The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-10
The Four Million Dollars Currency
Bill.
Merrimon's Substitute Passed.
A Warlike Debate.
The Country's Ruin Predicted.
Especial to the st. Louis Globe.
THE CLOSING SCENES.

publican Senators like Anthony, Sargent and
Stewart, evidently supposed by Others more
cautious in speech, predicted the bankruptcy
of the country and the dissolution of Their
party. MIR. Sargent went to the length OF
threatening an alliance of the maritime
States of the Atlantic and Pacific against the
interior continental States West and South
Senator Thurman referred sarcastically to
the fact that North Carolina Democrat had
shaped policy for the dominant party
Senators BayaLd and Stockton were dgni-
fled in their criticisms. Senator salisbury
came out as aparty whip, and endeavored to
break up the initiation by an ironical appeal
to the Democratic Senators, giving Senator
Morton the credit of working it up. Sena-
tor Schurz was bitterly ironical in his ap.
peals, reading a clever paper that condensed
all the claims made for
CURRENCY EXPANSION,
which he proposed to move as an amend
ment. The proceedings all day were char
acterized by degree OF bitter de-
termination unusual in the Senate. The
conservative minority filibustered for seve-
raj hours, with the evident determination
to stave off the vote, till at last Mr.. Anthony
gave the signal for withdrawal in speech.
There were eight roll calls, four on PROPOSE
tons and four for adjournment. The sub
stitute, as it stood in the morning, con-
tanned four points.
First, increase of legal tenders to 4OO, O00,-
600; second, increase of bank circulation to
the same amount; third, accumulation of
coin in bank vaults by requiring a reserve
of One-forrth of the interest paid thereon !;
fourth, the national debt is not to be in
creased. The third and fourth provision,
were stricken out, after considerable debates
by about four majority. The fourth section
was test vote. There was loss to
INFLATIONIsTS
of votes, the majority being only 3. The
vote on Mr.. MerrimOn's substitute was 20 to
"a. On the motion of Mr.. Sherman to sub
stitute the Finance C 5mmittee's bill slightly
modified, there were % to %, each side losing
Senator. On the final vote the bill was
adopted % to "a. Several pairs were an
nounced, so that the vote would have stood
36 to 81 if these had been present.
An analysis of the vote shows there were
in the majority % Republicans, 6 Demo-
Gratis and Liberal. In
THE MINORITY,
there were Is Republicans, 6 Democrats
and 3 Liberals. The Atlantic States north
of the Potomac (twenty vot. 81 had but two
Senators favorable to expansion. One was
paired, and the other was absent. Penn
sylvania, Ohio and West Virginia gave two
for and four against. The Southern States,
excluding Missouri and West Virginia,
which gave thirteen votes, had two favOra-
Bile absent and three paired. leaving six for
the negative. The remaining majority
votes were from the West and Northwest
only of the Senators, Howard and Chand-
Ter voting n the negative. The six Pacific
Coast votes were cast, one for imitation and
five against
Sectionally considered, then, the South
and West controlled only nine Senators vot-
in nd nf 10 nd a
there was none. The Importance Of the
struggle is the subject of general talk to-
night. Politicians like Morton, Ferry and
Logan
DO NOT SEEM AT ALL TROUBLED
by the talk of their associates. Their vic
tory is really the result of Mortol's leader
ship. Under it the majority have shown a
disposition to accept things most available
among themselves. The minority were di-
vided. They were also too confident of sue
cess at first. There is no doubt but that the
President will sign the bill.
REPRESENTATIVE SHELDON
offered bill, and had the same referred to
the Committee on Commerce, proposing to
contract with McLeans Dredging Company
to keep the bar open at the mouth of the
900 to be paid on twenty
feet being obtained at the bar, and $4,000
per month for maintaining the same, with
$4,000 for every additional foot had in the
passage.
JUDGES TO BE TRIED.
1t is very evident that unless there is
haste to resign, there will be two or three
trials needed at an early day. |
Judges Durell, of Louisiana, Story, of
Western Arkansas, and Busted, of Alaba-
ma, are probably doomed to be tred Ger
tainly it is so with the first ard second
Judge Story's conviction is openly claimed |
to be sure.
CINCINNATI AND VICINITY.
CINCINNATI, April 6-Both parties in the
election OF the city had license
platform. Temperance and anti-temperance
were made the issue in other parts OF the
State. Specials to the Gazette report tenn
perance victories complete in New Lexing-
ton and Morrow, and complete for anti
in Washington Court House,
where the womans movement b. gan,
Franklin and Batavia. Chilli
cothe elected four cOuncilmen, three anti
Lancaster elected four out of
five anti-temperance cOuncilmen. The tim
perance victory in Eaton, led by the Demo-
cratic vote, was the largest ever polled.
The phase of the temperance question
litfers a little according to the locality,
but Is generally contest between license
and prohibition. 1t probably affected the
election in Cincinnati, but this effect was
elt in the wards, and in the votes received
BY individual candidates, as we'll rs in the
'educed vote, caused by anti-license and
prohibition voters staying at home. Du-
ing voting hours the weather was fair all
lay, yet the vote polled was light.
Twenty-Five & ncinnati wards and pre-
incts heard from indicate a pretty full
-ote, with heavy Democratic majorites.
The Enquirers special says Hillsboro has
ected Democratic NJ ,yor with the largest
-ote ever Lolled.
RIAL AND SENTENCE OF THE BISHOP OF PER-
NAMBUCO.
NEW YORK, April 6.-Rio Jaaeiro news
,apers contain details of the trial of the
Right Rev. Bishop of Pernambuco, on the
barge of high crime against the laws of
he Empire of Brazil. The Bishop was found
utility, and sentenced to four years impris- |
,nment with hard labor The RishOn of