Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-19
CONGRESSIONAL
| CONGRESSIONAL
The Senate Finishes Three Bills,
MOiety Repeal, Southern Claims
and District Government.
The Currency Question to Come
up To-Day.
Three Efforts TO Call up Civil
Rights i'm the House.
Poland Comes to the Aid of
Butler.
Hoar Objects, Claiming that the
Bill Has Best Chance
Where it Lies.
The Senate Finishes Three Bills,
Three Efforts TO Call up CT
Rights i'm the House.
Poland Comes to the Aid of
Butler.
SENATE.

/ SENATE.
. WASHINGTON, June 1S.-Mr. Chandler
presented memorial of citizens of Michi-
gan against any reciprocity treaty with
Canada. Referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
MOiety Repeal.
I Mr.. Scott called up the report of the
Conference Committee on the moiety bill.
Pending discussion, the morning hour ex-
pired, and the Chair called up unfinished
business, being the bill to provide for the
payment Of the awards made by the South
ern Claims Commissioners.
Mr.. Sherman moved that the bill be laid
aside informally and the moiety report be
considered. Agreed to.
Mr.. Howe spoke against the abolition of
the moiety system, and said this bill made
the revenue laws less efficaeious than here
tofore. He would like for some one to tell
him why the salary of the Collector of the
port of New York had been fixed at $4,000
when the Secretary of the Treasury works
for 5000. Certainly the responsibility of
the Collector was not greater than that of
the Secretary.
Mr.. Conkling said the reason the salary
of the Collector of New YORK had been
fixed at the sum named was the enormous
pecuniary responsibility. The Collector
was responsible for bis subordinatcs. There
was not an insurance company in the land
that would insure the sum for which that
officer is liable for the amount paid him
annually.
Mr.. Howe said the Treasurer of the
United States and the Assistant Treasurer
at New York has a pecuniary liability
equal TO the Collectors, yet they did not
get so much salary.
The report of the conference committee
was then agreed 10 without division.
The chair then called up the unfinished
business, being the bill to pay the awards
made by the Southern Claims Commission.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved to lay aside
that bill and proceed to the consideration
of the bill reported by the Judiciary Com
States in the Territory of Utah. Rejected.
Big Freight Road.
Mr.. Pratt introduced bill to charter a
dOuble-track freight railroad from Tide
water on the Atlantic Ocean TO the Mis-
souri, river, and TO limit the rate Of freight
thereon. Referred TO the Committee on
Railroads.
Mr.. Pratt called attention to the bill
granting pensions to surviving soldiers
and sailors of the war of 1872, and said he
had been overwhelmed with requests from
all quarters to have the bill taken up and
passed. He besought Senators, if they de
sired to have him
Remain a Sane man,
to give him some time to have the bill con-
sidered-S or 9 o'clock tonight, midnight
or daybreak-any time.
Several Senators called the gentleman to
order, and the chair ruled that no motion
could be made now, the regular order hav-
ing been taken up, the Southern Claims
bill.
The Currency.
Mr.. Wright, from the Conference Com
mittee on the currency bill made report.
He said the report had the concurrence of
every member of the committee from both
Houses. He would not ask its considera-
ton now, but gave notice that he would
call it up Immediately after the expiration
of the morning hour tomorrow.
Mr.. Howe reported bill relieving the
Northern Pacific Railroad from paving the
costs of the survey. Placed ON the calen-
dar.
The amendment proposed by the Com
mittee on Claims to strike out the apprO-
priation 10 pay the claim of Bailey, of
Louisiana, was rejected. Yeas, q: nays,
33. The bill was then read third time
and passed.
The Senate then took up the river and
harbOr appropriation bill.
The District Bill.
Mr.. Allison wanted to call up the House
bill TO provide government for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
g MIR. Erelinghuysen objected and said he had
given notice that he would call up the bill
to enforce laws Of the United States in the
territory of Utah. Subsequently he with
drew his objection.
Mr.. Allison said the District bill had
been agreed TO by the House almost unan-
imously. Senators were perfectly IA
miliar with its provisions and he did not
propose to debate it.
Mr.. Sargent moved that one of the Com
missioDers be designated Governor.
Mr.. Thurman said there was one county
in Ohio having three times the area of the
District of Columbia and it was governed
by commission of three honest men. There
was no necessity for such title as Gov
arnOr here. Unless there was some great
overwhelming necessity for amending the
bill he hoped it would pass the Senate as it
came from the House.
Mr.. Sargent's amendment was lost, as
we'll as others offered by him.
The bill was then read a third time and
passed without amendment or without a
'ell call. When the negative was called
ior, Mr.. Sargent was the only one who
voted nay.
The Senate went into Executive session
md soon after adjourned.