The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-07
CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WAsuNoroN, Jan. 0.


to report lavorably on the bill authoriEin
D National Banks to withdraw their BOND
deposited In the United States Tresstlr
as security In proportion as they retire Il
circulation. =.
The Senate bill of Mr.. Buckingham
ior Tree banking was taken from the tRbl
and referred to the Finance Committee.
9 ADVERSE REPORT ON THE RESOLUTION n
!. ABoL1sH INTERNAL REVENUE COL
LECToRs.
). MIR. Morrill,, Of Maine, from the Flnanc,
Committee, reported back the resolution
introduced by Mr.. Sumner instrnctinI
> that committee to report the bill abolish
ing the office oil Commissioner of lnterna
!, Revenue,and to provide for the collection
OF taxes BY stamps, with a recommend.
r alton that 1t be indefinitely postponed
Hc said when the millennium arrived i
might be possible to collect the take
without tax officers, but to abolish th,
Internal Revenue Bureau would be q
lose at least one.halt Of the taxes now
collected. The principal portion Of the
taxes were collected upon spirits and
tobacco, and 1t would be impossible tc
collect them without the Office. Z
MIR. Sumner said here was an opportu-
nifty for practical economy, and BY adopt
ing this system OF collecting taxes by
lstamps an army Of office holders would
! tbe dispensed with.
Mr.. Morrill, thought the Senator had
not studied the internal revenue laws. or
he would see that this plan would make
q wreck and cause o loss of at least filty
million dollars from the revenue.
The resolution was indefinitely post
Iponed. 80 ''.'
II AUTHORIZED TO AccRpT.
/ Mr.. Cameron, from the Finance Com
mittee reported back to the House a Joint
resolution authorizing Edward Young TO
accept a present from the Emperor Of
Russia. Passed. nt.3 ,uI!f I0tp
Ii NATIONAL, BANKS.
Mr.. Scott, from the Committee on FL
nance reported with amendments MIR.
Martan's bill authorizing tho National
Banks that have decided to reduce their
capital stock TO withdraw prorata pro.
portion of the bonds upon retiring their
own circulating notes and depositinp
lawful money of the United States
in proportion provided, by law. The
only material amendment ,recommer-
ded iss4one requiring that whenever
such reduction shall be authorized under
the thirteenth section Of the National
Currency act, any notes OF such bank
thereafter coming into the United States
Treasury shall be cancelled, together
with hsuch as shall be reduced which shall
equal the amount Of reduction authorized.
HAYTI tREQUEsTED TO INDEMNIFY.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Hitch
cock authorizing, the President Of the
United States to request the Republic Of
Hayti to.indemnify Antonio Pellelier for
his Imprisonment and spolistion. The
damages amount to $Gl3,S00. Referred.
..s7. SALARY BILL. .
Mr.. Stewart desired to further am end
the bill to, compel the refunding of all
back pay received,
Mr.. Wright raised a point Of order that
two amendments were already pending,
He thought that to incumber 1t with all
these amendments would defeat the bill,
he favored the square repeal Of the bill.
Mr.. Flanagan, OF Texas, thought $500
was not an excessive salary, and had re-
marked when the bill passed that 1t should
have been $4,000. Since then he had NOT
changed his opinion. He had drawn the
money producing greenbacks from his
pocket) Here they are, sir; this is my
pay. | am going TO fight for 1t till the
last. Laughter. have not stolen that
money. have done nothing that preys
on my conscience. l have endeavored TO
earn 1t. Renewed laughter. After the
adjournment OF the Senate he returned 10
Texas and was received by the
Legislature Of that State, and not
having been condemned by that body
he felt easy. It was not so much the salary
bill the people objected to az the Credit
Alobilier bill. He thought 0akes Ames
one OF the best men he ever knew, and
believed 1t was the demagogues OF the
country who preferred this Indictment.
SALARY BILL TAKEN UP.
The morning hour having expired, the
bill to repeal the act Of March Sd, 1873,
increasing salaries, was taken up. |
REPORT TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT
OF CALEB CUSHING.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Re.
lationS to-day agreed to report in favor Of
confirming the nomination Of Caleb |
Cushing as Minister to Spain.
CONVERTIBLE ouRRENcY BILL DISCUSSED.
The Committee on Ways and Means
to-day discussed Keley's bond converti-
bio currency bill, but came to no conclu.
sion:
Mr.. Carpenter said, having voted Tor
the salary bill at the last session, and in.
tending now 10 vote for its repeal, he |
desired to say few words in explanation
thereof. He had practiced law for
thirty.tlve years, and always made It q
rule alter getting through with q case To |
render his Bill to his client. II he could |
not get his own price, he always settled |
at the price Of his client, and he |
proposed to- act so with his constituents. |
He believed there was but one way to
get sound, honest public servants, and
that was to pay them round price. The
history Of our Constitutional Conventions
showed that It was not intended that
there should be no compensated service.
he believed to-day as he did when he
voted for the bill. and thought that the
people ot the country were making q
mistake in clamoring for the repeal
Eot this bill. He voted for an
increase OF pay conscIentiously, and
had seen nothing to make him
change his opinion. He could see
no reason now why the'bill should mot be
repealed, except one, and that Is the
people demand It. The theory Is that the
people govern through their servants,
and the people being. the power in this
country they have o right to do what
they please, wise or otherwise. II this
bill should be submitted to the people to.
day, it would be repealed by
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