, 1873-01-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

Mr. scHUnz, from The Foreign Relations
Committee, reported tho House bill for the
representation Of the United States at tho Vienna
! Exposition, with m amendment increasing the
appropriation from e100, 900 to $500, 600.
Mr. CHANDIER'oppo my appropriation,
because experience demonstrated that Aneri-
Cams participating in such expeditions had thoir
Mr: sAULSBU1RY moved to make tho amount
9150, 90 instead Of $500. 900. Lost.
The amendment Of tho Committee making
the amount $500, 900 was then adopted
Mr. CARPENTER snid he had voted to in
crease tho amount to 330o.000 because, if an
| appropriation WAS to. be mado at all. that was
I little enough bnt SO long as the Washington
monument stood in its present unfinished and
dilapidated condition, shame andrep1oach to
i every American in the eyes Of every foreigner
visiting our land, he would never Foto $500, 900,
or any sum to bo sunk in show to Europe He
then offered m amendment appropriating $780,
600 for the completion Of tho Washington mon
uncnt.
Mr.. TRUa1BULI. predicted that before this
| Vienna Exhibition business ended it would cost
| the United States 81, 900, coo.
| At the expiration Of the morning hour the bill
| went over.
Mr.. CHANDLER, from. the Committee on
Commerce. reported an original bill, to further
regulate tie transportation OF merchandise in
| bonl allowing the substitution of authenti-
cateQ cclI1ucatd oI IecelpI OF tao BUoda d. q
foreign port for tho oath Of the master or mate
! Of the exporting. vessel, as one Of the proofs
now required to dischargo tho export bond
NEW BILLS.
Bills wore introduced:
/ 1y Mr. LOGAN, authorizing the Secretary Of
War to erect monument at Salisbury. u. C., to
the memory Of the soldiers who died in prison
and arc buried there
~ Mr. PATTERSON, mo ollle Tor Tue IN.
WaahfuctO D. C.
,.:;1 nr. sH1EhmAr Called up hir. iaoflngham
Dill providing for return to specie payments
anu aaatessea the SENATE upon It. he say tnae
me Iesqmption3: p3:. o. speclo pssments was s ae- M
manded by public 1altl, pubic po4cy auu the
sp!f1t OF our ia"s. Individual hard
shlp WAS not sufficient reason for
tho violation OF pubic faith. or
disregard OF general interests or tic policy OF
ments is greatly exaggerated Is to the porsons it
VII ln]uIc; our business men are not only
deotors, nut they are creditors- IL tIey aro IN
)1rod by adding to the burden OF their debts,
they hre neneniteo ny INC increased Faluo o1
their credits; NO one engaged IN production
mc1oly, whether as nnancier or manufacturer,
mechanic, or iaborer Is injured 1orif tho nonai-
nal value OF TINS production ID diminished, the
cost OF living and AZ that enter into
tho cost OF production is diminish
ed in the same degree. Experience
has shown that deprecated money is the most
injurious to the 1aoor1ng man. II produces
1aaso e:anaalo o. saine, Tue oneGs o. Wnaca Is
merchant oven, upon current debts, and the
cret eIecs secie standa1n 1, VII H.! sIrey m G oe
aPpFec!sple' ioE .ne not1lua loss WI 20 u,s- ,
counted IN aasance, or oe aIVtoeu du1ans Inc Tne
e1AonM aPprec1a.ltu'n t' G5 paper money. LUG
EIoater cu5uen ~lt aau upon uepsa Innnlng !, .
1ong pe11oa Oh tlne' as upon corporaelon oonds
anu mor1Pages; AZ to snose n ea!stenee peiote
the Legal henaet act LOOK eneGt IL ID ou. l1shss
eney ~ paI. III epecag' Wis suoso ~ as;
Since nnYe oeea lsauea LII e1Poc'aucY }Y:12 1l Specie
Rnyments neiofe ms nme. , nIill, zsn wlii!o
1he enect OF specie stanoaIo upo1 aoot o is
g1easly e1aggoIa'oo, II caanot oe uanleo 1nse
y u i1no"ea y VI .no cutaericy Fl