New-York tribune., 1872-04-23
CURRENT TOPICS AT TIE CAPTTAL.
A NEW FINANCIAL PROPO-ITIOE-TUE ADJOURN-
MENT OF CONGRESS - MYSTERIOUS DisAP-
PTARANCE OF ARMY RECORDs-THE SENECA
STONE INQUIRY.
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WASHINGTON. Monday, april o. 1872
Fernando Wood introduced to-day. for reference. bill
10 prevent contraction ami expansion Of the money
market and 10 give elasticity TO tie currenCy. which
provides that tho Secretary Of the Treasury shall set
apart S1OOo0OcO in ccr, and issue 25O0o0o) N legal
tender notes IN douomato Of $1,000 each, and dis
tribute these sums 10 tie Assistant Treasurers fol-
lows: At New-YOrk, E4,0o0COO IN coin AID <1j-
OOOODO IN currency; At Chicago s2ooOoaO IN com
and 100000 IN cuutncy; at Philadelphia, s2.COo
OoO in coin and s3,W0ooo in currency; n
boston g. nD0COG coin in currency. The
Inn or IN irii1du,s On .ecurify- Of IIpif4d states
onde 10 be dcposiied 10y them. The gold loaned
the OF per cent oi the lace value ot tnc
bonds 80 Deposited and tie erecnbacs 10 the
30 per cent and the interest 10 be charged fixed
less than eight per cent. Mr. Woods idea is tnat TINS
measure would prevent any such corner IN Tie money
market rs that recently attempted ~ NcW-1tTk
Gen Butler has prepared resolution for the final
ad ncnt o. Congress the 18th Of May and wanted
introduce It to-day for passage under tie twO-tArls
rule. The contested election occupied The whole
time, however and gave Lin opportunity TO do
II understood 20 Dee Tie desire o the Admins ration %
have Congress adjourn without fail before the ass Cn-
bling OF The Philadelphia Convention anu 70 accomplish
possible upon The date in order that the
bushes hc hurried forward 1t Is understood
JLa TIE senate vi" dEec uAo any cay prior 10 Inc t'h
oi Juue Which the House may f..
The proceedings OF the House, to-day, possessed
scarcely single feature of interest. Only z small mum
DfE Oi liI- VI Ic IHrfNlctua EItdlcI OF
morning horI being occupied by the reading Of Mr. Kel
lcy's Tarr hlll which demanded by the Democrats
a. a means taking up tbe time ANA preventing vote
on he CIVIL Rights bill Immediately after the expra-
ton the morning hour. M McC ary called Up the IN
diana contested etcuOh ease OF Gooulhg dgt wilson,
ud Of the day spent IN debating the nrat-
ter the result being that H.. Wilson declared ent
lied 10 retain LIS ret y "a slIct party Note OF 10 10 o.
This D, tine OF the present session upon which
Elections Committee and lhe Rouse have been divided
bv party lines. Mr. Wilson elected by majority
oi only our and subsequent recount OF the votes gave
70 Gocding small majority but ~ rms recount was M
official there security that the balOtboNc-
might have been tampered with In the interim the
majority OF the Committee CeclicC 10 reject u as eNI-
dece. Just before the adjournment hr. Cox, from the
Committee or the Rules offered a resolution 10 amend
the rules 10 admit ex-membcrs to the floor ONLY
w. in,rr'st in anT leeirIativc neasre uentng before
Congress any OF ts committees The House adj
iourned without voting upon the resolution which Is
measure urgently uemandcd for the that II l.
we'll known fact tnat number Of eX-mcmbers have
established themselves Lobbyists III tins city, and
abuse tner privilege al entrance 10 the moor by pushing
their schemes ii tie most bas efaced manner.
The Senate spent nearly hour. to-day. in debating
whether il take up the North Carolina
election the Tea and Coffee bill, deciding finally
hours IN favor OF admirtug Abboti, then the
Senate TOOK until this evening when the Postal
Code oil was taken up. BY common action
10 be taken on the bill tonight.
The remarkable Disappearance from the files OF the
Var Department the entire record Of the proceedings
The Court OF Inquiry In the % MajorGeu. Don
Carlos Buell. is likely to lead to investigation 10y the
Military Committee OF the House. resolution 10 give
te Committee power to send for witnesses and
tain If possible. who responsible for the loss pre-
pared by a member Ol the Committee. and would have
been offered the House to-day had opportunity been
afforded Cen Buell. has endeavOred for many years to
procure copy Of the proceedings O the Court. which,
be claims. would. il made pubc clear up his military
record IL the eyes Of the country He las uniformly
refused. He had finally Congress, ana
some weeks ago the Military Committee Of the House
addressed letter % the Secretary Of War. requesting
a copy Of the record The secretary replir1 that
vOlnminOus that he had not clerical force sui
fient copy II. The matter not allowed 10 rest
le,e Shortly after Gen. Swami. member Of the Mil
tary Committee put a resolution through the House
ca Hing for record TG h tine Secretary replied last
weeE ~ follows: :" carnll al search among Ill tAr
records and files ia this Department fas 10 discover
what dlgposition made OF the proceedings OF the
Commits non and the papers annexed thereto. and no
record indicative OF the nature o. the report Of tie
E,oard or the conclusion rcEcb,N hY u can
be found other thaB contained ia Ine accompanying