The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-04
House OF Represon tatives.
'WAsHINaroE, March 8, 1854.


sWAsuINaroH, March 3, 1884.
THE COURT OF CLAIMS
The House. by eight majority. recommitted to the Com
mittee the Judiciary the bill declaring the urs
dicton Of the Court OF Claims growing out OF the mill
tay and naval operations during the present rebellion;
also providing the settlement OF claims for quarter
masters and commssay supplies by the proper bureaus
and making provision for boards OF commissioners TO
ascertain other claims with view to their future set
tlement.
SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS FOR ouARrsRxAsrzRs AND COMMITS.
sARys SUPPLIES.
Another BILL reported from the Committee on the
the claims for quartermaster and commssary supplies,
on the presentation o. satisfactory proofs.
This bill, after debate was also recommittsd.
PRINTING or GENERAL GRANTS MILITARY REroRr
vding for ten thousand additional copies Of General
Grants military report, which was referred to the Com
PRINTING THE AeRIcuIruRAr REPORT.
Mr. AMBROSE W; CARsk Srep) o. y. from inc
sixty thousand copies Of the Agricultural report for
Iowa. spoke about the proprety Of disseminating the
port at the public expense leaving to gentlemen the cir
cuation Of the documents Of military candidates at their
private cost.
Mr. MALLORY, lopp o. Ky asked what the gentleman
Mr. GRIxNEII-I mean military candidates for the Pre-
sidency.
Mr.. GRSSEIL-Geueral Grant s candidate for putting
down the rebellion Your candidate has been dead some
months
Mr. MAIIoRy-wbo is that
Mr.. GRSSELI-I mean General Mcclellan.
Mr.. MALLoRy-0n, you mistake. Mcclellan Is "lve''
man.
Mr. SrRousE (opp) of Pa. agreed with Mr. Steele OF
N Y, that OF all the printed documents none was more
valuable than the Agricultural report. II was poor
economy begin with printing, when the trial trip of
steamba would three times much the number
copies proposed Why not economse in the expenditure
Of the millions upon millions avishly appropriated?
The resolution for printing sixty thousand copies OF the
Agricultural report was ordered TO be printed.
The SPEAKER announced the next business before the
House 10 I've the adverse report OF the Committee OF Ways
and Means the bill authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury TO sell the surplus gold beyond the public wants
Mr. srsBBSs (opp) Of N Y, said that in the remarks
which he heretofore made he regarded the question in
point OF view than OF interest the government
money sysem but wars have always been carried on
under such system. judgment and experience show that
in the midst Of var and the national credit must be sus
tanned Ia all is Integrity. The rresen! financial system
the operations Of a three years war. IT'S interwov
with our system and we ought not Dd row 70
patton to ruin He in favor OF instructng the Sccre
tary OF the Treasury to cell all the surplus gold beyond
the wants Of the Department He desired him TO DO
Instructed and reflection had convinced him Of the cor
rcctuess Of his Judgment 10 We former debate on thc
rent OF embarrassment and speculation, set higher
price on the precious metals Just in that proportion 70 the
Of h Sy The q
mens could not be made without damage both to public
and private interests and to army In the field who
order that they may receive supplies Of men and
money until the war shall be successfully terminated
He protested against the predctonsa s TO financial embar
easements aud bankruptcy, and argued that there
nothing the condition Of our debt justify difference
paper. The plaps Of The Secretary commended them
selves to his Judgment, and should be acceptable all
az hs &c
solid system Of finance, aud while the Secretary
s y so h.
msce and checked the undue depreciation Of paper and,
10 that extent diminished the public expenditures he
that lie country the verge 81 ruin He would urge
the secretary OF the Treasury to act promptly on-he
popds Of the government, or other evidences OF public
debit 70 any extent which may be necessary and he sp.
ssretary in the most cecive manner In tho Of
his remarks Mr. stebbns referred 70 Indiana and III,
pcwsr as ws un''A ss,e limits, which had
cred from former financial disasters, and now
enjoyed high state aouS pe So Of rs ono o. the
United states, and they viii pay every dollar borrowed
ard expended TO pepeuate the strength o. the govern
former depression railroad stocks AID bonds and o.
their recovery from that conden what was see dinsr
mnnsv ana large one IN principe' c only thing the
| country had TO fear was the depreciation o. thc
rt, y, ce nj asL per cent Discount 10 dsarm and
disrredt the specuatos we sho uld amarize INC pvo
| plc with the wealth and faitn OF tho
exnmpe IN New York who're the market IL Influenced w
false reports Speculation is carried on under ,ne ,a
epce of frcnsed declarations Rnmors are sent nitner
sror, ,bis cv ana her points to influence the gambler
speculation Electricity plays an important part n aug
atfass OF II concentrates anu 80 nsensr no
I IT, :. r,ients OF human life that those Wno
m ,uv ;.a,. the present by the pas, can
moi draw iusi They must look 70 sne se
when men will soc with a c,e~. Hn.mc and mortified.
the SPECTATORS and.alarnists with Oh crime
tson. Every man, no coutended was Fr,., =, s,atrs
who sought to diminish thcvaue OF the unueu $50
suffer. We must relieve tho government rom oeme =
hoarder ri gold. u cannot DO party TO such renV1,
Of coiu without participating In ia own rum We snoWu
aiay IN TO the cgai tcndcrsthe are on lout
hundred millions OF them aud not cue thousand millions