Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-10
HOrSE.

| A house resolution was adopted authorizing
the employment of clerks by the committees
| employing clerks for the last congress.
| Mr.. Dawes from the committee on ways
| and means, reported bill to provide for the
| redemption Of the loan OF 1888. IL diter'
| somewhat from like bill passed by the sen.
| ate. II declares that, for the purpose OF re-
| deeming the bonds issued under the act OF
| June Il, 1888, it is the pleasure of the United
/ bonds of the loan OF 1858 on the first OF
| January, 1884, at which date the in.
terest thereon shall cease, and u appropriates
/ money to carry out that provision.
/ The second section authorizes the secretary
| of the treasury to issue an equal amount OF
| dye per cent. bonds in exchange for such
| sire TO eXcnange on or before the first of Feb
/ ruary, 1874. Provided, that no commissions
| or allowances whatever be paid for the eX-
| change OF tbs bonds.
| ME- Kelley moved a substitute for the bill,
that it proposes TO pay the loan of 1868 in cash,
and not to authorize any exchange for five
| per cent. bonds.
Mr.. Dawes said the senate bill was not re-
ported by Mr.. Cook TO avoid a conflict as 70
| the right OF the senate to originate money
| bills He reiterates his previous statement
| denyi ing that any commisson had been allow
/ ed TO the syndicate in connection with the
Geneva award. The contrary inference arose
( froul the fact that Great Britain had employed
| some gentlemen in the syndicate to transact
that business, and without the cost OF a mill
| to the United States government. He opposed
Mr.. Kelley's substitute, saying that the paper
| promises of the government were floating un-
redeemed all over the country IN the shape OF
legal-Jenders, and IL was better policy TO give
To the holders OF the loan of 1855 the option OF
exchanging their bonds for the new i've per
cent. bonds.
the government a million dollars at par in
terest by allowing a loan Of fifty-eight mil
lion dollars, to be paid at once, while the
money lay dead in the treasury, and while
the American people were willing TO lend
| hundreds and millions, at low rates. on certif-
Gates of deposit. Legal-tender notes were not
In Dfnarr
/ 70 many dollars, and dollar was what the
sovereign power declared should be dollar.
After further discussion the word Hcoin" was
| Mr.. Burchard moved to amend the bill by
| prohibiting the pay nent OF interest on five
| per cent. bonds n M The hrst et January to
| stated that the interest which he wished 10
/ save would be nearly one million dollars.
| Mr. Garfield moved as an amendment TO
| MI Eellv'e substitute that, in order to make
| GOOD the delGieppy, duty OF five cents a
| 1ound be imposed upon tea and three cents
| on coffee, and said that at this moment the
| expenses Of the government were beyond the
/ roVeuue He was opposed to the substitute,
/ but In 1t we're TO be adopted he desired 10 have
| coupled with 1t the provision he had offered.
| Nr Garfeld's proposition was ruled out OF
order and the substitute itself was rejected.
| The bill as amended, substituting coin for
money, was then passed.
| The house then proceeded 10 a discussion OF
the bill for a repeal Of the increase Of salary
Mr.. Cox spoke in favor of its repeal, but ex-
| pressed his preference for the bill as presented
| 81 the minority committee.
| Mr. Lawrence made speech in favor of its
| repeaI because = was demanded by the peo-
| nle whose agents the nleLnbers OF congress
Rtreis If con2ress failed to wipe ont the law,
| the omission would be visited with a contin-
| nous defeat of the Republican party, and that
/ would be calamity 10 Whleh ne Lawrence
| MI Wilson, OF Indiana, asked him whsther
| he uawrence) did not take four thousand
7 -. II n
| Mr. lawrence, amid loud laughter all over
| the house, replied that he did take what
| every other member of that congress took.
| He added that the salary liked by the act OF
| 1885 had not outraged the public judgment
! and tie public conscience as the act Of 1873
had done, and that facs fdyrishelt perhaps
| some reason why the members Of thai con-
| 1ress had not returned their back pay. p"
| Mr.. Wilson tried 70 get appointments TO put
further questions TO Mr.. Lawrence, but the
latter amid much confusion and laughter, re-
| FUSED % yield the floor for that purpose.
| Mr. kellogg ssised Mr.. Lawrence whether
/ the mem bers Of the thirty -nislth congress had
not taken double mileage for themselves aud
| reduced IL lne-half as to future congre sses.i
| Mr. Law ence replied that he did not recol-
/ lect precisely as 10 the matter.
| Mr. Randall asked him whether he had ta-
ken die increased pay on the last nine
Mr. Lawreaee replied mat he had, 5pt he
| had returned the difference 70 the treasury.
Mr. Kendall Nevada; opposed the repeal
/ While he had the utmost respect for the viii
of the people when fairly expressed, he
1 win and popular clamOr. He claimed 10 be
/ ahle 10 show that the salary as 4 now stood
Il was less than the old, especially in the esst
of mem bers from the far west; and under
toak III eio 10 by showing that they lost los
the sbrogation OF mileage, ihe repeal OF thi
/ ranking privilege anc the withdrawal Of tb'
) allowances for stationary ana newspapers
will, but he repeated that he drew awide dis
tinetion between popular will fairly express