New-York tribune., 1874-10-29
THE RECORD.

The time is at hand for the election of
members of the XLIVth Congress. That Con-
gress will have the power of legislating on
the finances and currency of the United States
until the 4th of March, 1877. The progress of
events shows it to be supremely important
that the State of New-YOrk should not be
represented from 1875 to 1877 by InflatiOnists
and demagogues, but by men of integrity and
intelligence. The two or three years immedi-
ately to come are fated to have a lasting effect
ON the destiny of the Union. Errors may be
committed which will do damage only to be
repaired by years of uphill work, and which
possibly cannot be made good even at that
cost. The three or four ln1atiOnists now run
ming for Congress should be defeated at all
hazards, and it would be well if the milkand-
water compromise men could also be left at
home By way of contributing to this work we
reproduce a record of the votes cast in favor of
more paper money by no less than twenty out
of the. .thirty-twO congressman from this State
who were living at the end of the session.
/. On the 10th of January Mr.. Wilson OF
Indiana moved to suspend the rules in order
that the House might pass certain resolutions
in favor of an initiation of the currency, one
of which began with these words: Resolved,
"that instead Of levying additional taxes the
" trtie policy lies in the enactment OF such
claw, or laws, as will relieve such stringency
"and supply the means necessary to the bust
"ness wants of the country, by increasing the
Circulating Medium Among those voting
to suspend the rules for the purpose of passing
the above resolution were <Messrs. Clinton l..
Merriam, ELI PERRY, and WALTER L.
SESSIONS. [The names Of Democrats are
printed in Italics and of candidates now in
the field for reelection in CAPITALS.]
III. On the 23d of March the House consd-
cred bill to fix the amount of the legal
tender circulation. Mr.. Dawes moved that
thereafter the total amount in circulation
should not exceed s356OOO,OOO. Among those
voting AGAINST this amendment were Messrs
r. Holland Duell HENRY II. HATH0RN,
William H. Lamport, William E. Lansing
Clinton L. Merriam, THOMAS G. PLATT,
William r. Roberts. WALTER l.. SES-
SIONS, H. Boardman Smith, and FER
NANDO WOOD. The following named
voted against Mr.. Ellis II. RObertss motion
20 fix the legal tender circulation at $685.
100000: Messrs. R. Holland Duell, HENRY
H. HATHORN, William H. Lamport,
William II. LdusinS, SbuiOu lie Eu0i-
riam, THOMAS c. PLATT, William r.
Roberts WALTER L. SESSIONS, and FER
NANDO WOOD. The logical conclusion with
reference to these last-named gentlemen, since
they voted against $3.50, 900 and 1885,, 100000
as the limit of the greenback circulation, Is
that they wanted it greater. In fact they all
voted to fix the limit at S4O0I0OO,00O. with the
execution of Mr.. Merriam, who probably
would not have been satisfied with less than
5O0,000,000. -..-.-,....
III. On the 10th of April Mr.. Mitchelrs
motion to amend the Maynard Imitation bill
by inserting the proviso that any increase OF
the National bank circulation beyond its pres
ent limit of $S54,0OO,0OO should be accom-
panied by a withdrawal of legal-tender notes
until the legal-tender circulation should be
reduced to $3OO,0OO000 was voted down. and
among those who voted against it were Messrs.
Thomas j. Crean,er. William II. Lamport, Will
liam E. Lansing, Clinton l.. Merriam, WAL
TER l.. SESSIONS, and Charles st. John.
". On the 14th of April the House passed
the Maynard Imitation bill, which received the
votes of Messrs. William II. LampOrt, William
f. Lansing, Clinton L. Merriam, WALTER
L. SESSIONS, and Charles st. John.
V. On the same day Mr.. Z. r. Hoars
amendment to the bill, providing that from
and after July 4, 1875, nothing but gold and
silver should be legal tender for debts there
after contracted. was defeated, among those