Evening star., 1870-02-02
EVENING STAR.
CONGREssIONAL

,ENATE.-After our report closed-

SENATE.-After our report closed
The Vice President submitted an enclosure
from the President, submitting from the Secre-
tary Of state transcript of the action OF Mis-
ss~-lI ri ratifying the fifteenth amendment. Re-
ferred to judiciary Committee
The consideration of the bill to provide n
national currency OF coin notes ana TO equaiize
the dlStfif utiOn of circulating notes, was then
proceeded with, and the question was taken on
NiT. MOrtOn's amendment, providing that
80. .NnG 900 OF additional circulation NAV be is
sVed; which n. ,pted-yeas, 39; nays, 81.
Various amendments were then voted iOwr,
among them the amendment of Mr.. Sumner to
issue S.0O, ,fOe 900 additional currency.
Mr.. Morton then offered an amendment
thoriZng the withdrawal Of S1G, 900 900 of crcu-
latiOR from these States having an excess, to be
distributed among those States and Territories
having less than their proportion; the circula-
tiou of those banks having more than 81 900 100
capital to be first withdrawn, pro rata; which
WIS agreed to-yeas, "a; nays, q.
MIR. sherman offered am amendment that a
new appOrtionment shall be made in the ratio
of census of 1870 of the circulation herein prC-
vided for. Mr.. Sherman said this was the same
amendment heretofore offered by Mr.. COnkling
and voted down. il being the opinion of the COM
mittec that the language of the bill expressed
that object, but to please the Senator he would
renew it. The amendment was then adopted.
Mr.. Morrill, (Vt.) offered an amendment, which
ocCsSiOned general merriment, to provide fur
ther that IL, after the census of 1870, any STATE
above the average OF all the States, il shall be
distributed, at the discretion OF the Comptroller
of the Currency, among such states As may
have less than the average, and this distribution
shall take place after every succeeding census.
Mir. Drake remarked that the amendment
might operate very benefcially for the State
represented by the Senator from Vermont.
The amendment was then rejected.
alhe bill was then reported to the Senate from
The Committee of the Whole; and the question
being upon agreeing to the amendments,
Mr.. sherman said he desired to have a sepa-
rate vote upon the amendment of Mr.. Morton,
withdrawing thirteen millions from the present
circulation of States in excess. He desired to
make q statement on the subject.
NT. Cameron suggested that as this was a very
important bill, and several amendments had
been made. that it be printed as ii now stood.
and that II be considered again to-day without
debate.
This being the general understanding, the
Senate, at SIS p. m, adjourned.
HOUSE.-After our report closed
Thc House resolved itself into Committee of
The Whole on the Legislative, Executive, and
,iUdiciai appropriation bill.
Mr. Hoar (MassJ addressed the committee,
saying his colleague DR.. Dswesl had charged
that the fault of the increased estimates was
with the President.
Mr- Dawes disclaimed having made any such
charge
Mr.. IIOar said the country understood il,
and he deemed some explanation necessary.
NJ. II. then proceeded to review the book OF
estimates, made up the last year OF Mr..
JOHN On's administration, and the first year of
the present administration. According to his
COlI.fisriSOa with his estimates. there no ex-
,.lSe for comparing this administration 18th
that Of Mr.. johnson, and he could not agree
with his colleagues statement therefore. He
reiterated what had before been said by Mr..
Butler. that the large amounts that seemed to
I've asked for were due to errors that had since
been discovered. and which, he said, Mr.. Dawes
did rot seem to take into account in making his
speech
Mr.. WOod ~. Y.) said, in his opinion all of
Mr.. Dawes statements were correct, and he did
mot think either of the gentlem IN who under
took to reply to Mr. Dawes had disproved a sim
giC allegation
Mr. Stiles (Pa.) addressed the House. and was
proceeding to aTgue in relation to the gold con-
Spiracy, referring to the testimony of Jas. Fisk
.iT.. g. published in the New York Tribaae, re-
marking that the integrity of the President was
involved in the question. when
Mr.. Dawes made the point of order that the
remarks were entirely irrelevant to the subject
before the committee.
The Chairman sustained the point of order,
and when Mr.. Stiles resumed the current OF his
remarks he was reminded by the Chairman
thgt he must either obey the ruling or take
his seat.
Mr.. Randall remarked that the Chair ought at
least to hear what his colleague had to say.
The Chairman Immediately ruled MIR. Randall
out of order, and was compelled to repeat his
ruling by a remark of Mr.. Randall that the
Speaker ought to select a better Chairman for
the Committee of the Whole. Laughter.
MIR. Stiles asked leave to print his remarks, but
MIR. Washburn (Wis.) objected.
Sir. SteS.-If the charges preferred against
the President are true he is unit to be the ruler
of the people. ILoud calls TO Order.l
The committee rose. and Mr.. Cook (Ill.)
moved that the House again resolve itself into
Committee Of the Whole for the purpose OF con-
SiteriEg the bill apprOpriating SO 900 for relic
OF the poor Of this District.
Pending that motion the House, at 4.01 p. M.
adjourned.