The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-10
CONGRESS- YESTERDAY.
House Debate on the Cur
rency Bill.
An Act to Repeal All Moieties
Triumph Of the Opponents of the Bill-Gen-
eral Butler Proposes to Substitute the
Senate Bill-Governor Dix's Mes.
sage Attacked and Defended.

WASHINGTON, Apr, Q, 1874
Mr.. f. II. ROBERTS, Crep.) ofN y, from the Com
mittee OF Ways and Means, reported OH TO re-
peal all moietes he stated that the bill referred
TO only one branch OF the subject, which the COM
mittee was still considering, and which would IN
due time be reported on.
Mr.. MOOD tdem.) OF \. y. said that the bill had
not received the vote OF the committee, and that,
In his opinion. it did not go lar enough.
The bill was ordered 10 be printed and recon-
mitted The text OF the bill is as lolows:-
Be II enacted &C. That all provisions o. aw under
Mne saqe 81 ae p 10 aoe
customs, or other Officers OF the hsa Ssaes, u se
passage OF TINS act the proceeds penalties and
oreitures shau be paid into the Treasury % lc ehea
sEcIIos il snail hereafter be the duty q he
appropriated by Congress, TO make suitable c9mpsnsa
ion Of smnsslns and other Offences asenst the
toms revenue lays or Ies ~ 10 cnnsreS Detail
ali payments bS him such purposes Whenever any
SEIZE goods wares or merchsnaise the act p being
@ r nays hcrsoT the
OF the Treasury shall award, exceeding one-haf of
after reducing ali costs and charges connected
united s se shall furnish 70 district Attorney or 20
any che o.hcer OF the CUSTOMS original Information
trated or contemplated, which shall the recovery
Tenure incurred. such com pensaton NAV on such re-
co,ery be paid the niormer SHAH just and
which compensation shall be paid, under the direction OF
the secretary OF the Treasury out OF any moneys APP
SIC shat No payment shall be made to any person
proceedings shall have been instituted unless his
tie Satisfaction q the court or Judge 6aying cognzance
OF such proceedings and the value OF his services duly
the secretary Of the Treasury and any pen
ceedings the Secretary OF the Treasury Shall before
directing PAYMENT to any person claiming as intormer,
SEC f-ihat whenever any district attorney shall re-
ceive notice OF any application before Judge OF the
district for the mitigation remission o any ne
collector OF customs Tor the district in which such fine
notify the person persons who may be interested in
the OF the in order that he or they may
should Be- refused and said collector shall also furnish
necessary enable him to protect the interests OF the
SEC 6-Thar no officer informer or person emit
titled interested in part share any line
laws Of the unitea States Shall be thereby disqualified
from becoming witness II any action sqt er proceed
but shall be subject 10 examination and
thereby depryed Of right title share interest in
nn n pp a 20 esy Me
aver the officer nformer person entitled any share
ness te aeiendaat or defendants shall also be entitled to
manner.
The bill reported yesterday by Mr.. woodford. OF
New YORK. TO prevent officers Of the United States
their liked salaries, came up anu was discussed,
Mr.. WOoDFoRp explaining and advocating the bill.
and Messrs. DAWES. and BUTLER OF Massachusetts
opposing 1t as not being sufficiently matured, the
latter abiding TO The criticism on the display OF
republican officials, and contrasting the modesry
OF the present day With the osteutatiouS display
Of George Washington, who never travelled rod
without making requisitlon Gu the Quartermas-
ter's Department Tor six horses ana coach for
himself aid four horses and coach Tor MS secre.
tary.
AN UNFORTUNATE OFFICIAL.
the debate Mr.. MERRIAM. of New
York, who had introduced the bill originally
stated that on the morning after he had done so a
government officer had pressed himself Oh the
floor. and, in a very excited manner. approached
him. saying, "This bill will ruin me IT takes away
me TO get along without IT. He said 1t was very
hard on him--especialy on his Wne-and ne saw
the Carnage. he air Merriam told him. as ne
now told the House, that the republican party
could not afford longer TO carry the wives OF public
Of1icials.
Alter further debate Mr. WooDFoRD, admitting
that there were some practical objections to tne
bill in Its present shape. moved TO refer 1t 10 The
Committee on Ways and Means.
TIE bin was so relerred-Yeas 159, NAYS SO.
Mr. SPEEI tdem.) OF Pa, EIoved That the CON-
mittee have leave to report at any time.
Mr.. MAYNARD, trep.) OF Tenn, objected.
The House then at Quarter TO two O'Clock
p NJ, resumed the consideration Of
THE CURRENCY BILL.
Mr.. E. r. BOAR. trep OF Mass opposed the BILL
anu said he would not vote Tor another dollar OF
paper money unless 1t was accompanied with
provision for Its redemption IN specie. He had no
objection TO Tree banking PROVIDED IL was To De an
honest circulation. He asked house not TO pass
q bill Tor Increasing the amount OF paper money
While the governments promises TO pay were still
unprovlded ior and wBe 1t simply added to the
broken promises with winch the atmosphere was
laden.
ton rs conflict between capital and labor, be-
tween wealth and poverty, between the Jew
thousand layorites of fortune and the million sons
OF toll Whas panacea was proposed and urged?
Legislation that tended to add twelve per cent to
the Indebtedness OF the toiling millions and twelve
taf ba rIaIp n ff hntr
The conflict between boarded wealth and patient
industry came early to tins new nation III this
New World. He doubted il the people would
quietly submit They had not yet ground long
enough In the prison house OF the PnIlistines
to bear their burdens unnoyed. Even IN their al
legged blind ness they might bow themselves upon
the pillars OF the money lenders ana overwnelm all
In common ruin. From every quarter came
ominous signs or warning and low murmurs or
dissatisfaction. scarcely had Mr. Hawiey, OF Con-
necticut. proclaimed that he would aolu no more
companionsnip with those who would vote for
more currency than the cltIzeus OF DIS own state
took min at ms word, and WIFE sorrow Withdrew
from his communion. and ma senatorial honors
IRON his longing vision. (Laughterl Even the
Granite state had cast OF party whose leaders
in the House had forgotten the grand mission OF
the republican party TO care Tor the poor and
iowiy. and protect the toliing millions from the
encroacnmentS OF monopoly ana wealth. he
soiemniy beieved mat wise legislation IN
the direction indicated, by vote OF
majority III each House, woald restore confidence,
revive business, bring prosperity and not advers
slty, and would avert caiamites whose coming
would cause the ears OF men to tlDgle and their
hearts TO shuGder. Let Governors OF states
dictate to subservlent Legislatures their high
sounding naEiiests IN iurtherance OF the memorials
OF merchant princes and niilonna.res. He could
not tell how submissive others might become but
he himself would await tile verdict OF tAat LOYAL
entcrprisng, intelligent host oil toilers whose con-
fding trust might, indeed, be outraged, but whose
avengng wrath would be terrible II once aroused
Mr. FIREMAN., trep.) OF n. T., replied to Mr..
Conger, and repelied Indignantly MS attack on the
Governor and Legislature OF New York. HIS own
sentiments in opposition to the pending bill were
In harmony with those OF tue people wnom he bad
the honor TO represent. de had observed with
greet that the divisions on this financial question
were not the old-fashlCneG party divisions, but
were sectional and geographical.
Mr.. GARFIELD. rep.) OF 0hiU opposed the bill,
an t0ok for the text OF his remarks e1tence OF
q very remarkable paper, written . lew years ago
by Thomas Carlyle, under title which was sug-
gestlve to-day
SHOOTING NIAGARA AND AFTER.r
Discussing some OF the thugs that made up his
tite he said that they had very vulgar, hemeiy
ptoyerb IN Engand-"Cheap and nasty.n There