The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WAsnISGroN, April II, 1871.
MlSTsTnR scnrscK's SALARY.
On motion OF Mr. RANDALL, (dcm.l of Pa the Senate bill
to pay Robert schenck his salary Minister England
was taken from the Speakers table aud passed.
TUE TENNESSEE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.
Mr. MoCRARy, (rep.) OF Iowa. from the Committee
Elections reported resolution declaring that the election
Tor members Of Congress held Tennessee on the sh Of
November 1870. held the by law. was
therefore not void, which was adopted
or ScNr%gSr 10 ,S SESEHaL N LYON me nj,
donating condemned for the erection OF mont
souri, was taken from the Speakers able aud passed.
The House then proceeded to consideration OF the senate
THE prrIcENcY BILL.
sr ep acton 81 Of the Committee to which
they mad been referred lie said that he unset nae n,,o
Committee, from which could have been reported. !.
sose last Session member q the House who
emitted 70 dolar aud some oner tens ren'eleH Necessary
Congress had created the Office Assst,nt Attorney Gen
s rn' PAL s %sne \" NJ syn
Of the Of 1874 but had made no provision = pay hcm
duced ~ passed by the HOUSE In the senate other
s s Tss mon have 6esn no FOR
lengthy dictate but in addition 70 those amendments There
propraions OF the la SESSION noJecs some 81 lem cor
fup and some snpy sSay,sa, c ana las, sess,"r
10 those had been new schemes because the
number Of such The genius Of man was fertile.
and bs Inclination rrpmped ~ en- M o" M ,Teasn n
tongrcSs remained month the ias gay
wou.d be az fruitful the first 10 new plans an schcmcs
ia, s,o the treasury. There Wac announcer class
or Amendments IN the pnl that was o. very
serious character, aud which Vas sthcfaly sty ca
independent legislation The committee had frconnendei
them, and he urge Tue rouse " ete
that One Of these amcninehl7 vas lo
the paving Pennsylvania avenue from iiL'eent' stren.
10 deorr clown work which would cost cove hrn'
ninety four thousand dollars and would cost he piOpesy
owners two hundred thousand d1ars re reeoWlnrhuen
pration thousand dollars mA8e 70 pu' .he
pavement repair. Another " the senate pfopsi"1s
establish ma1nueent pun,o VNn. :.
Washington with splendid bridges ant spaihlhg i,nntas
aud grand obehsKs, cping out Of chs enc he Hs
canal, Tall OF dead mems bones and ote untleahheNs
exhibited 10 ths stcuSe plan o inc ptouuaeu pn
caused much laughter by his Claude Men2ur dcscIW
ton OF t. Another proposition for the reprintng o' wv
national cur tury but the House, ~ We Rst steson
laid on the ishn bi Tor that purpose ne connee recon-
menicd n,n.concnuener. . ,
Mr Coz, dem OF " S., addressed the iiousc Ia conien
nat OF Ill deficiency bills, they we're the result ~ cN
hula were proofs untnii they IN te people
Fqaity required net % iargc surplus Eo- deficiency 70
war legislation had led Cons sto cxtrayagance Icy w
srn,,s remain the copies sctrts anu not for Ifts
icce,es 10 AT lie opposea 10 on The debt
such bury They should recruit their eGrf.ia'
mi thus The NATIONAL credit viii he preserve
ra.t lie .0r revenue TARA only u was ba
ii, 10 ras reven.e fnr heavy oiunys. TWAS worse who
~ MIR cns we're eady Distributed he referred 4, u,r te
s.nes repca ami the damaging attempts 70 abolish e
revenue sys.e III orier 90 raso more means ~ 70
!cs lie vote yvs,trly no was ssslcd VA 'ae Geh'