New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-10

~. rsne state had Off party whose haders
in the House hadforgoten the grand mission o. tne re
protect The tOline millions from the encroachments OF
monOpollsts and wealth A.. canaan, On,
repealed Indignantly his attack on the Governor and
Legislature of NewYork His own sentiments In oppo,
the people whom he had the honor 10 represent he
had observed with regret that the On hv
cial questions were not the oldasmoheu parry uNio''
but were sectional and geographical A., an, 49,,
Mr. GARFIELD Rop, oh,o) opposed the o1ll v anu
remarkable paper written few years ago Dy ihomhs
Carlyle under title whch vas SuSSes Sor,o ~ "a
things that made up his title he said that they had
very vulgar. homely proyerO IN England" cheap ana
nasty" There was pregnancy In that homely adagc
which ought not to be misunderstood IL was the rude
indignant protest Of human nature against elements
when sought bulk the of truth and u.s.
fnIness That characterized his Nir. Garfeld'sl
SpaniOnd fixed o., upon by the majority Of the
two Houses. They were proposing now TO make sur
render Of reality 10 the OF appearances " get
empty shadOws aud and lose the solid substance
which names ought To represent In the course OF
eleven years had day fraught with conse-
quences and far-reachng as this day Referring
10 the efforts at reputation la 1867 ana 1865 ne sad at
the American had responded those efforts
IN the election OF Gen. Grant 10 the Presidency ON the
marked and distinct issue that Reputation should nave
no name abiding place in the American Republic.
That verdict had been sealed when, in the hrst
annual message of Con Grant, he declared that no
profit, who did not repudate reputation, ana VINO was
u1tarnhed That great victory had gained In the
OF conscience. IN the name OF honor IN the name
of truth and the country went forward IN Jus career 0
when the demand for more paper money rang through
the halls of Congress 1t rang through them to-day
The pending proposition he regarded proposition to
tumble out the ballast spread all the SAILS ana 10 give
the ship of national credit to the lightning ana the gaze.
lie believed that the proposition was naught with
immense and measureless mischief Inc gentleman HO1
r Butler had, the other day, compared
the circulating medium TO quartpots and yardsllcks
He would take that comparison and would reply 10 H.
that yardstcks were redeemed, but were kept to
no Of
he wanted 70 do with the currency lie desired roau-
ties not shadows not the GIFT OF fruits which tempt the
day was far distant when the cry would come up
from those lowest down IN tao scale Of humble laborer
on whom the dead weight OF all the depreciation would
fan with the most crushing power curs6s the aay
Mr. KAsSON Rep., Iowa) argued TO convince men
from the East that there was some good sense ana
Justice the demand made by the west ana south for
more banking facilities. The banks III the West had
uniformly more deposits than they had circulation
They could sustain themselves without circulation
he admitted that the West did not want banks n II
Tor the deposits which they gathered together
free banking the West did, in order to establish
not increase OF the currency let the West
have it.
favor of return 10 specie basis aud against any in
crease of legatender National bank notes, step
directly from such Specie Oass ana .STa m da
to the people. AS means OF Immediate relief ne
propOsed diminish the bank reserves on account OF
circulation and deposits BE also proposed the receiving
of one-half the customs dues IN legal tenders,
as the Sne each Rsa o %G Se due in COIN To
wit, about ses0O,o0 He anmadverted against the
day. and urged his party friends TO unite for resumption
and hard money! aud further, for the repeal OF all
offensive monopoes which had found ,, life and had
Mr. T. H. ROBERTs rep, N. " said that the time
long debate and rally about the flag assaedthst Is,
redemption New-York has by its Legislature made an
hardly less direct and significant than his ia.
nous order which flashed through the gloom OF
its honor and credit in peril Trample
sentiment and on principle, aud nationality rests
Teenbacks Since September s260Oooo in legal tenders
have been issued. and since July, s2L2l.sse Of the
the future always be better than 20 sacred
promise for to-day. Your financial structure depends
on the treatment OF the greenback Haste has not been
required no demands impossibites. Only be
honest admit your promise 20 n mot Ronr ySr
Use 10 pay Whatever else we can afford, we cannot
AFFORD TO Of our eoyernmen Woe bedc
the day when the Government shall become the EN-,
men of the Mississippi Valley, the heirs Of empire, oee-
their accession 10 power upon tins noor ~ as
emn pedSesi The South and need TO have capital.
gold premium is the fatal enemy OF enterprise be-
dnction hesitates while you have been discussing the
finances 1t is not moro currency which Is needed bat
A. tbe close Of the debate various amendments
eP y N and nHn them I'M Nj MhzYSAkD demanded the
Mr. cox dem, n. ID appealed to the House Jocu-
larry TO LEI his colleague, Mr. Mesh, DO heard the
question tlaughterl, Mr. Melish having already made
so many speeches. -,
The excitement which had been growing on the sub
iect All me afternoon intensified when the Oppo-
nen,s OF the bi under the lead OF Mr. Butler (Rep,
MassJ who desired TO have the Senate bill substituted
for H. voted down the previous questiOn-Yeas, n;
NAYS I2 This gave Mr.. Butler control OF the ques-
tion aud he promptly, amid great confusion and excite
ment moved 10 postpone the further consideration OF
the oi until Tuesday next stating That he would FOLLOW
that vote with motion TO 20 10 the Speakers table and
take up aud pass the Senate bill.
The motion TO postpone carriedYeas, 1873; Nays,
12l as follows Republicans in roman; Democrats III
itailc and Liberal Republicans in small capitals ::