New-York tribune., 1873-12-09
co,oraao as s.a.,. also conoernns .ne e.eeu.on Of

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additional bannotc circulation for States having iess
tn an their NE d due 11,, PTeGort'Sp prs l,muS, ma ~
taxes whisky and tobacco and TO provide Tor tho de-
hoiensy in the . Teyenue TO be thereby occasionod
BY Mr.. FARWELL tRep, Il.)-To provide for cheap
transportation between Chicago and New-yorE.
BY Mr HUBBELL kep., Mich)-For Niagara Falls
Nv hr FIELD (Rep., Mich For tho ssue OF National
currency and S65 Government bonds to be Interchange
by Mr.. FACE Gsop, Cal)-Reating TO entries under
the Homestead and Presumption laws in California. 10
iura lands IN California to homestead entries aud Tor
the sale of timber lands in California and Oregon
ByiMr SHOEMAKER dsep, Penn,)- For a freeIeankng
by Mr.. sPEER CDem., Penn.l-To repeal the Bank
By Mr.. BUTLER (aep, Mass)-rc reimburse the
state o Massachusetts for certain expenditures during
the for coast defenscs also for the relief OF
the sufferers by the Boston fire; also restore the
pension rolls pensioners dropped during the war
TnE STEAMBOAT PAssESGER ACT
Mr.. NEGIEN rep. PENN, introduced and asked 20 put
its passage bill modifying Steamboat Passenger
act by allowing towboats the ONO and Mississippi
rivers carry pounds Of pressure place OF
pounds standard boilers Of a. inches diameter
with plates OF quarter Of an inch in thickness He eX
planned the bill, and stated that II did not change the
existing law but only extended ~ as the law would eN-
/ pire by limitation very soon. The bill was passed
! THE IRoN-CLAD" oArH AND POLITICAL DIsAmLr1iEs.
Mr.. MAYNARD G2ep,, Tenn.), from the Committee on
| Rules. reported bill removing all disabilities
imposed and remaining any person by the Third Sec
tion of the 1ath Article amendments to the Cons
tution and substituting for the ronclad soath the
modified oath now administered TO persons from whom
disabilities had been removed 49,, ,
Mr. LAWRENCE O'ep, Onio) asked whether under
hat law, jefferson Davis might not obtain eeat III
Mr. c. f. IIOAR G.ep.. Mass) inquired whether the
Committee Rules had right to report sueh an act oi
| The SPEAKER doubted very much whether thai
Committee had right to report it, except under call
Mr. G. y. HOAR said be wOn.d net insist on the point
| Mr. BUTLER Uep. Nass) said that he would
| Mr. MAYNARD rep, Tennl moved To suspend ~, NE
rules and 10 receive and pas. the bll IN reply 10 MT
lawrcnces question he said that the late president ol
the Southern COnfedcracy might, as well as the wee.
President have seat IN either Ho9se, po"u'u '""'
| MIR BUTLER saidl that ne would not object To me
Mr. MAYNARD said it was the unanimous report OF
The niii was then passed by vote Oflh to -
| CUBAN BEuGERENCY.
| MI COX Dem. " " asked leave 10 report prearn-
| bic and resolution recognizing Cuban bclligerency.
Messrs HALE Rep.,N. -. KiLlANGER Giep, Penne
| and others objected.
| Mr.. COX withdrew the preamble, aud moved to sns-
pend the rules and pass the resolution ,., ...,
the SPEAKER ruled tat tine resolution was not peioio
Mr. cox asked leave to introduce the resolution for
reference the Committee on Foreign AH.fs o2Jfe-
ton made by the members.
| SALARY QUESTION.
| Mr. HALE QRep.. Mel from the select Committee on
the Salary question, reported hin repeating 80 much of
the Salary bill increases the compensation or the
Vice President Speaker Senators Representative ara
Delegates 90 Congress The second section revves and
declares TO be in full force all relating 10 The pay
and alIowance OF senators and members that
pealed or superseded by the act Of March ls5 pro
vided that they shall receive no mileage Tor coming TO
and from he present session except actual ind dyidual
travelling expenses by the most direct route Of usual
travel The third section requires the secretary oi u
Treasury 20 into the Treasury all sums mat may
| remain undrawD, that have been received as N
creased compensation ana which shall have OF may
come into his possession by tbe return th'feoI. -,
| MIR KASSON Otep.. Iowa., from me minority oi me
Committee. submitted report which was slSneo ~
| himself ana Mr Jewett tDein', OhioJ. IIey uectre
themselves unsatisled with the bill reported ul me
majority. and state their reasons therefor as pehk'
irs that the emphatic ana continued expression " ,Dc
great majority oi the American people IN a forms tha
should influence hcir Jndgmen asainst o. 'ne Increase @ o
salares. shOIu tdAe tio iuosaioi' Va is t'po' ad
| the field OF debate; second that Ine depressed
| economy the disbursements from the public
Treasury, and especially IN respect 10 those or which
act would 20 further than this to establish the conf
dence OF the people in their Representatives third that
the popular dissatisfaction with the salary bill was
chiefly directed toward the Lawmakers who increased
part OF the National legislative authority and 10 that
officer had been assigned much the largest increase 0
| minished during the current term, but II,
| could be reduced from the close thereoi
The minority however deem it necessary 10 reduce tie
incidental allowances ~ tho Presidential Office so far as
compatible with the and safety OF the public prop
| erty They recommend that all the compensat10ns
Increased by the March 1879 be retstabiscd at
their former rates, subject u the c0nsuOnal eAcc-
| ton excepting also the Frankng Privilege. The bill
accompanying the report makes provisions to carry out
these views.
| Mr.. MAYNARD Gsep., Tenn gave notice Of an amend
| mcnt 10 suspend the Salary bill during the ALIIId
Congress. instead Of repeating IL.
which he Thought would meet the popular demand
| [I.aughierl The substitute was read u repeals 50
much OF the salary act Increased the pay OF the
Senators ana Representatives ana nAes IL at what IL
~ g0T to hS s6d ac re- rfsT % G a 9
| XLIlTd Congress under me provisions OF tnat act.
charged and re-alowed par payment OF their com
pensaton as members of The XLIlIi Congress- Laugh
mail 10 each member of the XLGd ongress who
| a member Of the XLIIId and VINO received additional
compensation. notice Informing him OF ne repeal OF
the law and requesting hun TO repay the duorenco re
! ceived by him into the Treasury.
| Nr NIBLACK dem, IudJ said that, a member OF
the Committee he agreed ~ most Of the propositions
submitted by the minority but dissented from some OF
| them
In the course Of protracted discussion TO the dis
position to be made of the bill Mr. Garfield hep omo
tion and pass the bin at once lie recalled the long dis
which took place in 1917 on !ks subject TO the
exclusion OF other public business, and suggested that
the House prepared 10 vote at once on tho simple
| Mr. KELLEY Gep PaJ asked MI Hale whether his
bill took effect from the first day OF the present Congress
| Mr. HALE replied that II duo not
MI. HELLEY argued that 1t ought TO- and that the
passage Of a bill which did not 10 would place The
House in worse position before the American people
than any legislation which yet had been had.
| Mr.. HALE, adopting Mr.. Garteld's suggestion, pro
STRANGE Of Messrs DAWES tSep. Mass BUTLER rep
Mass, and other members VINO desired to lct the o1se
have an opportunity OF discussing the question he did
| MT. WOODfORD Cep, y. - renewed the motion
for the previous question: III order 10 put the bill ON It's
passage at once hut the lOuse refused 10 second the
demand ny Ga TO 1877 and finally ii arranged that the
matter should come up tomorrow after the morning
hour TO the exclusion OF all other orders speeches To be
limited TO 90 minutes. and the motion 10 reconmt being
all the while pending.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication
from the Secretary OF the Navy, asking Tor Increased
appropriation Referred 10 the Committee on Appro
priatiOns.
Mr. SMITH Q2ep., \. ", from the Committee on Eec
tions reported resolution that Mr. Shanks Rep Ind)
WAS entitled the seat from the IXtb District.
without discussion or opposition the resolution was
adnnfed. and Mr.. Shanks took the oath Of Olice.