, 1874-01-14

OF the Interior for their original objects all
expended balances Of appropriations for the Indian
service Standing on the book Of the Department June
60 1873. Referred
31r. SUMNER introduced a bill providing that
bust OF the late Chief Justice Chase be placed In the
Supreme Court Room. RefeTel-
Mr. HA44IS introduced q Joint resolution prortd-
Ing for the appointment Of Commission Of four, two
members Of the Senate and two Of the House. to in
are NECESSARY to bring to higher state Of decpnc
and that two officers Of the navy, not below the grade
Of Commander, be detailed for duty with tho Com
nsai0n tie report Of said Commission to be present.
ed at the ne1t session Of Congress-. Referred.
OFFICIAL nEPoAEEEs-
Mr- 41ORRlLl, Of Mime, from the COMMITTEES on
Appropriations, reported buck the House Till making
appropriations pay the salary Of the official reporters
Of the House with amendment making appropria-
tons to pay the official reporters Of the Senate. The
bill WIS p4saed-
SMITHSONIAN REGENTS
The House resolution to ill vacancies in the Boazd
Of Beg ants Of the Smithsonian Institute taken up
The CHAIR appointed Mr. Sargent member Of the
SPECIE PAYMENTS.
The E'enate then proceeded to the consideration OF
the re4ou.lon reported by tho Finance Committee,
decag be the duty of Congress to adopt definite
to redeem its pledge IN the &C. u 1862 70,
the ea1est practicable redemption Of United States
Mr. FERRY {Aiich.> said as he shared In the public
anxiety that tie Seate should act on the question Of
stue 20 Us to narrow The subject down to moderate
increase Of currency. He, therefore, Withdrew the
suhatitGte formerly presented, and submitted the
That tho Committee On Finance be directed to re-
measure es az will resso,e commercial confidence snd
give ntx bty and elasticity to the circulating medium
tn5Gue Of sae . na
for return to specie payment. Making United States
notes legal-tender was only IN exercise of the war
power, but the time had now come when the exercise
Of that power should ceaee, aud earnest effort
should &c nade to keep the solemn pledge Of the
ton The s'sts Of pes 9s ~s1s n ss
to COME In conclusion he presented bill to
the resumption Of specie payment without con-
tracing the currency. and Was referred to the Conn.,
ittee Finance. It authorizes the Secretary Of the
Treasury to leeue COO COO PER cent 1c40 bonds.
to be dsIos5ea 3D. Of M Eo @ time to time for the OF
deem tie lcgaltonders Of the United States and it
shall be the instruction Of the Secretary Of the Treas
u1y, ho shall deem 1t e1pedient with such
amount Of gold for the time being he may bare
procured to commence and continue the redemption
| Of legrl-tende1s. When redeemed they are not to
| he fctesucd e1cep: IN exchange fct gold
certificates par, and when reissucd they shall be
1edeeabe in god con but the total amount Of legal
tenders outstanding and redeemed ehkn at 10 time
exceed f36 GOO The I'LL further pruydea that II,
after tie commencing Of said redemption the Govern
ment shall he 14abIe to redeem, part ct said legal
tenders in gold, tie Secretary may redeem them by
| exchanging said bonds at par Tor them.
! Mr. GORDON introduced resolution directing tha
Committee Civ1-Se1Vtce aEd Retrenehmeut to tn
qulre into the expediency Of reporting bill to reduce
80 possible the compensation of Ill officers Of
the Army and Navy whose eaar:es exceed 5000 per
annu, and asked that it be Laid the table for the
! present. So ordered
message WAS received from the House announcing
the adoption ct resolution Of respect to the
| Of James Brooks and WILDER D. FusteE-
| Mr.. FENTON addressed the Senate tn tho life and
character Of Mr. Brooks and Nr: TERRY. Of Mtch1-
gan. delivered eulogy on str. Fostev after which
tho usual resolution OF tespect to ther memory Wss
| RGOpte4, 0pd the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| EDUCATIONAL
The House resumed in its morning hour the eonsd.
Grafton of the bill to promote education
Mr.. DAWES expressed his sympathy with the meas.
| ure but the Government, Like individuals, found
to 4.ct its cost according to its cloth" The Govern
| ment WIS no more justified than indiydusls N boE
rowing money to Fay current expenses, and he did mel
think that Congress WAS ut liberty, in ns Of peace
to impose ta1cs except under m absolute neses
postpone further consideration til some day when AZ
exhibit OF the receipts aud expenditures would justify
Mr. PHILLIPS made m argument agninst the bill.
3ir. HCAK {a14ss.> moFed to postpone further con-
sideraon Of lac bill until the third Tuesday in
| Mr.. HOLMAN suggested December, to give the Peo-
pie opportunity to express their will ca the sub}ec
1t the next elections
ar KLL1SGEK moved to lay the bill on the table
The motion rejcctci,-ycas, 10i to lI5 nays,-anc
then the bill WAS postponed until March,
FI11DCsTEREsu.
| Mr.. BUTLER (Maes.) asked leave to oier Fesolu
ton instrurtn2 the Judiciary COMMITTEE. to inquire
whether the existing aws Of the United States Court
have adequate jurisdiction and authority to preTen
and ptsh the improper of the flag and natlona
character board Of merchant vessels On the iigt
seas, or In foreign ports, ETC.
| Mr.. HOLMAN objected, nnless the subject WIS It
fer1ed to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr. BUTLER then withdrew tie resolution
| NAVAL APPROPRIATION
The House then, at 1850, wsut into Committee OF
the Whole on the Naval Appropriation hlA ELLIS L.
| ROBERTS III the chalk.
Tue following amendment, offered by Mr. RAN
DALI, provoked considerable discussion: +Or anJ
person holding any office or appointment under au'
thor;y O! the United States who shall contract for OF
fiscal year over or beyond the appropriations for suc
year for the purpose for which such appropriations
m:5 have been specifically made, or VINO snal ~ ans
peuditure and above the appropriations made BE-
! fore such time, shall be guilty Of uisd ene.nor, and
conviction thereof shall be fined MT less tlan
and not more than $4,000" The dizcnssicn turned
largely the e1traragance Of the SUI crvisH AEch
tel oi the Treasury in the erection Of pubc build
| although tho cost Of the New York Post-oAse Wal
limited to 600 COO and Of the Boston Post.occ & M to
81 500 900. tho former lad already cost nearly
| and tie hitter nearly $1,000 ,ooo:
Tie amendment WIS allowed to liza over for future
action.
Without making much progress on the bill, tht
Committee rose, rnd The House tock up the Senate
substitute for the bill III relation to s:l:-irs.
| Mr. HURLBUT eaid it had been his fortune to pro
! pose to the House measure which the House nee
passed, and to which the Senate had adopted sabsi
tutc lie proposed to accept that substitute as SEIZE
factory solution Of the vcxed question he did no
propose to lead in the measure, but woud yield tht
| toor to the Chairman Of the Select Committee, Il
vii III the Eouse had originally referred the subject
AR. HALE la1e.) said that, in order to bring tn'
House to Yote OH the bill without farther compnsa
lions he would move that the House concur IL th'
Senate substitute, and that he moved the previoul
| question.
or Indicate an amendment, but Mr. Hale insisted o1
the previous question, because. II the House shout
! knew where and the whole Eahjcct would be opel
| again. The bill WAS now neariya clear. thorough
substantial rc7eal Of the ncrease Of the Late session
mt Fin 1sntter thai