, 1874-04-11
JRDAY, APRIL II, l874---TWELVE PAGES.

meIts N, 1y By congIoas WAS alluded TO- Mcssre OAR
| 1Gvor M OF tlo resolution and Mossrs: CoNh-
LING M and hl0Rn1L1, (A1e) opposing.
IN Iho morning hour expiring, tho resolution
| t 0oK1nEsalONAn DOCUMENTS. =
| hf. MolsrON introduced D bill providing that
postage upon documonts printed by authority Of
| Congress. Or BY either House thoroof, shall not
| 10 required to 10 propald, but may DO loft to DO
! paid by peraons receiving thom. Roforrod.
w. THE TERRITORIAL RAILROAD 111iI.
I'll Thc Senate thon resumed consideration Of tho
niii to provide tor tho incorporation and regula.
ton or railroad companies Il, tho Torrtoriea Of
tho United statcB. After debate, tho amcnd-
mont q Mr. buckingham, .offorod yesterday,
| tion, WaB agroed to-
Tho bill Was thon reported to the Senate and
tho amendments made In Committee Of the
| Whole wore conourred in. ,.'
Mr. WADLElGH moved to amond as folow8:
That Congress may at any timo mhon In Its opinion tho
pnlIg good requires II add to. alter. s1nend Or 70.
admitted into the Union sate. tho Legislature Of
ny sucl; ststc nay at my tine aad TO- a!ter amend
or G'y R Rart thereof which shall DO within Territory Of
Nj. DAYAnD moved an amendment to pro-
vldo that. In orgnniz.ng .. corporation for tho
| construction Of = road, . minority Of persons
d
Territory Of Territories where tho railroad pro-
! posed Is 10 bo built: Agreed to.
Mr. BAYAHD offered an anendment provid-
Ing that tho amount Of capital Htock Of any road
shall not DO loss thnn $4,000 por milo: Agreed
pondlng discussion on tho bill, tho Donate
| wont into executive session, and soon after
| adjourned. =.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
| ARMY RULEe.
Mr: BUTLER (A1aBs.) introduced bill to re-
| peal 10 much Of tho laws relating to the army:
! prejudice Of American colored citizens. Re-
| ferrod.
TEE CURRENCY BILL.
| flr. BUTLER (Mass.) then called up Ills mo-
roning tic Currency bill, aud proceeded to giyo
tho roasons which aotuatod lis cou1ac In tho
mutter. His object was, ho said, tlrat, to havo
the Senate bill passed. without amendment, and
perfect the Currency bill reported by the Bank
| Ing Committee.
Sfr. COBB (Kan.) asked Butlcr whether be was
In favor Of the freo-banking clause Of tho House
Mr. BUTLER replied that he WAS favorable to
provision for free e-banking, but not in tho pro-
ciso form provided in tho House bill. 10 was
in favor of frco-bauking If that was the boat
Of currency. He intimatod his belief that tho
President would not voto tho bill Which would
leGalize bis own action: Ho wanted the Senate
mind, and for tic reltef of tho business 81 81 tho
country, and then ho wou1d go in for perfecting
the House bill. In the language Of tho Now
England fishermen, ho thought they had better
vliat tloy Ind rot, and then spit on tLeir hands
and then take another hoave. tLaughtor1
Mr. KELLOGG asked Butler whether 10 Ind
n sad9a him to "a ay that the President would
The SPEAKER Gnterrupting) -That is an
improper question, mover to DO discussed.
Mr. KELLOGG is precisely why ask
II Tle l srEAKER-The Chair did not observe
tho gentleman from Massachusetts, uae tho
| phrase, or he would have stopped him. 1t is
an invasion OF tho dignity and rights Of tho
e to aaSH the
MI. BUTLER-1 waa dealing with what I saw
in tho newspapers, and bog the pardon Of tho
House for doing 80 liaughterl. aud not With any
80 that the newspaper nlander, as boliovo it, on
tho Executive, charging him to bo M obstruc.
ZIONIST to the prosperity Of tho country, nny be
removed. That 1s all. only mentioned it In
Mr. DAWES-I would like to know whether II
is moro parliamentary to al]ude to it in the
| negative aonse than in tho poaltive7
| Tho sPEAKER--The Chair thinls not. .
Mr.. BUTLER-I Stand under conviction. It Ii
not parliamentary. then, to say that do not
think man will do q foolish thing?
| Mr: toA-Iue sen'!enlhm tIoul ~ MAesaootHetls
has Already Shown 10 Inc douse tue opinion OF
the ExecMtiye;
AiF: Hg1LEhTI !Cl1 naVe not. i.
NJ; CoAI LINK no owes ~ to tae HOUSE &c
ataso MS authoIlty' mr.
The SPEAhEis-Iho ohaaf cannot allow sha'
to 90 d1acussea: ,,
/ ILL 49, AH1 ts'1oo"J HS8|
nr: ~ uthGs-A nAso eato " t4o u.lal !,
nnn. tnoGeutleWau ChEh uAd uteH db acute
ns thoy arc long, Ao WOULD laFe understood mo
| [Laughtor.1
Mr.. COX-The gentleman ought to have lone
o.-a ~ ho 10 the ornan ~ +i,;s Adnnatration
oo.9! - ~ - st'9 =. e.e1 ~ ~ - ~ I1 'o ~ I
., ~. 1ttS ~ - t,..an.1 T .3fnratoaI, ~, -
hlaHsacnuht.ts eol1ees'5 utugtH1gou Gtn4 y:
| proposing to tAIlD from tho Speakers table ant
| mass tho Senate bill, and that ho does not pro
| nose to tako that as flnality but only as an On
| tar;no unIoa for that furthor tncreaso of tn,
| o,, ,vni,h 1,n dnaua f1asirnt,,e2 ?