The Cairo bulletin., 1874-03-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
rINANcB-THD DISTRICT 1NvEs.
TI0ATION--OHEA TRANSPOR.
TAT1ON-- THR CRUSADE - TOO
GOOD TO BE TRUE.

tu0 lnnauon1en. In tno mouse, Aiter VOt-
ing down several amendments, it was de.
termined to lsgalzs tho issue Of $4,000.
600 "ressrve" by placing tho amount OF
legal tenders At $500 100000. THE was
done by a vote of 1853 yeas TO II nays
The increase is practically only $ls,oo0,-
900 for that 10 the amount Of the Sii, ,000,-
900 now on hand--the secretary of the
treasury having issued S26, 100000 during
the past Eve months in defiance Of law.
The effect Of the law is TO lega,ize the
action Of the secretary, restore legal ton
ders to the original amount and to indi-
cate very plainly that the house Is in fs-
vor OF sn expansion of tho currency.
The South and West were almost solid for
expansion; the New England states, with
tho single exception cf Ben Butler, were
against 1t, while the Middle s'ates were
divided. Fifty.two Democrats voted for
the bill and twenty-five against IL. One
hundred ard fourteen Republicans voted
Tor and fifty tour againet it. The senate
hnnnce committee reported their new bill,
asort Of compromise, q hodge, -podge that
will be neither one thing nor tho other
which will be opposed by the inastionists
who are quito flushed with their victory
in the house. This bill will, IL 10 thought,
DO before the senate to-day. During the
discussion Of tho pending currency bill,
Senator Morton spun out . long and la
bored argument in favor OF initiation.
Senator Schurz very cool,y and deliter.
sratsly won't to work to dissect, not only
the argument presented, but applied the
knife TO the senator's record on this ques.
tion, and proceeded to show ths,
hs has been on both sides of
every public question which has
been before the country for years past
Mr.. sohurz quoted Morton against Nor.
ton, showing that only twelve months ago
from'his own words, no WAS strongly in
favor Of contraction and the resumption
OK specie payment. Morton writhes un.
der the keon thrusts and humorous eallie,
OF his tormentor who spares him not
While both floor and galleries were con.
vu'sed with laughter At the utter help.
lessness Of the pilloried ::Indianisn. II
Secretary Richardson is any way at ali
thin skinned, be also WAS made very un.
comfortable for ho was present whom tn,
sction Of himself and his predecessor
Mr. Boutwell,, in rs-issuing the reserves
WA denounced as most gross and wantor
violation Of the.law. The joy OF. tho Son
ATE indationists over the victory in tn,
House wAa quite manifas. and thap ar
quite sauguins Of similar success in th,
Senate. We shall have como definite Dol
icy adopted With regard TO finances in q
few days now, and bs It good or bad vii
enable the business men of the country &c
know how to act SO that business may 90
I along as usual.
TnE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION.
The Congressional invsstiyation Of
District matters is progressing. The
| counsel for the msmorislists have filed
eleven additional changes against the
District government. Among them is
the paying Of $l,l74 4,os24O in excess of
the contract cost OF improvements; also
Of paying SlG,27s, ,56f7O for work which
they undertook 10 do for $G,5ls307 Of
imposing an indebtedness Of
over $2s,ooo.O0o over and above
the appropriation Of congress; and
Of refusing to take the lowest bids aud
after fixing a scale of prices privately
changing il and increasing tho prico to
favorite contractors etc, etc, etc. Messrs.
dallett, kilbourn and James NJ. LStta
we're on the stand but gave svasiye and
unsatisfactory answers and Also refused to
lnswer certain questions. The law with
'egard to contumacious witnesses applies
'nly to committees OF either house. /
This being . Joint committee, its power
% compel witnesses 70 answer was quss-
ionatle. So Mr.. Wilson yesterday intro.
luced resolution in Congress making
witnesses smensbls to
'ithcr house. SO. Messrs. L,,.s and Kill
'ourn, or any others of the ring who
nay be disposed to play mum, will find
bat the COMMITTEES has the power to COM
'el answers. Times do not look bright
or the "Boss" and his crowd.
CHEAP TBANsPoRTATION.
The select committee on transportation |
'as nearly completed its report, and
meetings will be held on tonight and TO-
morrow night at tho house OF tho chair. |
nan, Senstor Window, to consider the |
eport and pass upon its various parts. 1t
8 thought that the com mittee will recon.
mend aid for ,ne of ths inner lines Of |
Eater communication, and ulso for the |
proposed line Of rail way from tho West
o New York.
TELEGRAPH SHARP PRACTICE
Yesterday, Mr.. Pierce of Massachu.
stts, offered = resolution TO prevent out
idsrs from knowing what 10 sent over the
uirss. Under the Morse system a Morse
operator can stand by . telegraph instru-
nsns and tell what the message Is that 10
going or coming. During tho Simmons
contest the dispatches sent by Mr.. Pierce,
Who opposed Simmons confirmation.
VoPa kpou,n IN H., |