The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-10
CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January 0.


presented asking an amendment to the
bankrupt law, Mr.. Boutwell,, from the
Committee on Public Lands, reported
back the bill for the relief Of aged and
inhrm presumption settlera on public
lands, Passed o. > 70 o. ,N's1 ...ss AZ
Mr.. Sargent introduced a bill for the
protection Of society In Utah; also Q bill
IN aid Of the execution Of tho laws in that
Territory. Referred. Na 3 NJ u :
The House bill making an appropria.
ton Of $4,000 Tor legislative expenses OF
Colorado was passed.
Mr.. Conkling presented q petition ask.
ing that the coasting act be amended 90
as not to affect canal boats. Referred. q
! yolq NATIONAL BANKS. liJs8TGg
On motion Of Mr.. Morton, the Senate
bill authorizing National Banks that have
decided 10 reduce their capital stock 10
withdraw & proportion OF bonds upon
retiring their amount Of circulating notes;
Or depositlng money In the manner pro.
yided The law was taken up, together
with an amendment Of the Finance Conn
mittee, which provides that whenever
such reduction shall be authorized any
notes ofsuch bank thereafter coming into
the Treasury Of the United States shRll
be cancelled, until the amount 80 CANCEL.
led, together with such as shall be re-
deemed, shall equal the anount Of the re.
duction authorized;
In the discussion OF the bill, Mr.. Bout-
well said the opinion so generally mani.
tested, that the Government OF the United
States Is existing with vast amount Of
It's paper In circulation which had been
dishonored, was entirely erroneous.
There was no obligation TO pay these
notes at any particular time, they were
redeemAble at the pleasure Of tho Govern
ment, and such was the spirit OF the law.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, said he was
surprised at the statement Of the gentle.
man from Massachusetts, (Boutweln un-
dertaking to defend the rights Of the Gov.
ernment to postpone the day Of paying its
obligations. Without pretending TO un-
derstand the niceties Of the law, he knew
as q, business man II any individual
undertook to give out such paper the
courts would compel him to pay It. BE
believed the intention Of the law was that
the Government should pay these notes
as early as possible. B. -6iU
Mr.. Howe said II he were Judge he
would not give judgment against the |
government on one Of these notes: but II |
did NOT follow that because the law yss
detectively framed Congress was relieved |
from providing for the payment Of the |
notes. s4s --.a-
Mr.. Boutwell, said he had yet to learn
how the public credit was improved or |
the character OF the country benefited BY |
the statement that we are living in finsn. |
cial dlshonor. The nation could not be |
charged with dishonor when It had stipu.
lated before hand what It would do: that
i would redeem these obligations In coin.
While this process was going on. the gov. |
ernment was under no obligations to bring |
\ 70 result at any. particular time. BE
did not believe the nation was living in |
1ishonor. 10 lglgsyt 5s -
Mr.. Howe said the Senator from Massa.
MIR. Boutwell,, had made the ad.
mission that for five or six years the Gov.
had been acting in the direction
Of making Its deferred promises equal in
value to gold. He, however, did NOT see
where the Government had taken any
steps to that end. Business men had, but
The Government had not.
The Chair said the morning hour hay.
Ing expired the Senate would take into
confederation the 30 called salary BILL. q
Mr. Lewis moved that when the Senate
adjourn to.daylt be to meet Monday next.
Agreed to-yeas SO, nays 30. E92N,
Mr.. Sargent sof Cal, said he thought Il
that the Senate had last even.
ng adopted the amendment oil the gen.
lemandrom Missouri (Mr. Hamlltonls &c /
,ould not n1ove,a reconsideration OF the |
not having voted for Il, but
loped some Senator who did voteinsthe
move q reconsid deration.
MraWright said the Senator from CAL
tornia intimated by not voting for the
that he sought out the Presi.
lentas the only one to receive the odium
# receiving the Increased salary. The
alartes ot the Assistant Secretaries and
'thers were increased by the bill as well
's that Of the President, The repeald did
lot eject them. - q
The amendment, Of Mr.. Edmonda off.
red last evening, provides that the re.
iucton ol salaries should take effect from
March 4, 1873, and that accounting off.
'ers Of the Treasury shall compute the
anne accordingly, and make rateable
monthly reduction from the said sala-
les OF the rate necessary, to effect this
PROVISION within nine months next here.
liter, was rejected by 30 to 80.
fMr. Boreman moved to amend 80 that
he salary Of the President after March Z,
S77, should be $35, 900 per annum. Lost
Mr.. Clayton moved TO recommit the
I'LL and pending amendments to the Com.
Mite on Civil Service and Retrenchment,
With Instructions TO report D bill looking
o,the general reduction Of all salaries 81
Government officers, both civil and mill
ary.f hif uT a7m'rsE. y uaL ll.flt.sia
Mi. Clsyton's motion was Lost nays
Il, yeas19. az '-- -
The question then being on concurrinp
n the Senate eBhbstitute for the House bilI,
Mr.. Hamilton, pending the vote, moved
o amend the House bill by fixing the
alary Of Senators, Members and Dele.
yates at $500 per annum, instead Of
5000. fylf u 'tSTElS = i
Mr.. Edmunds moved to amend the
lmenIment by inserting $5 900 instead OF
$500. Agreed to-yeas 81, nays 28.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to strike out in
he House bill the words "actual indiyid.
1al expenses Of each Senator, Represent.
tive and Delegate" and insert the words
mileage allowed BY law prior to the
passage OF the act OF March 3, 1872"
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Vermont, moved to in
Iert before the word "mileage" the words
.one half.n t. I'D .s.,..y ~
Mr.. Lewis moved that the Senate 20
nto executiveseasion. Lost. tS
"a discussion ensued relative TO the gys. ,
.em Of mileage, after which Mr.. Morills
amendment was rejected. -,, ,.s.
Mr.. Cragln offered an amendment that
10 mileage should be allowed for the arst
session ol the AID Congress, Adopted.