, 1872-12-04


The Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
GWORH IN.
/ Mr. FOREMAN, member-elect from Louiai.
| ana, Was 8wo1n in.
Mr: KELLOGG (Conn.) introduced bill to
| repeal the stamp tax on bank checks and notes.
| Referred.
| THE OCTOBER CURRENCY EXPANSION.
| Mr. RANDALL offered resolution calling on
the Secretary Of the Treasury for information "a
| to what law authorizes him to make an Increased
issue Of legaltender notes, as WAS done in Octo-
ber last, and whether such iasue Was made in the
1egal-tendels heretofore retired, Or in new ones,
bill wss introduced by Mr. MAYNARD for
the relief of the State IT Tennessee. Referred.
.Mr. PERCE asked leave to introduce, and put
On it's passage . bill to regulate the pa yment OF
4 nj. LOON coNaEk ie} Objected. je sx do o''''DD'D''
THE CREDIT EQBnER.
Mr. BECK 'Ky.) asked to be and Was excused
from service On the Select Committee, appointed
yesterday, for the Oakes Ames investigation, on
the ground that, during the recent canvass, he
had expressed a decided opinion Oh the subject.
Mr. COX took the chair Of the Speaker pro
tenn, and appointed Mr. Merrick (Md.) to fill the
place OF Mr.. Beck on the Committee.
FREEDMEN's BUREAU.
Secretary OF War for q copy OF the report Of
General Vincent, Assistant Adjutant General,
Oh the condition Of affairs in the Freedmeu's
Bureau: Adopted.
Kr. sCOFIELD Pa,), from the Committee
on Naval Affairs, reported bill to authorize the
construction OF ten. steam vessels OF War, and
appropriating $3,000,oo0 for that purpose. The
vessels are to carry each ten or more guns, Of
large calibre, and the bulls are to be Of iron or
{fo n f31p pUuY 5afo
mine.
Mr.. HALE (Maine) offered an amendment
that not less than five OF the ten VESSELS shall be
constructed in private yards in the United States,
under contract.
Mr. RANDALL (Pa.) advocated the amend
ment, but thought the bill too loosely drawn, and
left too much discretion to the Secretary OF the
Navy.
structures, arguing that the more restrictions
would be to have the work properly done.
Mr: POTTER (N. p asked to what use these
Mr. sCOFIELD replied: To keep our squad
rons full in the different seas, and for the pro-
Mr. sHELLABARGER (Ohio), gave it as his
Judgment that system ought to be initiated
which would be harmonious in plan, in idea, and
in ultimate contamination. He believed it wise
to put upon the seas a. class Of VESSELS that
would have size, and have adaptation for the
protection OF commerce. He thought it wise to
guard, limit, specify, and qualify the descrip-
tion Of the ships to be built.
hfr, SCOFIELD remarked that the ideas ex-
pressed by the gentleman from Ohio correspond
ed with the purpose Of the Committee.
Mr. COX N. ~, suggested q reduction Of
the number of vessels from ten to five.
Mr. BANKS said that he had introduced this
bill last session in anticipation Of trouble with
Spain, and effairs in the Gulf Of Mexico had not
improved since then. No one knew what might
occur there any day, and it was proper to be
prepared for all contingencies.
Nfr. POTTER inquired Is to the proposed size
Of these vessels.
Mr. sCOFIELD considered that four hundred
or five hundred tons would be large enough, and
did not suppose that any Of them would exceed
1000 tons.
h1r. scofeld then referred to Mr, Banks a.
having sympathized with al effort to involve
this country in 3 war with Spain
A1r BANKS denied that he had ever ey1npa-
thized with such efforts. He had introduced The
bill because the Secretary had declared to meu-
bers of the House that he was afraid events had
occurred in the Gulf Of Mexico which would "a
9uire the Government to be prepared; to defend
their commerce.
alr. scoF1E4D said he was opposed to Mr. |