The Indiana State sentinel., 1874-03-31
Kill. CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 26-The chair called the
attention OF the Senate TO rule "A, in regard 10
the presentation of petitions, and said that the
habit had grown up in the Senate, recently, o
reading the names to petitions and OF comment
ing on their contents The rule required every
senator presenting a petition to make brief
statement of the object thereof, and the practice
of making mments was clearly out Of order.
Hereafter he would enforce the rule.
Mr.. Ferry, of Michigan, presented a joint reso-
luton of the legislature of that state asking for
an appropriation for the improvement OF the
Mr.. Johnston of West Virgins, presented a
petition of fftzhugh Lee for the removal OF mis-
political disability. Referred.
Mr. Logan of Illinois, presented a memorial
signed by 800 business men OF New York city,
for free banking and an increase of the currency
panying the petition, but the chair ruled il out
OF order.
Mr.. Morton, of Indiana, "You can read it after
the morning hour"
Mr.. Logan. "WeIl 1 will do So"
Mr.. West, OF louisiana, called up the House bill
appropriating SSO,OOO to continue the dredging az
the mouth OF The Mississippi river. Passed,
Mr.. Ingalls,, of Kansas, introduced bill TO
stitetion and state government. and providing
for the admission of 1t as state into the union.
Refused.
Mr.. Morton presented a resolution of the cham
ber of commerce of Evansville. Indiana, in favor
OF an amendment OF the act OF le12, authorizing
the construction of bridges across the OhioriYer,
so as to provide that they be constructed OF con-
tinuous spans of 4OO feet each, and three pivot
draws of l6O feet each. Referred.
The House bill concerning practice in terrific
rial courts and appeals therefrsm was taken up,
and an amendment of Mr.. stevenson, of Ken
lucky, providing that the provisions of the bill
should not apply TO cases in the supreme court,
where the record has already been filed, was
agreed to, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Wright, OF Iowa, from the judiciary COM
miItee, reported unfavorably on the bill to
smove the political disab lities of John Z. Cabell,
OF Texas. Cabell recently accepted nomina-
ton for a state office.
The morning hour having expired. the chair
announced that the Senate would resume the
consideration of a bill 10 provide for the REDEEM
tion and reissue of
UNITED STATES NOTES,
and for free banking.
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, called up a resolution
submitted by him yesterday, and amended it so
to provide that after three o'clock to-day, the
debate should be limited to ten-minute speeches
on each amendment. and that it should be in
order to move a recess from five TO half-past sew
Mr.. Hamlin, of Maine, proposed that general
agreement be made now, TO commence voting at
8 o'clock to-day and after that hour speeches on
each amendment be confined to ten minutes on
the part of each senator. After some further
discussion Mr.. Hamlln modified his proposition
so TO provide that the voting should COM
mence at o'clock instead of 3 o'clock and as
modified it was agreed 10.
Mr.. Scott, of Pennsylvania, said the bill, as it
came from the committee, did not command his
entire approval, but he was disposed 10 adopt il.
whether he would offer any amendments. On
some provisions of the bill he was paired with
his colleague, Mr.. Cameron, who was detained
from the senate by the death of a mem Der of his
family, but on other provisions, which they bo-h
agreed to, he would vote.
Mr.. Fenton, of New York, announced that he
would vote against the bill.
Mr.. Morrill,. OF Vermont. favored the retire
ment of the legal tenders, dollar for dollar, as the
national bank notes would be issued.
Mr.. Logan said that this bill had been reported
here by The finance committee and he had not
"A single
favor of it except the chairman, and he lLogan)
believed that he was rather doubiful. The com
mittee asked the Senate to vote for the bill when
all its members were against ii.
The hour, four O'Clock, having arrived. the
chair announced that the ten minue rule
would be enforced, in accordance with the agree
ment entered into this morning.
Mr.. Howe of Wisconsin, said he would vote
against reducing the circulation OF legal tenders,
and was also opposed TO their inSrease. He
would, therefore, support the bill of the commit
tee believing it best to leave the circulation as ii
is at present.
Mr.. Thurman, of Ohio, said that although the
bill of the gentleman from Missouri (Alr. Schurz)
should be adopted here, it would not pass the
other house after the vote of Monday in that
body.
The question being on the amendment of
Mr. Schurz to strike out 81 and insert S. so that
the maximum limit of United states notes
should be SS56,O09,00J instead of S3S2, Co.,
porte1 by the committee, it was lost by Is yeas
Yeas: Anthony. Bayard, Chandler, Conkiin,
Cragin, Fenton, Ferry, of Connecticut; Freling-
huysen, Hager, Hamilton, of Maryland; Hemil-
Vermont; sargent; salisbury, Schufz and
Nays: Allison, Bogy, Boreman, Boutwell,
Buckingham, Carpenter, Conoyer, Cooper, Davis,
Ferry, OF Michigan; Goldthwaite, Gordon. Har-
Logan, McCreery, Morgan, Mitchell, Morton.
| Norwood, Oglesby, Patterson, Pease, Pratt
Spencer, sa spragae, Stevenson, Thurman, T6S Upton
West and Wfndon. Total, 40.
| Messrs. Flanagan, Jones, Killy, Stockton and
ment were paired off with Messrs. Brownlow,
Dorsey, Clayton, Dennis and Wright, who would
Mr.. Wright moved to strike out the whole of
| the first section of the enacting clause and in
circulation is hereby fixed at s4OO, 10000.
Mr.. Merrill, OF Vermont, moved to amend by
nserng bicb ne aonnt shsII sne 11i
reduced as hereinafter provided"
Mr.. Wright opposed the amendment and said
1T COULD BE ADOPTED
afterwards. He thought the fourth section of
| the bill was the same the amendment of the
| ge atleman from Vermont (Morrill)
| Mr.. Conkling. of New York, said that if the
amendment of the gentleman from Iowa
| (Wright), should prevail now, it would be only
down the fourth section of the bill, which provi-
ded for the reduction of Legal tenders down 10 the
sum of $500 900. The time to resist the amend
ment was now at the Threshold.
Mr.. Sherman said il it was the intention of the
Senate to declare that as the maximum limit
| of greenback circulation, alarm would be
created throughout the country. He opposed the
| amendment OF Mr.. Wright
Mr.. Conkling said he knew nothing TO equal
| this proposed action since he had been in the
Senate, except once and that was a refusal to
| insist upon provision fJrbidding the
secretary of the treasury TO reissue
the s4i.0O0,OO0 of reserve because some
of the senators thought IL was not necessary 10
do so. He hoped the Senate would not be hood
winked now SO not to the designed differ
ence between the word maximum amount and
circulation. Did any man suppose it was mere
matter of style which lead the senator from
| Iowa Wright, to use this language. 1t meant to
jump over everything known as legal tender
reserve and IL the amendment should be adopted
the reserves could be issued IN addition TO the
| slO0000,0OO.
Mr.. Wright denied that such was his inten-
ton, but he preferred the amendment as he had
worded it.
Mr. Conkling said that the senator from Iowa
would not waste time over the words If they did