The New York herald., 1873-12-19
SENATE DEBATE ON FINANCE
A General Washing of Dirty Linen
in the House.
MIR. HALE's DOUBLE SALARY
The Senate Amendment to the Extra Naval
Appropriation COncurred In.
SENATE.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. 1873.
BOUNTY TO SOLDIERS.

WASHINGTON, Dec IS. 1873.
4rts.rm,s ,..s BOUNTY TO SOLDIERS ~
Mr.. INGALLS,, (repl OF Kansas, presented petit
ton OF citizens OF his state asking the passage OF
law allowing soldiers in the late war bounty and
100 acres OF land. Referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
r. BILLS INTRODUCED
BY Mr. AMEs (rep.) OF Miss.-To authorize the
appointment OF Major OF Artillery. Referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs.
BY Mr.. BUCKINGHAM, rep.) OF COnn.-TO fund
the sum due the Prairie band OF Pottawattome
Indians. Referred to the Committee on Indian
Affairs. s.s...e a..-.s. s X
BY Mr.. PRATT, trep) OF Ind.-To enable the Sec
retary OF the Interior to make final settlement
with the Pottawattomie Indians Of Michigan and
Indiana under the existing treaty stipulations.
BY Mr.. HITCHCOCK, (rep) OF Neb.-For the relief
or the Mission st. James, Referred to the Com
mittee on Private Land Claims.
DISCHARGED PRISONERS.
Mr.. MORRILL,. rep) of VT, onered resolution,
which was agreed TO- directing the Judiciary CON-
mittee inquire into the state OF the law respect
ing the discharge from prisons OF persons commit
ted thereto by United States courts and into the
expedency OF providing for furnishing to such
persons the means Of temporary subsistence.
\. ssst..es AN OFFICIAL CHANGE.
Mr.. CHANDLER (rep.) OF Mich, from the Commit
tee on Commerce, reported favorably on the House
joint resolution to change thename and title OF the
United States Agent and Consul General at Alex
andria, Egypt. Passed.
PUBLIC PRINTING. ~
MT. ANTHONY, rep. OF r. l., from the Commit
tee on Printing, reported back bill to provide Tor
printing the Biennial Register or Blue Book.
Mr.. MORRILL,, (rep.) OF Me-, thought the expendi-
lures for printing by the several departments OF
the government were very heavy, and should be
cut down.
Mr.. ANTHONY explained that there had been
great increase in the business Of the departments
The Government Printing ONCE now had to furnish
country, internal revenue offces, &c.
Mr.. SARGENT, trep.l CAL, thought there could be
. great saving in the matter OF public printing.
having been increased, and said he had learned
that since the abolition OF the ranking privilege
$1O0, 900 had been expended by the government for
scales to weigh mallabe matter; besides since
that privilege had been abolished large amounts Of
press which formerly were sent by mail The ey cost
TO the government now to send documents over
the country was greater than before the ranking
Mr.. SHERMAN, (repJ OF Ohio, agreed with the
Senator from California, and would vote against
printing every public document unless some means
be adopted to distribute them.
Mr.. BAYARD, tdem.) Of DEL, was glad to hear
that there was to be economy in the matter Of
public printing.
Mr.. SHERMAN, trep) Of Ohio, said. he had re-
CelVeu q n0tlce tnat bDere were over 200 public
documents waiting his order. The question in mis-
mind was how TO distribute them. he supposed
that other Senators were in the same diticulty.
The dill was passed.
THE ENROLMENT AND REGISTRY OF VESSELS.
MI BOUTWELL, trep.) OF Mass. from the Com
amendatory OF the act relating to the enrolment
aQd licensing Of Ger tain vessels s,. Passed.
VETERANS OF 1872.
Mr.. HOWE, (rep.) OF Wis.,, introduced resOlu-
tlon instructing the Committee on Pensions to in
guire into the expediency OF placing on the Pension
Ron the names OF all honoraby discharged soldiers
Of the war OF 1872 irrespective OF their terms OF
SEIZURE OF COTTON e4~
Mr.. GORDON, tdem) OF Ca, called up the resolu.
fi0n introduced by him few days ago. directing
the Secretary OF the Treasury to inform the Senate
to the quantity OF cotton seized since the war,
the amount OF the proceeds OF sales and the dis
position thereof. &c. Passed. artlat'
Mr. HITCHCoCK, trep) OF Neb., introduced reso-
daily at ten O'Clock ana take recess from hall
past 1--WE to seven O'Clock p. NJ
Mr.. SUMNER SrepS Of Ma Mass, sssj objected.
M. WRIGHT. trepl Of Iowa, asked that the House
bill to establish the compensation OF Senators,
Representatives and Delegates be taken up.
The bill was read twice and referred to the Com
mittee on Civil Service and Retrenchment.
Mr.. cosKrrso I'd nep.1 " Of y. A" presented peti.
tiOns OF the citizens OF New York against the re-
peal q the Bankrupt law and asking that IL be
FINANCE, CURRENCY AND DEBT.
The morning hour having expired, the resolution
Mr.. SHERMAN, OF Ohio. said il seemed to be the
desire of the Senate to enlarge upon this debate.
He did not propose to engage in it, but hoped Sen
atOrs would exbress their views, as 1t was the de-
sire OF the committee to ascertain as near as pos.
such desire was for an enlargement or contraction
Of the currency or return to specie payment.
Mr.. BOUTWELL,, OF Massachusetts, looked with ap.
prehension upon any plan to return to specie pay
ment by way OF contraction. The shock caused by
contraction would be detrimental to both the prl-
vate public nterestAo or the country. He favored
maintaining the volume ofcurrency 1.-THE minimum
iopment OF the resources OF the country He had
examined with care all the propositions sub
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or expansion, but he did not propose now to enter
into the argument oil the question. He felt 1t to be
his duty to resist an expansion OF the currency
such plan would postpone the day OF return to
specie payment. On the other hand, contraction
would injure the business interests OF the country
Mr.. HOWE, Of Wisconsin, thought there was q
rood wholesome reason once Tor substituting
ago He thought II the government added dollar
TO the volume OF currency, or he might term 1t
Ssn tSe 81 nuc ne se onS ess
Congress would not authorize the enlargement OF
Mr.. FERRY, 1rep) OF Mich, did not believe there
was much difference in the senate on the question
whether our currency and gold should be made
equivalent. The only difference was in the method
ofdoing It. 1t could not be denied that there was
prostration now in the financial interests OF the
was be ssye IN
alonen policy OF legislation. lie desired 10 dispel
the Illusion that the volume OF the currency regu-
lated the price of CON- and argued that when we
had larger volume Of currency coin was lower
than when we had smaller volume. say..
Mr. MORTON, Tep) OF Ind, said the faith OF the
government was pledged to redeem our green
backs In coin. lie did not deny that we should
steadily keep In view return to specie payment;
Dnt the question was whether this Is the proper
lime 10 ADOPT such measures. There was wrong
time TO 90 right thing, and in his opinion this
was not the umc TO return to specie payment He
Onered has protest against such language as that
used by the Senator from Massachusetts, (Mr.
Sumner), that the country Is dishonored. 1t had
not been practicable ut any time since the close OF
the war TO redeem our currency In coin
Mr. SUMNER-Will the senator allow me TO ask
whether In this interval OF time we have not maid
q considerable amount OF the national debt: /
think a larger amount than the outstanding legal
tenders3 tNu -
Mr.. MoRToN--we have, but we never had enough
gold on hand at one time to authorize us or make
IL safe for US to redeem these notes IN coin
Mr. SuMNER--My friend Is aware that when We
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