New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-03
WILD CONGRESS- LIST SESSION

Mr.. CAMERON (Rspc cHn'p prooohOcu [" pun
tion signed by large Number OF oltlnhS oi ho"'"o"
County Penn asking for free banking uDeer tne Ma
tonaI banking system. Referred to tho Committee on
Finance.
Mr. SHERMAN rep. Ohio presented resolutions OF
the Chicago Merchants Exchange against any further
OF paper money and stating that the action OF the
Illinois Senators Ia advocating tho Increase OF such
money based misrepresentation. Referred to the
Committee on Finance Ia presenting the petition Mr.
Sherman said was also signed by rs loading merchants
Of Chicago. representing s8o.O0o,Or capital a., . -
against me character Of the men VINO signed the re-
solutonsas they were all respectable put no
was composed OF ton men. and thoy had been going
around for the last ten days procuring signatures OF
had an snizatIon which they called the Merchants
Exchange, and 1t was members OF this body who adopt
ed The resolutions The meeting did not represent the
business Of Chicago the Board OF Trade OF that
city composed of 1926 men He tMr Logan had re-
cciyed letter from one OF the signers stating that MS
name there without his authority.
Mr.. LOGAN presented a petition signed by Potter
j. Young ScammoD and Peter Schultz OF Chicago ask
lug for increase tho volume Of tue paper cur
rency. He said that these six men had doue more to
build up the City OF Chicago than any other persons
there He also presented petitions OF similar nature
IRON the Mayor and majority or the Board VI Alder
men OF that city, 100 leading business firms and 81
prominent merchants another signed py 100 mann so
respectable citizens another signed by $500 business
and small traders. and iinai one signed Dy all the
merchants OF Evanston, q city near Chicago; Oil OIL
which were referred to the Committee on Finance
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from citizens OF Wisconsin against any contract OF
tho legal tender notes, Referred TO the Committee on
Mr. ALCORN crop. Mlss) presented petition from
citizens OF DE Soto County. IN that state Tor the refund
ment Of the cotton tax Referred 10 the Judiclary
Committee.
Nh. SUMNER G.b. Rep Mass presented petition
OF ladies OF York, setting forth the services rem
dered by them during he and asking for pension.
Referred to the Committee on Pensions.
The bill reported from the Committee on Public Build
ngs and Grounds few days ago. IN relation to emoy-
the bronze statue OF Jefferson from the grounds at
the Executive Mansion to the old hall OF the House OF
Representatives. taken up and passed.
The bill reported from the Committee on Public Lands
to extend the time for completing the scOnsn Central
Mir FRELINGHUYsEN (isep., N j. introduced a res
form the senate whether United States securities bonds
notes. aud fractional currency have and being pre-
Joint Committee on Retrenchmcnt; If any change has
been made therein aud what the for such
change and what safeguards have been adopted against
fraudulent issues OF said securities Agreed TO-.
Mr INGALLS, Rep., Kan) introduced a bill for the
the Committee Indian Affairs. AisO a bill author
izng the Secretary Of Interior the funds from
Referred to the Committee on Indian AiFIirs Also,
bill to enable the Central Branch OF the Union Pacific
Railroad submit Its claims against the United states
under existing laws and decisions OF tue United states
Supreme Court Referred to the Committee on the Jul
The CHAIR laid before the Senate the Joint resolu-
tons OF the Kansas legislature IN favor OF Iho transfer
Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs Also,a
lonI m % 81 n he sae Of certain adjusted
Tor Indian depredations in X ,nsas. Referred to the
Committee Indian Affairs Also. resolutions OF the
Republican State Central Committee OF south Carolina
reply to allegations III inc RESOLUTIONS OF Tue lax
payers' Convention in regard to excessive taxation im
posed by the State OF South Carolina Referred To the
The bin in regard TO the appointment OF a commission
To investigate into the alcoholic liz traffic taken
up. aud Mr PRATT Rep Ind spoke in favor Of its
passage. -.- -
The morning hour having expired. the bill was laid
the unfinished business being the House bill in
gard to the Centennial Exhibition.
Mr.. SARGENT (Rep.. CALI said there doubt
that centennial anniversary OF American ind2pen-
dence would be celebrated in brilliant manner
whether this exhibition was held not. The event
would be celebrated In every hamlet, village, and town
from Canada TO tho Gulf, aud from to ocean, by
the ringing of bells and sound OF cannon Any local
hbton. it should be- under the auspices OF tho
Government OF the United States. would dwinde into
nsgnifcance compared to the celebration carried on
by the people OF tue ThCs c county, ,n he
from Pennsylvania had pressed the matter upon the
Senate lie argued that the National Treasury not
Tho present fiscal year had been begun with s6O00Go,
but account Of heavy falling of in receipts there
omy was exercised. The claims of the Mixed Commls
SION for .2oOocoo and those OF the southern Claims
which. with the deficiency bills TO be passed,
at the beginning of the fiscal year about $1,000
and he had not included the claim OF the district OF
panic alone was not the cause OF the falling on in re-
cepts The customs revenue hah been falling of for tho
cis saa II, ip "o Ui Priend from MI
scott said the floor OF the Senate that 0CO0J0
from the National Goyernment would be sufficient.
Mr.. SARGENT then quoted from speeches Of Senator'S
and Representatives made when the matter first
before Congress- to show that was then declared that
but that private individuals would take all the stock.
He said the Commissioners OF the Exhibition were men
without experience such matters and II there should
be deficiency OF s6,OOO0oo or 100000 after
ward T,s The Ssie ta the Would ye"Se
pledged 10 pay 1t should this bill be passed. 10
to time tho faith OF the Government had not been
would not now. The city of Phadelphia had appro
prated 10000 and the state Of Pennsylyanla soooO0
but the money appropriated by PHILADELPHIA and
Pennsyyania was not f9s tue actual EXPENSES OF tIe
the Treasury and take out Gooo0 10 pay for the Ex
p he W o thew nS had hall to
be permanently set aside for the benefit OF the city aud
Such a request the part OF Pennsylvania and Phia-
dephia was selfish. Was there any reasonable hope
scale OF less expense than that vlennai There was
no wasefuness there OF funds charges OF corruption
from the United states 1t had charged that the
Secretary OF state had not carried out the law In regard
To extending Invitations to foreign nations
Mr.. SCOTT (Rep., PENN said that nobody connected
with the Exhibition had charged want Of ardor
the part OF the Secretary OF State There had been
misconstruction OF the law. but no want OF zeal
Mr. SARGENT rep, CALI said he regretted that the
Presidential campaign would be going on aud the minds
Of men would be t naamed Foreign Powers would be
They would realize the scenes portrayed by Dickens
in Martin Chuzzewit. Mr.. Sargent read q
description OF Martins arrival In New. York, and
said he supposed the NewYork key hole reporter
toned The Nen- York Sun. lLsughterl Look back
two years ago. with Gen. Grant side and
Mr. Greeley the other Columns OF bilngsgate
published, and such would be the in 1875. The
American people at that time presented the aspect
of any period 10 the four years.
Mr. MORRILL, Qsep, W. said the Centennial should
be celebrated and exhibition held He had doubt
IL would be held II would be dscredtable to the nation
IT, 100 years OF 1t could afford to have
exhibition but should be national In Its character He