Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-05
EVENING STAR.
CONssR.xssONAa.
Cenciasss. Ye~seraay,. rreces
SfNAIE--Aftcr our report closed
The eiii of Mr.. sherman 20 provide for

SfNATE--After our report closed
The eiii OF M sherman 90 provide for
SrbcIE REsuMrTroS
and 60 release the national hanks from the r~-
quiz, ment Go maintsin reserves. was dls~a--~a
AZ some length by Messrs. Thurman. Mertos
The amendment OF Mr. Thurman. r,aac,~x
the rate at interest on the bonds be ekchs nx,d
Cor the grecnbacks 20 two per cent, wAs reject
ed-syes n. nocs 81.
Mr.. Backngham moved 60 amend the sr-t
section - 60 provide that the Secretary oi the
Treasury may reissue the grecnbscks handed -
isspe I'ni,sJ sat-. note g. meet ,ss s,,1s.,
payments for the public service. and the pr,n-
cipsl OF any United States bonds at par, boar
ing Interest payable In coin, shall, ON demand
by the holder thereof, b. paid by the SECRETARY
OF the Treasury in legal tender notes, aud the
interest thereon i'm coin.
Mr.. Buckingham advocated an elastic cur
ment.
MIR. Fenton offered an amendment rroy,s,,v
that twenty Ter cent OF the greenbacks received
retired from circulation, prov idod the amount
80 retired shall mot exceed - .oco 600 monthly
CREDIT MomIIEE TESTIMONY
The Clerk OF the House of REPRESENTATIVES, an
pesred and delivered, in accordance with
the order passed BY that body. transcript &C
certain testimony taken before one OF its COM
nittces affecting certain mi mberr OF the senate.
Nit. Patterson moved that n select committee
of five be appointed to consider the matters con-
tanned therein, with power 90 send for persons
The eIidment Of Mr.. FentOn 20 the pending
bill was then rejected.
The amendment of Mr.. Buckingham xas thea
rcjecttd-yeas 2. NAYS ~.
Pending further discussion. the Senate wect
into executive SESSION and then adjourned.
HOCSF-After our report closed
MI. Lynch presented a memorial Of ship own
err and Others i'm relation 60 burdensome customs
regulations In Cuba, with a resolution asking
the President TO call the attention Of tie
Spanish government "a the evils complained Of.
and TO take measures to correct the same.
MONTANA WAR CLAIMS.
The House then resumed consideration Of ne
bill TO ray the Montana war claims, which
came over from Saturday last as unfinished
business.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Holman q
Indiana, and adopted in committee OF the
whole, providing that payment shall ouly be
made 90 the original claimant or his perronsl
representative, and that all assignments shsu
be invalid, was adopted; ana the substitute re
ported by the committee, a amended, was
adopted.
The bill was then passed.
BILL FoR THE RELIEF oF MRS. wooD.
The Speaker, from the floor, mir Dawes, OF
Massachusetts, being temporarily in the chair, D
said he had, few minutes since, had an inter-
view in the Speakers room which had decpiv
touched him. IL was with the widow of Robert
&. Wood, late assistant surgeon United States
army, and a daughter OF Zachary TAYLOR, late
President OF the United States. She had pre-
scented a petition, which he would not have read
as IL presented a state Of facts that ought not 70
eNist-that a daughter of Zachary TAYLOR Was
in need of assistance. He had assured her that
he did not believe that there would be a vote
against the bill which he now presented. He
then introduced a bill granting 90 Mrs. Wood q
pension OF so per month. 10 date from the
death OF her husband, March -, ISi9, and &c
was passed by a unanimous vote. Adjourned.