Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-22
FORTYTHIRD CONGRESS,
THURSDAY, January -, 1874.

| recitiDg her troubles as connected with her
| casting vote at Rochester, y. V, in the Presi
Dental election of 1872, and asking that the fine
imposed upon her be remitted. The memorial
/ was referred.
| Mr.. Scott presented a petition OF Philsdel-
phia merchants asking tue issue of S-65 CON
| yertble fund. Referred TO the Committee Oh
Finance.
| Also. petitions of citizens of PIttsburg asking
10 be reimbursed for expenses incurred in fOrti-
| Tying tina city in 1868. Referred to Committee
on Claims
Mr.. Conover presented resolutions of FIorid a
legislature on affairs in Cuba. Read and laid
on the table.
THE CAPITOL AND CAPITOL GROUNDS.
! Mr.. Morrill, (Ntl, from Committee on Public
| Buildings and Grounds, reported House bill to
prov de fire eNtinguishers for the Capitol; passed.
AIso, bill appTOpTlatlng 5000 for Typographical
survey of the grounds for he Capitol extension
and the improvement thereof.
| Mr.. Sumner asked whether the committee
had come to any conclusion in regard TO the
trees.
Mr.. Morrill, said the committee had not, but
| he thought that arrangements would be made
| be spared.
MIR. Sumner said that he generally io,ned in
the prayer, " Noodman, spare that tree" but
| he thought that the acknowledged rules of
| architecture and of taste we're now that trees
should 81. not be suffered in too much profusion.
| The view OF the Capitol one of the finest
| buildings in the world, was now obscured in
| several directions by trees and he thought they
| should be thinned out. There was one tree
|
cent beech, which was in full view from the
| marble steps on the Senate wing.
Mr.. Morrill, thought this discussion was rather
| premature, but said that the whole subject
| would receive due consideration.
| The bill was then passed.
| MIR. Anthony, from the Committee on Print
| ing, reported bill prohibiting hereafter the
publication of any speech in the Congressional
| Record not actually delivered in either house
| OF Congress. Passed.
MIR. Spencer, from Commute on Commerce
| reported with amendment bill for the protection
| OF and to facilitate the execution OF certain
works at the mouth of the Mississippi river,
and asked for its present consideration.
Mr.. Clayton objected, and it went over.
| ECONOMY.
| Mr.. Sherman submitted a resolution in
structlng the Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds TO inquire into the expediency Of
| suspending the expenditures OF appropriations
| for all public works not actually commenced
ana covering the same into the Treasury.
Passed.
| PERSONAL EXPLANATION
| Mr.. clayton rose to personal explanation,
| and sent to the desk to be read An extract from
the Boston IdreriiSer, containing the partieu-
lars of an interview between him and the Post
master General on the subject of his applica-
ton for the establishment of free letter deli
| very at Little Rock; which statements, he said
were destitute of foundation. He said that the
difficulties between him and the Postmaster
General bad been settled to the satisfaction of
both. lie recited the circumstances connected
with his application for free letter delivery at
| Little Rock, and said that he had not told the
| Sun he weuld see him in a warm place before
| he would vote for any appropriations for his
department; but he had intimated that he
| would not vote for appropriations for the free
delivery under certain circumstances.
| Mr.. Sherman, from Committee on Commerce
reported adversely on bill TO establish port of
delivery at Jefferson, Texas, and il was in
| definitely postponed.
Mr.. Morton submitted a resolution which was
| referred to the Committee on Post Offices, that
no amendment to a post route bill, proposing to
create new route, shall be entertained unless
1t has first been considered by the Committee
on Post Offices
The unfinished business, being the
RESOLUTION ON THE SUBJECT OF THE FISAN-
CEs,
was taken up.
Mr.. Boutwell, said be had not intended to par
tlcipate in this debate but for the arraignment
Of his course by the Senator from Missouri,
(Schurz.)
Mr.. Boutwell, was speaking in reply to Mr..
Schurz when our report closed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Shanks tlnd) Or esented certain memorials and
protests OF the Indians of the Indian territory.
Referred TO the Committee on Indian office
Mr.. Hooper (Mass) presented the memorial
OF the convention OF chief engineers held IN
Baltimore In october last in relation to the
adoption of fire ladder. Referred.
Mr.. Hale, n. " from the Committee on the
District OF Columbia reported back the bill
making grant OF lands to aid the schools of
the District of Columbia. and il was referred 10
the Committee on Public Lands.
MIR. Houshton (Cal.) introduced a bill TO es-
tablish uniform registry of seagoing vessels,
and for the additional protection OF lie on shin,
board. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Burchard (Ill.), the Secre-
tary of War was directed TO communicate to
the House the report of the survey Of the Gale
ma river, made in 1870.
Mr.. Garfield (ohio), from the committee Of
conferences on the bill fixing the compensation
OF the ofnclal reporters, submitted a report,
which was agreed to. The amount apprOpri-
ated 10 each house for each Congress is Si2 900,
or S2l eco per session.
THE MATCH TAX.
Mr.. Dawes, (Mass.) from the Committee of
ways and Means, reported adversely upon the
OIL to repeal the stamp duty on friction
matches, and also to repeal the stamp tax on
bank checks. He said be made these reports In
order that the question might be discussed at a
day to be liked. The whole question of re-
duction of taxation would then come up. The
repeal OF these bills would lose to the govern
ment at least IS 600 900 in taxes. BY disc using
the question the House would get some light on
the subject, and 1t could be ascertained il the
tax on these articles could with safety be trans
ferred to other articles. The committee was of
the same feeling as the committee of the last
House, that these taxes should not be removed.
Mr.. Monroe (Ohio) said he had introduced the
bill to repeal the duty on matches, because
matches we're to many people a necessary of
nfe The present law imposing a stamp tax had
driven the business away from the small dealers
and made the business perfect monopoly in
the hands of extensive dealers.
Wednesday next was then fixed as the time
for the consideration of the bills
TIE CIRCULATING MEDIUM.
MIR. Dawes, (Mass,) from the same COM
mittee, reported a bill fixing the amount of
legal tender notes at s4O0, OO0, 900 and prohibit
ing any future reserve.
MIR. Beck. a member of the committee, said
ne hoped when this bill came up for considers
ton Ii would be considered on its own merits
and not with reference to any question OF infia-
ton or contraction. 1t would be starting point
for the future acson of the Committees OF
Banking and Currency and Ways and Means
and II wonid also settle all doubts as to the
amount OF legal tender currency to be issued.
The amount of money that should be in circula-
ton was $500, 100000, but by the illegal action
Of the Secretary OF the Tresury and Treasurer
Of the United States the sum Of Si4 900 900 was
withheld from circulation.
Mr.: Cox said this bill was nothing more nor
less than attempt to legalize the Issue Of the
forty-fOur million reserve.
The bill was then referred to the Committee
of the Whole House.
Mr.. Kasson, from the same committe, re-
ported bill to take the tax of deposits of
banks which were purely savings institutions,
which was also referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
Mr.. Sheldon, La.,l from the same commit
tee, reported bill to establish bonded ware
houses for the storage of imported rice Intended