, 1874-04-12
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
WAsn1SG1oS, D. c., April L.
SENATE.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tho report Of the Committee on Elections, IN tho
Kentucky contested election, dectnrlng Young tho
sitting member, entitled to bis set called up ant
agreed to without discussion.
reported tho Senate bill extending the provisions
the act Of tho 28th February 1865 so IS to nc1ud
I'll vessels Of the United States navigating watezs G
Mr. BASS offered resolution ins:ructing tte Com
ittee Commerce to inquire into the e1pedency OF
establishing liGhtShip At the mouth OF De-
t1oit River, Oh Lake Erie Adopted.
CURRENCY BILL
The House, ut Las, resumed its consideration OF tho
Mr. MAYNARD, who hns charge of the bill, al
Chairman Of the Banking Committee. declined to al
low any amendments to b offered and voted on, but
consented to their being printed tn the 4tcoTd 10
insisted on the previous question:
Mr. HOLMAN suggested that the House should eer-
t1inIy have opportunity to vote Oh the question
whether the OF currency should be IN the form
United States notes OF National Bank notes. He
insisted tba: it should be in the first form.
Mr. MAYNARD declined to yield to that any
other amendments, and the previous question WAS
seconded by vote Of los to GO.
The UouHe then refused to order the main question
BY vote of liz yeas to 100 nays the bill nRaio
left open to amendment and dseuRsion.
Nr BECK then moved substitute for the bill a
bill introduced BY himself on the 30th Of March,
thorziue the issue Of 600 1cga1 tenders, tho
retirement Of tho National Bank notes and the subst
tuition therefor Of Treasury notes md 3G5 per cent
convertible bonds.
Ir. cox raised point Of order that members inter-
csyd in National Bank stock, which Of the Sec
tions Of Becks bill proposes to tax, bad no right to
Tho SPEAKER orcyrulel the point Of order. It
WIS question that E2d been frequently and uniformly
decided. The interest contemplated IN the Eulo |as
spccal and ptirnte one; not one that was only in
volrcd In question OF general interest," II tao
gentleman from New York has conscientious scruFes
about voting, the House could not compel LIN to vote"
Sir. HUNTER moved two additional sections to Mr..
Becks bill. prohibiting ns.sJ " hanks ana the
and bank notes, ike other property.
Mr.. PACKER moved an amendment abotIshing all
limitation Of circulation, md establishing i1ee psn1-
IL, RICE asked the Speaker whether ! motion TO
postpone tue whole subject way in order.
The SPEAKER said 1t would 10 II tho genucraan
had the floor to make it.
A1r. RICE-I wish had. [IauCherl
Lr. BURCuAED made Point Of order that ono
section the thirteenth providing for the payment OF
onehaf of the import duties in leaalteadcr notes
muat hrst be considered in Committee of the Whole
The SPEAKER sustained the point Of order on the
ground that the section was not g2rano TO the oz1
inal bill, which the Currency bill 1t would
change the customs Laws On every Important are1e o1
Mr DECK then offered his aubatitutowith the thiz-
teenth section stricken OUT a.
Air. KELLOGG naado another point OF order On mo
eighth section, taxing bank-no,r* 3 Fer cent,
The SPEAKER o'erruled that point Of o,de1 % On the
ground that the section WIS gcn1ne 10 Tue DILL 0o'i
might have been offered Is an aznepd1nent
Mr. DECK then moved the previous question On :he
amendments Seconded-H to IT,
Tue frs. vote WIS taken Oh the amendment onere!
ty Mr Cob,r1 limiting the permanent ssun Ct United
States potea to {4U0 600 co. with <o0o0oo0 tor Ho-
srrvr Il WIS rejected without the Ycas and nays.
The next vote Mr. Hunters amendment, and
that rejected without the yeas and nays.
The next vo:e was on Nr Packers amendment n
Limitations on the currency and establishing fEtn
banking. On standing vo.c, the amendment np-
peared to be csEred-a5 to a. vote ras taken "
YcaB and nays The vote rcsulted-yeas, II: naJe 133s
20 the amendment ~18 rejected
The question then recu71ed on Mr. Deck's subatt-
tute Judging by solnd, it w1s badly defeated Tho
Yoe was then ;aEcn by yea1 and nays, aud resulted
yeas, ca: naJs, 1c4 and tho Beck SUBSTITUTE Taa 1e
jected.
point Of order that Mesers. Poland, fhe1p=, std
Hamilton, being P1ea1dents aud Directors OF AA-
imposed 4 tax on Sa.ional Banks. They had already
voted in the negative.
Mr. coz had something to ray the subject.
and wanted tho question decided, Us lie le1d bank
stock.
51r. BUTLER {Maas.) wanted to know whether tho
number Of nembe1s interested operated to take tho
individual cut OF the Eule-
81. E. r. HOAE wanted to know how tie eass was
different from the tax gold witches and stlrcz
Mr. DAWES suggested that when member Of tho
House belonged to class Of th6 community whirh
might 10 affected by egslon. tho rule szs hs thoum
he permitted to vote. The holder OF bank-s:ocE ~A1
interested in this question tha1 holder Sf
a:ock in manufacturing company *Is interested III
the question which imposed duty Tn
lures.
Mr. COX remarked that he had been almost Uniform
/; alone among the various members interested in
Lankx in voting to such stock Hc ma!le no claim
OF jsiutert9ted public SERVICE but he had submitted
hi1n.cN to an aucble case foz determination There
were SINE eighty members interested In tank8 who
voted dii.erect!y from himself
Tic SFEAKEl:, In elaborate dec1aton, ovelrulsd
the point Of order. and, appeal being .ken, the de-
csiuu was ratified by the House, only nine members
yotcs .g-us. it.
Mrs BUTLER {sIas,.) then moved the Senate bill ~
substitute for the Uouee Til.
III, T. r. HOAH offered amendment pru71dug
t-t nfter the Of September 1884, nothing but gold
and silver coin OF the United 8taeea ahsu be legal
tSec Fouesh PaRo.}