Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-03-05
House..

The Houke received the unanimous report
OF the foreign affairs committee on the Acklen
case to the effect that the charge ma ie against
Mr.. Acklen by the New York Herald and
Detroit Post was true. The committee de-
sired to be discharged from the further con-
sideration of the matter and alter a debate
The House agreed to this, and instructed the
judiciary committee TO consider the whole
subject and report what action the House
ought to take. The charge made against
Representative Acklen is that he imposed
npon the House a paper which he falsely
represented to be report from the committee
ON foreign affairs, OF which committee he is
a member.
On motion of Mr.. Whitthorne the Senate
I'll authorizing the secretary OF the navy to
lcsionate a vessel OF the United States to
,nrry free OF charge contributions tor the re-
iet of the suffering poor of Ireland, was taken
rom the speakers table and passed.
Mr.. Stevenso, introduced bill to place GER
tain articles imported and used in the manu-
hcture Of paper on the free list.
Among recent bills introduced are the fol-
lowing: Repeating the act repeating the
bankrupt law; organizing the court OF pen
sions, to consist OF chief justice and four a.
sistant Justices who shall receive an annual
salary of 81 600 each; TO provide for the intro
duction and cultivation OF the chinchona plant
in the United States; placing paper and news
papers OH the free list; joint resolution in
curing into the evils OF the present grain
blockade; establishing pension commission
to consist of six members and to continue for
three years; abolishing the tax on tobacco.
The speaker laid before the House q mes.
sage from the President transmitting COM
munication from the encouragement asking
for an appropriation for the payment OF
says that since last July those officers not
only have served without compensation Tor
themselves OF deputies, but have advanced
the sums necessary to be expended in order
that the processes of the United States should
not fail. He is informed, however, that they
have reached the limit of their capacity thus
to conduct their offices, and a failure in thai
would necessarily bring about failure to en-
force tho laws OF the United States. The
failure would be attended with grave results,
disastrous to the individual and the public
justices If the United States. Ordered to be
printed and referred.
Mr.. Blunt, from the committee on appro-
priations reported a bill making appropria-
tons to meet DEFICIENCIES in the 4" star mail
service which was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Warner introduced joint resolution
reaffirmng the Monroe doctrine as follows
| WHEREAS, In his seventh annual message
to Congress, President Monroe asserted that
I'VE owe.t to candor and TO the amicable re-
lations existing between the United States
and these Aihe European) powers, TO declare
that we snail consider any attempt on their
| part to extend their system to any part OF
| this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace
and saiety;' and WHEREAS The doctrine
thus announced has been accepted by the
| American people, and has become n cardinal
principle OF our national policy; and WHERE
| AS, 1t is nov proposed to construct, under
| guarantees OF foreign governments, canal
across the Isthmus OF Darien; therefore, be
il Resolved, etc, That the doctrine an
nounced to the world more than halt CEN
| fury ago by President Monroe, and known a,
the Monroe doctrine, be, and the same is
| hereby reasserted.s And in nouord theroyith
| in behalf of the people OF the United States,
| we affirm that the control OF any interoceanic
| canal across the Isthmus OF Darien, while
| omen to ma and all nations equally, must, in
| the interes,J of ourselves and the world be
kept under the special protection OF the
| United StotiAs. Resolved, That the United
| States, sensitIe OF the Importance to the tIade
OF the world Eot opening water passag- way
between theE two oceans, will cordially pro-
mote, by suAch means rs may be deemed
proper ami kudicious, such an undertaking"
The Joint resolution was referred to the inter-
oceanic canal committee.
The F." start" mail route deficiency bill was
discussed, attended by reducing the amount
placed at THE disposition OF the postmaster
general and passed, all the amendments pro-
posed by the advocates oil star-route service
extension being rejected.