The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-24


By Mr.. Smith, OF Virginia, authoriz,
ing the Washington, Cincinnati and ST.
Louis Railroad Company, to extend
and construct its line into the District
OF Columbia, and through West Viz,
ginis, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to ST.
Louis, aLd branch road from some
point in Indiana to Chicago, and giving
the guarantee OF the United States on
its fret mortgage bonds, as the sections
OF the road are completed,
Mr.. Garfield, from the Appropriation
Committee, reported back the Senate
bill appropriating $4,000 for the Dis
trict investigation. Passed.
Mr.. Dawes moved to suspend the
rules and discharge the Committee OF
the Whole from the four hundred mil
lion currency bill, in order to have It
considered in the house now.
Mr. Maynard opposed the motion.
Mr.. Butler, OF Massachusetts, asked
Mr.. Dawes whether he vould admit
amendments.
Mr.. Dawes replied that he was IL
structed by the Committee on Ways
and Means to admit amendments that
would reduce the sum below s4OO, ,00O,,
600, but not to admit amendments that
would increase the sum above S4OO' =
100000.
Mr. Cox asked Mr.. Dawes what he
iltenIed to do with the reserve already
out.
NJ. Dawes replied that the amend
ment which he proposed to offer was
that hereafter the total amount OF Uni'
ted States circulation at any one time
shall rot exceed sjG0000O00 snd
directing tie Secretary Of the Treasury
% withdraw from circulation and can
:eI whatever amount OF such notes is
,ow in circulation beyond that sum as
.."s as it can be done consistently
nan the exigercies Of the Treasury.
HE motion to suspend the rules was
...onded 10y majority OF The House
.ti ,hen the rules were suspended by
a vote OF lj3 to ST.
Mr. ROBBERS then offered his amend
ment providing that the totalamount Of
ldsal tender notes issued or TO he issued
shall be aud shall never exceed $3S2,-
100000.
Mr. Dawes then offered the amend
me1t already indicated by him,
and moved the previous question.
Mr.. Coburn desired 10 offer an
amendment or at least to have it Tead.
Mr.. Butler objected.
Mr.. Randall asked Dir. Dawes
whether, in case the bill should pass
fixing the amount at four hundred mil
lion, he would admit an ameudment
directing the eighteen million dollars
not yet Issued to be Issued for the Ijqu;-
dstion OF the public debt
Mr. Dawes was about 10 reply but
Mr.. Butler objected
Tie previous question was then Sec
onded by vote Of l22 to 10 and the
House then proceededsto vote 10y yeas
and nays on the adoption OF Mr. Dawes
amendment SIS IN amendment TO MI
Roberts amendment The Speaker
explaining that it would require still
another vote to incorporate in II the Dill,
the amendment was rejected v,as ~
nays III.
The question WAS tben taken on NJ.
Roberts amendment ard waa rejected ;
yeas "A nays l72
Mr. Cox moved to lay the J..i on the
table; pegs,ived without the yeas aud
nays. 4 vote was then taken on order
ing the enTossment OF the bill ani t
was carried; yeas l67, nays 81.
Mr Butler OF Massachusetts moved
to reconsider tie last vote, and saiI he
desired to say a few Werd in aivOca.-
ing that motion. Calls order
Mr. Dawes made it point Of order
that the motion 10 reconsider was i'srti
uodebstable.
The Speaker sustsluei the point o.
order aud then NJ. Butter withdrew
HE motion aad the previous question
was seconded. The bill wac then
passed, yeas los, nays =. The t'I-
iowins is the text OF the bill;
A Bill TO fI the amount o. t"Eal
tender notes at $i00 00QQol.
"WHEnEAa. The existing uncertainty
as 10 whether the amount Of legal ter-
der notes now authorized IS law to lie
kept in general circulation is to he so
| OOl 0OO or IO0O0000O ia calculated 10
deranse the business OF the country
and uns.tlc valrcs therefore be il enac.
ed, etc, that t.. provision OF the law
existing prior to the passage
OF the act appnsed April l2,n. 1855
entitled An &C; TO amcrd an act tC
provide vsvs AID means 10 support the
government sgprovei March 81, l'"'
! be aud the saus is hereby declared ~
be in 'orce 60 "a 10 aulGCr.ze TIC
amount OF lesa teudcr notes q tie
Uuited States ta the amount Of %ino
100000 10 be kept in circulation a"t
the amount oil United States notes -
sued or to be isrcd shsIl never exceed
$4Q0,00000Q."
On motion OF Mr. G. I. Ho.~ az
! auleDlheLt Wa VGGls ~ DlAf. ~ * g
late az appropriation bill p'0r.l.~.; ,Gar
no civil officer o the gove.amen! sh2.
receive 10 addition to the regular s2,a-
~ any compet sstiou or PeTl1.s.te i'o"
the Treasury or property cithe / III
States, or shall make any private us &,
such property or OF labor o. aov yer
son iu the cnppvment Of tie I-l.-.
! States.
! Mr.. Suitb ofPa novel t. =uspera
the rules 10 offer 90 amendment 10 tbc
appropriation bill, that mileage tha.
not be Paid TO the members O! Congress
but ia lieu thereot ac'usl travt,.r- e.
peuses.
The motion TO suspend the rules W.
not seconded
Mr.. Lawrence offered 3 resolution
iu.,ructiug the Committee on Way
and Means to itlure irto the eIPedI
ency ofrepeslingthe stamps ou n platche: