrec creditor, was really in effect to give the
Government second mortgage only; that the
stockholders must be paid irsr at the close of the
Exhibition; that this construction was put upon
the amendment by the Centennial board OF
finance If this was true, the Herald added,
this was job, and the Centennial stood dis
graced before the world.
He also had read an extract from the PAIladel-
phfa Times, which put the same construction upon
the amendment, and added that Mr. SPEISG ER'S
measure of intelligence was not equal to his IL
lberality; that he did not know the use OF Ian
guaPe, and that in his opposition to the Centen-
NAL he had overreached himself BY his stupidity
and malice.
Mr.. SPRINGER went On to argue that his intsn-
ton in Offering the amendment was ID provide
that the Government should be
rAID IN FULL
before anything was divided among the stock
holders, and II the other Interpretation is pat
Of the amendment.
He believed the Centennial board OF finance was
composed OF honorable men. and he could not
believe they would put wrong construction upon
paid until alter the funds are distributed among
the stockholders, the people should know the fact
at oEce, and they will stamp the Exhibition as a
huge fraud and swindle, Tor It would be appa-
rent that the commissioners had put q construc-
tion upon the appropriation not warranted. He
therefore offered resolution referring the whole
subject to the Committee on Judiciary, with di-
reetions TO report upon the true construction Of
the amendment.
Mr.. kELLEY, of Pa, objected to the reference
Of the resolution, and said that Mr.. SPRINGER
had attacked the Centennial board Of finance,
because in his bot haste to get In an amendment
be had bluldered. The Centennial commission
did not ask the gentleman to put in that amend
ment and enlarge their powers and privileges.
It was Mr.. SPRIyGERS own act, and he (Mr.
Kelley preferred to accept the construction OF
such eminent lursts as the late Reverdy Johnson
and the Hon. J. ). Black rather than that OF Mr..
SPEINGER, and they put upon the clause q con-
structon the reverse of that Of Mr.. ). It is pos
st5le the gentleman did not intend TO do what he
did. 1t is possible thai he did not know what he
was writing
ABOUT AT THE TINE,
but the law as It is must be interpreted by the
courts, and rot by the statement of the gentle.
man himself The gentleman had aimed at one
thing and had accomplished another, and 1t was
now absurd to ask tho judiciary Committee for
an Interpretation.
Mr.. HOLMAN askednfi it was not understood
at the time that the amendment was to make the
Government preferred creditor.
Mr. kELLEY said that was the way Mr..
SPRINeER interpreted It, but he (hr. Kelley
saw it in different light when he came TO read
u clearly and when It was Interpreted by Mr.. |
Black and Mr.. johnson. The word "job" had |
been used in connection with the bill, bat II 1t
was job, 1t was the Job Of the gentleman from |
Illinois, and his only. The Centennial never
asked Tor 1t. II was Mr.. SPRINGER's plank, and |
he put It in the platform.
Mr.. SPRINGER tried to get the foor to reply, |
but the regular order was demanded, and amid |
good deal of confusion the House, at 4:3O D. m,
until Wednesday a: u O'Clock. |