, 1874-02-17
WASHINGTON.
Another Days Debate in the
Senate on the Currency
Question.
A Motion to Recommit the
Resolution Now Pend
ing.
Senator Logan Presents q Peti-
tion from lllinoisans for
More Currency.
a List OF Chicago Business
Men, Who Yearn for
Imitation.
Bill Introduced to Abolish Existing
Pension Agencies,
And Have Payments Made Hereafter
Through postmasters.
Unfavorable Report as to the
Working of the Eight
Hour Law.
Secretary Richardson Recommends the
Repeal Of All Laws Govern
ing Labor.
How Gen. Butler & Co. Bottled
Up tho Boston Custom
House.
Secretary Richardson Recommends the
Repeal Of All Laws Govern
ing Labor.
How Gen. Butler & Co. Bottled
Up tho Boston CMstOm-
House.
NATIONAL FINAN UE5.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune,

NATIONAL EINAN CE5,
spceta! Dispdtch to The CHICAGO Tribune.
nEMoNsrnAN0E AGAINST INITIATION.
CINCINNATI, O., Fob. 16.-h1r. saylor, Of Ohio,
introduced and caused to bo road to.daY In tho
House memorial from tho bankers, merchants,
business mon, md citizenn gonerally Of Otncin-
nasi, demonstrating against any action by Con-
gross that will have tho effect to initiate the cur
roncy.
THEY WANT TO 1NFLATE.
In the Senate, to-day, h1r. Logan asked to
havo roiorred to tho Committee on Finance two
petitions asking for an increase OF tho currency.
Ono OF them was from the Illinois Logislaturo,.
and contained among other signaturos tho fol-
lowing, Of Chicago mombors: Charles g.
Wicker, Hugh Mclaughlin, John scan1an, Ed
Grath, Joseph s. Roynolds, Richard s. Thomp-
son, Horace r. Waite, and ". A. Hortng.
The otAor petition, Mr.. Logan announced, waa
from merchants aud business mon OF Chicago,
praying Congrcas to increase the volume OF tho
currency from 9200, 900, 900 to $500, 100000. Bo
ing anxious to ascertain tho
NAMES OF THE CHICAGO DUHINEsa-MEN
and merchants who could DO so recklossly indif-
crent as to tho amount Of imitation they
thought tho country required, IN examination of
tho petition wns had. Tho heading wosrccognized
to bo in tho handwriting Of the somewhat noto-
H.
signed below were found to comprise tho Com
munistic buffers who woro recently raiding
tho etreoss Of Chicago demanding the
money III the treasury OF tho nolief
eo'X r and usbes as''tGpns to not spill aono 5God
with. A nice lot Of merchants and businoss-
neaa mon "cortoinlyl A1r. Loganis doubtless very
proud Of thom. Peter CroutzonAeigor, Jacob
H nmilstrnger, Tim Riley, Johnny Donovan.
to d t onoo call q meeting, and adopt resolutions
expressing their admiration for their Senator In
conn ection with tho affaiE Of to-day. A little
mutu al admiration Is In order.
CAMERoSs BILL
IA announced III dispatches last night, Senator
Gamer on today introduced q bill in tic Senate
providing for the repeal of tho restricting clause
Of the National Currency act. Ho supplemented
i with speech carefully prepared for him by
procured tho aged member from Pennsylvania
to fatLerit,
Mr. Pratt followed A1r. Cameron informing
tho sennso that ho would support all the plans
would vote for tho Cameron-Alorton FREQ bank.
ing schon!o, but-neyertholeBs, Notwithstanding,
which-lns waB firmly convinced that specie re-
sumption Was what tho country wanted, and he
WAS heartily In favor Of 1t.
y, Mr: Frol'nghuysen, who next addressed tho
Senate Expressed II as hfB belief TINT tho adop-
ton Of tho Cameron plan would work groater
financial injury to tue country than tho Rebel
lion. Whom Ao ftlllaAeu
THE DUFFoON or THE SENATE
Dir. Flanagan, If Texae, whose remarkable
hnranguo Oh the sl,nry-steal is still remembered,
got tho floor, md for an hour OF more amused
tho Senato and galleries. Ills twisting and tor
turing Of the English language can only bo COM
pared with the efforts Of that omincnt burlcBque
Senator, Bob Hart, OF minstrel notoriety
After he had subBid1d m effort WAS made by
hfr. Sherman and othor Senators to have the
whole matter rccommit ted to the Committee on
Finance, but it waH not accomplished.
THE ExpAN s1oNIsTS
feel perfectly confident Ct their ability to pass
tho Cameron bill, and nr., determined to press It
to vote. Tho session tomorrow 1t III autiel-
pated will be Of q very exciting nature.
The action OF tho Pennsylvania flnnncior to-
day Ia commented upon quito freely in view Of
tho fact that I. Bpoecl, Of his in favor Of spocio-
resumption has hardly yet hnd timo to get cold.
The game has boon materially changed, and it is
now Oliver, and not Simon, who says ''wlggle-
wagglo."
THE PREPARATION BILLS,
Judge Louglriagc, OF Iowa, who has Charge OF
the Indian Appropria !ion hl! has 1t now ready
discussion by tho Com mittoe tomorrow.
Tho LegiHlatiye, Executive, md Judici,el
printed to-day. I'ccauso 1t did not
cut down enough to moet tho views Of Mossrs.
Wheelor, Of New York;, and Longhrldge Of
Iowa, who wero not III to wn when 1t waB agreed
to, It will DO delayed Bomowhat for atll further
revision. Tho flRnros tall on from 1t reported by
tho Associated rroas will bo subject to altora-
EOuB on this nccount