Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-04
EVENING STAR.
CONssRHsslONAL
Coseiasse. Ye.scrday's r,receea,.s,


sESATE.-Arttro our report closed-
lie webb Australian subsidy bin was tad q
the tabls ~ a vote OF yeas -, nays 81.
srHcIE FAynKSrs
Mr.. sherman called up the bin supple meu,s-y
To The NATIONAL currency act, and 20 secure an
elastic currency, % appreciate national obliSs-
tons, anu 70 resch specie payments without
commercial enbArr sssment, ana after cop.id-
cradle debate, the sixth section OF the t,ti
making h the duty OF the controller OF the cur
rene, to cause 70 be examined each year ne
the national bank circulation ~ printed wss
stricken out, t having been provided fOr in .
separate hill.
Section was amended No ~ 20 make n Oh
hgatcry instead OF Discretionary. on all nationst
banking associations, after January I, 1874. 10
redeem their notes either In coin or iegsl-teu-
Mr.. Buckingham did not believe there wa.
single provision in the hil. tcnd.U., 10 the re-
sumption az specie payments.
NJ. Thurman moved an amendment refuciae
the interest on the bonds 90 be exchanged Tor
greenbacks from FIVE TO two per cent
III. fdmunds, by unanimous consent. sub
mitted prorosi-On, temporarily relieving IN.
Boston insurance companies from the oper.fisns
OF The bankrupt law; which was passed.
Ihe senaie then; Al , m, After a short en-.
ecutive 81 Sion. adjourned.
HOCSE.-After our report closed
Mr.. W: X. Roberts offered a resolution. de-
claring that An the opinion Of the HOuSe ct Rcp-
resestau!eslt was not espedieni nor fcr the
public interest tllat any portion Of Goat Island
should be coded fOr railroad purposes.
Mr.. Sargent NOV ID 10 lay the resolution on
ths table Rejected-yeas u. nays ios.
The main question " ~ then ordered.
MI. Sargent said there were
LOBBYISTS On IRA FLOOR oF THE HsusE
who were abasing their privilege, and lac s-ked
that the rules he enforced.
The Speaker asked Mr.. Sargent 10 name the
MIR. Sargent named Donald c. MeRuer. Cd
The Speaker said Mr.. MoRuer WA an e1-
member, and was entitled 60 be on the neor
Mr.. Sargent said lac wa not entitled % abuse
The Speaker replied ne would not like 10
presume that any eK-membcr had yiolated IA.
privilege unless the matter was hrst mvcse-
MIR. Banks suggested that before an ex-mem-
Der should De condemned there should be am iu-
yestgation OF the iacts By a committee.
Nr. Sargent then made the point that Ma.
Mckuer had not registered with the Doot-
keeper, as was req uired by the rules.
The Speaker said that was . question OF fact.
but the point would not be good against the
pending resolution.
Mr.. Sargent said be did not make IL A. against
THE resolution particularly. He only wanae1
10 show that members were embarrassed
their action by the presence OF lobbyists.
The resolution Mas then adopted without .
division.
Mr.. Dawes. from the committee of WAYS ana
means, submitted adverse reports upon the
biils Tor the refunding OF the cotton tax. Hs
said that upon three OF these bills the committee
was unanimous ina reporting adversely, and that
on the fourth there was a dlaerence of opinion.
on motion OF MIR. Shanks, the Secretary OF the
Interior was directed to send % the House all
informant on Ina possession OF the department OF
the Interior In relation TO the Modoc WAT.
On motion OF Mr. Garfield, the House con-
CURED i'm the Senate amendments Ia the ball
making an appropriation tor the American and
British claims com mission.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS To BILLS.
On motion of MIR. Siocum, IL wa ordered that
when the Military Academy appropriation bill
shall be under consideration ~ shall be in order
TO offer an amendment providing that profess
sors IN the United States military academy who
have served in the army or i'm the &C ademv Tor
twenty live years shall receive the nav "a
colonel OF engineers, those who have served les
than twenty-five years and not les than twenty
years. the pay OF lieutenant colonel of engf-
neers, and that all other professors receive the
pay OF major OF engineers. Also. allowing TO
the quartermaster of the academy the same pay
a. is allowed TO the regimental qusrtermssters-
ON motion of Mr.. Marshall, IL was ordered
that when the West Point academy apprOpria-
ton ball shall be under consideration IL may be
in order 20 offer al amendment changing the
Irofessorship of Spanish 20 a profcssOrship Of
rhetoric and English literature.
On motion Of Mr.. Palmer, it was ordered that
when the Post Once appropriation bill shall be
under consideration n shall be i'm order 10 offer
an amendment in relation TO the adjustment OF
compensation for carrying the mails.
Mr.. Sargent submitted the conference report
on the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Stevenson offered a bill for the appoint
ment Of a board of railroad commissioners 90 in
quIre and report upon railroads 10 which land
grants have been made. Referred TO credit mo-
bilier committee, No. 2.
MR. CHAPMAN
asked that he might have half an hour this
afternoon to reply 90 the speech of Mr.. Roose-
welt i'm relation 60 the affairs OF this District.
Mr.. Perez objected.
Mr.. Chapman then asked that he might have
an hour for the purpose indicated To- morrow,
after the eading OF the journal.
The House refused 10 suspend the rules for
that purpose
Mr.. Butler Mass suggested that Mr.. Chip
man would have a chance on the third Fridsy
Of the month.
- Self sacrificing:-"The young man who
has ten dollars a week and spends twelve To
fha