The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-27
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The chair called the attention Of the
Senate 10 the Path rule, In regard to the
presentation Of petitions, and said 0 habit
, had grown up In the Senate Of reading
the names 10 petitions and commenting on
the contents. The rule required each
Senator presenting a petition to make q
: brief statement oil the object thereof, and
J the practice of making comments was
clearly out Of order. Hereafter he would
enforce the rules.
Mr.. Ferry, Of Michigan, presented O
Joint resolution ol the Legislature Of that
State, asking for an appropriation for the
improvement Of the Saginaw river. Re.
ferred.
MIR. Johnston presented q petition of
Fitzhugh Lee for the removal Of his po-
litical disability. Referred.
Dir. Logan presented q memorial signed
by three hundred business men OF New
York City for free banking and an in
crease Of the currency. Referred. He
asked to read the letter accompanying the
petition, but the chair ruled It out Of order
Mr.. Morton-You can read 1t after the
morning hour.
Mr.. Logan-Well; will do 80.
Mr.. West called up House bill appro-
priating $4,000 to continue the dredging
at the mouth Of the Mississippi river,
Passed.
Mr.. Ingalls, introduced bill to enable
the people Of New Mexico to form con.
stitItion and State government, and pro-
viding for the admission oil the State into
the Union. Referred.
Mr.. Morton presented resolutions from
the Chamber OF Commerce OF Evansville o,
Indisns,i in favor Of the amendment Of he
act Of 1872, authorizing the construc tion
Of bridges across the Ohio river, 30 as 10
provide that they be constructed of con.
tinuous spans Of 400 feet each, and two
pivot Of 100 feet each. Referred.
MIR. Wright, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported unfavorably on the bill to
remove the political disabilities of John
@. Cabell, ofTexas. Mr.. Cabell recently
accepted the nomination for q State office.
The morning hour having expired the
Chair announced that the Senate would
resume consideration Of the bill to pro-
vide for the redemption and reissue OF
United States notes and for free banking.
Mr.. Sherman called up the resolution
submitted by him yesterday and amended
1t so as to provide that after the third day
the debate should be limited to a ten min.
utes' speech on each amendment, and 1t
should be in order to move for q recess
from 5 to 7:30 =. NJ.
Mr.. Hamlin proposed that general
agreement be made now to commence
voting at 3 o'clock to-day, and after that
hour that speeches on each amendment
be confnd to ten minutes on the part ol
each Senator.
After some further discussion MIR. Ham.
lin modified his proposition 30 as to pro-
vide that that the voting should COM
mence at o'clock instead Of 3 o'clock.
The proposition as modified was agreed
to.
Mr.. Scott said the bill as It came from the
Committee did not command his entire
approval, but he was disposed TO adopt 1t,
he would be governed by circumstances
as to whether he would offer any amend.
ments on some OF the provisions OF the
bill. He was paired with his colleague,
Cameron, who was detained from the
Senate by the death OF member Of his
family, but on another provision which
they both agreed to, he would vote,
Mr.. Fenton announced that he would
vote against the bill.
Mr.. Morrill, favored the retirement of
legal tenders, dollar for dollar, as Nation =
al Bank notes would be issued.
Mr.. Logan said this bill had been re-.
ported here by the Finance Committee,
and he had not heard a single member
Of the Committee speak in favor of 1t,
except the Chairman, and he Logan be-
lieved hewas rather doubtful. The Com.
mittee asked the Senate TO vote for the
bill when all its members were against it.
Tho hour OF 4 o'clock having arrived,
the chair announced on the minutes that
the rule would be enforced, in accordance
with the agreement entered into this
morning,
Mr.. Howe said he would vote against
reducing the circulation and legal tenders,
and was also opposed to their increase
He would, therefore, support the bill Of
the committee, believing It best 10 leave
the circulation as 1t Is at present.
MIR. Thurman said that although the
bill oil the gentleman from Missouri (Mr.
Schurz) should be adopted here, il would
not pass the other house after the vote Of
Monday in that body.
The question being on the amendment
of MIR. Schurz to strike out SO and insert
SO, 80 that the maximum limit OF United
States notes should be 1856 100000 in
stead Of $SS2, 100000 as reported by the
committee, 1t was lost. Yeas 1S, nays 40.
Mr.. Wright moved to strike out the
whole Of the first section Of the bill Of the
enacting clause and insert that "the
amount of U. 8. notes for circulation Is
hereby fixed at 400. 100000 dollars"
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vt, moved TO amend
the substitute by inserting after the word
dollars as follows: "at which amount II
shall remain till reduced as hereinafter
provided"
Mr.. Wright opposed the amendment.
Mr.. Sherman said II 1t was the inten-
ton oil the Senate to declare the maximum
limit Of tgreenback circulation alarm would
be created throughout the country. BE
opposed the amendment OF Mr.. Wright.
After debate Mr.. Morrill's amendment
was disagreed to. Yeas-26; nays-3l.
Mr. Sherman moved to strike out the
words "Ior circulation" in Mr.. Wrights
amount, and to insert before the
word amendment the word "maximum,"
so thatEit would read, Maximum amount
ot United State notes Is hereby fixed
at $400.OO0,000.
Mir. Wright's amendment, as modified
by him, was adoped by vote Of 81 to 20.
Mr. Merriman moved thefollowlng as
q substitute Tor the whole bill:
SEC. ] That the maximum limit oil
| United States notes for circulation Is
hereby fixed at $400,000,000, at which
sum It shall remain.
SEQ. 9. That $46O.OOO,OOO in notes Tor
circulation, In addition to such circula-
ton now allowed by law, shall be issued
to National Banking Associations now
organized, or which may be hereafter or.
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