The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-14
CON G r E S S.
The Conference Committees Report on the
Currency Bill Rejected in the House.
A NEW COMMITTEE ORDERED.
The Senate Amendments to the
Moiety Bill.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June IS. IS,


erence to the proper committees, Mr. WEST, TepJ
OF La, irom the Committee ON transportation,
reported adversely on the House bill providing
for the construction OF the Fort st. Philip canal,
and the committee was discharged from It's further
consideration.
He also reported, from the same committee, an
amendment to the River and Harbor Appropriation
BILL which prov .des Tor the appointment by the
President OF a board OF engineers, to be composed
of two from the army, two from the coast survey
and three from civil life, which board shall make
survey OF the mouth OF the Mississippi River with
a view to determine the best method of obtaining
and maintaining depth Of water SUFFICIENT for
the purposes OF commerce either by canal from
SAID river to the waters OF the Gull or by deepen
ing one or more OF the natural outlets OF said
river, and said Board shall make full and detailed
estimate and statement OF the cost OF each OF said
plans; and shall report the same, together with
their opinion thereon showing which oil all said
plans they deem preferable, giving their reasons
therefor to the Secretary OF War, to be presented
at the commencement Of the second session OF the
Forty-thiru congress. The amendment proposes
TO appropriate $50, 900, or so much Thereon may
be necessary to de!ray the expenses OF said sur.
vev
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. SHERMAN, (rep) Of Ohio. from the Commit
admit free Of duty merchandise sunk Tor two years
and afterwards recovered, and the committee was
discharged from It's further CONSIDERATION.
He also reported adversely on the House bill
amendatory of the act OF May q. 1872, to provide
LOT the abatement or department Of taxes on dis.
titled spirits IN bond destroyed by casualty, ana
the committee was discharged from Its further
consideration.
I Mr. WRIGHT, (rep) Of Iowa. from the Judiciary
Committee, called up the House DILL providing Tor
the collection OF moneys due the United states
from tie Pacific Railroad companies.
Mr. ALLISON (rep.) OfI0wa submitted an amend
ment providing that the Union Pacific Railroad
company shall operate It's entire line as con.
n m md nv ~ n
suits brought against that road may be heard and
Mr. CoSKLrNa, frep.) OF N Y, said the amend
ment was not germane to the BILL being a question
as to whether the terminus OF the Union Pacific
Railroad Was In Nebraska or Iowa He knew 1t
was an important question, but thought 1t mad
better be offered as an independent measure.
brought against the Union Pacific Railroad IN Iowa
and Nebraska. II was impossible TO find the proper
E eo on whom to serve the Were
! Withdraw the amendment Tor the present and
submit 1t to some other bill.
! The amendment reported by the Judiciary Com
mittee was agreed to, and the bill was passed.
THE CASE OF SENATOR MITCHELL.
Mr.. MORTON. repJ OF Ind, from the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, reported back the
several memorials containing charges against
asked that the committee be discharged from a
further consideration Of the subject
MIR. MORTON said it afforded him great pleasure
to state that the committee was unanimous IN the
! opinion that the charges contained nothing against
!
| Alter the consideration OF bills reported by the
! Committee on Military Affairs, most OF which had
| diers the Chair laid before the Senate the resolu-
ton Of Inc house dlsasreeng to tine report % OF the
! asking for new conference.
Mr.. WRIGHT moved that the Senate insist upon
| Its amendments and grant the conference.
/ Mr. EDMUNDs moved That the Senate adhere to
| it's amendments. He said he did not think any
thing conld be gained ny any urtner efforts Of
Senate to see II this mandy -pambying with the
House should be continued. He Withdrew his
| motion to adhere and moved that the subject DC
| referred to the Finance committee.
Mr.. SHERMAN SAID It would be rather unusual
to refuse the request OF the House Tor new re!er-
ence. II the Senator from Iowa mr. wright
! thought he conld be more successful with u con-
ference than the preceding committee, he ONT.
snerman) hoped 1t would be granted The House,
| by large majority, had asked Tor a new confer
Senate to refuse. He would vote for the new con-
ference, though he did not think any thing would
Mr.. EDMuNDs said the sooner this subject should
be disposed Of the happier the people OF the United
States would be. so long as Congress kept this
thing going like cros5cut Saw there would be dis
satisfaction. He thought the views OF the two
sides so widely opposed, and language was so in
adequate to express what either side wanted, that
the sooner clear cut be made the better 1t would
| be for all. The FINANCIAL question would be lett
to specie payment at the earliest practicable time.
! There had been complaints rom the West that his
section had more tnan It's share OF the circulation.
! The people OF the East, through their representa-
| tives here had said to them, Take your snare"
and why should there be any more demands
| Everybody said this tnanci measure was tree
| when yielded no fruit, and what was the use OF
shaking its branches any mores He would
say to the people OF the West, take the
circulation you want from New England, but let
Congress mold fast TO that pledge oil both platform
and statute Tor return to specie payment, and
| the day woul1 come when VIC would have such
payment.
MIR. SHERMAN again urged for new Conference
| Committee. The one or which he was a member
had worked together for week, yielding and con-
ferrng, but new committee might make some
proposition which would be agreed to.
Mr.. EDMUNDs said he thought the two Houses OF
| Congress wider apart Oh this question than ever
confer with the House further on this subject He
thought the Finance Committee could perfect some
proposition 10 be submitted to the House as well
as the Senate, and it would be agreed to as soon
as any Conference Committee report
Mr. SHERMAN said the finance Committee had
nopower to propose fresh amendments.
Mr.. EDNuNDs said II had and II the matter be
referred to 1t all bills and amendments oil the
House, as well as OF the senate, would be opened
anew.
Mr. THURMAN said for some years there had been
complaint from the West that certain Eastern
states had an undue portion OF national bank cur
rency. An opportunity had been presented here
for redistribution Of $40 600 900, and he appealed
why waste the remaining six seven days OF this
session IN a ruitless discussion. This question
lore the people. Ultimately it would be reduced
to u question Of whether we should have sound
currency or an paper ~ rss me nc
subject to the Finance Committee, rs ne mad no
| hope for a good result IRON q new conference
committee.
MIR. SCoTT favored new conference, and said
! he had not lost all nope. There was PHI on the
calendar to provide Tor redistribution or the cur
| rency, watch could be taken up at any time. He
! did not think the country was pledged to return
! 10 specic PAYMENT at the earliest practicable mo.
ment. The pledge was to adopt measures to re-
turn TO specie payment, ana Lne report perfected
/ measure in that direction. though II was not as
good a one as he would like to have. lie would
! vote for new conference SO long as there was
| any hope OF an agreement upon something
| MIR. MORroN, thought 1t was the duty OF the
| Senate TO grant the conference.
After furtner discussion the vote was taken on
the motion OF Mr.. Edmunds TO refer the subject "
| the Finance Committee and 1t was rejected.
The question then being on Mr.. Wright's motion
that the Senate insist upon its amendments and
grant a Committee OF Conference, II was agreed
to-yeas IS, nays II, as follows:-
YrAs-Messrs Allison. Bayard, Bogy, Foreman, Car
pentcr, Chandler, Clayton. Cragin, Dorsey Ferry Of
Michigan Gilbert Godthwaite Gordon, Harvey, Hitch