The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON. Jan. l9, 1874.


introduced and referred, including the following
By MI. CLARKE (rep) Of N. Y--To provide currency
in coin and Of equal aud uniform value through
Qua the United States.
Also authorize the rate of pension to soldiers
who have lost the the elbow 10 those who
have lost the leg above the knee.
BY Mr.. Cox, tdem.) Of N. Y-For a commission the
subject Of the alcoholic liquor traffic.
BY Mr.. MCDoueALL, 0ep) OF N. Y.-To abolish the sys
TEN Of mileage.
Of Manufactures
Also to allow national banks circulation equal to the
face of their deposited bonds.
BY Mr.. NEGLEf, (rep) OF Pa.-To promote Geographic
communication with foreign countries
BY Mr.. sPEER. tdem) of Pa.-For the purchase of
Jefferson. and containing his grave.
the public undsposed Of in mat State for the bene
1t Of the free public school fund; 49,. vo....,
Banking law: e provide ior irse bankIIng ave
clerks the United States Circuit and District Courts at
BY ME- WELLS, demJ Of MO-To establish Branch
BY Mr. HATcasa, (dcm) of Mo-ro cede to the several
States the unsurveyed lakes and other bodies of water
NJ Of s M y
denption OF the currency in coin or Understanding
By NJ SEsx1rH cdemJ of oregon-For the construc-
ton and nd right Of way of RAILROADS IL
ton tor improving he harbor Of washington.
sP Lynn Hns %iR sae enc
Also to amend the act making territorial district
the District Of Columbia; :, ;,
MT r s1ASr Gep oil the Oet'er resoanon
BY Mr.. LAsisos, DEM OF ohio-Diresung the Post.
semi.nontny mail between San FRANCISCO and Japan.
Mr. PAGE, ep CAL. Se4ed DAT resolution instructns
the Committee Public Lands to ASCERTAIN whether he
Tar2ad from Mo- the PaGs oses1 are
store such lands to presumption and homestead entry
INCREASE rHR CURRENCY.
Mr. WILSON, OF Indiana, moved to suspend the rules
'n %hss9 h Sy 2eSsc Of e
gensy and az insslsency q q ciTsalatns
Ne country have greatly asDTsssea and
Of the government have been largely diminished
whereof Congress has been asked to increase
the recent panic The revenues were ample enough to
meet the current expenses OF the government; there
Resolved That instead Of ievying additional taxes the
as VIII relieve such ana supply the means
creasns the circulating medium thereby relieving bus
ness increasing the revenues and thus avoiding the
me me sdsisionsi q o.
reney instructed prepare and report the House,
without delay bill for the purpose in the first resou
ton and that said committee have leave TO
Mr.. McCRARY, rep) Iowa, called for the yeas and
Mr.: srEEa. Of Pennsylvania, inquired whether the
The 81 said hdt that was U. ra lsd The
Mr. DAWES GepS Of Mass, remarked that the Subject
was before two at aud had bee dis
instead Of having vote resolutions be simply
at various the might BE- Brought
out and that the Committee on Ways Means the
s e might On @
wsa Se s to
NJ HOLMAN, DEM OF Ind objected to me DISCUSSION
m.t!ee on Banking ana Currency was holding sessions
io s
rency was exciting great deal Of public attention and
ne had drawn the RESOLUTION for the a s't,n
the public know whether or not there to be in.
Mr., Cox, Of New York, wanted to OFFER an amendment
but ne ne a he could not do SO
The vote was taken and reslltedmyeas lbs; nays 9s
So, wothirds not voting in the Affirmative the resolu
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Harris aaTsSn siehsr H.TsIsrd HaY ey
Ill., Sss fHasssa q Hiyss
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Orr, ORTIZ Packard Packer, Page Parker Of Mo. Pei.
ham, Perry, Phillips. Pratt, Purnan Ransier Rapier,
Eawls, Ray Rcnmond Robbins Eask ssylsr of Nd
Shoemaker, soss, Smith OF Va, souihard sprague,
Stanard. stone, strait Strawbrdge, Sypher Taylor,
ThOrnburgh, Todd, Tyner, Vance, Waddel Wells, White
head, whitley, Whthorne, Williams Of Ind, Wilson of
Iowa, Wilson Of Ind. Wolfe, Woodwork, Young of Ky.
and Young of -i35
NAYs-Mcssrs. Albert Archer, Banning, Bass, Beck,
Bromberg, nninnton Burchard. Burieigh, Caudwen,
Clarke Of n 4, CLAYTON, Clymer Cotton Cox Crocker'
Edredge Elliott, Fort Frye, Garied, Giddings Gooch,
Gunckel Hale OF Me- Hale OF N Y, Hamilton, Harris OF
Mass, aataorne. Hawiey Of Conn, Hendee. Hsrndon,
Kendall, Lowades, iut,re Maynard, McDiII OF Iowa,
son, Nesmi,h, o,Bren. oNsiiI Parker Of n. H., Par
sous, Pcndeton Phelps, Pierce Plat of Va Plat OF n
Y, Poland Potter, Rainey. Randall, Read Rice, +. II.
Roberts sawyer, schumacher Of ", scoaeld. send,
der OF N. w. scudder of N. j., SMnk smart, smith of
Pa, smith Of La, smith Of Ohio. spser starkweaher,
j. wheeler, WILDER, Willard Of Vt, Willard Of Mich.
williams of Mass, Williams of Mich. and WIlie--M
CoMMTTKR
The srgAxER appointed the Committee on Expcndi-
tures In the Department OF Justice follows :-Messrs.
Sever Virgina), Parsons lOho), Williams JMichigan)
Speer Pcnnsyivania, and Durham Ksnsucky).