The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-21
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SENATE.
WARRINGTON, February y

The Chair laid before the Senate. .
message from the President Of United
States, transmitting the resolutions ol
the American Association for the ADJ
vsncement OF Science on the subject oI
the cultivation OF timber aud the pres
ervaliou of forests; also . communiea-
tiou from the Commissioner OF the
General LAID Office on the same SUBJ
ject Referred.
Mr.. Scott presented a petition OF citi-
zens OF Penpsy lvanis, against any res
toration OF the duty on tea and coffee
or any additional Internal taxation.
Referred.
Mr. Sherman said he desired to call
the attention Of the Senate to the error
in the tariff bill 10 regard to fruits
being admitted free which led to a loss
of half million dollars revenue per
year and which might lead to the loss
OF larger amount. He was glad to be
able 10 say that the error did not occur
in the Senate, bnt was caused by some-
body adding "s" to the word fruit
aud then q coma. He did not know
who did it but the subject ought to be
inquired into
After considerable time spent in ex'
planations the subject was dropped.
Mr. Logan said that yesterday morn.
ing when the Chairman OF the Finance
Committee presented the petition Of the
bankers and merchants OF Chicago pro-
testing against any increase in the
volume OF currency, he supposed it was
srgued by many whose names he bad
noticed in the newspapers, who were
first to close their doors at the COM
meucement of the panic. Subsequently
he went to the Committees room and
examined the petition when be found
that the names he referred to were not
attached to it As he did not desire to
do Injustice to any Que he made this
statement. the petition being sigued by
respectable business men.
Mr.. Hamilton moved that when the
Senate adjourn to-day. it be to meet
Monday next. Agreed to.
Mr.. Sumner introduced resolution
instructing the Committee on Eorolled
3 lie to enquire into the expediency OF
superSeding the present system OF
parch ment in the last stage of bill, aud
provide that when il be presented to
the President or approval, it shall be
printed aud 30 pres erved in the De-
partment of State Agreed to.
Mr.. flanagan submitted resolution
instructing the Secretary OF the Treas
ury to report to the Senate the plumber
o. illicit d stilleries suppressed by the
afficers o; the government in the las,
elk moh,hs, and the producing capaci.
ty OF there Agreed TO.
The morning hour expired. and the
Senate resumed the consideration OF the
finance bill, the pending motion being
to reconsider the vote of yesterday by
which the substitute OF Mr.. Cooper was
adopted.
Mr.. Ferry moved to lay the bill and
all its amer dments on the table. Lost
yeas, II; nays, Sc.
Mr. Boremsn moved that the Senate
proceed to the consideration OF execu-
tive business.
Mr Sherman called for the yeas and
Maya, and gave notice that he would call
Tor the yess and nays on every PROPOSE
ton.
Mr.. Boreman Withdrew bis motion
and the question then recurred on the
motion to reconsider the vote by which
the substitute OF Mr.. Cooper was
adopted yesterday, and 1t was recon-
sidered yeas, 81 nays, %
Mr.. Cooper's amendment was theo
rejected.
The question recurring on Mr.. Mer-
riman's amendment, it was adopted by
yeas 90 to nayp 25, as follows:
Yess-Messrs All sion, Bogy, Bore
man, Cameron, Clayton, Conover, Fer
ry, OF Michigan, GoIdlhwaite. Harney.
Hitchcock, Howe, Johnston. Logan.
McCreery. MerrImsu, Mitchell, Morton.
Norwood. Osiesby, Patterson, Pease,
Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson. Spencer,
Sprague. Upton AID West; %.
Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Boutwell,.
Buckingham, Chandler. Conkling. Coo-
per, Cragiu, DAVIS. Fenton. Ferry of Con-
npclicu,, Gilbert, Hsger, Hamlin, Jones,
Kelly, Morrill, of Name, Sargent,
Schurz, Scott. Sherman, Stevenson,
Stewart, Stockton, Sumner and Wad"
leigh 25.
Messrs. Carpenter, Gordon, Wright
and Rsnsom, who would have voted
10 favor Of the amendment. were paired
with Messrs Frelinghuysen, Bayard.
Morrill,, Of Vermont, and Salisbury,
who would have voted against it.
Mr.. Merrimau'ssmendment as adopt
ed instructs the committee to report a.
soon as practicable bill providing for
an increase OF the National bank clrcu.
istion 80 that the whole volume there
OF shall not exceed four hundred mil
hon dollars
Mr. Davis moved an amendment in-
structing the committee to report 60 as
TO provide for tree banking under the
present national bank law. Rejected
without discussion.
The question recurred on Mr.. Buck
iuebam's motion to recommit.
Mr.. Cameron moved that the Senate
proceed to the consideration OF execu-
tive business.
Mr.. Anthony moved 10 adjourn.
Lost.
Mr.. Schurz said be desired to speak
at length on the financial question.
| Tho nnaatInn than ran.srnl
Csneron's motion for an executive ses-
sion. Agreed to.
The Senate then went into executive
session, and coon after adjourned till
Monday.
HOUSE.
Messrs. Beck and Grassland made
personal explanations of their dialogue
10 the House YESTERDAY, each disclaim-