Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-25
TORTYTHIRD CONGRESS

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hr. oglesby presented petitions OF city conn
ell OF hook Island, H., in relation 10 BRIDE n
mat place over the Mississippi, and opposinr
removal OF military prison from that place a.
LOTT Lesven~orth. Referred 10 COMMITTEES on
Military Affairs.
Mr. Morton presented memorial of iron found
ers ana others-htty-One n5ms-in Mahouioy
Sslsy, ONO, asking for the passage OF a free
banking law and the issue Of more currency
Referred TO Committee on Finance
MT. Morton read 10 show IN AZ these drms en-
pIo!e1 Ihany hupdreds OF hands The Senators
rom ohlo seemed not 10 have heard the Ssnri-
ment OF their state on this subject and he
cal!eG their attention 10 this petition.
-, az: cry MIch-) read from an editorial in
the New York Express to show IA AZ the sigma
lures 70 the Imitation petitions he had presented
from New York were genuine.
Mr.. Ferry introduced bill ia relation 10 claims
IN oregon and in Washington territory. Re
ieIred 10 Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Chandler presented memorial asking
NAT 100 acres OF public lands be given 10 the
mittee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Morton presented memorial afoptsd bv
cltzens OF Indianapolis in favor Of more cur.
reDcy.
Mr.. Logan presented petition of business men
Of New York IN favor OF an increase o! car
rency. Referred to Committee on Finance.
Mr. buckingham, from Com mIttee on Indian
AtalTs, reported House bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Interior 70 use certain siuex-
fehded balances for the removal of the KICK
Passed. ,
The following bills were yassed:-Ho1ss bill
granting pension to III. b. Ryder: Senate bil.-
;Taiung pensions TO Mary J.. IA, l0T. Hash T.
Lyle Lucinda SChrum, and Chri-tiana R,il1,-
MI FeIton, from Com uttee on Fiuaacs r..
ported pm authorizing the TetuHd,ng of dates
70 certain parties in New orleans. paid on q. A.
chinery imported and manly used Tor tue m an
iactuTe of beet sugar.
The bill TO provide for the REDEMPTION ant
telssGe o. nlted States notes and FOR tree BANK
Mr.. Schurz moved TO amend the frs. ,aciinp
by making the maximum limit OF United States
currency $3.50 eco ,00O.
MIR. BOgy moved TO amend the Amendment b,,
making the maximum limit 500 900 O0l.
MI wright gave notice OF his Intention 10
move TO strike out the whole second sec5i5n ana
insert, That the amount OF United States notes
lions" '-''
Mr.. SchurE argued against Iegalizins any
portion OF the fOTty-fOur million reissue
Mr.. Bayard again argued against anv in
crease ofHredeema5le paper currency.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The
house reassembled at 10 O'Clock a. M, b con
unue the discussion OF the transportation bill.
Mr. Dunnell Mimi advocated the bill The
only power to regulate this question, he thought
va III congress, Tor the state legislatures could
NOT grapple VITA the great railroad interests
Every business interest in the country demand
Ell The passage OF this bill, aud some definite
action upon the finances.
AT the conclusion OF Mr. DunneII's .paach a.
IL o'clock, the House adjourned until " O'clock.
when it was again called 10 order.
MI. wood y - offered resolution, which
was referred 10 the Committee on Printing. 90
print number OF copies OF the NJ ,rse nam ,riaI
services, held here in Is73.
On motion OF Mr.. Dawes lMass) the Com
mlttee on Banking and Currency was directed
TO inquire into the expediencyo OF having nited
states notes and securities printed in parts aud
AT dinerent places in order 10 afford greater Sc.
curlty against fraud or forgery.
The House then resumed consideration of the
senate bill supplemental To the act to promote
the development OF the mining resources OF the
United States.
Nlr. Kendall New withdrew his amendment
offered the other day, and said it would leave
| the question then TO be taken on Mr. Holman's
amendment which secured Mr.. Sutro in his
vested rights.
MIR. Storm PA advocated Mr.. Neg,ey's
amendment, which proposed TO compel the
miners IN the ComstOck lode TO secure their pa
tents subject to Mr.. SutrO's royalty. He had
read letter from Ron. j. 5. Black, showing
that under the bill Mr.. Sutro's claim would ueT
be secured under the present bill unless 1t was
Mir. Page (Cal) opposed the amendment and
advocated the bill as it was, bat would agree 10
an amendment to protect Mr. Sutro's interest.
The bill as il stood was desired by the whole
delegation from California.
MIR. Ward (Ill.) said he was not surprised that
all OF the California delegation should desire
this bill. 1t afforded protection 70 the great
monopolists, but il did not afford the least pro-
lection 10 the poor miners, who were IabOring
on the ComstOck lode. The last clause Of the
the monopOlists 70 float their claims, and would
thus crush out the small miners, for as It was il
involved a serious change in the law relating TO
patents. be did not care for Sutr0, but he did
want TO protect the small miners.
MIR. Lowe (kans.) denied that this bill invad-
ed the rights OF Mr.. Sutro, OF the small
miners, or any one else. Ii was merely TO sup
plement the acts of 1872, and make the leyis-
lation more perfect
MIR. Merriam IN. " opposed Mr.. NegIey's
amendment, arguing that IL Was a scheme OF
the vested M
ands of American citizens. Sutro, he said. had
never fulfilled his contract TO construct his tun-
mel Instead of boring for his tunnel he came
here TO Washington and bored for a subsidy
In the meantime city had been built up by
the miners, who had made the contract which
Sutro had failed to fulfill and now Mr.. Negley's
amendment woulddeprive these miners OF their
vested rights.
Mr.. Negley (Pa.l was surprised at the course
OF Mr. Kendall, who, he said, was pledged to
the support OF Mr. Sutro's great enterprise
Last Congress he (kendal) came here and
wanted large subsidy for the enterprise, and
now ne even even opposes an amendment which
bill was introduced In the Senate by Senator
(Sargept) who was opposed TO Mr.. Sutro. The
last three lines OF the bill showed the hand Of the
juggler behind the curtain. There was q vast
and powerful interest opposing this Sutro enter
prise, and he charged that a fund of at least
$40, COO had been raised to defeat Mr. Sutro.
MIR. Fort (In.) wanted to know who got that
money.
Mr.. Negley said that could easily be ascer-
tanned by reading the circulars that had been
distributed here.
The previous question was then demanded and
the amendments OF Mr.. Neglt and Mr.. Holman
were adopted.
IThe amendments provide that applications
must be made for patents by the miners within
" months, but that nothing in the bill shall af-
feet the vested rights Of Mr.. Sutro, or of the
miners in the Comstock lode.l
Pending further consideration, the mornin,
hour expired, and the House resumed Consider
alton of the Transportation bill.
Mr.. George +. Hoar addressed the House
This bill, he said, could be viewed in a two fold
aspect. First, ought the power proposed by this
bll be exercised by government? and, second
IN view OF the distribution OF power between
the states and the nation which should exercise
tais lower? On the first point he contended
mat the British government had long ago exer-
cisco this power. All that this bill proposed 20
do was TO nix the burden Of proof upon the rail-
road companies, % that the people might be
protected against extortioD. He alluded 70 the
great powers exercised by railroad companiS
under their charters-all Of which power was
conferred by government. In view OF the pow
ere conferred he was surprised at the statenent
of Br. Willard yesterday that IL was viola
ton Of the right OF civil liberty 70 protect
the rights Of American citizens against the
encroachmentof these railroads. He was hrm-
~ convinced that that power did exist. He then
addressed himself to the question OF jurisdiction.
The states, be argued, were poweriess, because
the right to regulate commerce among the