The Portland daily press., 1874-03-25

It meant death to free trade, and if Senator
Ferry was in favor of extending the system of
national banks he was in favor of extending the
national indebted ness He denied that the bill
just reported made currency elastic. On the
contrary it fixed the amount by just as arbitra-
he felt adverse to the bill now, he thought lit
infinitely better than imitation. He quoted from
the I'd section of the bill and said he could not
support il because it was too severe in its pro-
Visions
Pending the discussion the Senate went into
executive session and at 5.15 adjourned.
HOUSE.
After considerable animated discussion an at
tempt by Messrs. O'Neil and Meyers of Penn
sylvania, to make personal or privilege ques-
ton out of mistakes in Washington papers in
regard to their votes on the four hundred mil
non bill yesterday, which attempt the Speaker
refused to countenance the House proceeded to
the discussion of the Georgia contested case
AFTER three hours discussion, the minority
resolution that Rawls, the sitting member, was
e e1s TO seat was rejected, yeas ", nays
10 ana the majority resolution declaring Sloan
yeas 135, nays "a.
II was purely party vote except that Ban
ming of Ohio, Fort of Illinois, and Shoemaker
OF pennsylvania, voted with the Democrats.
Andrew Sloan then came forward and took the
modified, not the iron-clad OATH
Mr.. McCrary of Iowa, after an unsuccessful
eHort TO have some arrangement made for tax
ing vote on the bill to regulate interstate rail-
road commerce, gave notice that he would
rove the previous question on the passage Of
the bill at O'Clock tomorrow.
Mr.. Dawes offered resolution giving the
committee on Ways and Means authority to
send Tor persons and papers, and to administer
paths in all cases pending for examination be-
lore 1t from time to time Adopted.
W. Il. Roberts of New York said, am re-
qqested by the workingmen's committee of
NeW York to present memorial to the House
Oh representatives in favor of the eight hour
law, and for the removal of the supervising
Srcnitect OF the Treasury. This memorial is
s'gned by 1000 persons. representing the Typ
ographical Unian and various trades and labor
ing societies in New York CITY, In presenting it
aeslre to express my entire and full approval
OF the objects of the memorialists. 1 request
That the memorial be read at the clerks desk
and printed in the Congressional Record.
Mr., Maynard-I object to that; let the me.
mortal come under the rule.
Mr.. Roberts-The gentleman from Tennes.
the bankers and brokers of New York, but be.
cause it comes from the workingmen he OBJ
jects.
Mr.. Maynard-The gentleman from New
York measures other.people's corn by his own
half bushel.
Mr.. Roberts, measure that gentleman nv
his acts.
Mr.. Maynard-I have right to object to
having the memorial read in the House and
printed in the Record, and insist upon my OBJ
lection.
The memorial was read and ordered to be
printed, but not in the Record, and was refer
red to the Committee on Civil Service Reform
The House proceeded to the discussion of the
bill to regulate inter State railroad commerce,
and Mr. Willard of Vermont. made consti-
lie declared every impulse of his nature was
on the side of the people in any controversy
with railroad companies, and if he could be
shown safe and wise and constitutional means
to put restrictions upon them, he would be in
favor of adopting it, The powers, rights and
duties of those corporations were wholly Great
ed by State laws, and it was just as much an
impairment of vested rights for Congress to say
particular price as it would be to pass law
that they should carry freights for nothing.
The House took recess. The evening ses-
sion will be devoted to the same subject.