The Morning herald., 1876-02-10
= WILMINGTON, DEL. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 10, 1876.

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another aspect Of this case which was not
% pleasant. Ifthe people .oi. tho country
had shown tthati tinteresttnt this mattsr, which
was s1peeted the enterprise was first
inaugiratsd, all the means necessary to
make itaasaecsss would have bssn rsissd
withept the least difficulty, and there would
hsve been, no need for any such application
TO b msasto Congress for aia. Hs instanesd
the oct or Congress which provided that on
the Government Of Psnnsylvanis making
Asown TO the President that suitable builG
ings we're constructed ths . Pred
dent should then extend the
invitatiaato foreign nations % tho President
had 70 other means Of knowing, two years.
ago tho Governor Of Pennsylvania inforded
tho President that the requirements Of the
act Of Congress had been complied with,
and the President thsrsupon extended tnvi-
tations to foreign governments according TO
the plain meaning of the language. No
other construction could be put on this
notification than that the law had been
eomplisd with, and that suitable provision
had been made. Now If that was the case,
what 10 the meaning Of this bill which pre-
misses that suitable provision has not been
made, and tho General Government is asked
to assist In making this provision, there
can be but one conclusion from all this, that
the notification made by the Governor Of
Pennsylvania was not true.
4 --, House 4'' .
Mr.. Banning (Ohio,) asked leave to offel
a resolution calling on tho Secretary d
War for information a. to the number Of
draught horses and mules in the service o.
ithe army, their cost, places Of purchases
letc. .-.t ~ n
| Also, a. to the cost of mounting regi
ments of cavalry. '--''
! Mr.. Thonburgh (Tenp. objected on the
ground that the information called fol
would occupy the whole clerical force o.
the Department till the close Of the ses
sion.
i The speaker thsn preceded to call com
mittses for reports. aq-
i Mr.. Parsons (Ky.) from the COMMITTEES
on Private Land Claims, reported q bill
authorizing the Secretary of tho Treasury
!. to sell At private sale such portion Of th'
public property Of vincennes, Ind, Is ma!
be required for the tracks, switches, shop
and other purposes of the Ohio and Mis
sissippi, the Evansville and Crawfords
vile, and the Indianapolis and Vincenne
Railroad Companies, this reale having
been acquired by the Government for deb
and being commonly known % the a"stean
min tract, orthe "Hall Nelson property
The morning hour expiring the Hous'
went into Committee of the Whole on con
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill Mr.
Hawkins in the chair.
II Mr.. Springer, of ILL.,, saM that the singula
ANOMALY was now presented Of majorit
only in the popular branch Of National leg
islature being in opposition to tho Nations
4 administration there must have been som
! good and great reason for this. The yea
was what was called the of year and ther
was 4 general overturning Of majoritiel
The gentleman from Michigan, Mr.. Durand
was elected from district, which formerl
gave 5000 Republican majority, and b
came in with 1,700 Democratic majority
! clustering and restless General Butler, wa
.. succeeded by gentsel and quiet Republ
can. Whist did the people mean BY thu
: They mean that there must Be reform
: rstrenchnsnt and economy, he was M
7 surprised therefore that there should be
: much opposition to this and other appr'
! Ipriatiop ,bills, but he was surprised at II
\ opposition yesterday, Of the gentlemen ffo'
: New York, Messrs. Wood and Hewett, WI
: llaeemed to think the purpose of this bill vi
to destroy the carrying trade Of the Unite nit
4 States. He could not see that the bill pr
!. tposed any such thing. -e = TET 4s-
!. Mr.. McCrary submitted substitute q
!. the entire bill, providing that It be reco1
! mendsd to the people Of the United STAY
!. "a assemble on the Fourth of July next,
= their respective cities, towns and nsighbee
~ hood in such numbers - may be expedisp
+ there to testify their Joy At the fseurrsnn
]. of tho ono hundreth year Of their Nation