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| WASHINGTON, D. c., April 22.-Alnos. II.
SOLE topic of conversation here TO-DAY "a tho
| action OF the President on the currency b;1,
Inc western and southern members OF Con.
gress 40 not take any pains to conceal tho
oeep disappointment they feel over the yetc.
and the western Republicans are part,erla,,v
chsgrined, many OF them thinking th,. ons
result OF the Executive action will be to
make great change in ,he political complex.
ion OF representatives from western dis
triets, as the people will not be likely to vote
for Republicans who have persistenty en-.
dorsed President Grant. Liberal Repubn-
can or Democratic inflationists In the West
are more likely to be successful in the next
campaign than the present Republican men,
oers from many districts, who, although
they may have been right in their record
on the currency question, have nevertheless
been ardent supporters Of Grants Admin
istration, now correctly set down as opposed
to any measure OF expansion. There has
been some talk Of compromise bill being
passed, but what that measure is to be is not
agreed upon. There is difficulty In its way,
rs all believe that from the tone Of the veto
message no finance bill can pass Congress
which the President will be willing to ap-
prove. T1nos.
Associated Press telegramsl
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Senate.-Mr. Da-
Wis, OF West Virginia, introduced 4 bill to
reduce the tax on State bank calculations to
the same amount as imposed on that OF ns-
tional banks. Referred to Finance Commit
tee.
Mr.. Davis also gave notice that he would
call up the bill giving the S25, 900, 900 TO the
West and South, withdrawn from the East
and North.
Mir. Davis's bill in regard to the tax on
State bank circulation provides that from
and after Its passage there shall not be as.
sessed and collected from any bank corpora.
tlon ana association, with or without crcu.
latlon, created or organized or doing busi-
ness oy virtue OF any State or territorial law.
any other or greater tax than is now assessed
or collected from national banks.
The consideration Of Louisiana affairs was
resumed. Mr. HsmliD, after Mr.. Merrimon
has spoken, will move to lay the bill on the
| table. Mr. Carpenter wants an hour after
| the other senators have spoken.
Roase.-Seyeral resolutions and bills were
introduced and referred as 10 the redistribu-
| lion Of S26, 900, 900 national bank currency,
The bill defining the rights OF American
citizens ii foreign countries was taken I'D
and considered. ..-.. .. 49,
The bill removing the political disabilities
Of J. NJ. Bennett was passed.
The legislative appropriation bill was re-
sumed. -.---.--...
An angry personal discussion occurred
between MeSsrs. Brown, of Kentucky, and
Starkweather, Of Connecticut. MIR. Brown
complained that Mr. Starkweather had in.
serted in speech published in the Congress
siona! Record an attack on him which had
not been made publicly in the House, and
had also had printed letter written by him
(Brown) at the opening Of the rebellion,
when he was mere youth. In retaliation
be called attention to Starkweather's own
letter to Huntington, late cashier of the
First National Bank Of Washington, asking
pecuniary aid for his own election. He
characterized Starkweather as one who
combined the insolence of Dogberry with
the morals of Pecksnif. .-. ..
Mr.. Stsrkweather replied, and defended
himself both as to his speech and as to the
Huntington letter.
This discussion was carried on amid great
uproar and confusion.
Rivers Still Flooding In Louisiana.
WAsH1sGroN, April 23.-Adyices from
New Orleans are untavorable. The interior
rivers are flooding their banks, and the poor
people are abandoning their houses. The
appeals for aid are meeting with general
response.
Weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-During Friday,
for the Middle States, northwest to south.
west winds, with clear and clearing weather
and for the southern States east of the Mis-
sissippi, very generally clear weather.
Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The Committee
of WAYS and Means is considering the bill
abolishicg moietes and forbiddng arbitrary
seizures Of merchants papers.
The bill relieving the destitute from the
overflow of the lower Mississippi, &C., has
been signed by the President. ..~
caucus Of the friends Of the Senate
finance bill met last night and remained in
session till after midnight-Prcsent: Sena.
tors Morgan, Carpenter, Logan, West, Har-
yey, ingalls,, Pratt, Pease, Ferry of Micbi-
gan. and Oglesby. The temper Of the meet
ing indicated purpose to make straight
issue with the President, and debate the
subject with extreme pertinacity when 1t IS
reached next week. - ----.
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