Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-01
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS,
WEDNESDAY, April |


SENATE.-Mr. Conkling presented petitions
OF East Side, West Side and North Side AssociA-
tons of the City of New York, asking increas I'd
appropriations fer the removal of distractions
at He'll Gate. Referred to Committee Oh Com
merce.
Mr. Merrimon, from Committee on Claims.
reported joint resolution referring the cotton
claim OF X. NJ. Douglass and s. A. Douglass to
the Court of Claim, Tor adjudication. Passed
Mr. Davis, from same Committee, reported
bill TO pay Jos. and +. l.. Cameron, or Tennrs-
see, for property taken during the war. Mr
Davis said this claim had been pronounced To
be just by General, now President Grant.
Mr. West presented memorial OF citizens Of
Alexandria, louisiana, asking construction OF A
lreakwater in the Red river at that city. Re
ferred to Committee on Commerce.
Mr. Buckingham called up House bill to Sc
cure to the foreign and domestic missionary 50
Getty the land i'll the White Earth Indian reser-
walton, in Minnesota, on which IL situated their
church and other buildings Passed.
MIR. ingalls, introduced bill for the relief OF
Nippews Indians OF Wisconsin. Referred To
Committee oil Indian Affairs.
1he bill for the relief Of the legatees of Asbu-
~ Dlcklns, deceased, came up As the unhnish 81
business OF the morning hour, which was dis
cusst until the expiration OF the morning hour,
when IL went over.
committee report on tue bill in reference 10 the
payment of certain Indian annuities. The re-
port was concurred In.
Mr.. Hager presented joint resolutions OF Cal
ifornis legislature asking Congress TO require
railroads which received land grants for con
struction OF road from the Missouri river to
the Pacific ocean under the act of 1862, to report
to the Secretary OF the Interior the quality aud
description Of lands sold and disposed of, and all
not disposed Of TO be open to settlement and pre-
emption. Referred 10 Committee on Public
Lands.
The unfinished business being the bill to pro-
vide Tor the redemption and reIss1e or United
states notes and free banking, 1t was then taken
The question was on the amendment of Mr.
Gordon providing for free banking and an ap-
portonment to each OF the states of circulation
according to wealth and population, based on
the amount DOW outstanding in the state OF
Maine.
Mr.. Davis moved to amend by basne the cir
CITATION on pennsylvania, instead of Maine.
he said that according to a calculation which
he had made, the additional circulation on Mr..
GoIdon's amendment would be two hunIred
and eighty millions; according TO his, il would
be about one hundred and ten millions; and
based on New York, as proposed by the Finance
Committee, 1t would be one hundred and TWEEN
ty- Line millions.
MIR. Gordon said that by his calculation his
amendment would only call for about 2I5, OO0,.
900 additional circulation.
MIR. Sherman said that upon the basis of
Maine the additional circulation would be
S263 l5G 600, upon the basis of New York, SIlO-
600 OU6, and upon the basis OF Pennsylvania he
thought II would be over $40 10000
\ MIR. Gordon said he would accept the PROPOSE
ton OF Mr.. Davis.
Mr.. Morton said the people wanted more
payments when it could. 1t was no use to talk
about that now. He had noticed in a New York
paper Of yesterday that imitation meant civil
war, and would be resisted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr..
Rsiney presented a memorial from the repub
hcan central committee of South Carolina as
counter statement to the petition Of taxpayers
presented In the House yesterday by Mr.. Dawes.
The memorial charges that the difficulties COM
planned Of are due to the action OF the petition
ere in resisting reconstruction. and that the
staten ents made are inaccurate and untrue.
Ihe co mmittee give comparative statement
were s6ls. 23I, and in 1873 si,isi,s7e. It adj
mits an increase Of the debt of the state, and
charges that corruption in the legislature rests
as we'll upon democrats as republicans, and a.
ieges that the signers of the memorial are prom
inent politicians Of the old regime.
MT. Clym pa }, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported q bill to enable the
Mennonites OF Russia to effect q settlement on
the public lands of the United States; which
was made the special order for wednesday
The House then in the morning hour. took no
the Senate bill supplementary to the act OF
MAY 10, 1872, to develop the mining resources OF
the United States. The bill was warmly dis
fornis, Kendall, Of Nevada, and SesleS' Of
Pennsylvania, and at the end OF the morning
noui MI. rage moved to lay the bill and amend:
to-yeas 81, nays lis. The bill was then read a
third time and passed.
The House then resumed the consider alton of
the special order-the currency bill.
. Pending discussion the Speaker laid before
me house large number Of Executive commu-
nicatons, among them one from the Secretary
OF the Navy In relation to the removal of the
lis.
From the Secretary Of the Interior In rel a.
non to deficiency appropriation for payment
OF An ooilgatiou due and unpaid on Columbia
1873. '-ASS NAS'
From the Secretary of the Treasury, in re-
sPonse 70 resolution Of the House in relation
to bills for advertising In 1870.
Mr. phelps IN. j. addressed the House ON the
currency question, advocating a return to Q
specie OASIS as necessity to restore confidence,
laboring classes.