The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-12
Another Day of Financial Labor
In the House.
Beck's Iron Clad Bill RuthlessIv
Thrown Out.
AMENDMENTS AID LIBITUM.
Maynard to Hug His Paper Money
Pet Until Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, April II, 1874.

WASHINGTON, April II, 1874.
Senators mt u Shadbake.
The Board OF Public Works had no difficulty in
securing the attendance OF large number OF
Senators as guests at shadbake down the Poto-
mac to-day. The House was invited and yesterday
tried to adjourn until Monday. BY the sound the
Speaker said the yeas had it, but when the yeas
and nays were called the nays HAD 1t, selfrespect
preventing q number from going on the record In
lAvor OF adjournment, so only twenty or thirty
members absented themselves as the guests OF the
Governor and lobbyists OF the Board. No wonder
the lovers OF wine and dainty delicacies in the
House were sorrowlul that they were compelled
TO waste the day in frivolous efforts to tinker the
nnances 1t would have been far more agreeable
had the House adjourned and permitted the men,
bers to enjoy this little effort at disinterested
hospitality. Another excursion, however, will be
projected when the absorbing question OF finance
IL disposed Of and the House taken care OF in o
tender manner.
Another Currency Contest In the House.
Alter the morning hour the pending Finance bill
was taken up, the manager OF the measure, Mr..
Maynard calling the previous question. The
House, by eight majority, requested Mr.. Maynard
to take his seat and Mr.. Beck presented as a SUBJ
stitute bill Of thirteen sections, providing Tor
uniform currency by the retirement Of national
bank notes and a substitution OF Treasury notes
and three and sxty-fve hundredths per cent bonds,
and for other purposes. Mr.. Coburn put IN as an
amendment another three sixty-nve proposition.
Mr.. Hunter wanted to further amend the amend.
ment by regulating the rate Of interest to be
charged by national banks, and Mr.. Parker offered
. contraction measure which closed the pool on
the call OF the previous question. Mr.. Coburn's
proposition was sent to the waste basket by o
strong vtpa v0ce vote, followed almost Immediately
by Mr.. Hunters amendments. Mr.. Packer in
Hlsted on the yeas and nays and was discounted
by vote Of n Tor his measure and 149 against.
Mr.. Beck got the yeas and nays on his substitute.
Mr.. Speer, OF Pennsylvania, raised the point OF
order that under the twenty-ninth rule those
known to be interested in national banks were
precuded from voting on the eighth section relat-
ing to the taxation OF national banking capital,
and named as those excluded Messrs. Poland, of
Vermont, and Hamilton, OF New Jersey, as presi-
dents Of banks, and Mr.. Phelps OF New Jersey, as
director. The Chair gave an elaborate opinion
against the point, and was sustained on the mo-
tion to lay the appeal on the table by 1913 in the
aflrma tive ana in the negative. The Speaker
then announced that Mr.. Beck's substitute was
rcjected-yeas SO, nays 164.
This put the pending bill again in Mr.. Maynard's
custody, and after four hours OF the do-nothing
policy the House adjourned, leaving the bill pre-
csey as 1t stood yesterday at the hour Of adjourn
ment Monday, under suspension OF the rules,
which requires Q rwO-thrds vote, the Speakers
table may be reached, and the senate bill taken
up But the character Of all the votes thus far
taken indicate that the House is in no mood at
present to surrender It's blessed right to fritter
away next week in setting up amendments, "oply
to be voted down" There has been no attempt TO
further amend the amended bill 1t may remain
in this condition for some days and finally give
way to the Senate bill. The House to-day showed
unmistakably that 1t was in no hum0r to pass on
the Senate bill substitute for the pending bill;
20 the prediction made in these dispatches weeks
ago, tnat it would be the middle OF April before
tne House would dispose of its financial measures,
Will have been literally fulfilled.
Proposed Central Pacific Railroad In
vestigation.
Congressman Luttrel's argument before tine
House Committee on Pacific Railroads in support
Of his resolution directing an investigation into
the AFFAIRS Of the Central Pacific Railroad and the
"Contract and Finance Company" tthe California
Credit Mobier) has been postponed until Friday
next by the committee, because Vice President
Huntington and MI. Franchot, Washington agent
Of tho Central Pacific Company. had asked to be
notified that they might be present at the argu-
ment
Wurtcmberg Criminals.
The attention OF the government having been
called to report that one Rohrer, German
criminal, had been pardoned by the government
OF wurtemberg on condition that ne should emf
crate to the United States, Minister Bancroft was
Instructed to inquire whether such was the fact,
and If so, to protest against such action. Mr..
Bancroft has informed this government that he
made the proper representation and received
most explicit denial of any such action, not only in
government stating that pardons are never
granted on such occasions.
The Buell. Libel Suit.
This morning Augustus G. Buell., by his attor-
neys, Messrs. Berney and Blair, filed, in the Cir
cult Court q petition for q writ OF certiorari to
Judge Smell, OF the Police court, commanding him
20 send up the record and papers in the case of
the petitioner, who is charged with criminal libel.
The petitioner sets forth that on the % inst one
Zachariah Chandler made an afildavt before
Luther c. Dawson, Clerk of the Police Court,
charging HIM with criminal libel; that a warrant
was issued for his arrest on the same day. He
was arrested thereon at about eleven O'Clock
p. N. on the following day; that on the
5th he appeared, and gave bail in $1,000
for his appearance. The petitioner further
represents that W. B. Smell Is not duly
commissioned Judge under the constitution
Of the United States; that said Police Court Is not
legally constituted for the trial Of offences by Jury
and the law of January IT, 1870 does not vest that
Court with the right OF trial by jury. Judge Cart
ter said that he would be very slow to decide that
the act creating the Police Court Is unconstitu-
tional but he would look into this case and proba-
bly, hear II on Monday.
Proposed Impeachment OF Judge Storey.
The Sub-Judiclary Committee OF the House. con-
ssting OF Messrs. Wilson, Cessna and Edridge, are
hearing testimony to-day In support OF the petit
tton for the impeachment of Judge storey, United
States Judge for the Western District OF Arkansas.
CURRENCY DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.