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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-01-10
--latest News.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. e

O, Jan. 0.-JhA
legislature met at the Mechanic.,
Institute. The proceedings war.
orderly. 1t is understood th,.
Lowell, the present speaker. Lola.
over under pledge to resign !,
10 days it the House wishe. !,
Gov. Kellogg's message 10 ye,v
long. It's main points were the...
Total debt of the State s24,2sa.
346; some Of this was Of doubtfh,
legality aud was being tested Il
the courts. The State had tried
to pay interest on the vho,o
amount, and had done 60 mn to
date, but could do 50 no lonea,
without maintaining rate Of tax.
alton which was almost confjsa.
tion- lie proposes the funding Of
the whole debt at sixty cents on
the dollars, in new seven per cent
consols, guaranteed by constitu.
tional amendment and tho appro.
priation fer interest made Q per.
petual debt, to be limited at mn,
fit to which it would be reduced
by this consolidation, say fifteen
million. He argues these consol.
would be worth par, whilst tho
present bonds are only worth on
the market 80 cents On the dollar.
and states that the consolidation
scheme has been submitted to and
approved by the New Orleans
Chamber of of Commerce and
large bondholders. He regrets
that the large appropriations made
for railroads had resulted in fail.
ure to build the road to Texas
The two and a half million bonds
issued to the Mobile and Texas
railroad, by act of 1871, without
consideration, would rrebubk
not be paid; any one who would
come forward and give solid guar.
antee to build the railroad should
have every assistance from the
State. Failing in all other plans
be recommended that the State
buy the railroad under two mort.
gage bonds, and build it itself.
The message recommends the r.
visions or repeal of a large number
of laws, and says that if the mem.
bers forming the opposing body
do not come in and take the seats
which have been kept open for
them, they must take all respou.
sibility OF the result of their con.
duct.
The McEnery Legislature INST.
No quOrOm. In view Of the fact
that the Kellogg Legislature u
recognized by the President
The McEnery Legislature will n.
main in session only a shsrt time,
adopting, however, before it I'd.
journs, an address to Congress
upon the political situation ID
Louisiana. Adjourned till noon
tomorrow.
E. J. Hart &:Co's. glass ware.
house 70 TchOupitOulas street
burned. Loss estimated at s2O,.
600.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Senate
Morton gave notice when the
salary bill had been disposed Of
he would ask the Senate to take
up and dispose Of the Louisiana
case.
Stevenson gave notice that
when the Louisiana case was
taken up he would move to refer
it to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections with authority 70
take proof as to the validity Of
the election.
The McEnery Legislature,
through q committee. have tel6
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-01-10

Dates, according to most
wOmen's ideas, are the true
forbidden fruit.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-01-10

Lady Caroline Guest, of Eng
land, has an annual income Of
of 81, 100000 from her coal
mine In Wales. Is Caroline
single? That's the question of
questions.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-01-10

California will hereafter Ielse
figs az . substitute for corn IN ~
tening hogA
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-01-10

The governor elect of Virgins
Gen. James g. Kemper,has detG.
mined to recommend the abolition
Of the Office Of 'sAid 10 the Gov
ernor." Kemper doesn't believe
in foolishness, especially thss
which costs.
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Subscription, So in Advance.
A Baptist oyster festival is
announced in Norristown. All
oysters are believers in INNER
sion.

There is a town in Massachu-
sets where there has not been
a wedding for fifteen years.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-01-10

A tender-hearted wife sold
her false hair, in Scranton. to
buy her husband a silver-head~
ed cane.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-01-10

The Changers Of Circleville,
Ohio, have resolved hereafter
to buy their groceries in Gin
cinnati at wholesale.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-01-10

Vigorous efforts are being
made by Virginia people to
have their State Constitution
amended. A petition has
been numerously signed ask
ing the Legislature to submit
to the people amendments
reducing the number of men,
bers in the House of Delegates
to seventy-ive, and the num-
Der of Senators to twenty five /;
providing for BIENNIAL instead
of annual meetings of the Leg
islature, and changing the pay
OF member salary to a salary
of $500, instead Of a. per diem
salary of S. making attorneys
for the State Ineligible to seats
in the Legislature, and equal
izing and reducing, as far az
possible, the rate of taxation
upon real estate.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-01-10

Theodore Wciks, the embez-
cling Radical Treasurer of
Clarke CO., Ohio, has been SEN
fenced to one years confines
ment in the penitentiary and
to pay a fine of $50, 600.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-01-10

An old, rough clergyman
once took for his text that pas
sage of the Psalms, II said in
my haste all men are liars
Looking up, apparently as if
he saw the Psalmist standing
before him, he said "You said
it i'll your haste, David. Ifyou
had been here, you might have
said it after mature delibera-
ton"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-01-10

The Montgomery State Journ.
al, the leading Republican pa.
per in Alabama, bids farewell
to the Legislature with frank
words. Itsays that thousands
of dollars have been paid out
and thirty days of precious
time worse than squandered
while not a single desirable
measure Of relief has been
adopted, and"A alabama. shorn
OF her beeuty and her credit,
is left naked to her enemies. y
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-01-10

1t is strange, if not retribu-
tive, says New York "Sun,"
that VIM. NJ. Tweed should
have been sentenced by the
half-brother Of his favorite lob
byist.
, 1874-12-24

aollcr February. Lard was quiet nnl 100 per
100 lbs lowor, closing Mt <s1D.Oo casll, md
s13.25 seller February. Mcnta woro in better
demand md 1rrler, at q 1.2o for shoulders,
0 ''-8o for short ribs, md 0 7-8o for short
clears. Higl,winos wcro III fair demand mud
Hteaay, Mt o7c por gn1lou. Flour was quiet.
Wheat WIS less activo mud onsior, closin,
weak Mt 80 lilo cash, aud SD 1-2c for january,
Corn was quiet mud Irregular closing flrlncr
OH old, Mt 7s 1-gc, easter oil now at I'll bic,
and at II E-so for May. Onts wcro dull mud
1-4@1-2o lower, closing Mt i,} !>-8c cash, and
O. 5.sc for january. Rye WIN quiet md firm
at 97@t'8c. Barlcy WINS dull aud easier, clos.
ing at Sl.25 for january, and s,l.2G for Fob
r''ary. Hogs were dull aud lower. Salcs
chiefly Mt $G.G0@6.0o. Cattlo wero quiet
md stendy. Sheep wero active mud un-
changed.
, 1874-12-24
IL caa DO usca in Europe moro proltably
tlinn 1t can bc horo, because it is in demand

1t can DO uscd in Europe moro prontably
t!an 1t can bo llorc, bccauso it is in demand
thcfo rs currency. It therefore goes abroad.
II wo resume Hpccio.payncnts, gold will bo
III gronter demand here, and will therefore
ssay horo It is putting the cart before tho
morse to say that Europe must ship us spccio
before wo can resume. Whom wo resume,
anu not until then, will she ship Us gnccie,
Luck Of demnnd for gold l1ero causoa ita ex.
portation. Wa have ITO ,,so for it. and conse-
quently Hend it abroatl In exchange for things
VIC noed or desire. Therefore, say tho oppo-
nonts Of resumption, wo must atop cxporta-
tion before woGan have demand. Tl,at is.
if a ca''sos d, d must be stopped before A
can be. But D must 90 Oh, by tho conditions
Of tho case, nj long as A does, bccauso it
is tho result Of A. Therefore B cannot
bo stopped before 4. hut A cannot
DO stopped before B. Whence it follows
TINT neither a nor i can ever bo stoppcd,
Could there bo moro ridiculous no,. seoui.
t"'? Yot this is simply thc precise logical
form Of tho a1lti-resumption BALANCE. .of.tratlo
argument. If tho reader will read "irro.
dcemablo currency" for a antl cxportation
OF gold for d, le will lavo this argument il,
nutshell. 1t cannot stand criticism. The
balance Of trade depends i'll great part upon
specie-rmymcnt, but spccic.paymont depends
not at oil upon the balanco Of trade.
, 1874-12-24

There is somo speculation rs to the expe-
diency Of holding MI election in tho First
Congressional District to fill tho vacancy
caused by tho death Of Mr.. R1oE. Tho Elcc-
ton law of this state--Chap. 4G, Sec. &c
provides TINT for my special election "at
ieast twenty days'" notice shall bo given. At
tho shortest time, no election could bo had,
returns made and canyassed, and certificate
issued, before the e5th or 2stla Of Januarv.
This would leave but th;rty-lve dnys Of tho
session. Wo do not think there is any en,er
goncy calling for such an election. It will
involve public cost Of several Thousand dol
lars' to the people Of Soulh Chicago, tic
south towns Of Cook County and Dupago
County, and for tho Nero purpose Of enc-
bling somo aspirant to enjoy Congressional
honors for thirty-dvo days. There eau be
nothing gained by tho election. If Demo-
crnt DO chosen ho cannot change the political
minority, and, if Republican,, hc will only
add ono moro to tho moro than two-tlirds
majority already existing. Wo hope the
Governor will not call any election. The
city, and State, mud county will not suffer
during the interval. Let us layo pcace.
There is too much ballot-boxing anyway.
, 1874-12-24

though They Ind distinct intimation Tint tnoy
Hhould proceed in this way, did not
seq fit to Rpond any money on tic
Council. They proceeded in moro
direct and honorable manner; They secured
tho Lease they wanted by Offering a
lIbcral rental, nnd without spending tho
money in buying Aldormanio votes md
they mist bo left III the pcaccfu1 possession
Of tito property thus rented from tho very
persons, mud tho only persons, authorized to
rent it. Dy tho 1st OF next Juno tho injanc-
ton on tic Illinois Central prohibiting tlom
from allowing the baltimore l. Ohio Road to
1'sc their depot will have been removed, or
tho Baltimore l. Ohio Railroad will hnyo
n'ato other and permanent arrangements for
depot. Meanwhile, it is for The public ill.,
torest md safety of the people Of Chicago
that they should retain their present quarters,
aud ncithor the disappointment of corrupt
Aldermen at not receiving n bride,
nor the opposition of rival railroad
companies. should 10 permitted to drive
them OF from privilege lawfully acquired.
Things have como to n pretty pass, indeed,
if nothing Gnu 10 dono in or about this city
without first buying and paying for sufi.
eient number Of Aldermanio votes to snnc-
ton it. Tho Baltimore t. Ohio people should
not budge, nor pay dollar but what thoy
havo agreed to pay. lilo courts and tho
public will sustain them in resisting INV
attempt ut blaclnail in t.;s 1nntter,
, 1874-12-24

An excellent subcommittee has been ap-
pointed by the Committee on Ways mud
Means to sit in Now York during tho recess
and continue tho Pacific ATail investigation.
Among other matters, the story recently
published in The tribune touching the con-
hectlon Of the notorious "BI11" KING with
tho swindlo, will be thoroughly examined.
ALI. KING llas already testified before d CON-
mitteo of previous House TINT Lo knew
nothing Of the affair. II it should appear,
utter NIL, that he received the famous $500 900
check mld disbursed it, there will be n dread
1ul breach in his reputation. The situation
As really becoming awkward for WILLIAM,
, 1874-12-24

Tho Now Orlcans Returning Boarl Inns inst
concluded its laborg, somo seven weols nfter
tho election. The ollicial results were an-
nounccl yesterday. They give tic Republic
ans q minority Of ono III the Lower House Of
the State Legislature. It is impossible to saw
now whether theso returns are honest or
fraudulent Tho. Republicans in Louisiana,
of course, maintain ono thing, and the
Democrats another. It is pretty certain,
however, that the publication of tho returns
would bc signal for civil war if tho City
Of New Orleans woro not in the kocpipe
Of United States troops. The Com
grcssionnl Committee Of Investigation
now on its way to Now Orleans
may suggest some measure Of relief
for TINT Stato. Tho Republican atlministra-
ton there at present is not such as Northern
Republicans enre to DO responsible for, It
would bo fnr better 10 restrict tho powers of
the Returning Doard, and repeal tho in
famous laws which now disgrace tho statutc-
books Of Louisiana, ut the oxpenao of losing
tho Slate to Tie Republican party, tban to
porpetuate Republican ru1o by unworthy
MenlG,
, 1874-12-24

Gen. SourNcE, our Minister to England
has found himself in personal trouble, aud
aroused IN almost universal feeling Of inlig-
nation throughout Great Britain, bya very in.
judicious and ill-considcred address, RECENTLY
made by him at Sheffield, before the Society
of Cutters. The English have discrimination
enough not to hold the country responsible
for tho postprandial utternnces of its repre-
sentative, but the representative himself,
md there is little doubt TINT they will mike
his position very uncomfortable, and dogerv-
ealy so, IN retaliation for tho very low es-
tlmato he placed upon the character
OF his audience and tue gross breach
OF etiquette, amounting almost to in
snlt, Of which he was guilty. The points
of his speech to which the English take OK
ccptlon aro two: first, in saying the English
should avoid quarrel with the United States,
because it would Interfere with the trade Of
the two countries; aud second, that, when ex
tending general invitation to tho Centennial
celebration i'll 1876, lie should intimate that
tho date (Fourth Of July) need not inti,ni
date Englishmcn, rs ho supposed ssthey lad
got over tho soreness about that" Under
tho circumstances, the first was reaec-
ton upon tho character Of tho English,
and M intimation Of groveline, ,ncr-
cet'ary, and greedy disposition, which
wonld sacrifice any question Of prin-
ciple, moral Or othorwisc, to commercial
gain. The second WINS almost a direct insult.
A man of ordinary tact and ordinary courtesy
would have congratulated the English upon
tic peaceful aud corlial relations existing be-
tween tue two countries, md would not have
assumed that those relations could ever be
disturbed. Any allusion to such O possibility
was superiluous, aud tic suggestion added
to it makes 1t also disgraceful. The
second slar upon the English peoplo
Is MI the worse beca'tso no reply can
10 made to it aud no apology con mako satis-
faction for it. No Englishmau could Anyo
made such speech in this country without
Immediate rebuko. How, {oriustance, would I
a Northern audience, in case the South Ind
defeated tho North in the War of Tie Rebell- !
lou, AaSa taken III allusion to their defcat
~ Southern orator, and M invitation to |
help celebrate it2 Mr. 6o1rENoK might with
tho utmost proprioty have invited tho En-.
glish people toa celebration Of the llunGrolth
Of the existence Of tho United
States as q nation, mud no exceptions would
Ilavo been takon to 1t; but to invite the Eu-
glish people, rs Mr. scurNck virtually did.
to celebrate their own dofoat Il century mo.
'Sas aa unpafdonnblo bxeaah Of diplomatic
, 1874-12-24

Tho three Special Committees appointed
~ tue House to Investigate alleged outragcs
III Tue South will probably ascertain tie true
condition Of naails there, nnd suggest ade-
qaato remedies for such disorders rs aro
found to exist. The House yesterday ap-
pfopraetod $4,000 each for tho expenses Of
'nese Committees, md they will begin work
at once One Committee will inquire iuto
tho circumstances of tho Vicksbrrg massacre.
another into the disorders ut New Orleans
aaa a third will determine the yalue of tho
xeports sont out by Congressman Hay, Of
Alabana, whose reputation was sotnowhot
rudely and successfully assailea during the
lust political campaign.
, 1874-12-24

ticniar appointment or limo of policy,
'tter 1t Inns bocn discovered, through
pf'hto sourccs Of information, TINT tho
secretary concerned III tic matter intontls to
recommend tlEffore,t appointment or pol.
ICY When tito President aud tho Secretary
consult lu tho mattor, antl nro found to disn-
gree, tho lattor, Of course, il charged by hiH
enemies with maintaining "a faotious OPP
POSITION" We believe tho ossontinl points Of
tho notllod Of ottac1s adopted by tho cor1r,p-
tlol'ists liavo bocn correctly stated. We bc-
lleYe, too. TINT tlo Prnsitlent'a confidence in
Ills now advisers, who were notnlly Ills Dor
nonal selections, cannot bo R|,alten by tho ill.,
trigncs Of ,nncvolont bnckbitcrs.
, 1874-12-24
THE SENATE FINANCE DILI,.

Tho bill agreed upon by tic Sonata caucns
Inst week, and passed by tho Sonata On Tnos
day, is, in ono very important 1,orticu1or I,
very different bill from what tho telofronbi,
synopsis Of it led us to surnoso.
Tho country 11as Ind alroodv ono eor;ous
and dangerous instauco Of blind and iuac6.
nito Legislation. Secretary Dourwr11 and
lis Assistant RICHARDSON in 1879, assumed
the authority to issue n portion Of tho stt.,
10000 greenbacks retired by direction of
| law in 18G7-'G8. This conduct was 90,
/ ycro1y criticised at tho t;,no. cnd
the Financo Committee of tho Sem
ato strongly Reproduced the net. md IN
most emphatic terms ccnsured the policy Of
leaving it to Tho discretion Of any executive
officer, under any circumstances, to issto
Government securities to raise or dcpress tho
market. Subsequently, whom thu not ,ros
repeated, Congress repealed tho discretionary
power, and, by express statutc. lcno1;yo,7 tho
past us,1rpntious. Now wo layo thu samo
Senate Committee reporting. md fila sanOto
passing, n bill recurring thu sccretorv of I'm
Treasury, from time to time; to retro oiol,tv
millions of grccnbaclss will, n view of ros,,n,.
ing specie-pnymonts in 1872. md thon, lv
the omission Of any requirement 10 t,;o nm.
trary, authorizing linn 10 rcissno ot1,or
notes in lieu Of thosa rct;raa r, ~,
particular tho bill as it nov stond. ;s
nocker. II NAV In cone,r,,a,1 ~
worse, because it outlor;zes thu ;,oronso -
National l,anh uotos ;n1cfln;telv ,y;t1,o,,t 49,.
corresponding mr. r,o,,ort;,noto xoa"a.;a,, NY
tho ercenboc1.s 81 Inn 90 the ,,sa.a,'. n ~ ~
ident and Secretary Of tbc Trooann, ,na,, l
remain in Office. Ills d;scrotiono.u ,>o.,."y n,.y
will not bo obuso;7 IN ~ 11 ;''.a's. ro"ef
flation; bnt who cnu 1uorontoa aa ~ - .,,n:.. M
successors? aroroova,. H. ,,";a:,,,~ J." w t4le'r
, 1874-12-24

Messrs. POLAND and WARD, Of tho Arkansas
Investigating Committee, arc satl to have in
course of preparation report maintaining
TIE legality Of l3nooKs pretcnsions to tho
Government. II these gentlemen layo really
come to any such conclusions they ought to
Lose no time III recopsidering. There is not
q constitutional lawyer of my standing in tho
country who does not hold that tue Garland
government, chosen under tho new Consti-
tuition, is legal. Both POLAND md Ward
may lind it convenient before long to begin
again the active psactive Of low. They cau-
not afford to wautonly injuro their roputa.
tions rs hwyerH by becoming tue champions
Of DRooEs,
, 1874-12-24
CENTRhI,TTATTnN

| BocnuBe THE TRIBUNE has rcnootot31r ,,.
serted tho sovereignty of tile nat;on ~ e,,,
pcrior nnd paramount to tho power Of tho in,
dividual State corporations. o,r nar,or,t;,
contemporaries accuse us Of fayorno steor.
tra1ization IT; and Capitalization is. in thc evou
Of most Of those vino do not understand what
it means,-a category which e,nbraces. viii
very few exceptions, the whole ranl, md t,le
of the Domocncy,-a very odious on;thot
What De ToceuEvt11E saws Of the wor7 in
his " Democracy III A,uerica" is still truo of
it, viz. tint it is word in general md t1ai]v
use, without my precise meaning being at,
taclled to it. Now tllcrc aro, rs tho samo en-
inent writerlas pointed out, two kinds Of cen.
tralization,-a centralizatiou Of Government
md q centralixntiou Of Administration. Thcso
two lsinls Of ceutralization, tlourh rerv ofton
found together, are not necessarily insonora.
bio. 4 Capitalization of Government IL NJ
ways dosirnble a Capitalization Of AL.
ministration, never. TIE TnmusE's m.
sition is tho samc rs DE- TocouHy11nr,a
Says Ao: II cannot conceive TINT a
nation Gun live and prospcr without u no,vor.
full centralization of Government, BIT nm
Of opinion TINT u centralized Administration
is fit only to oncrvato tho nations in which it
exists, by necessarily diminishing their local
spirit" It ia Capitalization of Administration
only TINT works injury to Il peop1a. md Inns
tendency to bring on their coo,no,c;o1
decay. This species Of Capitalization TuE
TR1nuNE will ever oppose. But q centrolizo.
ton Of Government at tic National Capital
SO far as necessary to save US from anarchy
on the ono hnnl and dissolution on tlo
other, it will advocate alwayg. IF tlo
Democracy oppose this Capitalization. Tho
country s interested in knowing that thew
do, since to OPPOSE il il to odvocoto o;t,,o,
, 1874-12-24

A Washington newspaper yesterday mined
an unhappy 1ick," Ms scnntor FLANAGAN
would soy, at1 1Ir. Wn1rE1Aw REID md AIr, JAY
Gou1D, in the shape Of an editorial article
urging the Committee OIL Ways mud Means to
exa'nino those gentlemen relative to the
Pacific Mail swindlo. 1t is said tllat the
great mornl organ which 7Nr. Gou1D owns
and Mr. REID edits is being used to dcpross
the value of Pacific Mill stock. We do not
know TINT there is my truth in the r,,mor.
, 1874-12-24
Ireaaury, As tho bill stands, it may DO flirly
called scheme Of intlntion,
TIE hoard OF TRADE.

Tile nction Of tllo courts in tho cnsea Of
F1souEN anil STunaEa, III tho matter Of tho
power Of tho Doard of Trade Of Chicago to
discipline its members, loavcs no longer my
doubt Oil TINT Aubjoct. There mover should
lavo beon any doubt oil tho question Of
power, nor any Institution in tho exercise Of
| 1t. Tic Board has been no long negligent Of
its reputation Tint tho number of thoso who
wore guilty Of disrcputnb1o practices Ind be-
como formidable enough to contest for tic
supremacy. Nothing il so conducive to honor
! and high character rs the prompt punishment
Of misconduct, and nothing so encouraging
to loose principles mud conduct as n Ink nd
1ninistration of discipline. The courts havo
come to tho nil Of the reputable members, who
havo always beon sustained by public opin-
lol1, aud II il now for tlom to n.ain.,in their
ascentlcnoy mud redeem tho character OF tile
Board by rigid oxaotion of honorable deal.
ings.
Judgo A1oonE Inns decided, In tho caso Of
FISCHER, that the Board Of Trado has full
power to discipline lis members. Judge
WILLIAMS Inns practically dissolved the in
junction i'll tho STuEaEs casc, 1caring that
ministrotion Of which wos n,o,r"r,toa la ~, ~ ~
injunction. 1t will be remembered TINT tho
boart was holding m election Oh tho question
Of tho expulsion Of SrunoEs when tho in
junction was served, This wna aouo nt
t,vortv- -3,vo ,,;,,,,to, I'o,o.s IT, .: ~ so"o ~
closing tic polls. Tho ini,nctio,, 1roe aul,.
scoucntly modified M os IN nor,,,t Tho l,,l,r1,
actua11y polloa to he conntcd. Jnst no,v IN
Doard is to resume its ;nris,ict;on ;s ,,o,v .
question. Tint iurirdict;on. of co,,reo 80
gunes oxactlv nj tho noint ,,1,oro u ,,o. n,,a
poudod bv t1e ;n,nnct;o, ,rho T,aa.,, 1,n,
, 1874-12-24

The Finance bill will como up in tho House
Oh jan. Z. Between now alld then there aro
Two weeks. Ti1no enough, md to spare, to
inform congressman that the people wish
more radica1 measure than tie one
Which passed the Senate. Since spccic-pay-
ments are determined on, and the day fixed,
Why not set our houses in order for tho
chnnge Why not mike bill leading grad
nally to specie-pnynlent, instead Of one which
proposes to rcncl. it by jump