The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-09
43D CONGRESS..-.F1RST SESSION.
SENATE
MAaIIINnroN. April 8.

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WASHINGTON, April 9.
The consideration of bills on the calendar
was resumed and number of private or
unimportant bills were disposed Of.
Mr. Carpenter said, several weeks ago be
introducen bill for ncw election in
Louisiana. 1t was important that the bill
should be disposed of. lie had consulted
with the Senator from Louisiana (WesD
who desired to speak on the bill, and he
now gave notice that on Monday, after the
expiration Of the morning hour, he would
move that the Senate proceed to the con
sidcration of that bill He hoped it would
be passed upon without reference to COM
mittee, as there was no need for such refer
ence
The Senate, at 345 went INTO executive
session and after shoi, time adjourned.
HOUSE.
Report was ordered to be printed and the
committee discharged.
Mr. Parker, from the committee on pat
ents, reported bill permitting VIM VI
Ward of Auburn, y y, to make appica-
ton for an extension of his patent for an
improved bullet machine. Passed.
Mr. Woodford, from the committee on
civil service reform, reported bill pro
vidng that no officer of the | $,
shall directly or indirectly receive or be
paid for his own use or benefit any money
or property Of the L s., except his salary
or compensation, and that no public pro-
pcrty shall be used by officials or any per-
son for private purposes; this act not to be
SO construe as to prevent the payment of
all actual and necessary travelling expenses
when travelling on the legitimate and neccs-
sary duties pertaining to their offices.
Mr. Maynard inquired how the bill would
affect collectors of ports whose compcn-
sation was made up largely Of fees.
Woodford replied that it would restrict
them to their salary, and no more.
Mr. Woodford said it would.
Mr. Dawes of Mass offered an amend
ment by inserting, I" Or make any private
profit, or use the labor or service Of any
person employed by the United States;
which labor or service is paid for by the
United States.
The morning hour having expired, the
bill went over until tomorrow.
The House at 1:45 resumed the consider
alton of the currency bill, and Mr. Coburn
spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Townsend of Pa. opposed the bill as
one that provided for an unlimited initiation
of the currency he opposed it because it
was surrender Of a great provision of the
constitution which requires Congress to
provide a sound and safe currency for the
people and to regulate he value thereof.
The House would be recreant to its duty if
it failed to keep stern grasp on the cur
rency, and restrain it from Overlooking its
bounds and running into initiation,
To show the necessary consequences OF III
fation he exhibited II diagram which was
held up by two pages standing on the re-
porters desk, and one which he traced the
rise and fall of circulation at various peri
DDS, showing that wherever the circulation
attained to its greatest altitude it was fol
lowed by crash and financial panic. lie
warned the author of the bill (Maynard of
Tenn. ) that the bill was paving to repu-
diatlon. This condition of things had been
predicted two thousand years ago when
Virgil wrote, "Facilis dec2n ayerno.
Sed revocare gradum hic est lalor hoe opus
est" Which rendered into vernacular
meant that the gentleman from Tennessee
might provide for the issue of large mass
of sbipplasters but that it would be hard
work and labor to redeem them. daughter
He argued that this bill would render
specie payment indefinite and would proba-
bly, postpone it forever. There was but
one way to get out of the difficulty, and
that was to get out at the same hole that
we went in at rs they had gone in by eX-
pansion go they must go ont by contraction.
Beck spoke in opposition to inilaton,and
at the close of his remarks a general col
loquy took place i'll limitation speeches on
the question pending.
Butler of Tenn, suggested in the mds
of confusion that Gov DiX's message bt
read.
Arrangements were finally made thai
there should he an evening session !o-nlgh
ior debate and that the previous question
would I've seconded at half past three
o'clock tomorrow.
House at ) o'clock adjourned.
EVENING SESSION OF CONGRESS.
The attendance at the evening session
was confined to those members who ha'
speeches to deliver. Speeches were con
fined to fifteen minutes each, so that goo
many got off McDill OF Wis, occnpc
the speakers chair.