Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23
rORTY-THIRD CONGREss-FIRsT
SE-&SUON.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. IL.
The consideration Of the bill to establish
post roads throughout the country wa
resumed. Mr.. Ramsey said only SIX or
seven states paid the expenditures incurred
for Transporting mail in them, and INFORM
ed the gentlemen from Vermont that his
state was not included in that number.
| Mr.. Morrill, said his state paid Tor the
| transportation of its own mails. Dat the
heavy mails which passed through the state
/ for Canada made the expenses appear large
| for the Vermont service.
The morning hour having expired the
/ Senate resumed the consideration OF the
resolution reported by the finance commit
| tee. Mr.. Morton opened the discussion IN
/ answer to Mr.. Schurz's speech OF yesterday
| lie onnose6 apy but the most gradual con
traction. and argued that the policy of con
traction was disastrous and ruInous, be
wonld rather see the currency increased
small amount.
| The hill was referred to the finance com
mite, and the Senate went INTO executive
session and soon after adjourned until To-
morrow ,-.r
The Uouse at two O'Clock went INTO con
mittee of the whole on the naval appropra-
tion bill. long discussion took place ou
the amendment offered, last TUESDAY, by
| Randall pa to punish officers Tor making
OUTLAWS in excess of appropriations, to which
Loughridge (lowa) offered an amendment,
excepting cases of sudden emergencies, IA
which the President may authorize in VIII
| ing such expenditures.
| Hawley Comm condemned both amend
ments. first as being too restrictive and SEQ
ond as giving too much latitude IN misty
sort of a way, and both a. being IN deroga
tion of the sound principle that there
should be no general legislation in appr'.
priatiOn bills.
Both amendments were rejected boy vote
| of 81 TO -, and the committee rose and "
ported the bill to the House The bill Wa
| then passed and the House at half past l1ur
adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10
SENATE.
The morning having expired, the cons
deration of the resolution reported by The
finance committee was resumed, aud Nj
Sherman of Ohio addressed the Senate, ia'
| oring the immediate resumption OF specie
payments and opposing any imitation OF The
currency.
HOUSE
This being the private bill day, a large
number Of private bills reported were acted
on. most of them being referred 10 the cph-
mittee of the whole under the new rule
adopted few days since. The House 40
| 3. 81 D. IN. adjourned. The session, tu-uor
row. will be for debate only.
WAsHINcToN, Jan ~
SENATE.
Mr.. Wright thought the time not favor
able for a return 10 specie payment. H.
was in favor Of 4 single kind of currency
issued by the government, and advocated
the abolition of the national bank system
lie would change the form OF note i--gei
by the government and instead of MAXIM
it promise TO pay he would supply de
nomination stamped upon it, the same O.
upon gold and silver He favored tlr
flexible currency bond system, and deuiet
that the western people favored resumption
Mr.. Logan (Ill.) followed Mr.. Nrl5at
He thought 4 return 10 specie payment
was not the prime necessity to establish
American currency upon solid BASIS, anu
considered such return at the present IN
practicable and unnecessary. He argued
that specie payment cannot be reached
through forced contraction without danger
of national bankruptcy that It can now
only be attained by further contraction or
legislative enactment; neither method i~
practicable, in view Of the necessities of the
trade of the country; that proper ratio OF
currency to population and the valuation OF
property il the country would be eight
hundred and fifty million dollars, that this
amount was actually needed for active cIrcu-
lation and would not be in excess of the
amount per capita IN treat Britain and
France.
The chair laid before the Senate com
municati0n from the secretary Of war u
response 10 the resolution in regard TO an
appropria ton for the collection and pas
ment of b0untieS 10 cOlored soldiers ami
sailors The letter states Of the appropria-
ton of ST, GOO but So, 600 remain To CON
duct business until June Both. The est
mated expenseS.per month are at the lowest
limit So 500, therefore at the end OF Apr.
the entire appropriation viii have been tx
pended, and unless some provision l. made
all WORK viii have to stop and the clerks be-
discharged. The secretary recommends tha-
the unexpended balance of the appropria
ton for the payment of bounties Tor H..
fiscal year ending jane 30, 1873. be render
ed available to carry on business untii
June 30. ls7i. Referred to the committee
on military affairs. At I - the Senate ad-
iOurnedl
lOung (GeOrgla) moved To suspend the
rules and pass a bill providing that all
printed matter, printed by order Of the
government, and bearing the official sigma
ture Of Il member Of either house Of con
gress, shall pass through the mails free 90
charge until July l~t, Is74. Rejected
yeas 1, nays l63.
Butler (Mass.) offered 4 resolution in
structing the judiciary committee 10 en-
quire whether any further legislation i-
necessary to prevent the illegal use of thu
United States flag on commercial yeS-el~
etc. Adopted.
Cox IN. " presented a memorial of the
National Board of Trade To reform the com.
pick. cumbrous and difficult custom laws 90
the United States petitioning against the
system Of iniormer~. moitieS and arbitrary
seizures.
Hooper Mass }, from the COMMITTEE 1u
coinage reported Il bin allowing coin
age to be executed at the nited State.
minis for foreign countries, and he sent O,
the clerks desk and had read portion 1t
the Chinese proclamation authorizing n,
circulation of the eagle trade dollar lately
coined in the I nited States The bill wa~
passed, and at : 80 p. m. the House al
j0urned.
W ASHISCTON, Jan. 1U
SENATE.
On motion Of Mr.. Edmunds the senate
went into executive session. and after i've
minutes the doors We're reopened and the
consideration of the finance committee