New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Under the call of States a large number a.
bills wore introduced and referred, including the IA
lowing:
BY Mr.. CLARKE crop, n. YJ--To provide curr.,s,
in coin and paper OF equal and Uniform value. hrou,h
out the United States Also to authorize the sams "a.
Of pension to soldiers who have lost the abor. a.
elbow a. who have lost the leg above the k,..
BY Mr.. cox dem, ". Y.J-For commission o. "A.
subject OF the alcoholic liquor traffic.
BY Mr. McDoUGALL rep. ~ YD-To abolish u
BY Mr.. BIERY Rep. Tenu) TO estabu al Dcp,r
ment OF Manufactures Also, to allow Nat onal bsnis,
circulation equal 70 the face OF their deposited bond.
BY Mr.. NEGLEY tRep., Penn)-To promote el&
graphic communication with foreign Countries
by Mr. sPEER Dem. Pennl-Eor the purchase n
Monticello. Va. formerly the homestead OF Idom1 Js
fersOD. and containing bis grave.
By Mr.. HAYS rep. Ala )-Granting al .se puA.
lands uDd Of in that state Tor the Dene OF "a
Free Public school Fund
BY ur: :.n Rep, fnd)-ro amend the Naiosn
Be-nng law 30 a. to provide for free banking gave BET
10 the currency. and place the finances on mote y
cure and substantial basis.
BY Mr.. THATCHER dem. Motto eede 10 the ",
cra States tho lmsuryeyed iakes and other Dodia.z
water therein.
BY Mr. WILLIAMS rep. Wis. by requcsD-To Pr
vide a general banking law. aud also inteicnangesb,
Government bonds and National currency and TIE -
icluption OF the currency IN eoin or Interest bcara
By NJ. IAMIsON tDe,o, Ohio,-Dlrectins the Poe
maserGenerai 70 advertise for proposals 10 carry ia
semi-mOnthly mail between San Francisco aud japan.
Mr. PAGE fRop CaiD offered a resolution lhsti uclas
the Committee Pubic Lands 10 ascertain whothF "
lands granted 10y Congress to the Atlantic ana faca
Railroad Comp ny 20 AID IN the construction 81 tai
road from Springfield, No.. to the Pacific ocean, ~
forfeited and whether any legislation IL nece.,agya
restore such Lands to presumption and homestead enpI
Adopted.
Mr. WILSON Q;ep.. IudJ novel TO suspend the rIs
and adops the following resolutions:
Whereas By reason present monetary HnnyrueJ 'ni III
oftte amount Of circulating nenn The ndus 81 ton.
Va,y,rs BY rra.on Of ch rrgencv Core,
M. meat 5 ss'' , Ir S. 1 Gu % an IN, q 90 .
paac The re'eaue. were nrpe eSos
I,,5i,d That nstesi u leyng llo'a r.s G sue Doa
in the enrolment OF such Law OF 1s. ., ~ rras a. a,r
rcrel,in; circulating medium, thereby Ieeyuk bn' nes hes
the eysGae. ani tssa 'yG s I ns nS Of ai 20 %
e.sIred Thst Comnire BANKING and Currs' b rass
prepare and to the ioa'a s'Lol' ri s iof ' g.
expressed ,na ha' 'ad t0n"''s As ave.
report at any tine
Mr.. McCRARY Rep., Iowa. called for the Yeas All
Mr. sPEER Dem. PENN inquired whether tho az.
tion Oh consideration could De raised.
The SPEAKER said tnat that question was raisei
The m TO suspend that rule aud III other us
MI. DAWES (Rep., AassJ rehlI@rd tnat ilo s,aged
di-cu. sed in the House last Saturday. He sus;e't
that instead Of having vote now me rfsoi,lon's
simply Introduced ana set down Tor donate al Tue sal<
time 20 that the various viaws of the members ngl
be brought out. and that the Committee on WaYssM
Means aud the Committee on Banking and tOmmefs
might have the beneht OF those views. Ihe Commits
on Ways aud Means proposed TO report something's
morrow which would be the subject oI debate conaoe
TO TINS matter. ,,
Mr. HOLMAN Dem, IndD objected TO the diseus.A
Mr. RANDALL Dem, PENN remarked that the COn
mittec ON Bapkl1g and Currency holding long ~
sous every day even during the sltlngs or the hOls
listening TO the views gentlemen from various para
of the country. ,--.
MIR WILSON said that this question Of increasd cH
rency was exciting great deal Ot puDc attention, M
therefore ho had drawn the resolutions Tor the ets
purposc of testing the sense OF the House ana eaf
tho pablo know whether or NOS there was 10 ne aSh
crease OF currency. A.,
Mr. cox Dem. y. " wanted to offer an amendment
but the Speaker informed him that ne cOuIl hOt dos
under motion TO suspend the rules .
The Vote was taken, an resulted Yeas. E0i MAYA "
so twothrds not voting IN the affirmative tue fesoa
rejected.
THE following j. the vote in detail tRepnblc las IA
roman. Democrats In italics. and Liberal Rcpu0iOsh
i'm small Captdsl: