New-York tribune., 1873-02-01
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WASHINGTON, Friday, Jan. 81 1873.
A petition signed by q number of business
mon of Jersey City aud Newark, touching the National
bank circulation, presented by Mr. Cole to the
Benato to-day. The following is copy:
In view OF the fact that the people of this nation are
paying the National Banks about S4,0OOOO yearly as
bsnkbils 10 circulate as money we the unders gned
OF the United states, respectfully but urgently
Ranks TO their whole circulation. and the United
states bonds deposited in the Treasury to the credit OF
Cancelled by the issue OF sufficient amount Of United
States the Only bank Of issue in this nation. Your
petitioners therefore pray Tor your Immediate action IN
the matter.
Tue National Prison Reform Association Of which the
Hon Horatio Seymour is President and DR.. Z. G. Wines,
Secre ary has menoriazed Congress for aid to enable
1t collect the most complete statistics available in re-
ard the administration OF criminal justice, and the
State prisons houses OF correction, common as, and
Juvenile refOrmatories in every State and territory of
The Uuon The Association regards this department OF
its work rs essential the Of all the other
pbenomena can be ascertained only by. the
accumulation and analysis Of facts. Returns Of such
facts, carefully gathered from wide Held OF ODserYa
ton indispensable TO enable US to judge OF the
eeC OF any law or any system OF administration which
may have been put in operation Whst we want 10
know Is the facts; but knowledge OF the facts re,
criminal administration implies mass OF figures col,
jected from Ali quarters and arranged ana taDnlsted
turns alone that yield inference Of practical value"
The Beck bill for refundng the Cotton tax came to
vote in the Ways and Means Committee, to-day, and
was defeated. It had previously been claimed by the
Southern members that the Chairman, Mr. Dawes,
vould favor this BILL but his vote to-day was on the
other side Mr. Beck moved that the Committee report
the bill fav0raby and, pending this MT Roberts moved
that adverse report ne made and tks was agreed to
Yeas-Meesrs. Dawes, FnkelnDurg, Kelley. Burehard,
aad Roberts Nays-Messrs. Maynard, Kerr. and Beck
Mr. Brooks being absent Ine Committee Siso Gonsa 10
allow those who raise for their own use 10 seu lV POUNDS
without license.
Chaplain Newman, In his prayer In the Senate this
'1nornng used the following "Look in compass
sion on us ali the vicisstudes OF life; amid the
burdens OF office, amid the sorrows that attend US
through our probationary state Have compassion
our nation for we have fallen upon evil times, and the
very foundations Of society TO be moved beneath
Great God, supreme and everlasting to Thee
we look for calmneSs OF spirit, and steadness OF pdr
pose and faith one IN another May we nave Isith IN
humanity its ultimate progress and In the ultimate
triumph OF Jesus Christ over evil, moral and natural
The judiciary Committee Of the House considered the
bill for the salaries andt is now stated that
the Committee unanimous in its favor, and that
favorable time will be improged for putting 1t on It's
passage. 1t ia generally conceded that II VIII pass tne
House because more than majority OF the oSoy SIS ne
going out the Attn Of March, and II they can take s
apiece IN addition 70 their cid salaries they w 10 nA'
mucn better OF
An amendment TO the Naval Appropriation BILL pro-
posed by BenatOr Patterson provides that no person
hai receive the appointment OF Professor Of Mathe-
Inatios in the Navy until he shall passed satsfac,
tory professional examination before Board OF naval
Professors OF Mathematics designated Tor the purpose
by the Secretary Of the Navy.
The Banking and Currency Committee have instructed
asahcommittee report bill naming jan !, 1874, as
day Cor resuming specie payments ana the redemption
OF egaienders in gold and further provide for Is
suing ak cent gold bonds TO gold In case
should be needed for redemption purposes aud 10 allow
tree banking under the National Currency act.
The Massachusetts delegation Is UNDERSTOOD to have
given up the idea Of pressing upon the Senate the Bos
ton Relief bill In the face Of the adverse report Of the
majority Of tho Finance Committee They will, instead
ask Congress TO pass bill allowing a drawback OF duty
on all imported articles actually entering In the con-
struction Of buildings upon the burnt district.
The Montana War Claim bin brought before the
House to-day from the Military Committee, on motion
20 reconsider its reference Its advocates were grev
ousy disappointed however for 1t was speedily sent TO
the Committee OF the Whole On a.pGnt OF order, and
Will probably not be reached this sesslol'
The Joint Committee on the Library has voted TO TO.
adversely on the bill providing for an international