The Portland daily press., 1874-06-22
Forty Third Congress-First Session.
SENATE.

| the Seaboard Passed.
Also resolution to print 5000 copies of the
| report OF the Commissioner of Education was
| passed.
Mr.. Hamilton, from the Committee on Pa
| tents, reported adversely on the memorial of
| Allen b. Wilson for the extension of his SOW
| ing machine patent, and the committee was
discharged from its further consideration.
MIR. Wadleigh, from the Committee on Mill
| tary Affairs reported favorably ON bill to fix
the salary of the Clerk of the United States
armory at Springfield, Massachusetts. Placed
| on tie calendar AZ
Several bills were passed to which there
were no objection, including several removing
political disabilities ~
The joint resolution to purchase the watch
presented to Lafayette by General Washington,
ana authorizing the restoration thereof to the
heirs OF Lafayette, was passed. -.
A resolution for the transfer of twenty con-
demned cannon for statue of Gen. George G.
Mead in Paramount Park, Philadelphia was
| passed.
The House resolution amending the Joint
resolution relating to the statue of the late Ad-
mlra Farragut was passed
Inc motion of Mr. Sprague several days ago
| to reconsider the vote by which the bill was
passed to provide for the establishment of an
International Commission of Maritime Powers
| TO lay down ocean courses for steam vessels,
and otherwise provide for the increased safety
OF sea travel, was laid on the table on motion
OF Mr. Sherman, and the bill was sent to the
HOuoC lOI COuCuTI6uCc OF IIat DOQy.
The Chair laid before the Senate message
from the President, calling attention to the rate
OF interest upon bonds authorized to be issued
| IN the bill to provide Government for the
District of Columbia as being too low. Re-
ferred to Joint Committee upon District At
| fairs.
Pending the consideration of the calendar,
the regular order was demanded, being the bill
amendatory Of the act granting pensions to
certain sailors of the war Of 1872 and the wild
| of dQcpa sQd c01diora Fahr IA
1871, and to restore to the pension rolls those
persons whose names were stricken therefrom
| in consequence of disloyalty.
Mr.. Morrill, moved that that bill be post
poned and the Senate proceed to the considera-i
ton of the bill making appropriations for SUM-
dry civil expenses of the government and for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1875 and the
motion was agreed to-: yeas So, nays ~. - /
A message was received from the President
| in regard to rate off interest on bonds author
lied to be issued by the bill to provide for gov
eminent District of Columbia, which was Or
dered to be printed and referred to the joint
committee on the District of Columbia. II n /
The Senate then proceeded with the consid-
Grafton of the sundry civil appropriation bill
1.-THE greater part of the items have been given
in House proceedings; for the District of Co
lumbia $l,3O0.0O0 was appropriated, $15 900 for
civil service commission and $1,000 for light
house at Indian Island, Rockport.
| Bill for relief of Susan B. Anthony was in.
definitely postponed lHs ,Cs9I digg
Mr. Allison, from the Select Committee on
District of Columbia, submitted a report upon
message of the President, which was submitted
| to the Com mittee:to-day, stating that the Com
mittee had not changed its views on the sub
ject of rate of interest on the bond named. He
said he had the highest authority for saying
that the Preside Mt was satisfied with the bill
1t passed after being made familiar with all
facts. A- -NI
Sundry Civil bill was reported to Senate
and all amendments made in the Committee of
the Whole; agreed with unmportant excep-
tions. The amendment to repeal so much of
sundry civil appropriation bill for the year
ending June 3d. 1874, as made appropriation
of $500, 900, to replace the worn and mntilated
national bank notes was agreed to.
The House asked for new Conference COM
The report on, the deficiency appropriation
bill was agreed to. q = y - " 3 %
The River and Harbor appropriation bill was
then taken up and the disagreemeuts of the
Senate were withdrawn.
An amendment was passed that the Presi-
dent appoint commissioner to survey the
mouth of the Mississippi river.
The Printing Committee reported that the
charges against the Congressional printer,
Clapp, were unfounded, and they were dis
charged from further consideration of the sub
ject: o,. s...-...~.-,, ....,--...
The report of the Committee on the Indian
Appropriation Bill was agreed to. The amend
ment appropriating 100000 for the survey of
rOuNtS w Q1t Sea pOdTu was IeCOuIneuu6Q- Dy
the Transportation Committee and agreed to.
The House bill to repeal the act under which
the SanbOrn Contract was awarded, passed.
The House bill relative to Circuit Courts of
the United States in Alabama, passed..
The Senate at 8. A. NJ, Sunday, ad journed
until II A. NJ. Monday. Iet'| ,le.d .'s
dlA s.oa JLiHOUsE. "a ,- o. a.,t DE-,
Mr. Poland of VT, from the Committee on
Arkansas Affairs, presented the testmo-
ny already taken, which was ordered oprinted,
and the resolution to continue the committee
during the vacation was passed.
=, Mr. Dawes of Mass, presented the report of
and proceeded to explain it. He regretted that
the report did not contain (as the first confer
euce report had) any provision either for an
early resumption of specie payment on the
part of the government or for any retirement
government ISSUE He regretted exceedingly
that it had been found impossible to bring the
two Houses together on any such agreement.
But matter which it seemed to some not only
demanded by the public faith, but also seemed
easy of accomplish ment, had been found i'm.
possible to regulate, either in the two Houses
or in the two conference commtSees. The
committee, however, could not hesitate to feel
that the fixing of the maximum issue of green
backs was something gained 1t had therefore
fixed the maximum at $685., 100000, and re-
quired it to be kept in circulation, instead of
having part OF it kept in reserve in tho
Treasury, to be shot out or drawn in as if on
some tramway. The second feature of the bill
was equally important. 1t was that there
should be no further increase of national bank
currency. Therefore the country would know,
so far as this Congress was concerned, that the
whole volume of the nstional bank currency
was capable OF being ascertained Another
question, which had stared the committee in
the face, was the necessity of redistribution
of the national bank currency, and as he was
the only member of the conference Committee,
who represented section of the country which
had more than its share of bonk note circula-
ton, it would not have been becoming in him
to oppose redistribution. He had therefore
given in his adhesion to report, which propos-
ed to renstribute 600 of the $SO,0OO,O00
now retained by one section of the country
more than it was entitled to by the ratio of
wealth and population. Another feature was
as to the national bank restrve, and on that
point he explained what wonld be the effect of
the bill. He commended the report to the con-
sideration of the House, and particularly to
that section of the country which had steadily
refused two things-an increase of the volume
of the currency and free bankng-and which
had, at the same time, got $80,000.000 more
than it's share OF the currency. He would say
to that section of the country that it could not
afford to stand before the people IN the light of
hestating whether it would do justice in the
distribution of that currency, THAT is, If it re-
fused to permit any more He desired to sug-
gest that that,section of the country was ulti-
mately in the power of the other section, which
only demanded this equitable distribution and
nothing more To do equity was the, surest
way to secure equity. als 'a.1, h.go3od5 qci
>, Mr.. Hawley Of Ct, declared, as New Eng
lander and As = representative of q banking
centre, he was willing to vote for the redistri-
button of $55, 000, 900, if that part of the bill
were separated from the rest. He expected to
have voted on the proposition to that effect Of
fered by Mr.. Kasson. -iiA
Mr.. Hubbell of Michigan, addressed Mr..
Hawley ----- tES
Mr.. Hawley (impetuously)-N word.
Mr.. Hubbsll-Does not the gentleman know
it is impossible to vote for the redistribution
of $685. 900 unless he voted for this bill?
Mr. Hawley-I claim the floor without inter-
ruption. say, as New Highlander, that you
are at liberty to take all OF this currency which
is necessary to equalize the distribution, but
will not vote for any measure that increases
the volume of irredeemable paper currency or
that increases the volume Of currency in
actual use and thereby expands prices, widens
the margin between paper and gold and to that
extent postpones Indefinitely the day of re-
sumption. The gentleman has got to come to
this doctrine just as sure as grass grows and
> MI Kely-No. You have got to abandon
it. .a4ss- l-3asEle .auL
Mr.. Hale of Maine, said that he was like the
gentleman from the committee (Hawley) He
was willing to vote for the redistribution of
bank circulation, but he went further than