Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-27
TWO CENTS.
FORTYTHIRD CONGRESS.

SENATE.-The Chair presented ,oint reso-
buttons OF Wisconsin legislature in favor OF the
speedy completion OF the ship canal around tue
falls OF niagara. Referred TO Committee on
commerce. Also, communication from the
Commissioner OF Agriculture asking the print
ing OF -o.No copies OF his annual report. r.
terIed 70 Committee on Printing Also, petit
ton OF ohnceTs OF oh infantry asking that OH
GERS stationed on the frontier be placed on "A
better footing a. regards leaves OF absence Re
fsIred 10 Committee on Military Affairs.
AIR. Kelley reported bill TO create An add
tODal land d!striSt iu the state of Oregon 10 he
known As the Dailes district. Passed.
MIR. Ogiesby, from Committee on Publ,c
Lands, reported bill supplementary TO the act
% set apart as public reservation a portion OF
the YELLOWSTONE reservation.
Mr.. Window, frlm the Committee on Publ.
Lanos, reported bill % create the laad aistric-
Of Bismarck, IN tie territory of Dakota.
Mr.. Gordon called up bill 60 remove the legal
snd political disabilities OF Thomas Henderson
Of Georgia. Passed.
Also, bill 20 remove the disabilities Of Wm
l.. Cabell, Of Texas. Passed.
MIR. Allison submitted a resolution calling
upon the Secretary OF War Tor a copy OF the en-
glDeers report in reference 10 the bridge over
the Mississippi river at st. Louis. Adopted
Bill for relief of Nathan Cole, late captain Of
ed regiment veteran reserve corps was passed
A:so, bill for the relief OF WIN. n. ID emission
volunteers.
Mr.. Davis submitted resolution iustrueting
the Secretary of the Treasury 70 furnish tue
Senate with q statement showing tue amount
due the government from paymssJers, gu after
masters, commissaries, collectors of internal
revenue ana customs, and officers OF Freed
mems Bureau, since January 1, lS65, together
with the names Of such delinqusnts and from
what states they were appointed and whether
suits have been instituted and are now pending
20 recover the amount. MIR. Davis asked thas
the resolution be printed and laid over.
The bill to relinquish the interest or the
United States in certain lands to the city and
county OF San Francisco, in the state OF e .itor-
MIA, was passed.
MIR. Ferry, from the Committee on Rales. re
ported an amendment TO the rules extending
the morning hour a half hour, and asking for
its present consideration, bat Air. sherman OBJ
jected, ard II went over.
The unfinished business, being the bill q pro-
vide Tor the redemption and reiss lie OF United
States and for free banking, was taken up. the
question being or the amendment oil Mr.. Nor
rlll (Nt.) that no part OF the additions! is-as or
legal tenders authorized sd all b. sed ia The
purchase OF the bonds OF the United States
above par, or for the current expenses Of the
government.
Mr.. Logan opposed the amendment. He saiA
il meant simply that none of the additional cur
rency already voted for should be Issued.
Mr.. Morrill, modified his amendment ID pro
vide that part of the additional issus "be usen
for the purchase CT United States bonds"
Mr.. Ferry (Mich.) was in favor OF leaving th.
section as 1t passed the Senate yesterday. That
put the disposition OF the additional amount II
the discretion OF the Secretary OF the Treas iry.
and be (Alr. FL thought 1t should be left there.
ana the Secretary held responsible before the
MIR. Morton said the obvious intent Of the
amendment was IT, defeat the action of the Sen
ate yesterday. He said IL was all nonsense that
the money would all go TO Wall street. He
hoped that the amendment would be voted
down.
Mr. Morrill, said that he would Nithdraw hi,
amendment, and see what kind OF a BIN the M
iOrity could perfect.
Mr.. Logan resented the remark as an in
situation that the majority had not the ability
10 get up bill, and INDUCED in further re
r aafa Al
impolte and bullying, and he did not know
whether he would submit quietly 70 such re
marks il they were addressed to him.
Mr.. Logan denied thst he was either bully
ing or impolite, but III the Senator from ME-
souri, would make such a remark az the Senator
from Vermont had, We would see whether the
Senator would submit 10 what was said in
reply.
lar offence at the remarks OF Mr. Logan, a.
senator's all understood his manner. although
he had been pseyish in the outset OF his re-
marks.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
committees were called for reports of a private
natnre, and large number were reported from
the Committees on Claims and Invalid Pen
sions, and referred to the Committee OF the
Whole on the Private Calender.
Mr.. Farweil, (Ill.,l from Banking and Cur
rency Committee, submitted a report and &C.
compapying bill in relation to the First Ma
tonal Bank OF Washington, ID. Z. Ordered
printed.
Mr.. wheeler, q. Y.,) from the Committee on
Commerce, reported q bill To incorporate the
Inland and Seaboard Nayig alton Company OF
the District OF Columbia.
The bill was withdrawn, on the point of order
that il was not private bill.
Mr.. Nesmith Oregon. from the Committee
on Military Affairs, reported bill directing tn
Secretary of War 10 ascertain the amount OF
expenses incurred by Oregon and California in
1872 and 1873, and to report TO the next session
Mr.. MacDoueau NY reported hack the
bill for the relief of DIR. Mary r. Walker, and
it was referred TO the Committee on War
Claims.
At half-psst one O'Clock the House resumed
consideration OF the bill to amend the several
acts providing national currency and to es
tablish free banking, SC.
MIR. Whitehouse IN. " gave notice of an
amendment TO make the amOunt OF circulation
three hundred aud tfty-six millions, instead OF
four hundred millions.
Mr.. Poland (Yt.) gave notice Of an amend
ment TO make the amount OF circulation three
hundred millions.
Mr.. Mitchell wis addressed the House. He
was opposed To imitation, advocated the Tederp-
ton of United States notes, and an advance
rapidly as possible to q coin standard.