The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-04-10

! 1864, which provides that National Bank currency
shall be taken at par. Rejected-l4 to 81. An
amendment by Buckingham providing for the re-
demption of legal-tender notes in coin, or bonds al
par, the redemption to BEGIN on the LIST of January,
1876, was also rejected. 4. Adjourned.
House.-The bill providing for the payment Of
the bonds of the Louisville and Portland Canal Com.
pany was amended by the insertion of a provisc
that no money shall be paid under the act until
Kentucky shall have ceded the jurisdiction over the
canal property to the United States. In this shape
the bill waa passed. .. Dawes presented a petition
of taxpayers Of South Carolina reciting excess
i've taxation to which the people of that State art
subjected, and that the proceeds of such taxation
are systematically squandered or stolen, instead Of
being devoted to The legitimate purposes of the Gov.
eminent, and asking Congress to consider their con-
dition, and to devise some means OF relief. Referred
to the Judiciary Committe
WEDNESDAY, April Observation-Disclosures day
was spent in the senate Oh the question of the
finances, without reaching a final vote en- the
pending bill. Gordon's amendment, to give eacl
state that now has less than its share of cur
rency u circulation proportionate to that of Penn.
hylvania, was rejected by one vote. Morrills
motion that fractional currency be held at the fig.
ure of SfO,OOO,OOO WAS also rejected. Sherman gave
notice that he would move that the Senate fix some
period for the resumption of specie payment in
1877 or 1878.
Honse.-Clymer, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported a bill to enable the Mennonites
Of Russia to effect permanent settlements on
the public lands of the United States. =.
Rainey presented n counter statement and reply OF
the Republican Central Committee of South Caro-
lima to the memorial of the taxpayers, so-called
The House devoted most of the Day to hearing
speeches against initiation from Phelps IN. j. and
Hawiey (Ct.)
THURSDAY, April 2~.-Sendh.-The House
having returned the Senate bill in relation to the
Louisville and Portland canal with an amendment,
Thurman moved tina: the Senate non-concur i'll the
The matter was laid over....A memorial from the
survivors of the Polaris expedition to the Arctic
ocean, asking for aid. in view of the hardships they
have suffered, was presented and referred. 80.
sherman presented a petition of Mrs. Mercy Hall,
widow of Capt. Hal, Of the late Arctic Expe .ition,
for n pension. Referred. -. Ramsey, from the
Committee on Postoffces and Post Roads,
mission of correspondence by telegraph. The
bill is the Hubbard Postal Telegraph bill
unchanged, except in matters of detail.
The Senate resumed consideration OF the bill to pro-
vide for the redemption and reissue of United
States notes, and for free banking. No less than
seven different propositions were offered and voted
upon, all of which were rejected except that Of
Merrimon, increasing the National Bank circula-
tion si6.O00,0Oo This was adopted by a vote Of IS to
~. The project to transfer or redistribute among
the Western and Southern States sjO, OJ0, 600 Of
National Bank circulation, which amount it was
proposed to take away from States having an e1-
cess. was defeated by 20 against 81 votes. Thur
mans amendment TO appreciate the value of geeen-
backs by making them legal-.ender in part for Gus
tom dues, was also defeated by 70 to -.
Housc.-The House devoted the entire day to the
discussion Of the currency question, without reach
ing n vote.