Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-02-17
UNITED STATES CONGRESS-,


Q ,o uh,,a auJ coior"d citlyans =, son,I' Ts. y
n linn. whioh WAS held Mt ilornweli court nous
on January liz and asked that thew Inc read am,
4 referred 10 tie committee on pfiyilesss a "''
n elec,inns MIA reodinc cnmmm,ceJ hus NJ NJ
u sargent cpepN 81 California; obioct,a dccia a
. ing they wore moi In respectful lanpnaCc M,
4 senator from n NH Carolina WAS renni,oJ i,
: sign the resolutions and they we're tLen rem,
0 and referred. The repori ~ forth The reason
!. why those who assembled AT the time mentione,
I voted FOR Wade HAMPTON for Governor
4 MIR. Window Q,ep.1 J. OF Minnesota. called M
. the House bill appropriatinp 500 600 for III.
! relief of the District of Columbia and n wa,
I pas.ed-yeas forty.fye, NAYS. nine 49, Mcssrs
b Alcorn. Booth. Cockrell. Cooper Hitchcock
. Mc(rccrv Mnxev Ransom and Withers yotno
: In tbo nc1ativo ~
Q Mr. Inuolla IRAN of Kapsos in,r.ar,od n
bI 10 enable indians IN hocome citiycns 0r thS
, I,nited states and n was referred ia tbo com.
, mittee on Indian affairs.
: The Senate after some discussion passed n
, bill reportod by the committee ON finance rolot.
inc TO public accounts. which provides that nil
, claims against the United States which tho Nc.
counting officers OF the treasury. or tbc heads
: OF any Department or bureau. are authorized Ia
examine and decide. shall be barred unless pre-
scented within six wears from tho time the anno
accrued 'o"' '''''' '''' ''''"'
The credentials of Henry q. Davis. ro.elected
} United States senator from West Virginia for
six wears from March 4. 1877. and of Alvin
Saunders elected United States senator from
Nebraska for six wears from March 4. 1877 10
succeed Mr.. Hitchcock, were presented.
Mr. Hamlin ltep.) Of Maine. from tho COM
mittee ON post-ofllces and most roads. rcnortcd
fayorably on the senate bin to amend section
eight of the Post-oilice Augmentation hill for
the wear ending June 80, 1877, in regard To the
CONDENSATION of postmasters of the fourth
class, so as 10 fix their compensation upon the
basis of stamps Cancelled. instead of stamps
sold. Placed on the calendar
Petitions were presented in form OF a bill
granting arrears of pensions in favor of a six
teenth amendment TO the Constitution. prohibi-
ting the several States from DISTINGUISHING
number of judges in The second circuit, EN-
bracing the States Of Vermont, Connecticut and
New York.
Mr.. Window (Rep), of Minnesota. reported
adversely on the House bill to provide for the
payment of James B. Eads for the construction
of jetties at the south pass of the Mississippi
river. 1t was placed on the calendar with the
adverse report. II authorizes the secrceNry of
the treasury to pay out of any nnappropriated
money in the treasury 100000 to said Eads
whenever the secretary of war shall determine
that that amount is due Eads by the terms of
his contract, etc:
Mr.. Wallace Dem }, Of Pennsylvania, in dis
cussing the bill for a sinking fund for the
paci6c railroad company to reimburse the
United States government, said bonds were
issued to the companies named in the bill of the
Judiciary committee, amounting to about S6i,-
600, 600. The government had paid interest on
TINS we .ad beeh reimbursed p,it ABOUT - 0oo,-
IVY, ieasl 'ie a ono nno ACTUALLY au'aleeu 10
oale ABOUT ~ u, o eo no We pay ior then
aniualiy ABOUT S5,ooo, IVY Ill interest. Inc phi
q tue judiciary coinmlttee proposes 70 rem.
purse us annually ABOUT o'oo', and evenif
II should ne adopted we 1all bchihd annually
over SSoo, oVo, ana Apply notning toward inc
past, WINE the plii OF the kaiiroau committee
provides Tor felmDufsihg put VI, ouO, ana
the government advances annually ", l0O, 900
more than it will receive it that should be
adopted. Inc 1ormer Oil comes from the Law
committee, and Is well considered. The ques-
tlol oI Jaw may ne Il close one, Du' IL Is Detter
to solve our doubts IN tavor OF repayment as
soon AZ possible, ior at the BEST we 1all Dehlhd
Ill payment:
mr.. Wlhuoln lhep b oi minnesota I'M called up
me blll appi,oprlatlng !3oo,o)o 10 supply de-
ilcleicy IN lhe appropriation 1or pruning dur
ing the current flscai year:
Mr.. Anthony (hep.) OF hhodc Island, SAID
people were constantly applying to the commit
tee on printing for situations IN the govern
memt once. Inc printers IN mat elilce con-
trolled the typographical association IN wash
/ lngton but he had been informed that the gov
eminent printers allowed those IN private
offices to work for less amount than that paid
in the government Office.
After further dlscusslon the Senate refused
to concur in the amendment 20 nays,
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House.
Mr.. Wood dem. J. of New York introduced
bill repeating all taxes on bank capital. Re-
ferred
Mr.. Foster (Rep.) of Ohio moved to amend
the Legislative Appropriation bill by striking
out of the first section the paragraph which
fixes the compensation of senators at 81, 500.
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After an argument like amendment was made
in the items for salaries of members Of the
House.
The Speaker laid before the House message
from the President on the financial question,
which was referred to the committee on ways
and means 1t recommends that no earlier date
shall be fixed than that now provided for by
law for the RESUMPTION of specie payments, but !
that Congress shall pass bill authorizing the |
issuance of four per cent bonds, to run forty
years before maturity, to be exchanged for
legal tender notes, the whole amount of said
bonds not to exceed $50. 900, 900.
Mr.. Bliss dem. J. of New York. presented n
memorial of many eminent citizens of Brook
lyn asking for an appropriation for a monument
over the remains OF the victims of British CRU
city on board the prison ships in New Yorl,
harbor during the Revolutionary war.
The amendment TO the legislative Finance
bill fixing the salary of senators at S. 900, was
agreed to, as was like amendments in regard to
the salary of MANNERS of the House Tho
umandn,on4c ;ncreos;nr tLo comnonootion If
the President to $50, 900 was defeated-yeas,
At; nays, 1875. The Appropriation bill was then
passed.
The House in committe of the whole, Mr.
Eden of Illinois in the chair, took up the de-
fcency appropriation bill. Mr.. Waldron (Rep,),
of Michigan. said that the bill appropriated
81 All. O00. The two largest AUTHORIZATIONS
were one of $500. 600 for deficiency in the nav
department. and ono If s217 O00 onnron,iated
for pensions to soldiers who have LOST limb.
Mr.. Vance (Dem \ Of Ohio chairman of the
COMMITTEES ON printing. offered nm amendment
to the Printing hill nroyidinp that after the
close of thn nrosent Concress M o,raatcr nr;ce
shall he Maid for lohor Nv tbe goverpn,ent min
Ter than il maid in tbe cties Of Nav York
pbiladolnbia md Ra,t;mora Tia e1nla,ned thot
he had in cnniunction With tbe cho;rn,on of
tbe cnmnitteo on nr;n.no Of tLe Samatn I'D
dressod letter tn tbe nuIiic nrintor in Auynst
last advisn~ him to odort sdma snch rnie in
the monaonn,ont of the Mint no ofhca TO that
MI yica had Leen fo1,owed tbera womIJ not now
have heen n Soilar nf dsf,;annv in that Iennrt-
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