The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-12
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SENATE :
WAsHnaToa, June 10.
RRNroNsTRAEoE BY pnnADR1pH1A MRa-
.. CHANTs,

passage Of the eOlh section Of the pending
tariff bill.
ARTtCIRs FOR CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on
Finance, reported favorably on House bill
10 admit free Of duty articles intended for
the International Exhibition. The bill
was passed. psJr~.-ST3-.{. ; ~
PETITION FOR DUTY ON IRON AND FOR
.. FREE RANKING. o.. ....
Mr.. Scott presented q memorial OF the
working men oil Pennsylvania asking for
the restoration Of the Ten per cent duty
on iron and steel and for tree banking
Referred. ~
I.I o6RRBNcY. ps,.a5.
Mr.. Morton moved that the pending
and all prior orders be laid aside, and thai
the Senate proceed 10 the consideration
Of the report OF the Committee of Confer
ence on the Currency Bill. Agreed to,
and the report was read OF length. ~
Mn, MORTON EXPLAINS TIE RANKING RE-
PORT.
Mr." Morton explained the report AZ
taking away the monopoly feature from
the national banking system by making
banking free, etc. NThels theory Of the
BILL" said Mr.. Morton, "is that the tive
per cent bonds will by January 1st, 1873,
be at par in coin, and that 0. &. notes be.
ing convertible into them, will also be at
par" that In the meantime U. s: notes.
will gradually appreciate from their pres:
ent discount to par, and that this appre-
citation will be gentle and slow, not ex-
ceedtng 81 per cent per annum, go that
specie payments may be brought about
without oppression to the debtor class, or
arrangement Of the business OF the couu-
Try. Should the theory Of the bill not be
realized, Congress will be In session
when the time arrives for the conversion
OF notes into bonds, and can by legfsls-
ton relieve, the country or banks from
any contraction, derangement, or evil re-
sulting from this enactment. This bill
has been prepared in the spirit Of a COM
promise, having In view such an expan-
sion OF currency as may be necessary to
meet the demands ot the country, and at
tho same time TO bring currency By grad.
ual process up 10 par value, n
MIR. Sherman said he thought the bill A
lair compromise. Both Houses Of Con-
gress deaired q gradual approach to a
specie standard, and this bill would Sc
cure that end.
Mr.. Boutwell, said he desired 10 ask the
gentleman from Ohio and the committee
what knowledge they had Of the conli-
ton Of affairs which would exist in 1878
which would justify this step to specie
payments-a step which they did not dare
take now. The Senate was asked 10 do a
thing three years hence which It did not
dare do now; and who knew what the
condition ol affairs would be thenS
Mr. Sherman said the Senator from
Massachusetts disclosed his opinion that
the country could not return to specie nav.
ments in 1878. He (Shermanl believed
the United States Of America had the
power and ability 10 redeem its notes in
TWO years from this time.
hr. Jones, Of Nevada, opposed, and
Harvey and Logan favored the bill.
IN RELATION TO q. 8. CIRCUIT COURTS.
Mr.. Carpenter, from the Committee on
tho Judiciary, reported q bill to deter
mine the Jurisdiction Of Circuit Courts of
the United States, to regulate the removal
OF causes from State Courts, and for other
purposes, which was ordered printed and
recommitted 10 the committee, ID ghrT
Pending the discussion CD the confer.
ence report on the currency bill, the Sen.
atc went into Executive session and soon
after adjourned.
a.. f q H0UsE. e ID.
TO AUTHORIZE SALE CT SOLDIERS HOME
AT HARRoDaBURG, KY.
Mr.. Durham introduced bill authoriz.
Ing tho Board Of Commissioners OF the
Soldiers Homo to sell the property be.
longing 10 the Soldiers Home at Hsrrods.
burg, KY, known as the Harrodsburv
Spring property, on such terms as NAV be
approved BY the Secretary Of War, which
was passed. t g4 I.g.0'.1
1.-THE VIRGINIA JUDICIAL DIsTRIcTs.
On motion Of Mr.. Hunter, Senate bill
supplementary to the third section Of the
act to divide Virginia into two judicial
districs was taken from the Speakers
table and passed. gg.l.. -
After personal explanation between
Messrs. Donan and Storms In reference 10
some comments Of tho latter on the action
Of the Committee on Printing the House
proceeded 10 the business on the Sneak.
ers table and disposed thereof by unanI.
nous consent.
NOTHING FOR TIE WASHINGTON MoNu-
MENT.
Mr. EldEidge moved to suspend the
rules and make 1t In order to add TO the
Civil Appropriation bill an item Of S75,-
goo for tho Washington Monument which
was negatived; yeas 14s, nays 81, Not
tWo.thilds voting in the Affirmative.
Mr. Maynard remarked that the Com
mittee on the Washington Monument
had intended to have asked FOR small
appropriation for monument 10 the
mother Of Washington at Fredericksburg,
but In view OF the vote just taken the
Committee would not now submit the
proposition.
suNDRY APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole, Mr.. Dawes In tho Chair,
on the. sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
II appropriates twenty-lhree million dol.
lars. The first paragraph In the bill was
an appropriation Of 81 ,645,507 for public
printing and paper including the cost Of
printing debates with q provision that
the wages OF the Government printers
and binders shall not be above the aver
age price Of similar work in New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Mr.. Hawley, Of Connecticut, moved TO
strike out the last provision, chiefly on the
ground OF the higher cost OF living In
Washington than in other cities. /
| Mr. Garna16 anoannl A..