Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-13
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Under the call
of States large number of bills were in
PRODUCED and referred.
By Mr.. Randall-To re-organize the In
ternal Revenue Department and reduce its
force.
National Workshops i'm Every County.
By Mr.. Towndes- aid in establishing
polytechnic schools in every county in the
States and Territories.
By Mr.. Hale of Maine-For inquiring
into the condition of the United States
| navy.
By Mr.. Dawes-To regulate the seizure
and examination of invoices, books and pa
pers in customs revenue cases.
By Mr.. Bery-TO establish uniform and
elastic currency and reduce the national
debt.
BY Mr.. Hyde-To repeal the internal
tax on tobacco.
By Mr.. Field, making Treasury notes a
legal tender for customs duties; also to
prevent financial panics by the issue of s.
65-lOO bonds and the forty-four millions
reserve.
By Mr.. Negley to protect persons of for
eign birth from unauthorized constraint or
forced servitude.
Throwing a Fish TO the Whale.
The motion made by Mr.. Kelley before
the holidays to suspend the rules and adopt
a resolution declaring it TO be the sense of
the House that taxes shall not he increased
but that extraordinary means, if any be re-
quired for the support of the Government,
shall be obtained by temporary loan or
loans bearing low rate of interest in cur
rency and redeemable in United States
notes, came up for action.
Mr.. Wood suggested a division of the
resolution and TO have the House pass af-
firmaiiyely on the first part and to post
pOne decision on the second part.
Mr.. Kelly objected and called for the
yeas and NAYS.
Mr.. Potter suggested that the political
cOnundrum be referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Beck wanted to stop the humbug if
he could, and moved an adjournment.
The House refused to adjourn.
Mr.. Scotield suggested TO his colleague
to modify the resolution by requiring that
the deficiency shall be made upby economy
and retrenchment.
Mr.. Kelley wanted vote on the resolu-
ton as submitted by him, not on the resO-
lutions of other members.
The vote was taken and the House re- |
fused to suspend the rules by vote of 1j5 |
to 80, less than two-thirds in the affirma-
tive. So the resolution was not received.
The National Railroad.
Mr.. Hurlbut introduced bill charterinc |
a double track railroad from tide water on
the Atlantic to the Missouri. and TO limit |
the freights thereon. Referred.
Retrenchment Declared"
Mr.. Holman moved TO suspend the rules
and adopt q resolution declaring that in the
judgment Of the House there is no neces-
Sity to increase taxation or to increase the
public debt by further loan if there shall be
economy in the public expenditures, and
that in view Of the condition of the Ma
tional finances the House will reduce the
appropriations and public expenditures to
the lowest point consistent with a proper
administration Of public affairs.
Rules We're suspended and the resolution
adopted by yeas POI to nays ,.
Mr.. Haisley moved to suspend the rules
and adopt a resolution declaring it to be the
sense of House that the expenditures Of the
nation can be and shOuldbe so reduced and
regulated that they can be met by existing
taxes, and in no event should there be an
increase in the interest bearing obligations
Of the government.
Motion was agreed to without the yeas
and nays and amid some
Laughter
and applause,
Mr.. Chapman offered a resolution for the
of committee of thirteen to
confer with the officers of the Washington
Monument Society on the practicability of
the Washington Monument by
the approaching Centennial. Adopted.
Sugar.
Mr.. Sypher offered a resolution reciting
that the abolition of the duty on sugar the
revenues had been reduced S12,OOOOOO. |
while no reduction had been made in the
cost of sugar to the Consumer, and directing
the Committee on Ways and Means to in
quire into the eXpediency of restoring the
duties On imported sugar. Reserred.
Mr.. Kasson introduced a bin to transfer
the management of Indian affairs to the
War Department. Referred.
Mr.. Cox offered a resolution directing
the Committee on Ways and Means to in
luire whether the revenue cannot be in
creased by reducing the tariff, and if so, to =,
report 3 bill in accordance with that con
cluSiOn. Referred.
The House then, at o'clock, went into /;
Committee of the Whole, Mr.. E. IL. Rob a.,
erts in the chair, on the appropriation bill. I
The discussion of the bill was carried on
by Messrs. Swami, Whiahberne, Beck,
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