The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL.


L JAN. 15.-Sendte. MIR. Morton replied to-
the speech delivered BY MFR. scliurz favoring the
immediate rcsumptioneof specie payment. He
did not believe in rushing into the matter in
hurry, and thought If such should be the. case
the financial condition of the eouatry would be
worse than ever He was m favor of infia
ting the currency to certain extent, and belev-
ed the people of the West fayored hisaideas
Mr., Fentoas agreed with Mr. schurz; although
he thought hasty movement in the direction OF
RESUMPTION would beAdisastrous to the business
of the country Mr.. Howe offered a bill which
| he thought would meet with more taVor
| the essential points of all the others which
have been presented to relieve the finances from
their present depression. ~. Adjourned House.
| "A rule was adopted yesting the appointment
and removal of official reporters IN the Speaker.
Mr., Maynard reported rule, which was laid
| on the table, forbidding the printing OF private
bills on their Introduction. The Naval Appro-
| priation bill came up again, and a long discus
sion ensaed; the amendment oneredby Mr. KAN
dali to punish officers Tor making outiays IN ex.
| offered by Mr.. Loughrldge, excepting cases OF
sudden emergencies, were rejected. Ihe origi-
nal bill, heretofore reported, passed. Adj
| ourned.
| JAN. 18.-Seadte. The finance resolution
was again taken up and Mr.. Sherman addressed
| the Senate. He argued that specie was the only
true standard of value and no other could be es-
| tablished. Congress is bound both by public
faith and good policy 10 bring our currency to
specie standard, We have pledged ourselves to
redeem these notes at the earliest practicable Pc
Rod in coin. Congress has done nothing to bring
! the currency to a gold standard. Four years
have passed away since it promised the people
/ that It would redeem the currency 1mT1e-
| diately, and q dollar greenback is worth no
| more now than it was In March, Isl -Four
hundred millions OF the pubic debt. not Que, snad
| been paid and not single dollar of the debt due
/ has ever been paid. We are living nowin a daily
violation of the pledge made by Congress Adj
/ journed to MondaV HGuse.--Mr. Small offered
| nIV1fio her hOUSpS
/ owned by the Government in the District of CO.
/ mmbia, their expense and uses, and who uses
i them . Mr.. Dawes reported a bill to reimburse
distillers for the amount paid by them in procur-
/ ing the Tice meters, but which were subsequently
| abolished by law. "A number of private bills
were rsporssd re L. MaIy dontee eoesd-
| JAN. f7.-4Hotse@ he House met in Com
Mite of the Whole fer ssgensEal. discussion on
/ miscellaneous topics, Mr.. Rusk in the chair.
Speeches were made BY Mr. Harris, OF georgia,
on civil rights, and by Messrs Kelley, Towns
end and Burchard on finance and CURRENCY.
Adjonrnedsa zNss azIss@ IS
kJAN, -isenate.--Mr. Bogy introduced 3
j bill to reimburse Missouri for the expenses ir
arrning and equipping troops duringthe latewar
...s Mr.. Thurman presented petition askint
protection for the Winnebago Indians, and hi
stated in connection with It that these people ar
citizens of the United States, and should be pro
teeted as SUCH. Mr. Wright stated that he hat
ll6tened &fkenllHely 20 every speech, I0F ahgnt
that had been made on the finance question, bu
they only dazkened his course. He5opposed re
sumption, and thought that the eurrenc.
silver the only proper ecirculatin
medium was fast dying out. The nation violate
no pledge it has ever made by not redeenin
these notes until it chooses to do so.. Adjourned
House-Mr. Wilson, of Indiana, presented
resolution, the substance of which was that ow
ing to the stringency in money matters, some
!, thing should be done to relieve the country, an
that an increase in the circulating medium wa
the only way of increasing the revenues and (
avoiding the present necessities of increasin
I taxation. This was considered test TnoveneI
, !, in ths House. The resolution was rejected.
1 Adjouraed.