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argued that the salary fixed by the act OF
March Sd, 1873, was not too high.
At the close Of Buffers speech, the
question was taken on the passage of the
bill. The yeas and nays were demanded
but refused, and the bill was passed On
division, l22 to a. \ motion to reconsider
was made and laid on the table, and then
at nine O'Clock the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dee. Is.
SENATE.
Tho morning hour expired and the resO-
luton reported by the finance committee
was taken up. Mr.. Sherman (Ohio) did
not propose 10 take part in the debate, but
hoped Senator's would express their views,
as it was the desire Of the committee to
ascertain as near a. possible the wish of
the Senate and know whether such desire
was for the enlargement or contraction of
the currency to return to specie payments.
Mr.. Boutwell, looked with apprehension
upon any plans To return to specie payment
by way Of contraction The shock caused
| by contraction would be detrimental to
both the private and public interes, Of
the country. lie favored the maintaining
Of the volume OF the currency at the mini
mum point established by law, and wait for
the developments of the resources of the
! country.
Mr.. Howe tWis.) thought there was
| good wholesome reason once for substituting
paper for coin. but the reason had passed
away long ago. lie thought if the govern
ment aided dollar to the volume of the
currency. or he might term it ''our broken
| promises, it would be little less than the
| preparation Of public crime. lie hoped
| Congress would not authorize the enlarge
! ment of the circulation.
Mr.. Ferry tMich) desired to dispel the
Illusion that the volume Of the currency
regulated the price Of coin, and argued that
when VIC had larger volume of currency
coin was lower than when We had i smaller
volume
Mr. Morton (lul) sail the faith Of the
government was pledged to redeem our
greenbacks in com. He did not deny that
we should steadily keep in view return to
specie payment, but the question was
whether this i the proper time 10 adopt
such measures. There was 4 wrong time to
do right, and IN hi, opinion this was not
the time to return to specie payment
HOUSE.
\ personal explanation was participated
in by Nlessrs. Hale, Eldridge, Randall,
Butler, Wilson, and others. Mr.. Hale
stated that he had been warned OF the
coming castigation for his remarks in the
debate Monday, and said the attack upon
him had been inspired by Mr.. Butler and
made through Wilson and Eldridge Mr.
Butler interrupted and sad there wa not
q word of truth in the statement. Mr..
Eldridge made the same assertion as to
himself. Mr.. Hale resumed. giving Wilson's
record on the various votes on the salary
question, and said with such a record he
was not surprised that the gentleman from
Indiana had been selected as the instru-
ment to make that attack upon him. Ii was
not an uncommon thing to find even
among beasts those who, when dciilel them
selves, were anxious to deiile those around
them lie had seen a eur emerging from a
puddle with its hair dragged with filth,
force its way among decent people and rub
itself against them or shake its filth among
them. He had seen that experiment tried !
and had seen decent people snirchci - that /
way, but he had never known the cur that I
did it to be anything else bat dirty dog, /
and he believed that that would inevitably |
be always the case.
Mr.. Wilson (Ind. having got unanimous |
consent TO reply to Mr.. Hale, commenced |
by saying that the House had Just had a |
very nice specimen Of dirty dogs Applause |
and ha1d-elapping, which the Speaker re
proved Mr.. Wilson then defended his
record and made further remarks upon
llale's double salary, followed by Mr.
Eldridge in the strain If Hale had be
come dirty it was by reason of filth from the
pool which he himself had chosen to wal
low Mr.. Butler endeayored to pour oil
upon the troubled waters by justifying
liale's action in the ease cited only blaming
him for denOuncing as robbers the members
who had voted for the back salary while
his own skirts not clean. Mr.. Butler said
" Let him look at the fourth chapter os
st. John. where the woman taken in adnl-
terry was brought before the Saviour. lie
said, turning to her accuscrs, Let him
who is without sin among you cast the
first stone. Could his friend Mr.. Hale
have led the stOning party on that occa-
sion laughter as he had led the salary
repeal party in the House? They all went
out and left the woman standing alone
before the Saviour and He said: Wo-
man, 20 and sin no more This is what
they intended to do in this House on the
question of salary laughter. only the
accusers had not gone out Continued
laughter
Mr.. Garfield (Ohio), from the committee
IN appropriations, reported back the Senate
amendment to tho bill making appropria-
ions for the extraordinary expenses Of the
naval service, increasing the amount from
our to five millions of dollars The amend
nent was cOncurred in.
Mr.. Dawes (AlaSs.) offered concurrent
ofadlournment over the HOLIDAYS
rom tomorrow till Monday the 9Th of
January adopted.
\ resolution to print 22j 900 copies ofthe
agricultural reports of 1872 and 1873 gave
Use to a discussion involving the question
# the renewal OF the ranking privilege and
he reduction of expenses for printing pub
ic documents The resolution was agreed
Mr. Butler (MaSs.), from the Judiciary
reported a supplementary civil
lights bill. 1t provides that any proprietor
f a public inn, place of entertainment, line
+ stage coaches, or other means oftranspor-
alton, or ola cemetery, benevolent institu-
ion or public schools, wholly or partly en-
owed for the public use, who shall make
ny distinction as to the admission or ac-
of any citizen of the United
tates because of race, color or previous q
ondition of seryitude, shall on conviction
hereof be fined not less than one hundred
ollars for each offence, and shall be
able to the citizens thereby injured in
amages to be recovered in an action of
ebt, such action to be prosecuted in any
'nited States court or district court having T
lrisdiction. He gave notice that he would
SIX action on it tomorrow.
Various bills of no general interest were
and referred, on supposition
nat there would be no session next Monday n
he House at 4:40 p. m. adjourned al
HARD TMEs.-A Cleveland captain used
, tell story apropos of hard times, which VI
much too good to be lost. 1t was during
ie dark days of 81. during the darkest Of
lose dark days, that 4 number of capital :,
is and ex-capitalists assembled in the ~
rivate Office of a well known Chicago
anker to discuss the situation and deter
line what was going to be done about it. -
nring the conference one of the capital
IS, warm-souled gentleman was he, made
ref reference to the coming winter, and
Popped word of sympathy for the poor r
no would have to combat its exceptional Y
gors. % Jam 1--we believe the word was
mi the poor, fhey can beq," broke ont one