The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-23

tions of the conference. We sbor,d
infer from our report that matters arc
becoming lively over in Plymouth church.
for during the sermon Mr.. Beecher was loudly
applauded. We presume there will be much
more to be said about this conference. II
will be the great ecclesiastical event of the
day, but we do not see of what value,it will be
to the cause of Christianity. It is these un-
seemly quarrels that make the wicked and the
scoffer to laugh at religion.
The Currency Question-Prepnring for
the Fight To-day.
Our special dispatches from Washington,
published to-day, show that the members of
the House of Representatives have girded up
their loins for fight on the currency ques-
ton. An effort will be made to get the matter
fully before the House to-day, though there
are two other subjects having precedence to
be disposed of. Mr.. Dawes intends to lead
off and to test the House first on the question
1856, 100000. Failing in getting an Affirmative
vote-and he does not appear to be sanguins
of doing that-he will next propose to limit
the issue to 1892, 200, 900, the amount now
actually in circulation, $26.00O,0O0 of the
$4, 100000 reserve having been used by the
Treasury since the panic. Finally, and as
last effort, if the infationists are too strong
for him he will make a stand on $40O, 900, 900
of greenback circulation. Should the
question be reached to-day there is no
probability of it being decided so soon. There
will be- most likely, fierce contest each side
disputing every inch of ground. 1t will be Of
sectional character mainly, the West and
South going for expansion and the East and
North for limiting the currency as much as
possible. Once up, however, the subject may
be disposed of in the course Of a few days.
From present indications we do not think
there is much earnestness to limit the legal
tenders to 1856, 900, 10000, because to do SO
would involve the necessity of Withdrawing
$26, OO0O 900 in circulation, would reduce tbs
means Of the government, which are
already brought low, and would call
for additional taxation. It is possible
the conservative members on this currency
question may arrest expansion at that point,
though the infationists might carry it
up to $500, 900, 900 and thus absorb the re-
naming $1S, 900, 900 Of the $44, 900, 600 legal
tender reserve. Beyond that it is not
probable the inf,tionists will be able to
60. In connection with this subject we
notice that the President has denied
the published report that any measure Of
Congress increasing the currency would run
the gauntlet Of his veto. The President
says truly that such an expression on his
part would have been manifestly improper.
No one knowing the tact of the President and
the improperly Of such an attempt to con-
troll in advance the action of Congress could
doubt that this was q canard. Let US hope
this question of the currency will not be kept
open over few days at the furthest, SO that
the business of the country can be adjusted to
whatever amount may be decided upon.
The INDIANS are getting more and more dis
contented. Without investigating why they
should have this tendency we must state
it as the emphatic conviction of the country
that any outbreak will be regarded as the bad
and laundering management of the admins
tration. That the Indians have many just
grounds of grievance we do not and cannot
deny; yet We must have no more Modoc and
Seminole wars, as would seem to be threatened
in the West. The belligerent Sioux are still
on the warpath. Nearly all the tribes refuse to
be numbered, and the prospects ofpeace are GER
tainly not encouraging. Let General Sheridan
act as promptly and vigorously as it may
please him to do, and the country will sus-
tain him. A stitch in time saves nine
SEvENTy-sEvEN AND DIVINE RIGHr.-The
Emperor William is determined to have his
way constitutional government and popular
sovereignty to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The German Parliament having twice rejected