The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-13
GOnRreSSiOnal.

WASHINGTON, January 12.-Senate.-Mr.
West, of Louisiana, presented the resolu-
lions of the Louisiana Legislature endorsing
Plnchback and asking that be be seated.
MIR. ConkIing introduced the substitute
for the salary bill which passed the House,
and it was agreed to. The substitute repeals
the act of March last SO far as 1t increases all
salaries except those Of the President of the
United States and the Justices CT the Su
preme Court, and fixes all salaries, with the
exception above-named, the same as they
were prior to March last. All back pay not
drawn or returned is declared to be covered
into the Treasury and the property of the
United States. The bill now goes back to
the House for the concurrence of that body.
No executive session to-day.
House.-Among the bills introduced were
the following: Establishing polytechnic
schools in every county OF the states and
territories; regulating the seizure OF books
and papers in revenue cases; further insur-
ing the safety Of lives on railroads; repeal
ing internal taxes on tobacco; making
treasury notes legal tender for customs
transferring to the Court of Claims all pro-
perry taken after April, 1865.
The motion made by Mr.. Kelley, of Penn.
sylyania, before the holidays, to suspend the
rules and adopt resolution declaring it to
be the sense. of the House that taxes shall
not be increased, but that the extraordinary
loans, il any be required for the support OF
the Government, shall be obtained By tenn
porary loan or loans bearing low rates of in
terest in currency and redeemable in United
States notes, came up for action.
Mr.. Wood, of New York, suggested d.
vision Of the resolution, and to have the
House pass atirmatively on the first part,
and to postpone decision on the second
Dir. Kelley objected, and called for vote
by yeas and nays.
Mr.. Potter, of New York, suggested that
the political conundrum be referred TO the
Committee on Ways and Means.
MIR. Beck, of Kentucky, wanted to stop
this hunlbug if he could, and moved an adj
journment.
The House refused to adjourn.
Mr.. Scoield, of Pennsylvania, suggested
to his colleague to modify the resolution by
recurring that the deficiency shall be mace
ND by retrencbment and economy.
MIR. Kelley wanted vote on the resolution
as submitted by himself, and not On the
resolutions of other members.
The vote was taken, and the House re-
fused to suspend the rules-yeas, 100 nays,
SO !: less than two-thirds in the atiir
Mr.. Hurlburt, of Illinois, introduced
bill chartering q. double-track railway from
Underwater on the Atlantic to the missouri
river, and to limit the freights thereon. be-
ferred to the Committee on Railways, &C.
Mr.. Holman, Of Indiana, moved to s9s-
mend the rules and adopt resolution de-
c,aring thst, In the judgment OF the HOUSE,
there Is no necessity to increase taxation,
or TO increase the public debt by Q further
Loan n if there shall be economy in the public
expenditures, and that in view Of the eondt.
ton Of the national finances the Hon ,1s VIII
reduce the appropriations aud public ex.
penditures to the lowest point consistent
With proper administration OF the public
affairs.
The rules were suspended and the resolu-
ton was adopted yeas, 221;; nays, g.
Mr.. HaRley, .ofs Conn.,, moved to suspend
the rules and adopt 9 resolution declaring Il
| to be the sense Of the House that the ex,
jenditures ofs the nation can he and shousd
| be go reduced and regulated That they can be
met by existing taxes, and that IL no eyenl