The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-04
Congressional Proceedings.

OF. The debate upon the bill for the re-
demption of United States notes was re-
sumed Pending discussion the Senate
went into Executive session, aud at lis
close adjourned until Monday.
In the House the debate upon the bill
to amend the acts providing National
currency was continued, aud various
amendments were offered. A resolution
denouncing the illegal acts Of United States
Marshals in Northern Georgia was offered
but objection was made An evening ses-
sion was held, which was devoted to de-
bate upon the currency question
SATURDAY.-The Senate was not in
session.
The House was occupied solely with
spcechmaking on the currency question,
the speakers being Messrs. Bright and
Whitthorne, of Tennessee; Buckner, of
Missouri; Cotton, of Iowa, and Scudder,
Of New Jersey
MoNDAY.-In the Senate, Mr. 0glesby
reported bill to settle the two per cent.
claims of the States of Indiana, Ohio, and
Illinois, which was placed on the calendar.
The House bill for the benefit Of occupy
ing claimants of public lands was reported
with amendments The Currency and free
banking bill was considered and on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Morton, the second section,
which provides that on the lst of January
1876, legal tenders shall be redeemed in
coin or interest-bearing bonds, was strick-
en- out, by vote of % to %. Without
further action on the bill, the Senate adj
journed.
In the House, bills we've introduced,
among others, to amend the Shipping Com
missioners' act 10 refund taxes collected
from fruit distillers; and to provide for
free banking and limit the legal tenders to
$500, 100000 The Senate bill for pay
ment of the bonds of the Louisville and
Portland Canal company was reported with
amendments and debated until the expira-
ton of the morning hour Mr. Kelley
asked leave to report from the Ways and
Means Committee, for passage, bill adj
hitting free of duty articles intended for
the international Exhibition of 1876. Mr..
Garfield asked to have the word "Ccnten-
nial' substituted for "International but
Mr.. Kelley refused Mr. Garfield there
upon objected to the bill, and il was with
drawn.
TUEsDAY.--In the Senate some unim-
portant routine business was disposed of,
after which the consideration of the bill
for the redemption of United States notes
was resumed. Several amendments were
adopted, and pending debate the Senate
adjourned. Petitions of the taxpayers of
South Carolina, asking relief from opprcs-
sive State taxation were presented in both
Houses and referred to committees
In the House the consideration of the
bill for the improvement Of the mouth of
the Mississippi river was fixed for April
.2l. The bill relating to the Louisville
and Portland Canal was passed with
amendments. A resolution was adopted
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury
for copy of report of the survey of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, made under
act of March 3, 1873. The Currency bill
was taken up and several speeches were
made.
WEDNEsDAY-The Senate resumed
the consideration of the bill for the
redemption of United States notes. An
circulation in each State on the basis of
that outstanding in Pennsylvania in.
crease of about one hundred and ten
millions-wasrejected. Mr.. Jones argued
at length in opposition to any increase of
the currency and in favor of fixing an
early date for the resumption of specie
payments. An amendment making the
/ e
forty millions of dollars was defeated Mr..
Sherman gave notice of various amend
ments which he will propose, and Mr.
Logan renewed his original Free Banking
bill.
In the House bill to enable the Men
nonites of Russia to effect settlement on
the public lands Of the United States was
made the special order for Wednesday
next The bill relating to the develop
ment of mining resources was passed with
amendments. The debate upon the Cur
rency bill was continued, and Messrs
Phelps aud Hawley argued against inaa-
ton and in favor of specie payments An
evening session was held, at which, after
the adoption of various amendments, the
Dll WIS passeu
THURsDAY.-In the Senate confer
ence was asked on the Louisville and Port
land Canal bill, but it was laid over inlor-
mally without action. Mr.. Hamilton sub
mitted an amendment to the bill relating
to corporations in the District of Column
bia. A postal telegraph bill was reported
from the Committee on Postofices. The
discussion of the bill for the redemption
Of United States notes was continued and
an amendment offered by Mr.. Merrimon
for the issue of forty-six millions of addi-
tional banking currency was adopted
yeas 80, nays 10. Mr. Anthony moved
to adjourn until Monday, to allow the OBJ.
servance of Good Friday.
In the House, a bill to enable the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to obtain authentic
information in relation to the Alaska fur
trade was discussed, but no action taken.
The debate upon the Currency bill was
resumed, and number of speeches were
delivered An evening session was held
which was entirely devoted to its discus
sion.