New-York tribune., 1874-12-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. SrowELL (Rep., Va.), rising to a ques-
tiou of personal privilege, referred to charges maze
against him by his political opponent Mr. Porter OF
having sold naval cadetship for $1,000 to one School
craft and Of having sold his votes on other questions
He he had not had an opportunity OF denyng IL De
fore the election, but the result Of the election had
shown the Opinions Of his constituents lie 9sd snose
of Porter As Infamous hes ana vile SANDERS
lie asked for an investigation by committee of
The mater was, on motion of Mr. FRYE Rep MeJ,
referred the Committee on Naval Affairs, with power
send for and papers aud to report al any
time. .,,, H.,
the reuoIt OF the present of the Freedmans
Bnk set ng forth what prOgr mas been made toward
Mr. WIIIrrioRSE 10 IN, T3nn) introduced a bill
directing FreeJnaus Bank commissioners TO declare
trust es .iiieFs i ana asS sHIlV VI bo @ RnerrSe
view OF n%iIef Inei n1 nirnoncea iI for the
extes time to The W DOna a1d ST. Peters Railroad
Company to extent IT, ro9a Referred 70 70 rrnt
23OO0) copies o, OF the Agricu!ur Reports Tor
Mr.. HOLMAN (Dcn IndJ offered resolution to
amend the rules 50 as to make t ~ order to 9ye to
pubic employ men,, or b. reducing the salary or con-
pcnsauou sucn Office Referred 10 the Committee on
Rules.
Bllls were also introduced and referred, as olows
By Mr. WILSON (Rep. oAa)-For holding q term OF
the United States District Court at Burlington, Iowa
Br Mr. WILSON R3p, Ind)-To repeal tie second
of the act OF Feb 1901 anendat0ry OF tle Ju
me Circuit Court in ccrtalI Cases
By Mr. DUELL GRIP, y. Y)-Authorzing the Post
mas,er-encrAl contfict for carrying mails from
Ncw-Yor to the Republics OF Ycnczuea. Colombia and
ilyti and 10 the Islands of Jamaica, Trinidad, and
By Mr. McDOUGALL GIep.. N Y)-To reduce and
fix the AilutantG euerais Dep trtment.
the construction OF Tie Jersey city Post-Oalcc
Mr. SWAMI (Dem.. NIL, from the Committee on Ap-
propria,lons reported tue Diplomatic aud Consular
hprropriaIion bill appropriating sl,3ii7Sj, which
made inc special order or the asa inst;
Mr.. NEGLEY (Rep, PenuJ, from the Committee on
Cam rce r,Db brt q
instruction OF the ST. Louis Bridge across tue Misss-
sippi River Made inc sperla order for Monday next
Mr. WILLARD R,p., W. from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs reported elll repeaiing @ lne @ tnra
after exclamation by him, was passed. The repealed
section forbs consular officers to grant certificates for
goods or merchandise shipped irOm countries adjacent
10 the Uned States which have passed consulate alter
Mr.. BRItiHT dem, Tenn) offered preamble and
resolution in regard the Hot Springs reservation In
Arkansas requesting the Court or Claims 10 suspend
action in the case during the present session OF Con-
gress In order to give the heirs of Don Juan Febio an
opportunity to present their claim. long report was
read, aud further explanation was MADE ny Mr'
Mr.. Potter Dem. N " opposed the resolution.
and argued against the proprtly Of Interfering WIN
le action OF the Court OF Gains, intimating IN the
course his remarks, that the tile to tue hot spfhg'
was in the Government aud nos III any private Hlai'
Mr.. WILLARD Rep., VI also opposed the resolution,
suggesting that object OF IL was To delay an alic-
pafed adverse decision against all tue pending claims
After further discussion the resolution was leiertuu
TO tine Committee Of the Whole the Private Calendar
The House then at 145 went ino Committee OF the
Whole Mr. Tyncr ep. Ind) in the chair. and resumed
the consideration Of the bill authorizing the Issue OF S65
convertible bonds
Mr. WILLARD Gep, yt) offered an amendment TO T.
nrovding that greenDacks shall not he legal tender In
paymept OF debfs contracted after Jiy /, 1875.
Mr. DAWES (sep.. Mass.) Chairman OF the Commit
tee Ways and Mans, opened the debate. Ne spoke
of the present condition OF hugs as being fraught
with evil and said that the patience OF the people was
well piyh exhausted. The question was whether the
pending bill would remedy the evil There was no lack
OF earnestness for the remedy, nut there was great
diversity OF opinion to what would prove remedy.
Way WAS 1t that labor was out OF employ ment and
tpat ca pital was willing to venture Itself In the
hands OF laborf His colleague tMr Buterl bad gwen
reason that capitalists afraid lest Congress would
contract the currency His colleagues argument had
two parts; rst that capitalists would not lend money
on time they were AFRAID that Congress anu
tue Executive would contract the currency.
Mr.. BUTLER (sep, Mass)-Tnat Is not my proposi-
ton. A., ..
IL woud be because the currency when Contracted Is
not worth much to the creditor when his deot Is
paid
MI. DAWE5-II money Ia worth more 70 Dim wnen
the debt paid then OF course he would rather enu n
money on time Tue that capitalists are AFRAID
I" money time lest the currency snouiu oe' no
contracted but expanded, and because they KNOW tnnI
an Inflated currency 10 not worth as much as u con-
tracted currency 49,, v..~,u,. .,,.
Mr.. BUTLER protested against MS co''easues "iS
representing his (Nr. Buter's) argument
Mr.. DAWES, 10 show that he was not msreP,esennng
him. read from the pres report OF Mr. ButePs speech,
wherein he said tnai man wants money as nusess
oan he cannot borrow it conpeIcia paper at less
eight nlue and ten ceut, because 10
that Congress aud the Executive were de-
trr,nInned contract the currency until spocIe pay
ment was rOlched.
Mr. BUTLER-That is true
NJ DAwE ES (vrocoeding With bis argumepp declared J