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EVENING STAR.
C0NGREasIONAL
Conclusion Of Yesterdays Proceedings.
Passage Of the Funding Eli.

SENATE.-After our report closed
The funding bill was further discussed by
Messrs- Williams, Wilson and Morton when, the
question being taken on the motion of Mr.. Will
tiOns Of the bill, and TO insert q provision an
thorizing the Secretary to issue five per cent
te en.forty bonds at his discretion, to exchaL ge
the same at par for coin, and to apply the pr
ceeds Tor the redemption of such SIX per C, MT.
oncs as may not be offered exchange, and il
wss rejeeted-yeas IA, nays 32.
MI Buckingham moved TO strike out the
eighth section; which was not agreed to.
Midsummer moved an amendment that when
gold recedes TO premium of eight per cent, the
secretary OF the Treasury shall give notice of
rs ceive United States notes for duties on i'm
ports; which was rejected.
Mr.. Howe moved 70 amend the tenth section
oy pIoNiding that banks may organize by de-
posting 900 with the United States Treas
urer; which was agreed to.
MIR. Howe then moved an amendment to the
tenth ssction, providing that the bonds to be
1ssued to the banks for the notes deposited shall
include one-third Of those provided for by this
act.
After a long discussion the amendment was
reJected-yeas 10, nays %.
MT. Bayard moved to strike out the seventh
section, exempting the bonds from all taxation.
He thought that the large amount of CAPITAL
which would be invested in these bonds should
bear Its proper proportions Of the burdens Of the
Government.
Mr.. Boreman moved to strike ont that part of
INC ScCtioh tne annual Inter est on the
bonds from taxation; which was not agreed to
ayes Il nays ~.
The motion Of Mr.. Bayard, to strike out the
entire section, was then rejected.
Mr.. Cameron moved An amendment directing
the Secretary OF the Treasury to redeem the
fractional currency after July I, 1870; which
was not adopted-ayes Is, nays rs.
Mr.. Wilson moved to reduce the amount ap-
propriated to defray the expenses of negotiating
the bonds from twelve to six million dollars;
which was agreed to.
Ivra fhnr,
until Monday.
HOUsE-After our report closed
men M. HcOa,tny nnishea MS remarks the
the deficiency appropriation bill.
THE EXPENSES OF THE GOVERNMENT.
MT. Beck lky-), member of the Committee
ON Appropriations, in speaking upon the bill,
said the introduction of this measure was at va
rance with the utterances of the Speaker of
the House and Of the chairman of the Commit
tee on Appropriations, both of whom had told
the country that the policy of the Admnistra-
tion was Ietrenchment, and that no balances or
quoted from MT. Dawes speech in New Hampo
shire, i'm which he Mr.. Dawesl stated that he
was charged with a message from the President
that there would be no great and unusual sums
required for the Government during the current
year.
Mr.. cox PRoPoUNDs coNUNpRuN.
MIR. Cox n. Y.) said he had q conundrum
which he would like Mr.. Dawes to answer. He
had made one statement on the floor of this
House, and had made statement somewhat
people of New Hampshire He wanted the gem
teman to explain these conflicting statements,
so that he might reclaim the confidence of the
the gentleman blew hot upon the floor of the
House and blew cold in New Hampshire? He
would like to have the question answered.
MR. DAWES ANSWERS 1T.
Mr.. Dawes said that he had on a previous oc-
caslon said that IT was of no great Consequence
what his record was, but il he had made false
f9atemen1 1ans ne must lose the coniidenee of the
honest In his statements, whether he knew any
thing the House might judge. The gentleman
rom New York Mr. Coxl had charged him with
making one statement here and another in New
Hampshire. He reafiirmed what he had said
here, and appealed TO the Globe for a record of
what he had said. He reaffirmed what he had
SAID IN New Hampshire, which had been quite
correctly stated here to-day. The difficulty
with the gentleman from New York was that he
did not seem to know what he had said here. In
no words that he uttered here did he say that
this administration was more extrayagant than
that Of Andrew johnson He did state that the
estimates for the next year were greater than
they were IN the book of estimates for this year
by the prOf1igate administration of Andrew
johnson. He said in New Hampshire that the
estimates were too much, and he took the re-
he took to the people of New Hampshire from
the President of the United States. and he gave
them that message. But he had said nothing
IN his speech in this House that Justify the re
marks Of the gentleman from New York Mr.
Cox.l There was nothing in the facts that jus
titled the remark.
After further debate, Mr.. MeNeely (Ill.) read
from Mr.. Dawes speech, in the Globe, to show
that while he told the people Of New Hamp-
shire that the President had assured him there
should be no ascending scale, the figures in his
sreesh % showed an ascending scale Of over
Mr.. Dawes claimed that his figures were based
upon the years Isss-7o and Is7O-71, neither OF
which was In the administr alton of Andrew
johnson. He denied that he made any com
parison Of Johnson's administration with that
Of Grant.
MR. cox SARCASTIC.
Mr.. Cox n. W referred to Mr.. Dawes as an
old friend, whom he had nearly always found
he (Mr. Dawes) had now deserted the princi-
pies upon which he had started, for although
this Administration came in on the platform
sets had himself acknowledged that he
was disappointed, and he promised that he
would act sc uarely on all systems OF economy
gone to New Hampshire and made a speech in
conflict with what he had ssid upon the floor of
this House. In view of that speech the Demo-
crats could no longer follow his lead, for they
could not understand exactly the position he
occupied He had said one thing here and an
other upon the stump in New Hampshire, and
Mus Nus; reminded & =. him MI. ooxl Of the Eastern
throat with q lighted torch, and the other then
jumped down his own throat, and left the whole
tleman had started well, and Il he had kent on
i'm his line of economy he might have been nom
mated for Vice President on the Democratic
ticket With regard to Mr.. Dawes statement
that the bureaus were responsible, Mr.. Dawes
said they could LOt be responsible elsewhere
than upon the heads Of Departments.
MI Dawes quoted from his Congress and New
Hampshire speeches to show that there was no
conflict, and said he was as ready now as ever
70 search out every wrong and bring the Gov
ernment TO strict principles OF economy.
10 hQr fIna
the House adjourned.