The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-13
CONGRESS-. s.
HOUSE.
WAsHIN0ToN. Anril II

The report oi the Committee on Elec
. tons, on the Kentucky contested election
i, case, declaring Young the sitting membe
was entitled tohis scat, was called up an,
agreed 10 without discussion.
MIR. Conger from the Committee q,
, Commerce reported bill permitting
aliens 10 act as pilots providing they havI
resided In the United States six months
; Passed. ~. - -
Committees were called for reports Of
private character, and many such reports
were made and many private bills werC
,, passed.
The House at 1856 resumed the consid
Grafton Of the currency bill. Mr.. May
nard who has charge Of the bills as chair
man ofthe Bank Committee, declined Il
allow any amendments 10 be offered aud
voted on, but consented to their being
printed in the Record. He insisted on the
previous question, and Mr.. Holman sug-
gested the House should certainly have
an opportunity 10 vote on the question
whether the increase of currency should
90 In the form Of United States notes OF
National Bank notes. He insisted il
1hOuiu u0 VI lue u[HL form,
MIR. Maynard declined to yield 10 that
or any other amendment.
The previous question was seconded
by vote Of 105to 90. The House then
refused to order the main question; yeas
l12,nays 100, so the bill was again left
open to amendments and discussion.
Dir. Beck then moved as q substitute
Tor the bill, q bill introduced by himself
on the goth Of March, authorizing the is
sue OF 100000 900 in legal tender notes,
the retirement Of bank notes, and the
substitution therefor of Treasury notes
and 8 65 convertible bonds.
Several propositions were msdo to
amend Mr. Beck's substitute.
Mr. Cox raised point of order that
members interested in National Bank
stock, which one section OF Mr. Beck's
Dill proposes to tax. had no right to vote
on the question. He owned bank stock
himself
The Speaker overruled the point Of or
der. 1t was question that had been
frequently and uniformly decided. The
interest contemplated in the rule was q
special and private one; not one that was
only involved in question Of general
interest. II the gentleman from New
York had conscientious scruples about
voting, the House would not compel him
to vote. Laughter
Mr. Hunter moved two additional sec.
tions to MIR. Beck's bill-one prohibiting
usury by banks, and the other permitting
the taxation Of legal tender notes and
bank notes like other property.
Mr. Decker moved an amendment
abolishing all limitation Of circulation,
and establishing free banking.
MIR, Rice asked the Speaker whether a
motion to postpone the whole subject was
in order.
The Speaker said it would be il the
gentleman from Illinois had the floor 10
make it. =.
Mr. RiCe-I wish l had. Laughter. |
MIR. BurChard made point of order
that Section 13, providing for the pay.
ment OF one-hali Of import duties in legal
tender notes must first be considered in
Committee Of the Whole.
The Speaker sustained the point oil
order on the ground that. the section was
not germane to the original bill, which
was the Currency bill, It would change
the customs laws on every important
article Of commerce.
MIR. Beck then offered his substitute
with the 18th section stricken out.
MIR. Kellogg made another point Of or.
der on. the eighth section, taxing bank
notes three per cent.
The Speaker overrulcd that point Of or.
der on the ground that the section was
germane to the bill, and might have been
offered as an amendment,
MIR. Beck then moved the previous cues.
ton on the amendment, which was Sec
onded.
The first vote was taken on the amend.
ment offered by Mr.. Coburn limiting the
permanent issue Of United States noIes TO
100000, 900, with $4,000 900 Tor reserve,
was rejected without the yeas and nays.
The next vote was on Mr.. Hunters
amendment, and that was rejected with
out the yeas and nays. -
The next vote was on Mr.. Packards
amendment in the nature OF q substitute
for Mr.. Beck's bill abolishing limitations
on currency and establishing free bank
ing. On standing vote the amendment
appeared 10 be carried by IS to 90. The
vote was then taken by yeas and nays.
The vote resulted yeas n; nays 149.
The question then required on Mr..
Beck's substitute, which was also rejected.
Mr.. Butler, Of Mass, then moved the
Senate bill as substitute for the House
bill.
E. R. Hoar offered IN amendment pro-
viding that after the first Of September,
1874, nothing but gold and silver coin OF
the United States shall be legal tender,
and that after that date United States
notes may be exchanged for bonds bear
ing 4t per cent interest redeemable after
date.
Mr. FoSterimoved an amendment; that
In case Of any increase Of International
bank circulation beyond 1854 600 900, 10.
gal tender notes to the extent OF 25 per
cent ol such increase shall be retired and
cancelled until the outstanding and un.
paid legal tender notes shall be reduced
10 $S00,090O00.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Indiana, moved an
amendment repeating all laws that limit
circulation and that require reserve on
account OF circulation. r-aI
MIR. Maynard then moved ior the pre-.
vlous question on the bill and amend.
ments.
A motion TO adjourn was then made
and yeas and nays ordered. The vote on
the adjournment resulted, yeas 12l; nays
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