Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-19
EVENING STAR.
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Closing Proceedings Yesterday.

SENATE--After our report closet
tonsideraole discussion ensuet on the reso-
luton calling upon the Secretary OF the
treasury Tor statement OF certain accounts.
offered by Mr.. Davis w. Val Messrs Sher-
msn, Edmunds aud Morton favored the ref
erence OF Mr.. Davis resolution 10 the fnan-
Sisl committees. whilst Messrs. Bayand,
Eaton and Thurman urged that IL should De
ensrusted 70 special committee. Mr.. Thur
man claiming that the investi gatlon should
be made not In a party sense, but ON business
principles. 10 see IL the ACCOUNTS OF the gov
accounts OF great railroad or a mercantile
establishment
Pending discussion, at ais the Senate. on
motion OF MT. Edmunds, went into execu-
tive session, and after a short time the doors
were reopened, and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.-After our report closed
The House, al O'Clock, went into COM
mittee OF the whole on the state OF the Union,
(Mr. Wood in the chair on
THE CENTENNIAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL,
and was addressed by Mr.. Hopkins Pa,
argued that the national honor was involved
in the success OF the exhibition, and that
there could be no extremity OF financial dis
tress that ought To cause an American Con-
gress 10 falter In voting an appropl lation 10
preserve the good name OF the government,
as national unity was valueless without ma
Mr.. waddelI IN. c. said that he hal been
an unwaveripg supporter OF Appropriation
for the centennial exhibition ever since n
bad been hrst projected. IL IL we're supposed
would have driven southern men away from
the support Of this measure, ne sincerely
trusted that the result OF the vote would only
add another illustration TO the No any already
given of how utterly impossible IL is for
some people 10 understand and appreciate
the spirit that apimates other people. One
element In the House had not been heard
from in that discussion-the element OF the
southern soldiers in the late war, OF whom
he was one. They had sat in silence and
taken the fire which the gentleman from
Maine (Mr. Blaine) had opened on them,
with no other feeling than that of gratitude
for having escaped from so terrible an enemy
as he (Mr. Blaine) must have been during
the battles OF the late war. Laughter II
now, when that gentleman's nair was silver
be could develope such intensity OF spirit,
how must hls plume have waved In the fore
part OF that conflict, which had occurred at
time when he tBlaine) was young and
strong and healthy? Laughter That eie-
nent had not yet spoken. 1t could not be
goaded into discussion. On the contrary, IT
had exhibited q spirit which he believed the
American people would not soon forget. II
had met storm of hate and persecution, as
the swan meets the pillows, with a breast OF
down.
Mr.. Speakley offered an amendment that
the entrance 10 the centennial buildings ana
grounds shall be free on the 4th of July and
on the Thursday OF each week.
Mr.. Willis n. " spoke against the bill,
stitutionality.
Mr.. Hewitt IN. " warmly urged the
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| Mr.. Speakley's amendment.
Mr.. Kelley Pa said that in the name OF
the people OF Pennsylvania he opposed Mr.
| Speakley's amendment, and entered their
protest against IL. They did not want 10 be
| treated as an eleemosynary institution.
Mr.. Chittenden n. " said that, repre-
senting populous district In the most pop
ulous city next to Philadelphia of the coun-
| try. 1t became his duty TO say that he had
| within the last hour or two received a dis
patch from the chief executive officer OF
| Brooklyn, who also In his dispatch repre-
| scented the common council and the MUM
| cipal government, urging the representatives
| from Brooklyn TO favor the measure now
| before the House. Ii was not merely his
| duty TO give utterance TO the sentiments OF
the government OF his city, but IL was alsC
his pleasure cordially to express his appro-
baton OF the measure, and his hope that il
would be passed, and passed too by a unan-
imous vote
Without taking any action on the bill the
| committee rose.
| Mr.. Williams introduced
| PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CoNsrrTU.
TON.
| 1T is supplementary to the amendment pro
posed by Mr.. Blame, which prohibits the
| distribution or control OF any school fund oil
| school lands TO or by sectarian schools, and
| is designed TO extend the prohibition. II 4,
/ In these words Neither shall money raised
| by taxation In any state be appropriated fol
| the maintenance of any sectarian school Oh
sec.arian institution."l
The House then, at i've O'Clock, adjourned
IL