The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WAsalSaToS Marcn -.

SENATE.
WAsaiSaToN Marcn >
III. Chandler presen,.i '"r =, .a!c
tons Of the Legis atl-e - = H'';IEan
praying Congress to AIN. i &C. losia
laws 50 as 70 permit the Iree exchange
of newspa pers asd their iree clrcuia, 81
in the counties where published i
fe.red.
Mr.. Ferry, OF Michigan, presented a
petition signed by seven hundred bus
ness men OF New York, asking that the
volume OF legal tenders be hxed al
800 600, ZOO AMI favoring free bank
ing He read from q letter accom- pa
nyipc the petition, in which the writer
ssid he had found the head OF nearly al.
business establish msnt in favor OF more
currency and tree banking. Referred
lie also presented petition OF citlzent
Of Wavne county, Michigan, asking
i,ba, }e,sl -. .;r-o J." substitute 'or M
tions, uqr,; ">'r:. Referred.
Mr DJ.eu.4. ...". Ine Committee
on Territor e., reported without amend
mept Mr.. Ramsey's bill providing foI
the formation OF PEN bina territory
The new territory is TO cousst OF thsI
por,ion Of Dakota which lies north o.
tne 1j,h p .rallel, embracing an area o.
about Il 900 square miles. The line
of the Northern Pacific railroad run;
,hroucb tho propoged territory abou
midway.
Mr.. Coukling presented resolution
Of the New York Cotton Exchange
which he said wac signed by every
member Thereof, protecting agalns! in'
h,,ion Of the currency, and asking tht
legislature tor q speedy return to specie
payments.
Mr.. Conkling spoke in favor OF timmc
diste action on the financial question
Mr.. Logan presented a memorial o
the business men OF New York, asking
Congress to take immediate action or
the tinaucial qcestiop, and to increase
the legal tenders TO $4OO OOO,OOQ anc
TO proyiie ior free banking.
/ Mr.. Boreman presented petition
from citizens OF his Stste. asking al
appropriation Tor the improvement o
the Kanawha river. Referred.
Mr. Thurman, from the Committee
on F,narce, reported q bill TO pTovld'
10, the redemption and reissue o
| United States notes, and for free bank
Ing. aud gave notice that tomorrow h
would offer il 80 a substitute for th'
npndng financial bill to equalize th'
/ ijstr;halion OF the national bank cur
rercy.
Mr. SLeruaa said the bill was
comvIomise measure and the result o
,rest lahor on the part OF the Commit
lee. Some OF is features were not az
proved O, bv all the members OF tn
I Committee. and he hir2sel' had glve'
his adhesion 20 some OF the Trov'aIon:
with reluctance -,
/ Mr. Sherman prescAted pream n.
aud reso uiions OF impoIters aud gro
Gers and Board OF Trade OF New IoTI
rcmons,ratrng against any increase II
the volume G: paper currency, and IA
yaring Az earlv resumption o. spsci
payment
The mornipg hour ha'.us expire
the cAair announced that tue Senat
would resume the consideration Of 10
House bll TO eQual.1a the Distribute
O. cnrrercy, that beng the SPECIAL or
der for to-ia,. The Senate then n
sumei tie consideration q tie b'Ll I
equ.liz. tn. distribution Of currency
&r Bayari spoke OF the action
the Secretary Of the Treasury IN lssu
log part OF the s44, 100000 reserve an
aaid it vas a flsgran; violation OF tn
law.
i Mr. Wright de'elieI the action
the Secretary OF the Treasury
Mr DGcklogham moved 10 wiihdra'
bis motion to Iesommit the bl
euualize the iistribltion Of IA
cvrreucv, and he Mr. Sherman
would then offer the bill reported b
h m to day, as substitute for the orig
lusl bill.
! The matter would the. te ljrtc.l
b.lore tue Sera;e.
The chairman suggested 10 the chan
uan Of the Finance Committee that
more simp ple way would ba to introduc
the bill this evening aud have 1t mad
the special order tomorrow.
Mr.. Sherman said that in order
test the sepse O! the Senate he woul
move TO indefinitely postpone the bl
to equaii-e the distributor OF curTenc.
snd take up the bill reported by hi
this morning. from the Flusnce Con
mittee.
J NJ. Ferry sad thstso much time ha
= been consumed 10 this discussion thi
COW UPON the eve OF taking vote,
would hardly be just to irdtfDi!eI
postpone this measure for the Purpo'
o! taxing CD new one.
Mr. Logan took the same view
the gentleman rom Michigan.
I Pending discussion Mr.. Stevensc
moved to adjourn. Adopted.
HOUSE
! Under The call OF Slstes Uhls We