The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-14
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WASHINGTON, May 1s.


WAsHMdToN, May 18.
suRpRY BILLS,
Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee o.
Claims, reported adversely on the petitio
of Dempsey 6 0'Toole for stationar,
| Furnished the Interior Department
| MI. Chandler, by request Introduce,
q bill for tho better protection Of fnmi
grants. Referred. = ~ '''1ti''
MIR. Sherman introduced bill 10 recIt,.
late commerce among the several Slate
and with foreign nations. Referred.
MIR. Oglesby introduced a bill for III,
reliet Of the Chickasaws and the protec
tion Of freedmen. Referred,
Mr. Davis, by unanimous consent ad
dressed the Senate upon the bill intro
d1ced by him appropriating $500, 900 L
reimburse the State OF West Virginia ant
its citizens Tor losses incurred by reason
Of the destruction Of bridges, court holses
school houses, churches, &c, by the Fed
eral troops during the late war. He spokt
Of the organization Of his State govern.
ment and the situation Of the State during
the war, claiming that she had been Iowa
70 the government from the very begin
ming, bat from her peculiar situation sbt
was forced 10 bear the brunt of hard
knocks and cruel blows from both con.
tending armies. He appealed TO the Sen.
ators to do justice TO the claim as well as
70 those Of the border and Southern
States.
Mr. Scott said that unless the Senator
from Ohio (Sherman) deemed II his duty
10 call up the Finance bill, he (Seoti)
would ask the Senate To proceed 10 the
consideration Of the bills from the Conn
mittee on Claims.
MIR. Sherman said he did not feel Il In.
cumbent On him to move to take up the
finance bill, but he hoped It's considera-
tion would not occupy more than to-day
and tomorrow.
Mr.. Scott gave notice that after the
finance bill was disposed Of he would ask
the Senate to consider the bills from the
Committee on Claims.
The Senate then proceeded TO the con-
eideratlon Of the finance bill.
Mr. Window submitted the following
resolution, which he gave notice that be
would ask tho Senate to consider after
the Finance and Civil Rights bills shall
have been disposed Of.
ReSOlped, That the Committee on Ap.
propriations bo and are hereby instructed
10 report amendments to the River and
Harbor bill, making appropriations ior
completing the surveys and estimates for
each OF the improvements recommen ded
by the Select Committee on Transporta.
tion on the four routes indicated in their
report.
The resolution on Windom's motion
was ordered 10 lie on the table and be
printed.
Mf. Logan inquired what would be the
general result Of the bill, whether II
would be for initiation or contraction, =
Mr.. Sherman replied that one of the
sections provided ior expansion and an
other for contraction. The general effect
upon the whole would be to expand The
currency, but with such restrictions and
limitations as not to cause depreciation,
Mr. Logan said the second and third
sections Of the bill would work a con.
traction of over iorty million dollars. The
bill did good deal more than It intended
to do. He denied that it gave anY il.
crease 10 the currency, and that there was
anything IN 1t except the name OF free
banking. 1tproVided for the retirement
first OF fifty per cent OF the greenbacks, as
the new national bank notes were issued,
and also compelled them to keep 25 per
cent In legal tenders upon the amount Of
their deposits, and an. additional 5 per.
cent in the treasury for redemption pur.
poses, so that 1t worked contraction to
tho extent Of 10 per cent. '-53 -
MIR. Wright gave notice that he would
offer an amendment providing that an
amount Of United States notes equal to
25 per cent OF additional National Bank
notes issued should be retired instead Of
80 per cent as reported by the Committee,
Mr.. Scott called up the amendment ol
the Finance Committee presented BY him
yesterday. Mr.. Scott said that he offered
the amendment in the interest Of the Gov.
ernment for the convenience OF Banks.
Mr.. Schurz said the reserve which the
Banks are required 10 keep Is for the pur.
pose Of paying deposltors should they dc.
mand 1t, and that the reserve should be in
the currency Of the country. Gold was
not the currency at this time and had no
business In the Bank reserves. Tho
amendment was rejected, yeas 10; nays
81. Din. -g 40 I,,. 49,. 49,
I Mr.. Wright substituted an amendment,
OF which he gave notice, to strike out fifty
per cent and insert twenty-five per cent
as the amount otgreenbacks 10 be retired.
Pending the discussion on .Wright's
amendment, Anthony moved that the
Senate proceed to executive business.
MIR. Sherman gave notice that to.mor.
row he would ask the Senate to remain
in session and finish the financial bill.
The Indian appropriation bill was re.
ceivcd from the House and referred TO the
Committee on Appropriations. l
The Senate went into executive session,
and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. Butler, Of Massachusetts,, asked and
obtained leave for the Judiciary Com
mittee to report at any time the Geneva
award bill.
The House then went into q Committee
of the Whole. =
Mr.. Parker, Of MISSOURI, Chairman on
the bill Of the amended law Of FEBRUARY
%, 1871, for better security Of life on
board Of steam vessels.
The bill was finally got through the
Committee and was reported to the House
and passed, the title being amended so as
to read ITO revise and amend and consol.
idate the laws relating to the security Of
life on board ofvessels propelled in whole
or In part BY steam"
/. The House then went again into q
Committee Of the Whole. Mr., Niblack
in the chair, on the deficiency bill. After
progressing as far as the 18th page the
Committee arose.