, 1870-06-09

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
rURIIC LAND sURFkYa
Mr: SARGENT introduced bill to amend the
act Of May 80, 1863 for Surrey and Sales pf Publc
Lands, By providing that the money deposited ror
the lands. Passed.
MI HAY, frun the Committee on 1uralld Pen
sions reported q bill TO amend the Supplementary
Pension Act Of Suly 50, 1856, By providing for pei
eons who lost the slght of both eyes, both hands
quife permanent aid or attendance Of other per-
suns, shall be paid ARREARS Of penson from the pas
sage Of that act to date OF their disability at the
rate of S2a0o per month Passed.
DONATION or CANNON.
MI. PAINE introduced a joint resolution direct
lng the Secretary q Nar to transfer to the Nation
Eitces q condemned ordnance, to be placed IN
the soldiers cemetery there. Passed.
,, AE11r1G1AL S7 a. LIMBS IoH DISABLED SOLDIERS
On the supply Of artificial linus to disabled SOL
dleEs, which was agreed to.
u. rc,; rERsoSAL Ia M EXPLANATIONS, e
iugt star summarizing recent correspondence
u the Few iork Erening IuAt, duplicating him IN
couutt use Of Cuban bonds ana sfats tna1 n "a 9ar
- he WFs concerned, it VAS All unmlt1gated
alsehQcd, and the autlioT a wicked and cowardly
Committee Investigating tie su0i.ct to statc
whether any evidence was presented tending to
inpllcaafe aE14 h1@ 81 IN ay! any manner !!,s.a r
ea1d there was no evidence WhateTer to imptcate
the gentle1nan from Nevada in any improper
transa@s1tSn @ relative to Cuba or anythsng else.
never met the alleged agedt III the transaction,
n. =. Taylor, and had never met or conrersed
with ,a,3 aDf one connected with ths Cuban Junta,
spseeh il he nonss IN n'0 taVof Ssaas q I
m9t0D, sfIs1 which @ be nad been called "
had called til him had iusuted him By tntimating
tnat IN the event Of the suecess Of that govern.
msni n he h shsnI exPsct ANYTHING bnt their erau-
obs1ous as the lie itself. In few days the House
was 10 act on the question whether or not Spain
as 70 ne aeI9ea R 70 crush Cuba and L had been
that such slanders could be circulated against
saca members, some gentlemen might be afraid to
express thel1 sentiments on the subject 50 thev
vent to the cost Of dinner OF five dollar biIj 4,
somebody TO send out the first note Of slander,
He expected the whole pack would be yelling in
concerned, be E0nld deem himself recreant to hs
duttcs and manhood II he allowed the crr Of q
nacS Of hungry cayotes 70 aWe1ve him at any time
nnlf OF q people struggling for liberty.
TIE CURRENCY BILL.
Ihe Ho9se then resumed consideration Of the
Nj. NGERSOLL advocated an increase of rho
c1cuiating Medium, ans protested against resuln
a ag shse,e re- while W country Is debtor,
Inc idea OF specie payment was a tfetus{on 4
cues1, and fraud, and be hoped the neon1e If
the Tinted States would see that no State banK
u n9 ptivaIe bahk should ever be organized on
Mr. ALLISON offered an amendment, ret,uctn,
ne proposed new Issue from SO 900 to SIS 0Oo-
Mr. RANDALL argoed that this was not the
time for pressing the bill and said he would move
70 3s11 1os1pohs n Il Ae advocated an amendment be
in g1cenbacKs aud the exemption and canceIifnp
q an equal amount Of National Bank notes, viii
Rank notes The circulation should BE- ali nIee
greenhacls, and II 1t had been specie payment
would @a I14 hays 9ee4 81, reached l,eiore this time
an additional amendment, requiring National
ie e aue eoa an or ,Ss ss the
Treasury until the reserve required to he .ent en-
si,n'l consist wholly Of coin and coin certncates
~ Mr: GnBuRS thought this was not the time for
asked was an Increase III the cur1eucv ss AZ t ann,
ply fair distribution Of 1t to sections at present
destitute The distribution should Be on basis Of
the hi!l did not actualy Increase the circalnt.on
sooo ooa but only 81, 900 900. That it was owing
hat Ho oIe ths Bisa1nS law &c
naettnR could be adopted than 10 he M pepd- eo
nsser ns oStan his Assent thfHIsfo Ha
restrbote So ooo, ,ooo and reissue f44,0oo,ooo Of
ErtcnbacIs in the place Of the per cent certtf-
cates nov Issued as reserve This wonld save The
ton OF the ntss sectton without any Of the snc- !
ceedinR sections and the increase Of c,ncnIatinn
would be only s3;, ooo, and then the SOUTH and
west would still have lesa circulation than before
the war. S@''1@
MI. Nj: HoTCHK1ss opposed the section for the
ton authorizing The establishment of National
Banks and Issue Of specie payment notes. regard
'n + TN u sfg!Sasa 10, 70 Fssu%ption
the nfsh section requiring banks to sprrrndep ~
Their 6 per cent bonds and take InsteaI uf theH,
i1E PEI ceat bonds as tasls Of circulation liz
conceived 1t matter Of had faith towrrd thnse
effective and wonderful Institutions
~ 81. +, SMITH oregon) a.pnest against the btl1
ana II iaTG6 o. government currency against
Mr. DCRCtARD advocated the amendment
offered On. iy him to-day, and discussed generally
III: NALKER mosed 10 strike out all but the
NJ; ~: GAKF1ELD, Chairman Of the Banking
As a matter Of comfy towards the Committee AZ 4
" aEs aud Means, moved to strike out the funding
and allow ali banking circulation issued on bonds
Nj; STEVENSON said the amendment just Of
re1uted bis hrst and chief objection TO the bill
He argued fn favor Of expansion rather than con
t traction. &C and declared 4 they could not have
have contraction. II they could not advance they
bill would fail, and condemned the National Uank
Ing Fystcm, declaring that the whole machinerT Of
The }ta into n |
erTiI,ent had eyer shoIn e. mnrh fa1or y, s't1
u.,1 cn ,unch in5;T. n = Aueu aasu u GAp!1al
States Government within the Last ten years,
the interest nj cantsf "o %>1 A1'' eu4ent Ill
Nj. FAKKEE sTirnca.ed The ht,1 .r,, .yo,r-, |
EEIIy iyNT-u AMI EEI3n ~n,aea, "1T 49,. 1ltsasa
was onnnseti n 1he I'M fteras,Sa T. 1enn, %
as cpne.sction ~ ~ th ,.e - "94tu opslaIe
n1meaf H. favnp ~ ~ 4e aeGAred
rreenhacEa "a na tn 1nsEa n+aanh.s h 1spss,nn8 .n8
n 81, ortstinn CURRENCY
NJ HiSGI1AM q mnIsI ~ ~ an'.u, Vim hn,
ztricE {np 1Mt nor7 nj The secon1 Sarton .,Ia5 @ ~
r., ~ g1esnHscts na Seuyn, ao"nG
iii ,he snrrt.dtnT oactione $500 ~ ~ - urt
r. 4S,lansH ~ ss1t ., ~ -, eaS etesenth;
.drocafeI tho srrt,tnT ~ of T .t9 ,, anu